Seven Wonders of the Modern World - Part 1

The village and the village: Baarle Hertog and Baarle Nassau

When in Baarle Hertog see Baarle Hertog. When in Baarle Nassau see Baarle Nassau. Follow us on Bluesky @allpointspod Twitter @allpointscast Or yell at me by email allpointspod@gmail.com Sources https://minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au/items/163879e2-dfcc-5bf7-a35e-f90183d11a28 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/world/europe/Baarle-Hertog-Nassau-belgium-netherlands-coronavirus.html Intro music - Scott Holmes "Travel Forever" CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/independ…lmes-singles-1

Skull Tower! Serbian History and the Battle of Cegar Hill

Do you want to find out why there is a menacing tower of skulls in the town of Nis in Serbia? Well, have I got a podcast for you. This episode comes with slides. See the slides on YouTube. Click on this link for YouTube. https://youtu.be/L_JJCKtqIg4?si=yOpOSY-YaRCZ19Pc We are now on Bluesky: @allpointspod.bsky.social Or you can complain about everything we've got wrong via email: @allpointspod.bsky.social Intro music - Scott Holmes "Travel Forever" CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/independ…lmes-singles-1

Seven Wonders of the Modern World - Part 1

If there were seven man made sites that could define the world as it is today and continue to ring through the ages, what would they be? Who better to answer this question than three middle class white English men with no formal expertise in history, anthropology or architecture. I'm sure this won't take us too long... The rules are as follows: 1) The place must have been constructed after 1750 2) It's got to be a place (The internet is not a place, go outside) 3) It has to be on Earth Right, off we go... You can contact us through allpointspod@gmail.com or Twitter @allpointscast. Intro music - Scott Holmes "Travel Forever" CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/independ…lmes-singles-1

Skanderbeg Part 2

The much anticipated and delayed part 2 on Albanian medieval ruler and petrol station namesake Skanderbeg. Sources: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A05184.0001.001?view=toc https://www.historytoday.com/history-matters/skanderbeg-man-our-times Useful wikipedia articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skanderbeg#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAnamali2002343-38 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skanderbeg%27s_rebellion You can contact us through allpointspod@gmail.com or Twitter @allpointscast. Intro music - Scott Holmes "Travel Forever" CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/independ…lmes-singles-1

Skanderbeg - Part 1

We are finally doing away with any pretense that this is a travel show and going all in on history. This time inspired by my parking spot in the city of Kruj, I talk to Mat and Adam about one of the most prominent figures in Albanian history. The 15th century super soldier, warlord and Albanian Braveheart, Skanderbeg. Sources: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A05184.0001.001?view=toc https://www.historytoday.com/history-matters/skanderbeg-man-our-times Useful wikipedia articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skanderbeg#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAnamali2002343-38 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skanderbeg%27s_rebellion You can contact us through allpointspod@gmail.com or Twitter @allpointscast. Intro music - Scott Holmes "Travel Forever" CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/independ…lmes-singles-1