What Came Before

The Crossing of the Rubicon (49 BC)

The late Roman Republic had survived reform, faction, and civil bloodshed, but Caesar's march across the Rubicon pushed it past the point of no return. Contact: whatcamebeforepodcast@gmail.com [whatcamebeforepodcast@gmail.com] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@WhatCameBeforePodcast]: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatCameBeforePodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@WhatCameBeforePodcast] Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-before/id1839699689]: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-before/id1839699689 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-before/id1839699689] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3eRPO23EzaKSZYL7rJ0XPt]: https://open.spotify.com/show/3eRPO23EzaKSZYL7rJ0XPt [https://open.spotify.com/show/3eRPO23EzaKSZYL7rJ0XPt] Amazon Podcasts [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7b3c1fc1-8bed-4d81-9989-5d49853557bd/what-came-before]: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7b3c1fc1-8bed-4d81-9989-5d49853557bd/what-came-before [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7b3c1fc1-8bed-4d81-9989-5d49853557bd/what-came-before] RSS Feed [https://what-came-before.adscott1982.workers.dev/feed.xml]: https://what-came-before.adscott1982.workers.dev/feed.xml [https://what-came-before.adscott1982.workers.dev/feed.xml]

The Berlin Tunnel (1954)

In 1954, the CIA and MI6 dug a tunnel from West Berlin into the Soviet sector to tap military phone lines. It was one of the most audacious intelligence operations of the Cold War. There was just one problem - the KGB knew about it before the first shovel broke ground. Contact: whatcamebeforepodcast@gmail.com [whatcamebeforepodcast@gmail.com] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@WhatCameBeforePodcast]: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatCameBeforePodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@WhatCameBeforePodcast] Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-before/id1839699689]: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-before/id1839699689 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-before/id1839699689] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3eRPO23EzaKSZYL7rJ0XPt]: https://open.spotify.com/show/3eRPO23EzaKSZYL7rJ0XPt [https://open.spotify.com/show/3eRPO23EzaKSZYL7rJ0XPt] Amazon Podcasts [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7b3c1fc1-8bed-4d81-9989-5d49853557bd/what-came-before]: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7b3c1fc1-8bed-4d81-9989-5d49853557bd/what-came-before [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7b3c1fc1-8bed-4d81-9989-5d49853557bd/what-came-before] RSS Feed [https://what-came-before.adscott1982.workers.dev/feed.xml]: https://what-came-before.adscott1982.workers.dev/feed.xml [https://what-came-before.adscott1982.workers.dev/feed.xml]

The Cato Street Conspiracy (1820)

In February 1820, a group of desperate radicals plotted to murder the entire British Cabinet at a private dinner, behead two ministers, and spark a revolution in the streets of London. This is the story of the Cato Street Conspiracy - the men behind it, the government spy among them, and the last public beheading in England. Contact: whatcamebeforepodcast@gmail.com [whatcamebeforepodcast@gmail.com] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@WhatCameBeforePodcast]: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatCameBeforePodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@WhatCameBeforePodcast] Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-before/id1839699689]: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-before/id1839699689 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-before/id1839699689] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3eRPO23EzaKSZYL7rJ0XPt]: https://open.spotify.com/show/3eRPO23EzaKSZYL7rJ0XPt [https://open.spotify.com/show/3eRPO23EzaKSZYL7rJ0XPt] Amazon Podcasts [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7b3c1fc1-8bed-4d81-9989-5d49853557bd/what-came-before]: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7b3c1fc1-8bed-4d81-9989-5d49853557bd/what-came-before [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7b3c1fc1-8bed-4d81-9989-5d49853557bd/what-came-before] RSS Feed [https://what-came-before.adscott1982.workers.dev/feed.xml]: https://what-came-before.adscott1982.workers.dev/feed.xml [https://what-came-before.adscott1982.workers.dev/feed.xml]

The Gunpowder Plot (1605)

In November 1605, a group of English Catholics led by Robert Catesby attempted to blow up Parliament and King James I. This is the story of the Gunpowder Plot - how it was planned, how it was betrayed, and how it ended. Contact: whatcamebeforepodcast@gmail.com [whatcamebeforepodcast@gmail.com] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@WhatCameBeforePodcast]: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatCameBeforePodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@WhatCameBeforePodcast] Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-before/id1839699689]: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-before/id1839699689 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-before/id1839699689] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3eRPO23EzaKSZYL7rJ0XPt]: https://open.spotify.com/show/3eRPO23EzaKSZYL7rJ0XPt [https://open.spotify.com/show/3eRPO23EzaKSZYL7rJ0XPt] Amazon Podcasts [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7b3c1fc1-8bed-4d81-9989-5d49853557bd/what-came-before]: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7b3c1fc1-8bed-4d81-9989-5d49853557bd/what-came-before [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7b3c1fc1-8bed-4d81-9989-5d49853557bd/what-came-before] RSS Feed [https://what-came-before.adscott1982.workers.dev/feed.xml]: https://what-came-before.adscott1982.workers.dev/feed.xml [https://what-came-before.adscott1982.workers.dev/feed.xml]

The Suez Crisis (1956)

In the summer of 1956, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, seizing control of one of the world's most strategically vital waterways from its Anglo-French owners. What followed was a secret conspiracy, a coordinated invasion, and one of the defining humiliations of the post-imperial age. Contact: whatcamebeforepodcast@gmail.com [whatcamebeforepodcast@gmail.com] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@WhatCameBeforePodcast]: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatCameBeforePodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@WhatCameBeforePodcast] Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-before/id1839699689]: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-before/id1839699689 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-before/id1839699689] Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3eRPO23EzaKSZYL7rJ0XPt]: https://open.spotify.com/show/3eRPO23EzaKSZYL7rJ0XPt [https://open.spotify.com/show/3eRPO23EzaKSZYL7rJ0XPt] Amazon Podcasts [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7b3c1fc1-8bed-4d81-9989-5d49853557bd/what-came-before]: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7b3c1fc1-8bed-4d81-9989-5d49853557bd/what-came-before [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7b3c1fc1-8bed-4d81-9989-5d49853557bd/what-came-before] RSS Feed [https://what-came-before.adscott1982.workers.dev/feed.xml]: https://what-came-before.adscott1982.workers.dev/feed.xml [https://what-came-before.adscott1982.workers.dev/feed.xml]