Podcasts by Little Tiny

Little Tiny

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Podcast on the topic Geschichte

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Little Tiny
The pill — a dinner party conversation starts a sexual revolution from 2019-01-15T02:30

A scientist who experiments on randy rabbits and an infamous Women’s Liberation activist have an unlikely, but fateful meeting at a New York City dinner party. One short conversation becomes the ca...

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The leaf — a Portuguese princess introduces a national pastime to England from 2019-01-15T02:15

A Portuguese princess sold into marriage, an English king suffocated in debt and an exotic leaf that will unlock England’s future. A tale of how one person can transform a culture by daring to be d...

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The static — the search for a strange space sound helps prove the Big Bang Theory from 2019-01-15T02:00

Two astronomers discover a curious sound in space that will drive them to madness — or at least have them chasing pigeons for two years — and give us a new perspective on the universe. These scient...

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The wine — a deadly 16th century illness reveals the hidden danger of lead poisoning from 2019-01-15T01:45

An entire German city is dying of a mysterious illness, and the royal physician is sent to a nearby monastery to find out what the cause is, and how to stop it. This is only the beginning of a stor...

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The manicure — a Hollywood star helps spark a new industry for Vietnam War refugees from 2019-01-15T01:30

A small group of Vietnamese refugees and a Hollywood actress collude to find refugees work in a hostile America, chasing an American Dream that actually comes true. There is no sweetening the outco...

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The Key — the missing key that sinks the Titanic from 2018-02-08T06:30

After the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg in 1912, killing more than 1,500 people, an inquest was held to find out how it happened. Theories abound, but there is one fact that stands out from the court ...

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The Doughnut — the delicious treat that makes war more palatable for the American people from 2018-02-08T05:30

America has a reputation for supporting war efforts, but this wasn’t always the case. Mere months before they joined World War I, the US voted in a landslide victory to keep the peace. But a flaky ...

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The Rabbit — the lucky rabbit that transforms Walt Disney from animator into Empire from 2018-02-08T04:30

Walt Disney’s first great success wasn’t a cartoon mouse. Years before Mickey paraded onto our screens, Disney created a cartoon that took him to soaring heights and then to crushing lows in the sp...

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The Clot — the blood clot that stops an Emperor... and starts a new era in China from 2018-02-08T03:30

Wu Zetian is the first, and only, woman Emperor of China. Behind her success is a trail of blood and intrigue that begins with the strangling of her own baby. She is an enigmatic figure, one who re...

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The Coin — the gold coin donation that kills Marie Antoinette from 2018-02-08T02:30

Queen Marie Antoinette is infamous for provoking the 18th century French Revolution with her excessive spending. But her trial, execution and the subsequent bloodied period known as the ‘Reign of T...

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INTRODUCING — Little Tiny from 2018-01-19T12:00

History is full of Little Tiny things that have made a big difference in the world. Whether it’s the key that sank the Titanic, the coin that lead to Marie Antoinette’s beheading, or the cup of tea...

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