PODCAST · history
how did it come to this?
by Daniel Mattes and Siobhan Dougherty
Each fortnight we will take a current news item and look at the historical context and ask one simple question: how did it come to this?Contact us at: [email protected]: https://www.facebook.com/hdicttpodcast/Twitter: @hdicttpodcasthttps://www.podchaser.com/howdiditcometothis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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6.01 - Papal History “and on this rock I will build my church” - Matthew 16:18
With the death of Pope Francis, the world reflects on the legacy of a modern papacy — but here at How Did It Come To This?, we ask: was it ever not chaotic? In this episode, we dive into the strange, scandalous, and sanctified world of Popes past. From St Peter’s upside-down martyrdom to Popes…
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5.06 - The Stories We Missed 2024
This week, the year that was. 2024 was full of events, much like any other year, and much like any other year we missed many on this show. From Trump to Diddy, Syria to South Korea, New Zealand Maoris to Social Media Bans, a man jailed for showing truth to power and a man arrested for showing...
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5.05 - Conspiracies “When you conspire with everyone you come across, you're not really conspiring with anyone. You're just doing random crap” - Annie Edison, Community.
This week, facts and fiction, disinformation and historical truth. The world of the conspiracy can be a deep dark rabbit hole. It can consume peoples lives with men in black suits, chemtrails and boogeymen. But sometimes they turn out to be true. Why do we like a good conspiracy? How can we tell…
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5.04 - Olympic Games “Citius, Altius, Fortius – Communiter”
This week, higher, faster, stronger, together. The pinnacle of human physical achievement, the chance to be the best in the world, the ability to cheer on your nation with unbridled enthusiasm, the knowledge of a sport you had no interest in and will not show any interest in for the next four...
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5.03 - "Assassination is the extreme form of censorship" - George Bernard Shaw
This week, a shot that has massive implications for not only the united states, but possibly the world. A sniper on a roof and a former president and presidential candidate has brought into sharp focus the ramifications of assassinating a world leader. Why would someone want to murder a political...
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5.02 - Israel/Palestine pt2. “We hereby declare the establishment of a Jewish state in the land of Israel.” - Ben Gurion
This week, creating a nation always comes with pitfalls. The end of the colonial era gave many the opportunity for self-determination, and for some the opportunity to come back. But what happens when you try to reinstate a state when people are already living there? How do you tell someone their...
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5.01 - Israel/Palestine pt1. "a Land flowing with milk and honey." Deuteronomy 26:9
This week, the cradle of civilisation has been a hotly contested region since we have been able to record our conquests. Many people groups, kingdoms, empires and nations have called the land of Southern Levant home and it is no different today. Israel and Palestine have been locked in dispute…
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4.04 - The Voice Pt.2 "You're the voice, try and understand it" - John Farnham
In part 2 of our look at the. voice referendum we delve into the indigenous fight for rights and freedoms and the different advisory bodies that have come and gone. Join Daniel Mattes, Siobhan Dougherty, James Tuckwell and special guest Dee Mattes as they continue to discuss this important issue...
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4.03 - The Voice Pt. 1 “This link is the basis of the ownership of the soil, or better, of sovereignty” - Uluru Statement of the Heart
This week, we have the chance to turn the pages over. From before European colonialism, the indigenous peoples of the land we now call Australia have been a sovereign peoples. From the arrival of Captain James Cook and the declaration of Terra Nullius, the last 200 years have seen a proud…
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4.02 - “and there surely will be conflict and confrontation” - Qin Gang
This week, two of Australia's biggest international partners increase their rhetoric against each other. Accusations of war mongering, arms races, and recognition of national sovereignty. Of course we speak of China and the US who will potentially decide the fate of the world over the course of...
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4.01 - "To guard those relics ne'er to be restored." - Lord Byron
This week, as pieces of historical significance are returned to Cambodia we were prompted to think about what do we do with items that are of historical value. From the beginning of time, when wars were won, the victors looted the defeated, from Egypt to Rome, South America to Southeast Asia,...
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3.03 - Ukraine pt.3 “Ukraine is the instrument for Russia to test the West's 'red lines'” - Lilia Shevtsova
This week, part 3 of our coverage of the war in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin. Former KGB operative turned political mastermind. Since early in his life Putin has sought to take control. From the end of the Cold War to the start of Putin’s Hot War, from collapse to creating a resource rich powerhouse....
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3.02 - Ukraine pt2. “Is there anything more frightening than people?" –Svetlana Alexievich
This week, part 2 of the complex issue that is Ukraine. From Empire to hetmanate to democracy, last week saw a land given and taken by the empires around it. From the end of World War 2 Ukraine has been constantly torn between communism, its people, its land and those who would control it. What…
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3.01 - Ukraine pt1. “It is better to be naked and honest than rich and an outlaw”
The first in a series of 3 episodes on Ukraine. Pt 1 looks at the years 980 - 1945. It’s the news story no one can escape. It has been everywhere and we knew we would have to cover it. Ukraine has a long, long history. A place of great natural beauty, home to many civilisations, people groups and...
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2.10 - “But harsh conditions create rebels.”
This week on how did it come to this? Working conditions, bad bosses, freedom to assemble. The history of unionising is a story of what happens when greed rules, when people stand together and the idea that people cannot be quantified by their job. From the slums of the industrial revolution, to...
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2.09 - Remembrance Day Special with Jesse Alexander
On this special Remembrance Day episode of how did it come to this? with special guest Jesse Alexander from the Great War Youtube Channel. From Australia to Ypres, from Canada to Vimy Ridge WWI has always been an event that has loomed large in our national consciousness. What do Australia, Canada...
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2.08 - “We can't afford to leave Afghanistan to the Taliban and the terrorists.” (Afghanistan pt.2)
This week on how did it come to this? From last weeks long history to a short history of a long war. Afghanistan is in strong Taliban control. It is the place from which Bin Laden launches his attacks on the west. Accused of aiding and abetting known terrorist forces, the taliban invite invasion...
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2.07 - "Part of the reason it has remained unknown is because of this complexity." (Afghanistan pt.1)
This week on how did it come to this? From Emirates to Kingdoms, Republics both democratic and otherwise, to Islamic States and foreign invaders, the land of the Afghan has been fought over for centuries. A strategic stronghold bridging Asia and the Middle East, pawn in the great game of colonial...
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2.06 - "you need to control the country, and the main thing is not to ruin people's lives."
This week on how did it come to this? A land that has been fought over, settled and invaded. A developing nation that has emerged from the former soviet union more soviet than the russians. A dictator who has been in power since 1994, keeping an iron grip after the iron curtain has fallen. Who is...
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2.05 - "the most Illustrious and most Exalted"
This week on how did it come to this? A death that was expected and yet unexpected. The royals have a penchant to fascinate and be the source of gossip. For some 60 years, his life was the source of story, intrigue, rumour, innuendo, and tabloid stories about reptiles. As the husband to the Queen...
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2.04 - “I shall endeavour to inspire the pleasing hope of its becoming essentially beneficial to mankind”
This week on how did it come to this? Disease, death and something that can stop it. When the world is destroyed by things we catch, what could we possibly do to control such a force? Who came up with vaccination? Did early vaccines work? What dark diseases ravaged society before we could control...
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2.03 - “insurmountable obstacles”
This week on how did it come to this? We had to take the long way round for centuries, leading lots of people to ask. Isn’t there a better way? Many tried and failed. Many thought it couldn’t be done. Many thought it was an insurmountable geographical obstacle. The Suez Canal. How did the dream…
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2.02 - “Winning is not always the barometer of getting better.”
This week on how did it come to this? A car crash that shows the fragility of life, a boy who was a champion, that grew into a man who was a champion. Flaws in the public eye, overcoming adversity, weird families and a sport that seems to pay inordinately above its accessibility. How did Tiger...
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2.01 - “It is not power that corrupts but fear”
This week on how did it come to this? East India Company, British colonies, military juntas, democratic elections, civil wars and numerous name changes. The little country in South East Asia known as Myanmar has become the focus this week of international attention after the military once again...
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1.09 - the man with the bag
And so this is Christmas, and what have you done. I bet it’s not as much as the subject today. Keeping a running tally on every person in the world, running a large community of what appear to be indentured labour, somehow managing to traverse the globe in a single night, while stopping at every...
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1.08 - “In waking a tiger, use a long stick.”
This week, ScoMo has defended our honour and demanded an apology for what he describes as salacious claims against our nation. Australia has awoken the tiger and it did not use a long stick to do so. The trade war between the nations has escalated and neither side appears to be backing down. But...
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1.07 - our pod is girt by anthems
The premier of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian, has said she feels for Indigenous Australians who say the national anthem doesn’t reflect them and their history and it’s time to make “a small gesture” and change some lyrics. This week National Anthems. Where did the Australian National Anthem...
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1.06 - "If you want to judge my thinking, look at The Sun.”
Rupert Murdoch's media empire has come under fire from former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. This week we follow the rise of Rupert Murdoch. How does the media control our day to day? Should personal politics inform our news? When is a company too big? Will I ever get the 20th Century Fox...
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1.05 - “of these detestable slaves of the Devil”
This week on how did it come to this? 2500 witches from the middle ages in Scotland are on the verge of being exhonerated of their crimes. Who were they? What did they do? Who was after them? Did they weigh the same as a duck? all these questions about Witches and more as we ask, how did it come…
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1.04 - “real change, happens one step at a time”
Sometimes something happens so quickly in the news that you have to stop and talk about it. Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death has thrown an interesting spanner into the 2020 US Presidential Election. Join us as we look at the life of an incredible Supreme Court Justice, the history of the Supreme Court...
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1.03 - ...divided we falter? (pt2)
Part Two of our discussion around the European Union, Brexit and Tony Abbott. Come and find out the reasons why the UK is exiting the Union, and the controversy around those decisions, how did it come to this? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1.02 - united we stand... (pt1)
Tony Abbott, Ex-Captain of Team Australia, has been appointed a trade advisor for the UK in the wake of Brexit. But how did the European Union form, why does it exist, how did it come to this? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1.01 - What still plagues us?
This week on 'how did it come to this?' we look at the current cases of Bubonic Plague and discuss its impact on history. Contact us at: [email protected] 'how did it come to this?' is written by Daniel Mattes and Siobhan Dougherty, Producer James Tuckwell, edited by Daniel...
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Each fortnight we will take a current news item and look at the historical context and ask one simple question: how did it come to this?Contact us at: [email protected]: https://www.facebook.com/hdicttpodcast/Twitter: @hdicttpodcasthttps://www.podchaser.com/howdiditcometothis
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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