The World at Unrest

My podcast can be reached by clicking on the title of the blog post.

My podcast aims to use current events as a springboard for examining history. So each episode the podcast will look at the history behind a current event.

I intended my podcast to appeal to people interested in history and for use in an upper level current events or history class with students being at least at the secondary level.

The first episode focuses on the uprising in Libya. It reviews the current events happening in Libya, then reviews the history of Gaddafi and how he came to power. The last half of the podcast is a general history of Libya and about modern day life in the country.

The next episode will look at the current events in Mexico related to the burgeoning drug cartels and associated violence then look at the history of drug cartels in Mexico and what has prompted the recent events.