Colonial New Guinea/The Pope Who Hated Cats
Sep 09, 2019•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 5
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Episode description
In the fifth episode and season finale of Podding Through Time, Jacob and Evan journey through some incredulous shenanigans from the past and present:
- What happened to Amelia Earhart, and why are there so many conspiracies regarding her disappearance?
- How many varying ways did European powers try to partition New Guinea, and what was the secret that it held for centuries from the larger world?
- Who was the pope that hated cats, and who else did he hate for seemingly no good reason?
- What is the significance of the fires in the Amazon, and how do they shine a light on our modern news system?
- Who was Viola Desmond, and why is she now the face of the Canadian ten-dollar bill?
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