Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/this-week-in-history Your one-stop-shop for all things history. Join us as we explore the history of each week and compete for the Guess that Year championship. © 2025 Alessia Sandala & Ava Jolley 8e8e3e0c-c630-5e09-9d6b-c7b5a3cd80ba no en Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:04:36 -0500 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:05:12 -0500 https://img.transistor.fm/y0wTvRBnFF2hchkg-EVTX_EyCZxej0CsRrYokb5gXiM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80ZTIy/NWUwOTUyNzE4MGI0/NTM1ZTZhYzUwNDNl/YWEzNS5qcGVn.jpg episodic Alessia Sandala & Ava Jolley Your one-stop-shop for all things history. Join us as we explore the history of each week and compete for the Guess that Year championship. Your one-stop-shop for all things history. history, weekly, culture, society, commentary Alessia Sandala & Ava Jolley No No 13 13 December: Christmas, Charlemagne, and Pearl Harbor full 5f8c1a60-9cbb-4653-bde0-f9c805aaf71c https://share.transistor.fm/s/619973bf Join Ava and Alessia as they highlight some of December's most important events, from the birth of Christ to the attack on Pearl Harbor and more.

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]]> history, weekly, culture, society, commentary No 10 10 Nov. 9-15: Exploding whales, Sesame Street, and WWI full ad102d30-ffe8-4b94-93a6-2a0207414482 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a9ace38d Join Ava and Alessia as they discuss exploding whales, the end of World War I, and more.

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]]> history, weekly, culture, society, commentary No 8 8 Oct. 26-Nov. 1: The European Union, Ottoman Empire, and bombs full 4e9ecd7a-ea67-43f9-a055-75ba956a3721 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a7ee1cd3 Join Ava and Alessia as they explore the creation of the European Union, the Ottoman Empire’s surrender at the end of WWI, and more.

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]]> history, weekly, culture, society, commentary No 7 7 Oct. 19-25: Yorktown, MacArthur's return, and the moon full ac7c9d9e-286b-4d1b-b90e-d828a635c7c1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0a81d33f Join Ava and Alessia as they discuss the Siege of Yorktown, General MacArthur's return to the Philippines during the World War II, and more.

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]]> history, weekly, culture, society, commentary No 6 6 Oct. 12-18: The Battle of Saratoga, Marie Antoinette, and Walt Disney full 3714db1a-60d4-4cfa-bce7-f99e90d2cbf6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/425bedff Join Ava and Alessia as they explore the Battle of Saratoga, the death of Marie Antoinette, and more.

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]]> history, weekly, culture, society, commentary No 5 5 Sept. 28 - Oct. 4: Siege of Yorktown, USS Nautilus, and Charlie Brown full 1c859722-5d2e-438e-806d-c0b542d8f02a https://share.transistor.fm/s/20e70e3f Join Ava and Alessia as they explore the siege of Yorktown, the first U.S. nuclear submarine, and more.

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]]> history, weekly, culture, society, commentary No 4 4 Sept. 21-27: Benedict Arnold commits treason, the Rosetta Stone is deciphered, and Warsaw falls to the Nazis full 64451bda-76e6-4236-8c6e-effe3d61f9c8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6ccd7518 Join Ava and Alessia as they investigate Benedict Arnold's betrayal, Warsaw's fall to the Nazis, and more.

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]]> history, weekly, culture, society, commentary No 3 3 Sept. 14-20: The Wall Street Bombing mystery, the U.S. Air Force, and the Battle of Antietam full 67387cf0-9d16-4f06-a25e-5543e3d97a03 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b13d377e Join Ava and Alessia as they dive into the mystery of the 1920 Wall Street Bombing, the creation of the U.S. Air Force, and more.

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]]> history, weekly, culture, society, commentary No 2 2 Sept. 7-13: Straw Hat Riot, WWII Espionage, and Nirvana full 7410dfa9-e655-4577-8c72-42f0fac7b68c https://share.transistor.fm/s/2f2c0af7 Join Ava and Alessia as they explore a crazed hat riot in the streets of New York, the Roman Empire's destruction of Jerusalem, "Band of Brothers," and more.

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]]> history, weekly, culture, society, commentary No 1 1 Aug. 24-30: Frankland, Opium, and Bob Dylan full ce9e2d1e-bd92-49e7-acab-7b68e40ddc61 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5e897d74 Join Ava and Alessia this week as they discuss all things history, from the state of Frankland to St. Augustine's death and Bob Dylan being booed off stage, and play Guess that Year.

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