Roman Temples Revealed in Turkey and Greece S...

The Russia-Ukraine war is sometimes compared to the static, deadlocked, trench warfare of World War I. Yet it’s also been the defining conflict of the 21st century, dominated by drones that have created a so-called “kill zone” along the front line. We hear about what the kill zon ...  Show more

Chinese manufacturers have not had it easy these past few years, with U.S. tariffs as well as the wars in Ukraine and Iran pushing up their costs and shrinking profits. But there is one sector that is thriving despite all of this, the manufacturers of this Chinese tile-game, call ...  Show more

Today's episode covers how the removal of Ancient Greek artifacts from Greece by Lord Elgin played out, how these sculptures became part of the collection of the British Museum, and why the controversy over all this has continued until today. Learn more about your ad-choices at h ...  Show more

The considerable oil and gas reserves beneath the eastern Mediterranean have sparked Turkey’s interest—as well as <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/08/22/dealing-with-a-dangerous-dispute-in-the-eastern-med?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source= ...  Show more

In 2023, Anderson Cooper reported that a large number of antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection had come to the world-class museum by way of theft. Ancient art had been looted from Cambodian temples fifty years ago and the Cambodian Government wanted them back ...  Show more