545. The French Revolution: The First Feminist (Part 2)

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639. Revolution in Iran: Death in the Desert (Part 4)

How did America respond after the American Embassy in Tehran was seized, and American citizens taken hostage? Would the hostages survive? And, what became of the Iranian Revolution, and Ayatollah Khomeini? Join Dominic and Tom, as they unfold the climactic conclusion to the Irani ...  Show more

638. Revolution in Iran: The Hostage Crisis (Part 3)

Why and how was the American Embassy stormed in 1979, at the height of the Iranian Revolution? Did America respond when large numbers of American civil servants were taken hostage? And, would a science fiction film called Argo save the only 6 Americans able to escape…? Join Domin ...  Show more

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