June 30, 2020: Alexander the Great, Conqueror

Whether you’re racing through each day or taking them one sweet, slow step at a time, today’s quote reminds us that we don’t always have to go through life at the same speed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

We all experience growing pains in different relationships. Today’s quote offers a way to ease through the bumps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

In June of 1888, John Alexander Dowie moved his family to the United States to found the holy city of Zion. He envisioned the Illinois town as a paradise, but soon his immense wealth clouded his judgment, and Dowie came crashing down to Earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi ...  Show more

One of Russia’s most prolific serial killers was an avid chess player. First introduced to the pastime by his grandfather, the young Alexander Pichushkin finally found something he could excel at. But in 1992, his competitive urges were drawn to a different kind of game… Learn mo ...  Show more

Twenty years ago, Ethan Zuckerman did something terrible on the internet. And he's still living with the consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

In the year 356 BC, a son was born to the King of Macedon, Philip II, and his wife, Queen Olympias. While no one could have known it at the time, that boy would grow up to fundamentally change the map of the ancient world. Multiple ancient kingdoms and empires would fall to his a ...  Show more