Hello everybody. This is Nitin Sil. I'm the producer of the Flashpoint History podcast. For those of us who

are big into history, we come across the great people of the past all the time. The Caesars, the

Elizabeths, the Napoleons, and the Jenghis Khans. They may have been enlightened rulers or vile

despots, great builders or the destroyers of civilization. But they all shared

one thing. They were all human, and as such they had hopes, dreams, aspirations, inner demons,

and insecurities like everybody else. I've dedicated my podcast to making history more accessible

because I feel that when you look into the past,

there's always that chance that you might discover yourself. If you're into Atla the Hun

or the Punic Wars or my current series, which is on the Reconquista, then I urge you to come by

and take a listen. Again, it's Flashpoint History. Thank you so much.

Hi. Thanks for tuning in to ancient Greece, declassified.

Episode 20. How Democracies Fall Apart

America Today is more divided than it's been since, well, maybe ever.

At least that's what some studies are now claiming.

Just Google divided America and you'll see what I'm talking about.

But whether it's the most divided ever, or since the Civil War,

or just since the Vietnam War,

it's pretty obviously,

visibly, palpably,

toxically divided.

If you live in America,

unless you live in a cabin in the woods

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