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The Explorers Podcast

Marco Polo - Part 4 - The Grand Canal and the City of Heaven

The Explorers Podcast

Matt Breen

Education, History, Society & Culture

4.91.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In part 4 of our series on Marco Polo, we take the Venetian explorer along the eastern coast of China, following the extraordinary Grand Canal. For this journey, Marco will visit some of the most wondrous - and populace - cities in the world, including Hangzhou - the City of Heaven. Website and resources: https://explorerspodcast.com/marco-polo/ Map: 10 American Presidents Podcast: http://www.10usp.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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You're listening to an airwave media podcast.

0:06.0

Have you ever gazed in wonder at the Great Pyramid?

0:10.0

Have you marveled at the golden face of Tudankamun, or admired the delicate features of Queen Nethartiti.

0:18.0

If you have, you'll probably like The History of Egypt Podcast. Every you get your podcasting fix.

0:30.0

Come, let me introduce you to the world of ancient Egypt.

0:37.0

Hi, I'm Matt Albers, host of the Pirate History Podcast.

0:45.0

The men and women of the Golden Age of Piracy are some of the most infamous and often

0:51.0

misunderstood characters in all of human history.

0:54.2

You know their names.

0:56.2

Anne Bonnie, Henry Avery, Mary Reed, Captain Kidd, Blackbeard.

1:00.8

But do you know their stories, their real stories? Every week over on the Pirate

1:07.4

History Podcast, we examine what made these pirates sail the high seas in search of plunder and adventure and revenge.

1:16.4

If you'd like to hear the stories of the real men and women who went on the account and sailed

1:20.6

under the Black Flag, join us on the Pirate History Podcast.

1:25.0

Hello, this is Matt from the Explorers Podcast.

1:30.0

Every now and then, I like to try and support some of my fellow independent history podcasters.

1:35.0

With that in mind, I'm going to run a trailer for 10 American Presidents.

1:39.0

This show is more of an audio documentary and soundscape as opposed to a regular podcast.

1:45.0

But know that 10 American presidents is a great show and they are currently covering Ronald Reagan.

1:49.8

I think it is timely not only because an election is coming up here in the United States, but as it marks the 40th anniversary of Reagan's victory.

1:57.0

So here you go, 10 American Presidents. Enjoy. enjoy. years ago was called a dangerous extremist who wanted to put nuclear weapons in space and

2:14.1

who proposed large tax and spending cuts hoping to destroy the power of Washington.

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