They were some of the most powerful men who've ever lived.

They waged war, forged peace, and altered the fates of billions of people,

and yet they were just as human, just as flawed as you and me.

They were the presidents of the United States, and they are the subjects of the history podcast

this American president. In each episode of this American president, we explore how flawed men

have managed this awesome responsibility. To listen now, go to pathanonpodcast.com or search

this American president on your favorite podcast platform.

The history of the Popes of Rome and Christianity reaches into nearly every aspect of history.

In the history of the papacy podcast, we step over the rope. We dive into discover more about the

people events and background that define the influence of the Popes of Rome and church not only

on the west, but the world. To start listening now, go to pathanonpodcast.com or search for

history of the papacy on your favorite podcast platform.

Welcome to the history unplugged podcast. The unscripted show that celebrates unsung heroes,

myth busts historical lies, and rediscoveres the forgotten stories that changed our world.

I'm your host, Scott Rank.

I want to start with a story that happened in 2011, but it relates back to something that happened

about 800 years earlier. In 2011, a team of ecologists from the Carnegie Institute made a

startling discovery. They found out that a planetary wide event between the 13th and 14th

centuries caused such widespread death and destruction that millions of acres of cultivated land

returned to forest, causing global carbon levels to plummet. This event was bigger than the fall of

China's Ming Dynasty or even the Black Death. The team said this event was not produced by nature.

It was actually the first and only cause of successful man-made global cooling.

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