Approximately every 11 years, our sun experiences a cycle in which its magnetic poles flip.

During the cycle, solar flares and sunspot activity increase, and then the sun returns to a state of relative calm.

These solar cycles have been

tracked for over 200 years and are among the best recorded aspects of solar

astronomy. These extremes, known as solar maximum and solar minimum, affect the sun and can also have implications for us on Earth.

Learn more about the solar cycle and the ebbing and flowing of the sun, on this episode of Everything Is History.

Over the next few weeks, I'm going to be sharing my studio with some phenomenal historians

chatting about everything from the history of sex and the church to teenage life in the middle ages

to the family rivalry that would change England.

He had found himself bereft of the power that he felt should have been his.

What he wanted was an army that could be used against his own subjects and that was what he built up by

1397. Just search this is history wherever you get your podcasts.

As a podcaster I'm often asked what podcasts I listen to, and one of the shows I listen to every week is the Jordan Harbanger show.

The Jordan Harbanger show is the top podcast that was named Best of Apple in 2018.

On the show, Jordan dives into the minds of fascinating people,

including everything from athletes, authors, scientists, mobsters, spies, and hostage negotiators.

Jordan has an undeniable talent for getting his guest to share never before heard stories

and thought-provoking insights.

Without fail, he pulls out tactical bits of wisdom in each episode intending to make you a more informed critical

thinker so that you can better operate in today's world.

If you like this podcast, you're probably going to like the variety and in-depth interviews on the Jordan Harbanger show. You can't go wrong. the never a dull show. Just search for The Jordan Harb, as in boy, I N as in Nancy, G-E-R, on Apple

Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to this show.

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