A(z) History Of Africa csatorna legjobb podcastjai (2024)

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Season 6 Episode 7: Kilwa is Conquered 23:26

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In today's episode, a mysterious conqueror from the mainland captures the island of Kilwa. In this episode, we examine the story of the matata mandalin, and the mysterious kingdom of Xanga, a mysterious great power that brought the nascent kingdom of Kilwa to its knees.The History of Africa Podcast által

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Episode 199 - Cognitive Dissonance, Desiccated Hags, a Trail of Tears and Ssehura Baartman 22:30

1d ago22:30

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Episode 199, cognitive dissonance, desiccated hags, a Trail of Tears and Ssehura Baartman — Almost two hundred episodes exploring a land rich with some of the earliest examples of human habitation. We need to assess what has happened — standing back a bit to view the scene from where we’ve arrived - 1853 in the main with a smattering of 1854. The a…

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HPC 18. Erica Brindley on Music and the Cosmos in Confucianism 29:42

6d ago29:42

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An interview about the "resonant cosmos" in early Confucianism, and the role played by music in linking sages to the universe.Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers által

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Episode 198 - 1853: The Crimean War, Historical Doppler Effects and Quitrent in Keiskamma Hoek 21:12

8d ago21:12

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This is episode 198 — and good news! Apple has listed this podcast as one of South Africas five shows they liked in 2024 — and we are also the third most shared podcast in South Africa on all Apple Podcasts. Unvelievable, ongelooflijk, Ngiyamangala, Ke Makatsoa! I am delighted — and indebted to you the listener who has shared this show with friends…

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Episode 197 - The Show Trial of Andries Botha and the Forgotten Significance of the 8th Frontier War 22:15

19d ago22:15

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This is episode 197. Which is a prime number and therefore symbolic too because this episode we’re dealing with a unique event in Southern African history. The 8th Frontier war, which began on Christmas Day 1850, was going to end eventually although as with all conflicts that stretch into years, most of those involved despaired believing perhaps th…

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HPC 17. Knowing Me, Knowing You: Confucian Epistemology 18:24

20d ago18:24

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The role of knowing in Confucian ethics: should it be understood as “knowing how,” or even “knowing to,” rather than “knowing that”?Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers által

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Season 6 Episode 6: Lime, Iron, and Salt 21:21

26d ago21:21

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In today's episode, we chart the growth of Kilwa as a major economic center, from its growth as a manufacturer of lime and iron, to its rise as a middleman in the trade of gold from Africa's southern reaches, as well as its blossoming into a maritime power.The History of Africa Podcast által

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Episode 196 - An Irishman-penned Cape Qualified Franchise Constitution and Boots Cathcart on the Ground 23:02

22d ago23:02

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This is episode 196 and we’re covering the movement towards sef-government and the first Cape Constitution which included what’s known as a qualified Franchise. A trend had been sweeping British colonies by the mid-nineteenth century where the coming commonwealth was intent on running its own affairs on a country-by-country basis. The first self-go…

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Episode 195 - Mpande’s Mswati beef, a bit about Reserves and Bantustans and a Lashing of Self Government 25:30

29d ago25:30

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A quick note to the SA Podcaster’s Guild, thank you for the History podcast of the year silver award — I shared the honour with the 30 Years of Democracy Podcast, part of the TimesLive stable. It’s heart warming to receive some sort of recognition, and thanks mainly to you the listener. With that it’s back to episode 195 and we’re swinging back to …

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HPC 16. To Become or Not to Become: the Confucians on Our Moral Natures 24:01

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Morality is what makes us humans, for the Confucians. But does morality come from inside us, outside us, or both?Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers által

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Episode 194 - The Battle of Berea leads to an Anglo-Basotho Mutual Admiration Society 21:23

1M ago21:23

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This is episode 194 and we’re marching towards Thaba Bosiu with Lieutenant General George Cathcart. Or sitting on horseback among King Moshoeshoe’s Basotho warriors, armed with a musket. Take your pick. We’re going to hear about the Battle of Berea, and the outcome would underline the Basotho mastery of their land, leading to Lesotho’s independence…

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Season 6 Episode 5: Make Way for Prince Ali - The Mysterious Kilwa Chronicle 28:26

2M ago28:26

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It seems unlikely that he had 75 golden camels, but it's hard to say much else about Prince Ali of Shiraz. This historical figure has semi-historical origins, attested to in a mysterious document known as the "Kilwa Chronicle." In today's episode, we assess various interpretations of the Kilwa Chronicle, as well as the Sultanate's origins.…

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Episode 193: Guthrie’s 1852 Four-Colour Problem, Sports Schedules, Mobile Frequencies, AI, and the Battle of Berea 23:28

2M ago23:28

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First off, congratulations to Gcina Mhlophe who is DStv’s content Creator podcaster of the year — I was so happy to shortlisted and incredibly happy for her. Gcina’s African Storytelling podcast is ground breaking please look out for it on all podcast platforms. And a big shout out to all the other finalists, I was amazed at just how many people in…

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HPC 15. Flexing Your Moral Muscles: Xunzi on Moral Cultivation 22:00

2M ago22:00

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Xunzi, a thinker who shaped the course of Confucian philosophy by showing how deliberate effort can overcome our wicked natural tendencies.Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers által

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Episode 192 - The Sand River Convention, the Transvaal slash Zuid Afrikaanse Republiek dot co dot za 22:24

2M ago22:24

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This is episode 192 and what a packed episode it is! The Sand River Convention and the Battle of the Berea await. The former created a new state called the Zuid Afrikaans Republiek and the latter reinforced the Basotho power under Moshoeshoe which would ultimately lead to the kingdom of Lesotho being born. Two events that too place at the book ends…

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Season 6 Episode 4: Second Fiddle In East Africa 17:17

2M ago17:17

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Throughout the early middle ages, Kilwa remained a small settlement, laying in the shadow of the much greater city of Mogadishu.The History of Africa Podcast által

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HPC 14. Every Man for Himself: Virtue and the Body 21:18

2M ago21:18

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Several ancient Chinese texts speak of an egoist and hedonist known as Yang Zhu: did he pose a coherent challenge to the Confucians and other ethicists?Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers által

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Episode 191 - Trekkers' Bob-and-Weave Politics, Meneer Van Der Kolff forges a signature and a library burns 23:48

2M ago23:48

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First off, some news! This series has been selected as one of the five finalists for the DStv Content Creators podcast of the year awards which is taking place on October 12th 2024. I feel completely out of place folks - a kind of imposter syndrome - finalists include the hugely successful series called True Crime South Africa with the glorious Nic…

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Episode 190 - The Birkenhead Drill 'Women and Children First’ tragedy and amaXhosa messages moving at the speed of light 21:49

2M ago21:49

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Episode 190 is about the ocean, and a staggering event. The sinking of the HMS Birkenhead off Gansbaai, south of Cape Town - and event which led to the famous phrase women and children first in maritime lore. All of course also linked to the fierce 8th Frontier War of South Africa because there were hundreds of troops on board this ship when it wen…

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Season 6 Episode 3: The Lost Cities of Azania 27:13

3M ago27:13

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Hidden in the brackish estuary of the Rufiji River, one of the greatest archaeological finds of the modern era might be waiting: the remains of a still poorly understood ancient trade hub referred to in ancient texts from across the world. Rhapta, a maritime metropolis, was likely the most influential city of its region, and one which still remains…

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Episode 189 - Karl Marx at the Great Exhibition, Eyre's Great Cattle Patrol and Smith gets the boot 20:32

3M ago20:32

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1851 it is, and the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851. It was the first in a series of World's Fairs, exhibitions of culture and industry that became popular in the 19th century. Famous people of…

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HPC 13. The Trembling Ox: Mengzi and the Compassionate Heart 22:29

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In the Mengzi, the text that bears his name, Mengzi ("Mencius") holds that the human heart-mind is the wellspring of goodness.Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers által

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Episode 188 - Hymns echo in the Waterkloof ravines as Khoekhoe snipers take aim at British officers 24:28

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We’re into an extremely tough time in our past, 1851, and about to hear about the struggle for control of an area of the Amatolas that the Boers had named Waterkloof - better known by local amaXhosa as Mtontsi. It was a case of jungle warfare as you’re going to hear. The area of operation was only 40 square kilometers and yet it remained out of Bri…

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Season 6 Episode 2: The World's Oldest Trade Route? 20:33

3M ago20:33

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In this episode, we explore the origins of farming in East Africa, as well as some of the oldest evidence for long-distance trade reaching the region.The History of Africa Podcast által

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Episode 187 - The Albany Rangers and Mantsopa the soothsayer emerges amongst the BaSotho 22:26

3M ago22:26

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This is episode 187 - it’s 1851. Time to take stock of what’s going on across southern Africa which as you know was in the throes of the 8th Frontier War. A significant war. After that we’ll return to Thomas Stubbs who had turned himself into a useful night raider and was about to show the British how to fight in the Albany thickets. To the north, …

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HPC 12. Gentlemen’s Agreement: Confucian Virtue Ethics 26:18

3M ago26:18

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Should the remarkable parallels between Aristotelian and Confucian ethics lead us to classify Confucianism as a type of “virtue ethics”?Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers által

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Episode 186 - Cognate Epistemology, TikTok and Nkosi Sandile assaults Alice 22:20

3M ago22:20

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Episode 186 it is - we’re taking a closer look at theological suppositions, ecclesiastical superstitions, magic and myth. Some housekeeping - first thanks to John for taking the time to send a note regarding ecclesiastical and to Mphuthumi for your message about Nkosi Maqoma - I’ll get hold of your book, The Broken River Tent published in 2017. In …

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Episode 185 - The Kat River Rebellion and the Mistress of Southern Africa is threatened 22:47

3M ago22:47

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Cape Governor Harry Smith had made his escape from Fort Cox to King Williams’ Town, and was now hoping for help in the form of 3000 Zulu warriors. The British had mucked things up on the frontier, and most of their old allies the Khoekhoe of the Kat River Settlement had decided to rise up, along with the amaXhosa. The Boers were also not in any moo…

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Season 6 Episode 1: The Swahili Coast 21:49

4M ago21:49

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Despite being the most widely spoken African language on Earth, KiSwahili originates from a people who are shockingly small in number. However, what the Swahili lacked in numbers, they made up for in influence and fascination. Join us for our sixth season, as we dive into the history of the Swahili coast, and the fascinating history of how its resi…

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Episode 184 - A Fort Hare rout, “Vieux d’Afrique” Somerset and a British rethink about the role of chiefs in Africa 22:41

4M ago22:41

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This is episode 184 and we’re picking up our story on old year’s eve 1850. Last episode, we heard how Cape Governor Harry Smith was holed up in Fort Cox, and the amaXhosa were in control of most of British Kaffraria - the 8th Frontier War was in full flow. There were fears amongst the settlers that the war would spread as far as the Cape Colony, an…

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Episode 183 - Maqoma lectures lecherous missionary Brown and the pendulating Hermanus Matroos 20:09

4M ago20:09

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Episode 183 it is, and we’re going to take stock as we enter 1851. In war, truth is the first casualty. It’s a military maxim attributed to Aeschylus, the father of Greek tragedy. Aeschylus actually fought in the front lines against the Persians at Marathon in 490 BC. We don’t know much about the rest of his life, but we do know that his work calle…

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Episode 182 - The English Column’s Desperate March to Fort White 19:01

4M ago19:01

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Welcome to the History of South Africa podcast with me your host, Des Latham, this is episode 182. 182 is a triangular number meaning it can be arranged in an equilateral triangle — specifically it is the 13th triangle number because 13x4 Divided by 2 is 182. And it’s a death triangle that the British were facing now - facing amaXhosa prophecy, a b…

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Episode 181 - The amaXhosa ambush Mackinnon’s column and a quick introduction to Tiyo Soga 10:21

4M ago10:21

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Shots fired! We’re with the amaXhosa under Maqoma and Sandile, and the British soldiers under Lieutenanat Colonel George Mackinnon, fighting on the steep cliffs of Boma Pass. When the firing began, one of the companies of 73rd Regiment had just entered the pass and it’s Captain JC Gawler explained later about the confusion. Last episode we heard al…

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HPC 11. Mark Csikszentmihalyi on Early Confucianism 32:16

4M ago32:16

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In this interview, we learn how Kongzi become the pivotal sage of early Chinese history, and what new discoveries teach us about the Confucian tradition.Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers által

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Episode 180 - Missionary Browns’ philanderings and the Redcoats face Christmas armageddon in the Boma Pass 24:03

5M ago24:03

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Episode 180 it is then so let’s get cracking. Or crackling, which was the atmosphere in late 1850 as Xhosaland and British Kaffraria was seized by the exploits of prophet Mlanjeni. He’d combined world views, his messianic emergence shook the land as far away as Cape Town. AS a sickly young man from near King Williams Town, he’d disappeared to work …

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Episode 179 - A messianic prophet emerges in 1850: Mlanjeni the Wardoctor 20:46

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This is episode 179 and the prophet Mlanjeni is about to emerge. His story is one of the phenomenal tales of our land, he joined an already fairly long list of colonial era fighters who imbued their struggle against encroaching settlers with a combination of christian salvation ethos and a narrative full of amaXhosa ancient mystery and magic. If yo…

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HPC 10. We’re a Pack Animal: Individual and Society in Confucianism 20:57

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What does the Analects say about living as a human being? How are individuals embedded in society, and how do they develop their unique identities?Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers által

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Episode 178 - A string of forts and Captain Maclean’s amaXhosa police recruits take revenge 22:22

5M ago22:22

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The mid-nineteenth Century was like the calm before the storm with the discovery of diamonds a decade away, and then the wars between the Boers and Brits, and the Brits and amaZulu a glimmer in the imperial eye. Moshoeshoe was gaining power amongst the Basotho, and to the east, Mpande continued to dream of crushing the amaSwazi. But to the South on…

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Episode 177 - The Missionaries position on sex and British administrators refuse to learn 20:04

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We’re plunging into the developments of the 1850s now and this is episode 177. In numerology the digits 1 and 7 are significant,1 represents new beginnings and leadership, while 7 is often associated with spirituality and introspection. So it’s no mistake this this episode probes spirituality and introspection - and leadership. Not that I necessari…

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HPC 09. Family Values: Confucian Role Ethics 25:55

5M ago25:55

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Confucianism puts relationships with family members at the core of their ethical thinking. Is this a strength or a weakness?Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers által

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