Venezuela’s Early History: From Spanish Conquest to Revolutionary Awakening (Part 2)
Venezuela's early history is marked by dramatic shifts—from indigenous civilizations to colonial exploitation and revolutionary fervor. When Christopher Columbus first sighted Venezuela in 1498,...
The Return – Episode 25 (Series Finale)
In the Kings and Prophets series finale, we examine the background to books such as Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Malachi, Zechariah, and Haggai. While the...
The Babylonian Captivity – Episode 24
In this penultimate episode of the series, we examine how the Word of God, the message of God, evolved during the Babylonian captivity. Through...
2003 – Six Years That Made the Middle East
In our Six Years That Made the Modern Middle East podcast series, we come to 2003, the year of the US invasion of Iraq....
Venezuela’s Modern History: Oil, Revolution, and Political Turmoil (Part 3)
Venezuela's modern history is a turbulent saga shaped by oil wealth, charismatic leaders, and deep political divisions. After Simón Bolívar’s death in 1830, Venezuela...
The Death of Qassem Soleimani
Who was Qassem Soleimani? What are the implications of his death at the hands of a US airstrike this past Thursday? In today's podcast...
Barry Goldwater – The New Conservative
When Barry Goldwater is recalled to today's popular imagination, he is remembered as an extremist, a danger, and a war hawk. In his 1964...
The Sins of David & His Degenerate Children – The Days of David Episode...
The sins of David need little introduction. His adultery with Bathsheba and his murder of her husband Uriah are nearly as famous as his...
1979 – Six Years That Made the Middle East
In our next episode of the Six Years that Made the Middle East, we look at 1979. In the aftermath of the Six Days...
History of Terrorism Part 1: The Zealots
The first episode in our new series on the History of Terrorism begins in the 1st century with a group of religious fanatics in Palestine whose activity in revolt against Rome inadvertently brought about the destruction of Jerusalem. The Zealots foreshadowed much of the tactics and extremism seen in terrorist groups today throughout much of the world especially on the front of religious or ideological fanaticism.
American Terrorists: Nat Turner and John Brown
"One man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist." Another way of saying this is, terrorists do not always appear the way we expect them...
1967 – Six Years That Made the Middle East
Episode 3 in our series Six Years That Made the Middle East, looks at 1967. This is the year of the famous Six Days War....
Hot Spot – Central African Republic
This intelligence brief provides an overview of the crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR). Patreon supporters can access the podcast deep dive that...
History of Terrorism: Irish Terrorism
My podcast series on the History of Terrorism continues with the story of Irish Terrorism. This episode looks at the origins of the conflict between the Irish and the British and moves through the 19th century and all the way to Michael Collins and the Irish Free State.
How the World Works: Understanding International Relations
In today’s world of fake news, deep fakes, and endless bias, it’s harder than ever to know what’s true. Yet global events—from wars in...
Evil Men – The Ongoing History of Genocide – Episode 6
When we think of genocide and evil, our minds seem to automatically go to Hitler and the stories we looked at from the holocaust...
Understanding the Libyan Civil War
Since 2011 Libya has been torn apart by civil war. Today the Libyan Civil War is approaching a dangerous threshold of breaking out into...
1919 – Six Years That Made the Middle East
In our first episode in this podcast series that explores the six pivotal years that made the modern Middle East, we look at 1919....
2011 – The Year That Destroyed the Middle East
In our Six Years That Made the Modern Middle East podcast series, we come to our finale episode 2011. This is the year of...
Nebuchadnezzar and the Kingdom of Babylon – Episode 21
In this episode, we look at the life and influence of Nebuchadnezzar and the Kingdom of Babylon. These entities are more than historical realities,...
The Death of AQ Khan – REPOST –
Yesterday Abdul Qadeer Khan (AQ Khan) died in Pakistan after being hospitalized for COVID19. Khan is the man responsible for facilitating turning Pakistan into...
The Dark and Dangerous Reality of Christian Nationalism (Video)
If you have not yet heard the phrase "Christian Nationalism" in this crucial election year, then you might not be paying attention. A minority...
History of Terrorism Part 7: The Anarchists
This podcast episode looks at the continuing story of the History of Terrorism and The Anarchists.
In the late 18th century the effects of the...
The Road to Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia of 1648 stands as one of the most transformative milestones in the history of international relations. Emerging from the devastation of the...
History of the Christian Right – Part 2: The Christian Nation, America in the...
There is a reason why American conservatives and Christian conservatives look back to the 1950s as the golden age of America. The 1950s were...
1919 – When It Felt Like the World Was Ending
This weekend my wife and I enjoyed the opportunity of visiting the World War I Museum in Kansas City along with some friends. I...
Growing Violence in West Africa
In today's podcast episode we are joined by Dr Idayat Hassan Director for the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in Abuja, Nigeria. Dr...
The History of AIDS
Growing up in a small town in the Bible Belt presented a different perspective of the AIDS and HIV crisis of the 1980s and...
The Fall of Jerusalem – Episode 23
This episode looks at the final invasion of Babylon, the destruction of Jerusalem, and the beginning of the Jewish captivity in Babylon. The era...
Origins of the Holocaust – The Ongoing History of Genocide – Episode 3
It is all too easy, 80 years removed, to look at the holocaust and imagine we would never cooperate or tolerate such evil in...
Mystery Illness in China
On December 12, 2019, in the city of Wuhan, China (population 11 million) a new disease was identified. Authorities have described it as a...
History of the Christian Right – Part 1: Before We Were Republicans
The origin of Christian involvement in American politics has a longer history than most people realize but it probably does not begin where you...
The Herero Genocide – The Ongoing History of Genocide – Episode 1
In this first episode in our new podcast series on the history of genocide, Never Again…Again - The Ongoing History of Genocide JB Shreve and...
1948 – Six Years That Made the Middle East
Episode 2 in our series Six Years That Made the Middle East, looks at 1948. This was the year that Israel became a state, but there...
African Genocides – The Ongoing History of Genocide – Episode 9
Comprehending genocides by relying on the popular narratives alone is ineffective. For example, Hotel Rwanda was a good movie but not a completely accurate...
North Korea, Iran and the Wrath of Khan
This podcast features the true story of AQ Khan, the man who more than any other individual helped spread the threat of nuclear war...
History of the Christian Right – Part 3: Christian America Undone the Turbulent 60s...
The idea of a Christian America began falling apart in the 1960s. For the religious right the 1960s and 70 answer the question, when did America...
Henry Clay – The Great Compromiser
Thirty years before Abraham Lincoln was elected President, a Congressman named Henry Clay was doing everything he could to address the American states' growing...
A Plague of Locusts Descending Upon East Africa
In today's podcast episode, Terrell Spencer and Jonathan Webster join JB Shreve to discuss the plague of locusts currently descending upon East Africa.
Basic Facts...
Henry Wallace – The Great Turning Point
When the Great Depression hit, everyone saw their political philosophies and ideologies upended. Franklin Roosevelt himself said much of the New Deal was just...
Years of Lost Possibilities: History of Iran and the Next War Part 5
This podcast episode looks at Iran's history and the years of lost possibilities from 1990 to 2015. This is part 5 in our podcast series.
The Black Death – Plagued: Humanity’s History with Disease, Outbreaks, and Pandemics
The Black Death
Plagued: Humanity’s History with Disease, Outbreaks, and Pandemics
Podcast Series - Part 2
The Black Death spread across the eastern hemisphere in the...
Polio – The American Plague
Polio is an ancient disease but in the 20th-century, few plagues better captured the American spirit than polio did.
Plagued: Humanity’s History with Disease, Outbreaks,...
Why Do Christians Support Israel?
Why do Christians in the Western world often give unconditional support to the nation of Israel? Can a Christian believe in a loving and...
King Jehoiakim – Episode 22
In today’s episode in our Kings and Prophets podcast series, we continue to look at the life of Jeremiah and specifically his ministry during...
The Islamic Republic of Iran Is Born: History of Iran and the Next War...
Part 4 in our series looks on the History of Iran and the Next War looks at the decade following the Islamic Revolution of 1979. We look at the severing of Iranian relations with the west, the Iran-Iraq War, and chaos and atrocities unleashed by the Ayatollah Khomeini and the end of Iranian relations with the western world.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a Christian theologian, pastor, writer, and ultimately martyr. As Hitler and the Nazis rose to power in Germany in the 1930s...
The Empire – A 250‑Year American Story
The newest series from JB Shreve & the End of History podcast opens with an invitation—not to nostalgia, not to outrage, but to clarity....
Kings Manasseh, Amon, and Josiah – Episode 19
In today’s episode, we will explore no fewer than three different kings of Judah: some quite terrible and one truly incredible. We examine the...
Genocides at the End of History – The Ongoing History of Genocide – Episode...
In the 1990s, as communism crumbled and the Cold War ended, many in the western world celebrated the pending end of history. The term,...