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December 1, 2024

Season 15

01. Episode 1

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December 1, 2024

02. Salazar, Portugal at double or quits

During the Second World War, Portugal managed to get through the conflict without firing a single shot. Caught between the Axis and the Allies, Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, the country's strongman, used every trick in the book to get through the war. In this war of nerves where all the blows are allowed, the Portuguese dictator skillfully used the only weapon at his disposal to preserve the independence of his country: neutrality.

52min
December 22, 2024

03. American Prohibition, a French Windfall

December 5, 1933, marked the end of the "Volstead Act", which prohibited Americans from drinking, importing or selling alcohol. During twelve years of prohibition, the hub of trafficking in North America, the small colony of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, experienced incredible growth. French products, champagne in particular, were popular across the Atlantic. This providential windfall benefited the French economy. The successive French governments during this period did everything they could to promote this trade, to the great displeasure of the Americans.

54min
January 19, 2025

14. Episode 14

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54min
April 6, 2025

15. Episode 15

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55min
April 27, 2025

16. Episode 16

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1h 4min
June 29, 2025