how did it come to this?

By: Daniel Mattes and Siobhan Dougherty
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  • Each fortnight we will take a current news item and look at the historical context and ask one simple question: how did it come to this?Contact us at: howdiditcometothispodcast@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/hdicttpodcast/Twitter: @hdicttpodcasthttps://www.podchaser.com/howdiditcometothis

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  • 5.05 - Conspiracies “When you conspire with everyone you come across, you're not really conspiring with anyone. You're just doing random crap” - Annie Edison, Community.

    5.05 - Conspiracies “When you conspire with everyone you come across, you're not really conspiring with anyone. You're just doing random crap” - Annie Edison, Community.
    Sep 27 2024
    This week, facts and fiction, disinformation and historical truth. The world of the conspiracy can be a deep dark rabbit hole. It can consume peoples lives with men in black suits, chemtrails and boogeymen. But sometimes they turn out to be true. Why do we like a good conspiracy? How can we tell if something is true? Can we ever combat the rise in conspiracy belief? Was the moon landing fake? Was someone on the grassy knoll? Was Harold Holt secretly a Chinese Agent who was picked up by a submarine? Was there a grand conspiracy by the leadership at my school to give Siobhan the job I was going for? and ultimately how did it come to this?

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    56 mins
  • 5.04 - Olympic Games “Citius, Altius, Fortius – Communiter”

    5.04 - Olympic Games “Citius, Altius, Fortius – Communiter”
    Jul 30 2024
    This week, higher, faster, stronger, together. The pinnacle of human physical achievement, the chance to be the best in the world, the ability to cheer on your nation with unbridled enthusiasm, the knowledge of a sport you had no interest in and will not show any interest in for the next four years. The Olympics is an international party that brings joy, heartache and pride to many around the world, but why does it exist at all? How did a competition for ancient Greeks become the international juggernaut it is today? Why is sport the great peaceful equaliser? Are the games truly about sport, or a corrupt commercial endeavour? Why do companies pay billions of dollars to be involved? Will I ever concede that I have missed my opportunity to be an olympian? and ultimately how did it come to this?

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 5.03 - "Assassination is the extreme form of censorship" - George Bernard Shaw

    5.03 - "Assassination is the extreme form of censorship" - George Bernard Shaw
    Jul 18 2024
    This week, a shot that has massive implications for not only the united states, but possibly the world. A sniper on a roof and a former president and presidential candidate has brought into sharp focus the ramifications of assassinating a world leader. Why would someone want to murder a political leader? How do they even get close enough to try? What are the outcomes when it happens? Can we prevent it in the future? Why are we obsessed with grassy knolls? How did my classmates accidentally assassinate our schools cow? and ultimately how did it come to this?

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    1 hr and 25 mins

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