The Heaton Podcast
A discussion of History and Politics from teachers at Warwick School. We aim to produce a podcast once a fortnight during term time. Topics will tend towards the last 200 years, but we will sometimes go back further into History.
Podcasting since 2021 • 92 episodes
The Heaton Podcast
Latest Episodes
Rise of the Hard Right
John and Olly try to explain and understand the growing threat from the hard right.
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Episode 86
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43:20
Arab Israeli Conflict Part 1: the Six Day War of 1967
John and Olly talk about the Six Day War of 1967 in which Israel overwhelms its Arabs neighbours. Excellent GCSE revision, but intersting to listen to as well!
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Episode 85
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46:44
Amazing Grace: John Newton and Slavery
Using the song Amazing Grace as a way to examine slavery. The sins of one man, his story of redemption and the good that he carried out at the end of his life. Can one man be redeemed. Can Britain be redeemed for its past sins.
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Episode 84
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45:55
Encounter: The Birdman of Auschwitz (draft)
The Birdman of Auschwitz is a Encounter episode where John gives us a unique window onto the historical catastrophe of the Holocaust.
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Episode 83
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41:15
BONUS: An Encounter with British Army in the Middle East
From November 2024, John and Olly have one of their most brilliant encounters with General Sir Simon Mayall who discusses the Middle East with incredible breadth and depth of knowledge whilst also bringing in a great depth of personal experienc...
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Episode 82
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45:24