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Turning Tides

Turning Tides is a podcast whose main mission is to explore the history of all areas of the world and how these histories intertwine. Airs bi-weekly on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, iHeart Radio, Listen Notes, and Podcast Index. Support us at @TurningTidesPodcast1 on PayPal or at https://buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for listening!

Researched and Written by Joseph Pascone.

Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/

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Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com

Copyright: © AntiKs Entertainment

Latest Episodes:

Turning Tides: Spanish Civil War: El Paso del Ebro, 1938: Episode 3 Aug 12, 2025

Show notes

Turning Tides: Spanish Civil War will discuss the conflict which shaped modern Spain. The third episode, El Paso del Ebro, will cover the period during 1938, in which the Republicans and Nationalists come to blows in the two most decisive engagements of the war..

If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support!

Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment.

Researched and written by Joseph Pascone

Edited and revised by Melissa Marie Brown

Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array

Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/

IG/YouTube/Threads/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast

Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod

Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com

IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok/Bluesky/Mastodon: @antiksent

Email: antiksent@gmail.com

Episode 3 Sources:

1. Fascism in Spain: 1923 - 1977, by Stanley G. Payne

2. Homage to Catalonia, by George Orwell

3. Franco's International Brigades: Adventurers, Fascists, and Christian Crusaders in the Spanish Civil War, by Christopher Othen

4. Forgotten Places: Barcelona and the Spanish Civil War, by Nick Lloyd

5. The Last Miles to Huesca: An Australian Nurse in the Spanish Civil War, by Judith Keene

6. Camaradas: Ode to the Spanish Civil War: An Anthology of the International Brigades, by Eric Weinert

7. Spartacus Educational: Spanish Civil War, by John Simpkin

8. Spanish Civil War: History of a Battle for Europe's Soul: Spain's Great War (Required Histories), by George Levrier-Jones

9. The People's Army in the Spanish Civil War: A Military History of the Republic and the International Brigades, 1936 - 1939, by Alexander Clifford

10. Stolen Babies of Spain: The Book, by Greg Rabidouz, Mara Lencina, and Enrique Torres Vila

11. History of Spain from 1900 - 2000, by Dr. Cervantes Unuro

12. Long Live Death: the Keys to Victory in the Spanish Civil War, by A.H. Lloyd

13. Michael Parenti, Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism, City Lights Publishing, 1997, Chapter 1 & 2

14. Wikipedia

Turning Tides: Spanish Civil War: ¡No Pasarán!, 1936 - 1937: Episode 2 Jul 29, 2025

Show notes

Turning Tides: Spanish Civil War will discuss the conflict which shaped modern Spain. The second episode, ¡No Pasarán!, will cover the period from 1936 to 1937, in which the civil war explodes into horrific acts of violence, oppression, and calamity.

Outro music: A las barricadas by El violinista del amor & los pibes que miraban, available on Bandcamp and major streaming platforms.

If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support!

Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment.

Researched and written by Joseph Pascone

Edited and revised by Melissa Marie Brown

Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array

Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/

IG/YouTube/Threads/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast

Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod

Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com

IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok/Bluesky/Mastodon: @antiksent

Email: antiksent@gmail.com

Episode 2 Sources:

1. Fascism in Spain: 1923 - 1977, by Stanley G. Payne

2. Homage to Catalonia, by George Orwell

3. Franco's International Brigades: Adventurers, Fascists, and Christian Crusaders in the Spanish Civil War, by Christopher Othen

4. Forgotten Places: Barcelona and the Spanish Civil War, by Nick Lloyd

5. The Last Miles to Huesca: An Australian Nurse in the Spanish Civil War, by Judith Keene

6. Camaradas: Ode to the Spanish Civil War: An Anthology of the International Brigades, by Eric Weinert

7. Spartacus Educational: Spanish Civil War, by John Simpkin

8. Spanish Civil War: History of a Battle for Europe's Soul: Spain's Great War (Required Histories), by George Levrier-Jones

9. The People's Army in the Spanish Civil War: A Military History of the Republic and the International Brigades, 1936 - 1939, by Alexander Clifford

10. Stolen Babies of Spain: The Book, by Greg Rabidouz, Mara Lencina, and Enrique Torres Vila

11. History of Spain from 1900 - 2000, by Dr. Cervantes Unuro

12. Long Live Death: the Keys to Victory in the Spanish Civil War, by A.H. Lloyd

13, https://speakola.com/political/dolores-ibarruris-no-pasaran-spanish-civil-war-1936

14. https://files.libcom.org/files/AgColls.pdf

15. https://teachwar.wordpress.com/resources/war-justifications-archive/spanish-civil-war-1936/

16. Wikipedia

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Turning Tides: Spanish Civil War: Face to the Sun, 1923 - 1936: Episode 1 Jul 15, 2025

Show notes

Turning Tides: Spanish Civil War will discuss the conflict which shaped modern Spain. The first episode, Face to the Sun, will cover the period from 1923 to 1936, in which fascism rose to power in Spain before sputtering into anarchism, rebellion, and political confusion.

If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support!

Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment.

Researched and written by Joseph Pascone

Edited and revised by Melissa Marie Brown

Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array

Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/

IG/YouTube/Threads/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast

Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod

Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com

IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok/Bluesky/Mastodon: @antiksent

Email: antiksent@gmail.com

Episode 1 Sources:

1. Fascism in Spain: 1923 - 1977, by Stanley G. Payne

2. Homage to Catalonia, by George Orwell

3. Franco's International Brigades: Adventurers, Fascists, and Christian Crusaders in the Spanish Civil War, by Christopher Othen

4. Forgotten Places: Barcelona and the Spanish Civil War, by Nick Lloyd

5. The Last Miles to Huesca: An Australian Nurse in the Spanish Civil War, by Judith Keene

6. Camaradas: Ode to the Spanish Civil War: An Anthology of the International Brigades, by Eric Weinert

7. Spartacus Educational: Spanish Civil War, by John Simpkin

8. Spanish Civil War: History of a Battle for Europe's Soul: Spain's Great War (Required Histories), by George Levrier-Jones

9. The People's Army in the Spanish Civil War: A Military History of the Republic and the International Brigades, 1936 - 1939, by Alexander Clifford

10. Stolen Babies of Spain: The Book, by Greg Rabidouz, Mara Lencina, and Enrique Torres Vila

11. History of Spain from 1900 - 2000, by Dr. Cervantes Unuro

12. Long Live Death: the Keys to Victory in the Spanish Civil War, by A.H. Lloyd

13. Wikipedia

Turning Tides: A Mystical Conversation with Kay Young Jun 24, 2025

Show notes

Turning Tides is happy to welcome author and musician, Kay Young, to the show. Joe and Kay dive into the study of mythology as they discuss Kay's new graphic novel series, Mystics.

Kay Young’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekayyoungcomics?igsh=cXBvN3ZjOHVnNjBt

A Mystic’s Threads & Tales: Volume One on Amazon: https://a.co/d/4SKe7MM

Mystics: The Book of Myrlin: Vol. One on Amazon: https://a.co/d/2HB2ovC

The Studio Avalon’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thestudioavalon?si=Zqv-ztvK4sZaauF-

If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support!

Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment.

Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array.

Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/

IG/YouTube/Threads/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast

Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod

Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com

IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok/Bluesky/Mastodon: @antiksent

Email: antiksent@gmail.com

Turning Tides: Zulu Empire: Empire Humbled, 1873 - Present: Episode 3 Jun 10, 2025

Show notes

Turning Tides: Zulu Empire will discuss the rise and fall of the Zulu Empire. The third and final episode, Empire Humbled, will cover the period from 1873 to Present, in which Cetshwayo defends the Zulu Empire from British invasion during the Anglo-Zulu War and afterwards.

If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support!

Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment.

Researched and written by Joseph Pascone

Edited and revised by Melissa Marie Brown

Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array

Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/

IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast

Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod

Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com

Bluesky/Mastodon/IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksent

Email: antiksent@gmail.com

Episode 3 Sources:

1. Zulu Empire Decolonised: Epic History of the Zulu from Pre-Colonial Times to the 21st Century, by Shalo Mbatha

2. The Zulus and Matabele: Warrior Nations, by Glen Lyndon Dodds

3. The Zulu Kings, by Brian Roberts

4. The Anglo Zulu War: Isandlwana: the Revelation of a Disaster, by Ron Lock

5. Africa Through the Eyes of the Other: A Collection of Observations made by European Colonizers, Explorers, and Missionaries in regard to the Zulu, published by abū Firnās & Co., Kharțūm, Sūdān

6. https://www.justice.gov.za/trc/media/1997/9705/s970527e.htm#:~:text=In%20that%20month%20over%20600,KwaZulu%2DNatal%2C%20it%20said.

7. https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/what-was-the-holocaust/what-was-genocide/the-herero-and-namaqua-genocide/

8. https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2013/sep/01/winston-churchill-shocking-use-chemical-weapons#:~:text=%22I%20am%20strongly%20in%20favour,gas%20against%20natives%20are%20unreasonable.

9. https://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZASCA/2024/82.pdf

10. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgr5xe7z0y0o

11. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-05-23-five-of-six-farm-murder-victims-were-black-police-minister-senzo-mchunu-rubbishes-trumps-white-genocide-lies/

12. Wikipedia

Turning Tides and Ancient Americas Jun 03, 2025

Show notes

Turning Tides is ecstatic to welcome Pete from the Ancient Americas YouTube channel onto our show. In this episode, Pete and Joe will discuss the present state of American archaeology, the need to keep the National Park Service funded, and the important roles Indigenous Americans play in the western hemisphere.

Ancient Americas on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AncientAmericas

Ancient Americas on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AncientAmericas

Ancient Americas on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ancientamericas

If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support!

Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment.

Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array.

Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/

IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast

Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod

Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com

Bluesky/Mastodon/IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksent

Email: antiksent@gmail.com

Turning Tides: Zulu Empire: Kill the Wizards, 1829 - 1872: Episode 2 May 27, 2025

Show notes

Turning Tides: Zulu Empire will discuss the rise and fall of the Zulu Empire. The second episode, Kill the Wizards, will cover the period from 1829 to 1872, in which Dingane leads the Zulu Empire into a disastrous conflict with the Boers, and Mpande attempts to pick up the pieces.

If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support!

Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment.

Researched and written by Joseph Pascone

Edited and revised by Melissa Marie Brown

Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array

Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/

IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast

Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod

Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com

Bluesky/Mastodon/IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksent

Email: antiksent@gmail.com

Episode 2 Sources:

1. Zulu Empire Decolonised: Epic History of the Zulu from Pre-Colonial Times to the 21st Century, by Shalo Mbatha

2. The Zulus and Matabele: Warrior Nations, by Glen Lyndon Dodds

3. The Zulu Kings, by Brian Roberts

4. The Anglo Zulu War: Isandlwana: the Revelation of a Disaster, by Ron Lock

5. Africa Through the Eyes of the Other: A Collection of Observations made by European Colonizers, Explorers, and Missionaries in regard to the Zulu, published by abū Firnās & Co., Kharțūm, Sūdān

6. https://www.worldwildlife.org/initiatives/stopping-elephant-ivory-demand#:~:text=Overview,-%C2%A9%20A%20ran&text=Each%20year%2C%20at%20least%2020%2C000,fueled%20this%20rampant%20poaching%20epidemic.

7. Wikipedia

Turning Tides: Knapping with Bruce Bradley May 20, 2025

Show notes

Turning Tides is happy to welcome Bruce Bradley onto our show. Bruce is an author, archaeologist, and emeritus professor at the University of Exeter.

Bruce Bradley's Website: https://www.primtech.net/

Bruce Bradley's Professor Profile: https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/1606-bruce-bradley

Bruce Bradley's Works on Amazon/Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Bruce-A.-Bradley/author/B0027MMI5O?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=27db26ca-279c-41e9-97d7-b58eced178ae

If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support!

Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment.

Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array.

Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/

IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast

Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod

Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com

Bluesky/Mastodon/IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksent

Email: antiksent@gmail.com

Turning Tides: Zulu Empire: The Crushing, 1000 - 1828: Episode 1 May 13, 2025

Show notes

Turning Tides: Zulu Empire will discuss the rise and fall of the Zulu Empire. The first episode, The Crushing, will cover the period from 1000 to 1828, in which Shaka created the Zulu Empire through conquest.

If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support!

Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment.

Researched and written by Joseph Pascone

Edited and revised by Melissa Marie Brown

Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array

Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/

IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast

Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod

Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com

Bluesky/Mastodon/IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksent

Email: antiksent@gmail.com

Episode 1 Sources:

1. Zulu Empire Decolonised: Epic History of the Zulu from Pre-Colonial Times to the 21st Century, by Shalo Mbatha

2. The Zulus and Matabele: Warrior Nations, by Glen Lyndon Dodds

3. The Zulu Kings, by Brian Roberts

4. The Anglo Zulu War: Isandlwana: the Revelation of a Disaster, by Ron Lock

5. Africa Through the Eyes of the Other: A Collection of Observations made by European Colonizers, Explorers, and Missionaries in regard to the Zulu, published by abū Firnās & Co., Kharțūm, Sūdān

6. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2682489/

7. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nguni

8. https://scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0038-23532014000300013

9. http://culture-review.co.za/mfecane-never-happened#:~:text=As%20such%2C%20the%20overriding%20argument,that%20Shaka%20Zulu%20instigated%20it.

10. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-05-12-the-story-of-an-mfecane-mega-drought-is-written-in-the-trees/

11. https://humanities.uct.ac.za/sites/default/files/content_migration/humanities_uct_ac_za/1009/files/2004_MS4.pdf

12. Wikipedia

Etc...

Turning Tides: Puebloan Peoples: Harvest of Souls, 1601 - Present: Episode 4 Apr 15, 2025

Show notes

Turning Tides: Puebloan Peoples will discuss the original inhabitants of the American Southwest and their contributions to modern-day architecture and art. The fourth and final episode, Harvest of Souls, will cover the period from 1601 to Present, in which the Puebloan peoples rebel against the Spanish and succeed in achieving independence, for a time.

If you'd like to donate or sponsor the podcast, our PayPal is @TurningTidesPodcast1, or you can donate to us through our Buy Me a Coffee link: buymeacoffee.com/theturningtidespodcast. Thank you for your support!

Produced by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone in affiliation with AntiKs Entertainment.

Researched and written by Joseph Pascone

Edited and revised by Melissa Marie Brown

Intro and Outro created by Melissa Marie Brown and Joseph Pascone using Motion Array

Website: https://theturningtidespodcast.weebly.com/

IG/Threads/YouTube/Facebook: @theturningtidespodcast

Bluesky/Mastodon: @turningtidespod

Email: theturningtidespodcast@gmail.com

Bluesky/Mastodon/IG/YouTube/Facebook/Threads/TikTok: @antiksent

Email: antiksent@gmail.com

Episode 4 Sources:

1. In Search of the Old Ones: Exploring the Anasazi World of the Southwest, by David Roberts

2. The Pueblo Revolt: The Secret Rebellion that drove the Spaniards out of the Southwest, by David Roberts

3. Anasazi of Chaco Canyon: Greatest Mystery of the American Southwest, by Kyle Widner

4. Ancient Pueblos Sacred Places: A Field Guide to the Important Puebloan Ruins in the Southwest, by Buddy Mays

5. Mesa Verde: the History of the Ancient Pueblo Settlement, by Dr. Jesse Harasta and Charles River Editors

6. Ramon A. Gutiérrez, When Jesus Came, the Corn Mothers Went Away: Marriage, Sexuality, and Power in New Mexico, 1500-1846 (University of Stanford Press, 1991)

7. https://www.academia.edu/25141045/ROAD_TO_REBELLION_FROM_ACOMA_TO_THE_PUEBLO_REVOLT

8. Wikipedia

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