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History Unbound
Jump into world history with a bird's eye view of the human story. Your host, Dr. Scott Swartsfager, uses his PhD in history and years of teaching to connect the world across time. Too often historians focus on names and dates rather than the juicy story of how we came to be who we are today. History should never be boring because it’s our story! Each week he unfolds another chapter in the history of the world from a bird’s-eye view. This history is engaging, interesting, and relevant. This is the history you want to know, not what you were forced to learn. This is History Unbound.
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History Unbound
Episode 2: My Name is Neo
Human beings are fully modern now and are entering the new stone age, or Neolithic period. Hunter gatherers have been following their food since the end of the ice age, but when they start to slow things down, they settle neolithic villages. This is the beginning of civilization - but what does that word really mean, anyway? This episode looks at a pivotal point in human history and what it means to be 'Neo.'