How to Invent a Country Podcast
When did countries become countries? Misha Glenny on the borders, the stories and the people of countries worldwide.
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The Alps - Did the English invent skiing?
Thu 20 Dec 2018
Misha Glenny on the early alpine visitors who were either very ill, or very rich.
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The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Habsburgs #2
Mon 9 Jul 2018
King of Spain, Archduke of Austria, Holy Roman Emperor - where did it all go wrong?
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The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Habsburgs #1
Tue 3 Jul 2018
How did a small family from Switzerland become Europe's greatest dynasty?
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The Netherlands - Why Belgium?
Mon 25 Jun 2018
There is a faultline in Europe, from the North Sea to the Alps. Belgium sits halfway.
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The Netherlands - The Dutch Golden Age
Mon 18 Jun 2018
How Amsterdam became one of the world's leading cities in a few short decades
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The Netherlands - Orange Fever
Fri 8 Jun 2018
How did a few boggy provinces become one of the trading heavyweights of the world?
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The USA - The Melting Pot
Mon 4 Jun 2018
Misha Glenny on the people came to America, and the people who were there first
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The USA - The Borderlands
Mon 4 Jun 2018
To invent a country you have to define a country. Misha Glenny on the borders of the USA.
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The USA - It'll Never Work!
Mon 4 Jun 2018
Misha Glenny on the invention of the most powerful country in the world
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Germany - Germany Unified
Mon 4 Jun 2018
Bismarck, Prussia ... and just how big will Germany be? Produced by Miles Warde
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Germany - The Rise of Prussia
Tue 29 May 2018
Misha Glenny on the rise of Prussia under Frederick the Great
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Germany - A Hotly Contested Piece of Real Estate
Tue 29 May 2018
Misha Glenny with a new history of Germany before the Nazis and two world wars
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Welcome to How to Invent a Country
Thu 24 May 2018
When did countries become countries? Misha Glenny finds out.
