Double Helix: Blueprint of Nations
Welcome to 'Double Helix: Blueprint of Nations,' the podcast where we analyze and look at the events, people and actions that have shaped the nations of our world . From revolutions to treaties, conflicts to triumphs, we explore the historical blueprints that continue to influence the way nations think and act today.
Podcasting since 2023 • 57 episodes
Double Helix: Blueprint of Nations
Latest Episodes
The Haitian Curse: A Legacy of Occupation (Part 4)
We trace how the 1915 U.S. occupation seized Haiti’s gold, reworked its laws, and built security forces that later empowered dictatorship, then follow the same logic into the earthquake era and the politics of foreign aid. The story connects so...
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Episode 52
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28:29
The Haitian Curse: The Price of Freedom (Part 3)
We trace Haiti’s leap from independence to isolation, from a flag raised in 1804 to a century of debt that reshaped its economy and politics. We grapple with the 1804 massacres, the split between Christophe and Pétion, and France’s ransom that ...
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Episode 51
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36:40
The Haitian Curse: The Black Jacobins (Part 2)
We trace how Toussaint Louverture transforms a burning revolt into a political project with armies, laws, and an economy strong enough to face Europe. The story moves from alliances and betrayals to constitutions and a final trap, ending with t...
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Episode 50
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40:26
The Haitian Curse: Welcome to Hell (Part 1)
We trace how Saint-Domingue’s profit machine turned human lives into inputs and why that made Haiti’s revolution not just likely but logical. From Ogé’s failed moderation to Bois Caïman’s oath, we show how terror created its own undoing and how...
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Episode 49
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44:04
The Swiss Accident: Marignano 1515
A mercenary powerhouse loses a single battle and becomes the world’s broker of peace. We trace how Marignano in 1515 forced Switzerland to pivot from exporting violence to exporting trust, and the moral trade-offs that followed into the twentie...
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Episode 48
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32:41
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