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 • 54 episodes
Double Helix: Blueprint of Nations
Latest Episodes
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
India's Moral Revolution: 24 Days To Freedom
A handful of salt shouldn’t threaten an empire. Yet in 1930, Gandhi turned that simple mineral into a precision tool that cracked the moral shell of British rule. We follow the Salt March from its first quiet steps in Sabarmati to the sunrise m...
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Episode 47
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37:54
The Ethiopian Exception: Resisting the Irresistible (Part 3)
We trace the 1960 palace coup, the rise of a critical elite, and the famine that shattered Haile Selassie’s story of gradual reform. The fall of the emperor and the Derg’s ascent reveal how Ethiopian exceptionalism became both a source of pride...
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Episode 46
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27:51
The Ethiopian Exception: The Crown and The Cross (Part 2)
Emperor Haile Selassie's journey from Ethiopian modernizer to exiled leader reveals the hypocrisy at the heart of international law when confronted with fascist aggression. His powerful 1936 speech to the League of Nations stands as one of hist...
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Episode 45
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30:14
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