How It Began: A History of the Modern World

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April 14, 2026·2 min
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How It Began: A History of the Modern World — the complete 20-episode series is available ad-free.  From the history of electricity and the internet to surgery, coffee, evolution, and the Enlightenment, historian Brad Harris (PhD, Stanford) traces the origins of the innovations that built the modern world. Over 20 hours of cinematic, deeply researched audio with original music and sound design. Get the complete series at bradcoleharris.gumroad.com/l/howitbegan

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