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What is HoPful Media?

HoPful Media (ˈhäp-fəl ˈmē-dē-ə) noun 1. The overall brand for podcasts and other projects produced by Trevor Culley that began with the surprising success of History of Persia 2. A broader endeavor to create a platform for finding value and interest in overlooked parts of world history 3. A nonsense phrase combining the History of Persia acronym, a pun on the word “hopeful,” and the word media.

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History of Persia
A HoPful Media Podcast

A podcast dedicated to the history of Persia, and the great empires that ruled there beginning with the Achaemenid Empire of Cyrus the Great and the foundation of an imperial legacy that directly impacted civilizations from Rome to China, and everywhere in between. Join me as we explore the cultures, militaries, religions, successes, and failures of some of the greatest empires of the ancient world.

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America: Secret Wars
A HoPful Media Podcast

The United States has its fair share of famous wars in history. That doesn’t even scratch the surface. Ever wondered why we don’t talk about the Korean War very much? Do you know the names of the wars fought against Native American nations? What about the battle with Japan during the Civil War? Discover American military history that’s been forgotten and overlooked to explore lost stories from American history.

160: Philosophy and Medicine History of Persia

Unfortunately for the study of Seleucid philosophy, the Seleucid kings were not major patrons of the lovers of wisdom as their Hellenistic neighbors were, and the works of the philosophers they did patronize have not survived. However, somewhat more can be said of Seleucid patronage of ancient medicine.IntelligentSpeechOnline.com – Intelligent Speech Online 2026 Tickets available now!Visit https://HoPfulMedia.com.co to support this show!Support | BlueSky | Facebook | InstagramOur Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-persia/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
  1. 160: Philosophy and Medicine
  2. 159: The Lovers of Wisdom
  3. 158: A Flawed Inheritance

022: How Al-Qaeda Invaded Georgia America: Secret Wars

The years immediately after 9/11 were a weird time. Every adult in the world went a little insane. The US and Putin's Russia were intelligence allies. Al-Qaeda really was inside Georgia – just not that one by Roberto of altogether too many projects to discuss the Pankisi Gorge Crisis, and how US training and advisors helped combat both fundamentalist insurgents and anti-corruption protestors. Roberto is the host of The History of Saqartvelo Georgia (@History_Georgia) and co-host of Tsar Power (@TsarPowerPod) and Quest for Power.Visit https://hopfulmedia.com.co to subscribe, donate, or buy podcast merch!The History of Saqartvelo Georgia https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historysaqartvelogeorgiaTsar Power https://tsarpowerpod.weebly.com/Quest for Power https://quest-for-power.captivate.fm/Leupp – Georgia and the War on TerrorismManning – Folklore and Terror in Georgia’s ‘Notorious’ Pankisi GorgeThe AP – Green Berets Land in Georgia For 2-Year Training ProgramBush – Presidential Letter, September 19, 2003Bush – Presidential Letter, March 20, 2004Cecire – How extreme are the Extremists? Pankisi Gorge as a Case StudyCivil.ge – Timeline-2005Filkins – U.S. Entangled in Mystery of Georgia’s Islamic FightersGlobalSecurity.org – Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP)Grennan – Georgia's Pankisi Gorge and the Global War Against TerrorismMcGregor – Ricin Fever: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in the Pankisi GorgeMenabde – Pankisi Gorge: A Resurgent Flashpoint in Georgia?Myers – World Briefing\Europe: Georgia: Region Under ControlQuinn-Judge – The Surprise In the GorgeTraynor – Georgia: US opens new front in war on terrorUSDoS – Country Reports on Terrorism 2021: GeorgiaWelt – Shaking up the System: Georgia and the War on Terror
  1. 022: How Al-Qaeda Invaded Georgia
  2. 021: The Pig War (Canadian Almost War 5)
  3. 20: The Creole Case (Canadian Almost War 4)

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Outstanding Iman1123 12/10/2023
No Podcasts about Persia can compare to this

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Funny and erudite Maude The Third 7/11/2023
Great combination of funny dorkitude and high-quality historical narration

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HoPe is the only good god remaining alongside humanity;
all others have departed and gone to Olympus.

-Theognis of Megara, 6th Century BCE