Join me for Moonshot: The Story of Apollo 11, a journey through the drama, science, and legacy of the first Moon landing. From Cold War rivalries to the heroics behind the scenes, discover how Apollo 11 changed history and what it means for our future in space.

This podcast episode was produced by Hayden Larkin, a Grade 12 student, for his World History course (CHY4U) and was submitted as his Rich Summative Task. For this assignment, students were to select any number of topics covering The World from 1950-Present.

This episode used a clip of "The Adventure" by Angels and Airwaves as its transition. 

Sources used for this episode: 

AMNH. “Apollo 11: What Scientists are Still Learning.” American Museum of Natural 
History, 8 July 2019, https://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/apollo-11-scientific-
legacy. Accessed 19 May 2025.
Angels & Airwaves. The Adventure. 01 January 2006, https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=JMl8cQjBfqk. Accessed 23 May 2025.
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Accessed 19 May 2025.
Botkin-Kowacki, Eva. “Apollo 11 at 50: How the moon landing changed the world.” The
Christian Science Monitor, 2019, 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxiPO4CJQRo. Accessed 19 May 2025.

Episode 430: CHY4U - RST - The Moonshot - The Story of Apollo 11

In 1970, a book was published that predicted how the end of the world was going to imminently unfold. Did it come true? If you are reading this sentence, it did not. However, on this episode Lee does a deep dive into the text to see if we can get some truth out of a failed prophecy...

The Late, Great, Planet Earth

This podcast episode dives into the complex history behind the Berlin Wall, as well as the pop 
culture, media, and various art pieces that came from it. It will be revealed how the wall evolved 
into a powerful cultural artifact through its influence on music, film, literature, and visual art. 
This episode will include fun facts about the wall and its influence on pop culture from the 1960s
and onwards, even until 2025. Although the Berlin Wall was a symbol of the harsh division 
between East and West Germany, the two sides were connected in many ways. Some of those 
connections were protests through visual art and music performances that helped push the 
wall’s eventual collapse in 1989. 

This episode was researched and produced by Grade 12 Student Dani Taylor for her CHY4U World History RST. 

Sources used for this episode:
Baker, F. (1993). The Berlin Wall: production, preservation and consumption of a 20th-century 
monument. Antiquity, 67(257), 709+. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A15143722/AONE?
u=ko_k12hs_d46&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=0c16175f
Berlin Wall Foundation. (n.d.). The Berlin Wall - The Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. 
https://www.stiftung-berliner-mauer.de/en/topics/berlin-wall
Dimitriou, M. (2019, December 6). Dancing on the Berlin Wall | An Interview with Tracy Howe 
from Legendary Canadian Synth-pop Act Rational Youth. Post-Punk. https://post-
punk.com/an-interview-with-tracy-howe-from-legendary-canadian-synth-pop-act-rational-
youth/
Donovan, T. (2023, December 23). Romantic Melancholy Underneath the Guard Towers of the 
Berlin Wall: The Meaning Behind “Heroes” by David Bowie. American Songwriter. 
https://americansongwriter.com/romantic-melancholy-underneath-the-guard-towers-of-
the-berlin-wall-the-meaning-behind-heroes-by-david-bowie/
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Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/28/movies/homevideo/escape-from-east-
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Jones, P. (2021). The Art on the Berlin Wall: Sentiments of East and West Berlin. The Collector.
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Department of English Language and Literature. 
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lang=en
Loshitzky, Y. (1997). Constructing and deconstructing the Wall. CLIO, 26(3), 275+. 
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and after the Border Closure of August 1961. Journal of Contemporary History, 39(1), 
25–43. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3180668
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to life, Berlin Wall being resurrected. https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/the-
simpsons-1998-episode-brings-lenin-back-to-life-berlin-wall-being-resurrected-
b2184579.html
World History Commons. (n.d.). Gunter Schabowski press conference. 
https://worldhistorycommons.org/gunter-schabowski-press-conference

Episode 436: CHY4U - RST - Pop Culture, Media, and The Berlin Wall

In this episode, Grade 12 Student Liam Short takes a deep dive into the rise and fall of the Communist Eastern Bloc from 1945 to 
1989 and beyond. In this episode, Liam will cover several Eastern Bloc countries and their 
history; a brief Pros and Cons list of being part of the Eastern bloc; World Views; Ways of Protest 
against the Soviets; Economic Stability; and lastly how it ended and the effects of its collapse.

This episode was researched and produced by Liam for his CHY4U World History RST. 

Sources used for this episode: 
“The GDR - what life was like for people in East Germany from 1949 to 1990.” 
deutschland.de, 4 March 2025, https://www.deutschland.de/en/topic/culture/gdr-
east-germany. Accessed 30 May 2025.
Institute of National Remembrance. “Brief History of Poland.” Institute of National
Remembrance, eng.ipn.gov.pl/en/brief-history-of-poland#1945.
Research Guides: Polish-American Relations, 1918 to Present: Manuscript 
Resources at the Library of Congress: A Brief Timeline of Modern Polish History. 
guides.loc.gov/poland-manuscripts/timeline. 
History | Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ottawa. 
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“Hungary.” Hungary | Communist Crimes, 
communistcrimes.org/en/countries/hungary.
Alphahistory. “Romania Under Ceausescu.” The Cold War, 21 Mar. 2018, 
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“Bulgaria.” Bulgaria | Communist Crimes, 
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Guardian, 10 Nov. 2021, 
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---. “The Fall of Communism in Romania – Archive, December 1989.” The 
Guardian, 11 Dec. 2024, www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/11/the-fall-of-
communism-in-romania-archive-december-1989. 
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Timeline. 6 Oct. 2009, 
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Academic Block.” Academic Block, 29 Jan. 2025, 
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Rimi, Aisha. “A Timeline of the Gorbachev Era and the Collapse of the Soviet 
Union.” The Independent, 31 Aug. 2022, 
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union.

Episode 437: CHY4U - RST - The Rise and Fall of the Eastern Bloc (1945-89)

Rwanda’s latest attack-dog offensive against Congo looks like an imperialist attempt to eliminate Chinese influence and re-exert control over Congo’s resources.

DR Congo under fire from M23 stooges

written, produced, & performed by sandler 

shoutout to those young men (now old or dead now) in all of those Cold War era physique magazines who inspired this track. 

cold war baby pt 1_2

At the beginning of 1954, Guatemala had a functioning democracy. By the time the year was over, they didn't. What role did the CIA play in that? On this episode, Nathan and Lee look at OPERATION SUCCESS and the way that it almost resulted in the destruction of the entire world...

A CIA Coup in Guatemala

The Warning by George.
From Volume VII Side B of the Band of Georges.

Music and lyrics by G. Davies.
Composed 20th September 1986.

Recorded November 1987.
Mixed November 1987.
Lifted from cassette June 2025.

Copyright © 1987 & 2025 Wud Records.
Copyright ℗ 1986 Explicit Music.

Fun Facts:
This was one of three songs that George wrote on the same day.
The Warning was performed many times live by Rough Terrain.
It appears on their Howell Road Demo and their Exit Stage Deaf compilation.
The Warning was inspired by living in england during the cold war.
It starts on a Bbmaj13 (6X7788) and the first section is quite proggy and melodic.
When the band kicks in, the song has morphed to the key of A.
Digital delay accompanied by a strobe light and a dry ice machine made this song kick.
The Rough Terrain recording featured a wonderful Roland synth that belonged to Freda.

See also:
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/volume-vii-side-b/
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/news/band-of-georges-release-permission-granted/
https://linktr.ee/wudrecords

Volume VII Side B

The Warning

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Band of Georges: The Warning

In 1993, hundreds of believers descended into a bunker to wait for a promised nuclear apocalypse. Like all promised apocalypses at this point, it didn't come true. On this episode, Lee, Nathan, and guest podperson Dr. Shelly Lesher climb into the bunker with them, to try to understand what makes someone want the end of the world. Also, they talk about pennies.

Promising Doomsday

The Secret Pilgrim (Part 1) by John le Carre, read by Michael Jayston.

The Secret Pilgrim (Part 1) by John le Carre - Read by Michael Jayston

John le Carré audiobooks, read by Michael Jayston, a.k.a. Peter Guillam.

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