This is Part 1 of “A History of Romania,” created and narrated by Arthur Soporan .  You can listen to the rest of this series by adding the “Silk+ Showcase” podcast to your podcast player (scroll down for the instructions).

Overview: “A History of Romania” is a 14-hour epic story about the early struggles of this country with the powerful Emperors of the Roman Empire, as well as, invading barbarians led by Attila the Hun.

Caution: Topics in this new series include war, battles, death, and slavery.

Here are the 14 parts of “A History of Romania” (each about 1 hour long)
NOTE: Parts 1-5 are ready now, and Parts 6-14 will be ready soon.

Part 1: Geography, Early Society, & Greek Invasions
Part 2: Conflicts with the Roman Empire
Part 3: War with the Roman Empire
Part 4: Defeat by the Roman Empire & Slave Escape
Part 5: Life under the Roman Empire
Part 6: Threats to the Roman Empire
Part 7: Attacks on the Roman Empire
Part 8: Restoration of the Roman Empire
Part 9: Reformation of the Roman Empire
Part 10: Rise of Attila the Hun
Part 11: Power of Attila the Hun
Part 12: Fall of Attila the Hun
Part 13: Battle for Survival
Part 14: The Past and Future

Instructions for adding the “Silk+ Showcase” podcast to your podcast player (so you can listen to ALL the parts of this new podcast series):

1. Start on the device you will use to listen to the podcast (eg, iPhone or Android phone)
2. Go to: https://silk.memberful.com/account/feeds
3. Log in with your email and password (or use the send email link option)
4. Tap “Subscribe” next to “Silk+ Showcase“
5. Tap on the icon image of your preferred Podcast App (eg, purple icon for Apple Podcasts OR green icon for Spotify)
6. Tap “Follow” (eg, on pop-up for Apple Podcasts OR in upper-left corner for Spotify)
7. Tap one of these: “Library” (for Apple Podcasts) OR tap “Your Library” (for Spotify)
8. Done!  The premium podcast should now be in the library section of your app.
9. Repeat the above steps to add any other Silk+ premium podcast!

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Enjoy this bonus episode about some wacky parents, a little boy, and a large helium balloon shaped like a flying saucer.  Includes Storm Chasing, Wife Swapping, Dirty Ratting, Tiny Tooting, & Some Vomiting.

Watch a demo video of “The Science Detectives”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFKJCsqZLlA

Watch the Heene Family on CNN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI6UONWCq7A

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*Content adapted, remixed, edited, and produced by Harris from materials in the public domain and from Wikipedia.

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Enjoy this bonus episode about the historical origins of various pirate tropes.

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Enjoy this bonus episode about more history about UFOs.

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Enjoy this bonus episode about pearl divers, sharks, and shark charmers (does not contain any graphic descriptions of shark attacks).

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Enjoy this bonus episode about Vaseline and the gunk that forms on oil wells and oil machinery.*

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Enjoy this bonus episode about Alexander Selkirk, the castaway who inspired Robinson Crusoe.

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Enjoy 5-Hours (well, almost 5-Hours) of the full story of Henry Ford.  I took all nine episodes of The Story of Henry Ford, removed any music, cut out their introductions, deleted any promos or ads, normalized their volumes, and stitched them together.

Now you can enjoy a pure, seamless, and extended experience of the Full Story of Henry Ford.

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Enjoy this bonus episode about early reports of hairy human-like beasts in the 1800s.

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