The Present Past

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Hi there. My name is Jochem. I make the show The Present Past, a show where I research how the present has been influenced by the past. History but connected...

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The Most Evil Zoo in History

Why Past Predictions Don't Make Sense

When a Genocide Was Broadcast Live on TV

I Read Hitler's Book in 2025. It scared me for us.

Why Italians Talk Like That

Why Amsterdam has Canals

The Islamic City that Made the West

Who Was Dick Cheney

When Dutch Marines Made a Massacre

Who Built These Ancient Skyscrapers

The Genius Design of Communist Memorials

How to Destroy a State

What happened to Italy's Skyscrapers

All the Walls in the World, Mapped

The Worst Hunt in History

Why Poland is Divided

How lemons made the mafia

How Sugar Enslaved the World

How the U.S. made pizza popular (in Italy)

Why Germany is still divided

Why Germany Forgot Its Colonial Past

Why the Dutch support colonialism

Why sayings about the Dutch are so weird

The Biggest Hoax in History

The REAL Reason Russia Owns Kaliningrad

Italy's Most Evil Road

Why the US didn't Nuke Tokyo

Why People Still Think Napoleon was Short

Why African Flags Look The Same

Is Indonesia a Nation State