May 30, 202617 minS2
<p>The Gulf of Tonkin Incident became the justification for the Vietnam War.</p><p>There was just one problem:The second attack likely never happened.</p><p>In August 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson told the American...
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Welcome to the Continuum! Here we look at what is happening now and how it connects to history. rejil.substack.com
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Who hosts The Continuum?
The Continuum is hosted by By Rejil. The show has published 87 episodes to date.
What has The Continuum covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The Lie That Started A War: The Gulf Of Tonkin Incident" (30 May 2026, 17 minutes), "Martyrs of the Racetrack: The First Memorial Day" (25 May 2026, 2 minutes), and "The Island That Runs the World: How Taiwan Came to Control 90% of the World's Advanced Chips" (23 May 2026, 18 minutes).
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The Continuum publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 11 minutes across 87 episodes.
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By Rejil hosts The Continuum, a history podcast with 87 episodes published.
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May 25, 20262 minS2<p>Before Memorial Day became a holiday of barbecues and long weekends, one of the first known Memorial Day ceremonies was held by former slaves in Charleston, South Carolina.</p><p>In 1865, newly freed Black Americans...
Episode #31
The Island That Runs the World: How Taiwan Came to Control 90% of the World's Advanced Chips
May 23, 202618 minS2<p>Oil has dozens of producers. Advanced semiconductor chips — the components powering every smartphone, every AI system, every modern weapons platform on the planet — have one.</p><p>Taiwan.</p><p>One island. 23...
May 16, 202621 minS2<p>The petrodollar system has survived oil embargoes, financial crises, and the rise of China. It survived 2008 — when a crisis born in American banks sent investors running toward the dollar, not away from...
May 9, 202612 minS2<p>In Episode 1, we traced how America replaced the gold standard with oil — and built the petrodollar system in a secret deal between Henry Kissinger and the Saudi royal family.</p><p>In Episode 2, we look at what that...
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May 2, 202615 minS2<p>Discover the secret arrangement that saved the US dollar and reshaped the global economy for 50 years. In 1971, the world’s financial anchor snapped when Richard Nixon ended the gold standard. Facing economic chaos...
Episode #27
Augustus Caesar: The First Emperor of Rome
Apr 25, 202622 minS2<p>In 44 BCE, an 18-year-old received a letter in Greece telling him that Julius Caesar — assassinated the day before — had named him his heir. His advisors told him to walk away. He walked straight in.</p><p>What...
Episode #26
Energy War | The Iran-Iraq Tanker War
Apr 18, 202610 minS2<p>The Tanker War remains one of the most volatile chapters in Middle East history, directly shaping the permanent US military presence in the Persian Gulf today. In this deep dive, we explore Iraq’s deliberate strategy...
Apr 4, 202610 minS2<p>In September 1980, Iraq invaded Iran. Saddam Hussein expected it to be over in weeks. It lasted eight years. It killed over a million people. It used chemical weapons on a scale not seen since World War...
Mar 28, 202613 minS2<p>This week, Senator Lindsey Graham went on Fox News and said “We did Iwo Jima — we can do this” to argue for sending U.S. Marines to seize Iran’s Kharg Island. Republicans and Democrats immediately pushed back. Rep...
Mar 21, 202615 minS2<p>In August 1953, the CIA and British intelligence MI6 overthrew Iran’s democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in a covert operation codenamed Operation Ajax. They did it in four days. They did it for...
Mar 14, 202611 minS2<p>In 1972, a gallon of gas cost 36 cents. By 1980, the world had changed forever. This is the story of the 1970s energy crisis — the oil embargo that blindsided America, the gas lines that stretched for miles, and the...
Mar 7, 20267 minS2<p>A billion-dollar bridge. A private billionaire. A sudden presidential threat.This is how the Gordie Howe Bridge exposed political cronyism in plain sight.</p><p>The Gordie Howe International Bridge was designed to...
Feb 28, 202615 minS2<p></p><p>Before emperors ruled Rome, one man showed it could be done.</p><p>Julius Caesar did not destroy the Roman Republic overnight. He survived it, learned from it, and mastered the broken system it had already...
Episode #19
How Fake Science Was Used to Justify Racism
Feb 21, 20266 minS2<p>They used skulls, rulers, and fake science to decide who was human.This documentary exposes how pseudoscience was weaponized to justify racism.</p><p>In the 19th and early 20th centuries, so-called scientists claimed...
Feb 14, 20266 minS2<p>Leslie Wexner is often remembered as the billionaire behind Victoria’s Secret and L Brands—but his influence went far beyond retail.</p><p>In this video, we examine Leslie Wexner’s business empire, political...
Episode #17
After 9/11, America Gave Up Its Freedom
Feb 7, 20267 minS2<p>After 9/11, America didn’t just change — it surrendered power in the name of safety.</p><p>In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, Americans were promised security — and many accepted sweeping changes without debate...
Jan 31, 20268 minS2<p>Before Julius Caesar.Before Augustus.Before Rome had emperors — there was Gaius Marius.</p><p>Gaius Marius was not an emperor, but he was the man who changed Rome forever. In this episode of our Roman Emperors...
Jan 31, 20264 minS2<p>What exactly is EFTA0005010, and why does this document stand out among the Epstein files?</p><p>In this video, we take a focused, evidence-based look at EFTA0005010, breaking down what the file contains, what’s...
Jan 24, 20269 minS2<p>Before Julius Caesar.Before Augustus.Before the Roman Empire ever existed — there was Sulla.</p><p>Lucius Cornelius Sulla was not an emperor, but he was the man who proved Rome could be ruled by one. In this episode...
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