Season 15

01 Episode 1 Episode 11st December 2024 02 Salazar, Portugal at double or quits Episode 222nd December 2024 During the Second World War, Portugal managed to get through the conflict without firing a single shot. Caught between the Axis and the Allies, Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, the country's strongman, used every trick in the book to get through the war. In this war of nerves where all the blows are allowed, the Portuguese dictator skillfully used the only weapon at his disposal to preserve the independence of his country: neutrality. 03 American Prohibition, a French Windfall Episode 319th January 2025 December 5, 1933, marked the end of the "Volstead Act", which prohibited Americans from drinking, importing or selling alcohol. During twelve years of prohibition, the hub of trafficking in North America, the small colony of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, experienced incredible growth. French products, champagne in particular, were popular across the Atlantic. This providential windfall benefited the French economy. The successive French governments during this period did everything they could to promote this trade, to the great displeasure of the Americans. 04 Episode 14 Episode 146th April 2025 05 Episode 15 Episode 1527th April 2025 06 Episode 16 Episode 1629th June 2025 07 Episode 17 Episode 174th January 2026