Lessons From History
Join me, Draevnn Motkova, on my thought-provoking exploratory podcast. From the rise and fall of empires to the triumphs and tragedies of historical figures.
The Premise
I started this podcast, basing it on important historical moments which were or conducted in a way, and what might have been an alternate reality if…
Each episode questions the moments history took for granted — the same instinct for “what if” that shapes Draevnn’s fiction, turned toward the historical record itself.
Lessons From History — Podcast
Lessons From History, an Introduction
History is filled with people and nations making the wrong decisions, and sometimes the right one.
Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
A Literary Genius and creator of dark suspense; this episode written, produced, recorded and spoken by author Draevnn Motkova.
The Wright Brothers
As a kid in school, I learned that long ago, two men on their own did the unbelievable - they flew a plane. They were the first and everybody was happy that it happened.
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune
The perplexing conundrum of life is how to help our fellow man, lesson one's pain and suffering, raise and educate our children so future generations can have a better life than what we have to experience.
About the Host
Draevnn Motkova
The same eye for mood and consequence that shapes Draevnn’s gothic fiction drives the questions asked on Lessons From History.