Panama: Crossroads of the World

The complete history of the Isthmus of Panama in 18 episodes — from the indigenous nations who first mapped the crossing, through Spanish silver, pirate raids, the Gold Rush railroad, the French catastrophe and the American canal, the long fight over the Canal Zone, the Noriega years and the 1989 invasion, the 1999 handover, and Panama today. Narrated by AI voices from sourced, human-reviewed research.