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May 14 Salem Witch Trials
Season 5 Episode 14
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The infamous Salem Witch trials are now understood to be a bout of Puritan Mass Hysteria - and some historians argue lead to the end of experimental theocracies in the USA
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
May 12 The Pope and Fatima's third secret
Season 5 Episode 12
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On a thanksgiving pilgrimage to Fatima Pope John Paul II was attacked by a ultra-conservative priest brandishing a bayonet. Why was the Pope there in the first place? What was he giving…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
May 13 Shooting in St Peters Square
Season 5 Episode 13
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Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca came millimeters from killing John Paul II today by shooting him four times at close range in St Peters Square. We look at the theories about why it hap…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Mar 12 Bishop Berkeley, Yale and Idealism
Season 3 Episode 12
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George Berkeley, a father of Empiricism, and Irish Bishop and endower of Yale University lived a fascinating life, We look at his ideas and his legacy in this podcast.
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Mar 11 William Carey's Fire in Serampore, India
Season 3 Episode 11
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Today we remember a fire in Serrmapore which destroyed some priceless translations from Sanskrit but brought international fame to the work of William Carey. Covering the founding of th…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Mar 10 Rev. Martin Luther King
Season 3 Episode 10
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Today we remember how James Earl Ray confessed to the murder of Rev King. Todays pod takes a brief look at Kings life, his theology and his legacy
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Mar 9 In Sebaste, Roman Soldiers are Martyred
Season 3 Episode 9
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A chilling story of the death of 40 Roman Soldiers in Lesser Armenia, in 320. They froze to death rather than renounce their Christian faith. WIdely celebrated in the Orthodox World as…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Mar 8 Reagan's Evil Empire
Season 3 Episode 8
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We look at today's speech by President Reagan to an Evangelical Congress in Florida. It has gone down in history as the 'Evil Empire Speech' and we examine the context of this and the …
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Mar 2 - The Death of John Wesley
Season 3 Episode 2
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Today we look at the remarkable life of John Wesley, the beginning of Methodism and the death of 'the most loved man in Britain'
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
Mar 5 Roger Williams first Baptist Church in USA
Season 3 Episode 5
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Today we look at the restless life of English missionary and linguist Roger Williams, and how he established the first Baptist Church in Rhodes Island
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago