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Episode 148: Predictable
Episode 148
If history has shown us anything, it's that humans are easily motivated by fear. Just what some of those fears have been, though, is more than a litt…
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode 147: Contained
Episode 147
Humans have long practiced the art of building walls and fortresses in an effort to gain control or find safety. But no place is safe from the danger…
5 years, 8 months ago
Episode 146: A Great Weight
Episode 146
Humans have spent thousands of years building systems to keep us as safe as possible. But eventually, each of us will have to stop and rest, letting …
5 years, 8 months ago
Episode 145: Invention
Episode 145
Human ingenuity knows no bounds. Along with creating all manner of new technology, and ever more complex levels of knowledge, another thing we are go…
5 years, 9 months ago
Episode 144: Birds of Prey
Episode 144
Folklore is often about danger and how we, as a community, might avoid it. But real life sometimes becomes a mirror of those fears, and leaves us won…
5 years, 9 months ago
Episode 143: Inside Information
Episode 143
Some of the oldest and most popular parts of folklore are the ghost stories. Whether told around a campfire, or red about in the safety a well-lit ro…
5 years, 9 months ago
Episode 142: Reflections
Episode 142
There's a lot that science has explained away. Mysteries that left us cowering in fear. Events that challenged our feelings of security and control. …
5 years, 10 months ago
Episode 141: Stains
Episode 141
Humanity has always been very good at making the best of a bad situation. Either by burying the past, or at least by building distractions that take …
5 years, 10 months ago
Episode 140: Potential
Episode 140
We often speak in lofty terms about all that humans are capable of achieving, and much of that is true. But looking backward in time, we can also see…
5 years, 11 months ago
Episode 139: Heirloom
Episode 139
The way we treat the past is a great lens into the character of humanity. Sometimes we elevate it, but all too often we work to bury it. And while th…
5 years, 11 months ago