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The Cult of Hassan-i Sabbah
Season 2
Admin Note: The following is part one of three part Tale. I’ll be releasing these fortnightly.
There’s a tale from the Medieval Near East that pers…
3 years, 11 months ago
Admin Note: Assassins and Re-Uploads
Season 3
Hey all just a quick update, apologies I’m a little croaky on the recording. As I say I have been doing a lot of recording while on a long weekend. …
3 years, 11 months ago
The Bottle Conjuror
Season 2
Quick admin note: I was planning on dropping a couple of 10 minute episodes in May, giving me a little time to plan out the next run. A couple of day…
4 years ago
Beyond the Archway
Season 2
This week my (New Zealand) Government announced New Zealand schools would be teaching New Zealand History to all children. This IS actually quite an …
4 years ago
Njinga of Ndongo
Season 2
Happy International Woman’s Day! This week I’m looking at one lesser known badass warrior Queen - Njinga, Queen (then later King) of Ndongo.
The b…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Phantom Airships
Season 2
From November 1896 through 1897, the skies over America - if Tales are to be believed - were full of magnificent flying machines. Some possibly from …
4 years, 1 month ago
Doctor Sweet’s Defence
Season 2
Content Warning: This week’s Tale deals with several ugly topics including lynching, false arrests death by consumption, suicide and racism in genera…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Pendle Witches (Part Two)
Season 2
This is part two of a two part series on England’s Pendle Witch trials of 1612. Last episode we looked at the lead in to the witch hunts in England a…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Pendle Witches (Part One)
Season 2
In 1612 Lancaster, England was abuzz with several reports of witchcraft - the new moral panic to have just hit England after a certain King of Scotla…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Miser of Marcham Park
Season 1
Hi all, Happy Holidays, however you choose to celebrate - or commiserate this year. The following episode is the last Tale of the year (I’ll be back …
4 years, 3 months ago