Podcast Episodes

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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