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Episode #172- Who Was The African Samurai? (Part II)
In the 1580's Japan was a on the precipice of a massive transformation. For over a century the country had been embroiled in war, but by 1581 the end…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode #171- Who Was The African Samurai? (Part I)
Near the end of Japan's "Warring States" period a remarkable visitor arrived in the country with a group of European Jesuit missionaries. He was a so…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode #170- Who Knows Houdini? (Part III)
Houdini had a truly impressive run as an entertainer. In the decade between 1904 and 1913 he developed a number of escapes and illusions that are sti…
3 years, 3 months ago
Episode #169- Who Knows Houdini? (Part II)
Over the course of 1899 Harry Houdini went from being an obscure circus performer to being one of the best known entertainers in America. He became k…
3 years, 3 months ago
Episode #168- Who Knows Houdini? (Part I)
The word "iconic" gets thrown around pretty loosely these days, but there are some figures who truly earn the descriptor. Micheal Jordan and Mohammed…
3 years, 4 months ago
Episode #167- Who Was The Fake Asian?
In 1703 a curious character arrived in London claiming to be a native of the island of Formosa. These days Formosa is better known as Taiwan, but in …
3 years, 4 months ago
Episode #166- Who Was Liver Eating Johnson? (ft. Daniele Bolelli)
Some of the most legendary figures to emerge from the history of the American West were the rough-and-ready "mountain men". But, the most legendary m…
3 years, 4 months ago
Episode #165- What Was The Galileo Affair? (Part III)
There is a story that as Galileo stood in front of the Inquisition and listened as they declared that the Earth did not revolve around the Sun, he wh…
3 years, 5 months ago
Episode #164- What Was The Galileo Affair? (Part II)
Galileo is often credited with inventing the telescope, but he never made that claim. He simply whipped up his own take on the device and sold it to …
3 years, 5 months ago
Episode #163- What Was The Galileo Affair? (Part I)
The Pisan scientist Galileo Galilei has been remembered as the "father of modern science." The discoveries he made with his telescope led to a comple…
3 years, 6 months ago