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Bonus Episode - Grisly Trophies, Evil Cowboys, and Questionable Mascots
In this Bonus Episode Sebastian takes questions about the recent series on Buffalo Bill and the Wild West Show. He unpacks Bill's influence on the co…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode #241 - Who Invented the Wild West? (Part II)
Buffalo Bill's Wild West first started touring outdoor arenas in 1883. What started as a western themed circus soon grew in ambition. In the quest to…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode #240 - Who Invented the Wild West? (Part I)
Buffalo Bill Cody was one of America's great mythmakers. The man born William Cody reinvented himself as the west's greatest rider, scout, and buffal…
4 months, 1 week ago
Bonus Episode - Messy Duels, Welsh Pride, and Famous Firsts
In this bonus episode Sebastian takes questions about the recent episodes on Thailand's legendary elephant duels and the seafaring Welsh Prince Madoc…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode #239 - Did a Welsh Prince Beat Columbus to the New World?
There's a story that in the year 1170 a Prince from Wales, named Madoc, led a group of Welsh colonists over the Atlantic to North America. This group…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode #238 - What Was the Last Elephant Duel?
One of the most pivotal moments in the history of Thailand was the Battle of Nong Sarai in 1593. This confrontation between the Burmese Tuangoo Dynas…
5 months, 1 week ago
Bonus Episode - Rabid Vampires, Drunk Witches, and Werewolf Psychopomps
In this Bonus Episode Sebastian takes questions from listeners about the recent episodes on Werewolves and Witches. Sebastian explores the connection…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode #237 - What is the Hammer of the Witches?
In 1487 a scandal prone Dominican inquisitor published one of the most notorious witch-hunting manuals in history. The Malleus Maleficarum, or Hammer…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode #236 - Real Werewolves?
Stories about human beings transforming into wolves are as old as literature itself. Even the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh featured a story…
6 months, 1 week ago
Bonus Episode - Marble Thieves, Museums, and Dictators
In this bonus episode Sebastian answers questions from listeners about the recent series on the Parthenon Marbles. The host tangles with the ethics o…
6 months, 2 weeks ago