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Ep 182: Hitler's Least Favorite Spy - Virginia Hall
Episode 182
Now, let's talk about a hero of WWII! Virginia Hall was an American woman who wanted to work in Europe, specifically France, to help the French Resis…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ep 181: Hitler's Favorite Film Maker - Leni Riefenstahl
Episode 181
We mentioned Leni in Episode 117 when we discussed the Berlin Olympics in 1936. She is the director who created the 'Olympia' film, breaking barriers…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ep 180: The Beast of Belsen - Irma Grese
Episode 180
History, as we know, is filled with uplifting stories - it's also full of awful stories that are sometimes difficult even to imagine, like his one.
T…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ep 179: A Friend Till The End & Beyond - Hachikō
Episode 179
Today, we learn the adorable story of the Huskie Hachikō, who waited at the train station for his owner for years after his death. Hachikō isn't the …
1 year, 4 months ago
Ep 178: The Miracle Worker & The Miracle - The Helen Keller story
Episode 178
Today starts our Women's History Month coverage! We remind you that nobody is perfect, women, like all genders, contain mulititudes.
Taylor starts of…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ep 177: What's the worst that could happen? - The The Münster Rebellion of 1534
Episode 177
Let's travel a century or so in the future from Britain's Peasant Revolt to what happened in Germany after they had their own. It's fully the Renaiss…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ep 176: Who's to say Virgin Blood doesn't stop aging? - Elizabeth Bathory
Episode 176
Let's get creepy for Women's History! Farz walks us through the tale of Elizabeth Bathory, who murdered countless peasants in her Transylvanian castl…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ep 175: Just stop watching award shows - Psychology of celebrity obsession
Episode 175
Let's talk about celebrities & our obsession with them. Farz will walk us through some examples, from fun things like Taylor having a Prince William …
1 year, 5 months ago
Ep 174: We're men, we're men in tights (Tight tights!) - Geoffrey Chaucer
Episode 174
Poetry Professor Taylor will be walking us through the life and times of Geoffery Chaucer! Just kidding - a normal person who doesn't understand Midd…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ep 173: Revenge of the Monarch - Jamal Khashoggi
Episode 173
Today, Farz tells the story of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who dared to talk about the ruler of Saudi Arabia. After years in exile, Jamal decided to …
1 year, 5 months ago