Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRe-Release: Lost in Time - The burying of Pompeii from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
Let's go back to our Volcano Series for Natural Disaster Week! Today, we'll tell the story of how Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. We'll cover what type of volc…
Published on 2 months ago
Can you recommend a Natural Disaster podcast?
🌋 Volcanoes
Ep 38: Volcanoes Pt 1 - Mt. Toba's Echo: Journey into Earth's Cataclysmic Past
A prehistoric eruption so massive it may have nearly wiped out humanity.Ep 42: Volcanoes Pt 2 - Time Capsule o…
Published on 2 months ago
Ep 219: A wild way to dispose of a body - The Murder of Helle Crafts
Episode 219
We've said it before, and we'll say it again - divorce is an option. It's not great, people will be sad, kids will be traumatized, but it's WORSE to be the child of a murderer and not have a mom.
Tod…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Can you recommend a Book podcast?
Episodes:
Ep 7 - Part 1: Dorian Gray-t Expectations - Oscar Wilde's wild rideOscar Wilde’s wit, scandal, and downfall - the wild ride of one of literature’s sharpest voices.Ep 23 - Part 1: Our Lady o…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Ep 218: Mystery Deaths at the Bicentennial - Legionnaires' Disease
Episode 218
It's 1976 - thousands of US Veterans in the American Foreign Legion meet up in Philly for a few days of meetings and camaraderie (and we assume not talking about trauma because it was the 70s).
Stayi…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Can you recommend an Animal podcast?
Ep. 47: Doomed to fail species? The story of the passenger pigeon
Once the most abundant bird in North America, they darkened the skies in flocks of millions—until humans hunted them into extinction.E…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 217: James and the Giant Bitcoin - James Howells
Episode 217
What would you do if you accidentally threw away a fortune? In this episode, we dig into the story of James Howells — the IT worker who tossed out a hard drive holding thousands of Bitcoins, worth hu…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Can you recommend an Ancient History podcast?
Ep 2 - Part 2: Nero: The Fiddling Tyrant
Rome’s most infamous emperor, accused of burning his own city and fiddling while it fell into chaos.Ep 12 - Part 2: Ancient Sport Rivalries - The Nika Riots
Wha…Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 216: Ancient Incendiaries - Greek Fire
Episode 216
Let's go back to ancient warfare, shall we? We'll talk about all the things you can fill a clay pot with to throw at enemies—spikes, bees, boiling hot sand—use your imagination!
Then, we will discuss…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Can you recommend a Plane Crash podcast?
Ep 68 - You're Cleared for Disaster: The Tenerife Airport Crash of 1977
The world’s deadliest aviation disaster didn’t happen in the air—it happened on the runway. Two jumbo jets, thick fog, and a fa…
Published on 3 months ago