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Ep. 19 Six Wives Pt. 1: How Henry VIII Got Away With Scandal, Sacrilege, and Murder
Episode 19
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. Henry VIII went down in history, not so much for what he accomplished as king of England but …
2 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 18 Pompeii: How an Ancient Roman City Became a Time Capsule of the Past
Episode 18
The year is 79 AD. A bustling Roman port city sits nestled at the base of a mountain. Ships bob in the harbor, their nets heavy with fish and crabs t…
2 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 17 Deborah Sampson: How a Woman Became a Revolutionary War Hero and Why You’ve Probably Never Heard Her Name
Episode 17
Musket fire, soldiers yelling, chaos. It’s the summer of 1782 and Robert Shurtleff lies groaning on the ground, clutching a gash in his forehead. He’…
2 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 16 Chernobyl: How the Soviet Union’s Desperation to Prove Itself Almost Ended the World
Episode 16
It’s April 1986. Alarms at the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant in Sweden start going off unexpectedly, warning of high levels of radiation. Operators ar…
2 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 15 Toxic Beauty: How We’ve Poisoned Ourselves for Centuries All in the Name of Beauty
Episode 15
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” or so they say. But, honestly that’s just not true. For all of known history beauty has been defined by socie…
2 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 14 Atlantis: How an Ancient Lost City Inspired Nazi Germany and Fueled the Holocaust
Episode 14
The lost city of Atlantis was said to be an ideal, utopian society, flourishing under the noble leadership of 10 princes who swore an oath to the god…
2 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 13 Genghis Khan: How One Man Created the Largest Empire the World Has Ever Known
Episode 13
Genghis Khan, the man, the myth, the legend was undoubtedly a fierce and ruthless warrior. The New York Times called him “the original bad boy of his…
2 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 12 Abolition: How Britain Forced Its Citizens to Pay Off Enslavers for 200 Years
Episode 12
Abolitionist Olaudah Equiano was captured from his home in Africa as an 11 year old boy while his parents were out working one day. He was stuffed be…
2 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 11 Mad Kings: How Insanity Has Plagued World Leaders Throughout History
Episode 11
Kings, and queens, monarchs and emperors often rise to the throne by birthright alone. There’s no campaigning, no election, no popular vote, no compe…
2 years, 10 months ago
Ep. 10 The Great Pyramid: How This Ancient Wonder May Not Be At All What We Thought It Was
Episode 10
Towering 450 feet above the Egyptian desert lies the Great Pyramid of Giza, its rugged, crumbling facade a mere ruin of its former glory. It was once…
2 years, 10 months ago