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Ep. 129 Richard III: How the “Parking Lot King” Rose, Reigned, Fell, and Was Rediscovered Over 500 Years Later
Episode 129
In this week's episode, I delve farther into one of the character's from last week's episode about the War of the Roses: Richard III. Richard is a hi…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep. 128 War of the Roses: How the Real Life Game of Thrones Ended With An Unexpected Victor
Episode 128
Link to family tree! Game of Thrones is typically considered to be the most popular television show of all time based on its massive global reach and…
7 months ago
Ep. 127 Education: Why Our Failing Education System Has Missed the Mark for 12,000 Years
Episode 127
In this episode, I tackle the history of education from prehistoric hunter-gatherer days all the way to today. We'll look at the many motives that ha…
7 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 126 Shackleton: How Endurance Expedition Leader Ernest Shackleton Pulled Off the Most Successful Failure
Episode 126
This week I'm tackling a topic that's been on my mind for quite some time: Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition. Shackleton was really a hu…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 125 LSD: How This “Wonder Drug” Cycled Its Way Through Medical, Government, and Counterculture Communities
Episode 125
Discovered accidentally in the 1930s, studied as a possible psychiatric wonder drug, used by the CIA in highly unethical clandestine mind control exp…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 124 Frances Grey: How the Vilified Mother of Lady Jane Grey May Not Have Deserved Her Reputation
Episode 124
This episode was supposed to be about Lady Jane Grey, the "Nine Days Queen" who was hastily placed on the English throne following the death of Henry…
8 months ago
Ep. 123 Joan of Arc: How a Teenage Peasant Girl Helped Turn the Tide of the Hundred Years War
Episode 123
Join me this week as I recount the unbelievable true story of Joan of Arc, the 16 year old peasant girl who dressed in mens clothing and led French a…
8 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 122 Salt: How the Cheapest Thing at the Grocery Store Was Once Worth Its Weight In Gold
Episode 122
This week is all about the history of salt! Yes, salt. You've probably never given it much thought. It sits in a salt shaker on your kitchen counter,…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Special Release Mini Fix #10: Varina Davis
Varina Howell Davis, wife of Jefferson Davis and First Lady of the Confederacy played the part well. She was educated, graceful, the picture of anteb…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 121 Thomas Jefferson: How America's Golden Boy Refused to Practice What He Preached
Episode 121
Thomas Jefferson was America's golden boy. Author of the Declaration of Independence, secretary of state under George Washington, vice president to J…
8 months, 4 weeks ago