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The Vestal Virgins of Rome
In the heart of ancient Rome stood a group of women unlike any others—the Vestal Virgins. Chosen as young girls and sworn to thirty years of service,…
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Conversations: The Lost Cities of El Norte, w/ Peter Stark
In this week's Conversation Series, Peter sits down with bestselling historian and adventurer Peter Stark to discuss his gripping new book, The Lost …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Legend of the Loveland Frogman
Few American legends are as strange—or as stubbornly persistent—as the Loveland Frogman. First reported in the 1950s along the banks of the Little …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Who Was Muhammad? The Story of Islam's Prophet
The life of Prophet Muhammad is one of the most transformative stories in world history—one that reshaped not only the Arabian Peninsula, but the cou…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Grisly Papal Deaths
The papacy is often seen as one of the most sacred institutions in history—but behind the grandeur of St. Peter's lies a far darker story.
In this ep…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Last U.S. Cavalry Charge in History
In January 1942—amid the chaos of Japan's rapid advance in the Pacific—an echo of an older kind of warfare thundered across the battlefield.
In this …
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Audie Murphy and the Cost of Courage
Before he became one of the most decorated soldiers in American history, Audie Murphy was just a quiet, underage teenager from Texas looking for a …
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Killing Hypatia
In this episode, we explore the life and tragic death of Hypatia—a brilliant mathematician, philosopher, and teacher in Alexandria. Revered b…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Conversations: A Road Trip Through U.S. History, w/ Beverly Gage
In this episode of the History Shorts Conversation Series, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Beverly Gage joins us to discuss her new book This Land I…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The Fall of Valerian and Rome's Darkest Hour
In the third century, the mighty Roman Empire faced one of its most humiliating and devastating moments.
In this episode, we explore the shocking dow…
1 month, 4 weeks ago