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Why You’d REGRET Being a WWI Pigeon Handler
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During the First World War, not every life behind the lines carried…
8 months, 1 week ago
What It Was Like to Be a Peasant in Tokugawa Japan
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You wake before sunrise in Tokugawa-era Japan, tied to land you do …
8 months, 1 week ago
Why You Wouldn’t Survive the Great Stink of 1858
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In the summer of 1858, London became almost uninhabitable.
The River…
8 months, 1 week ago
Why You’d REGRET Being a SURGEON in Renaissance Europe
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Tonight, you step into a narrow stone street of Renaissance Europe …
8 months, 1 week ago
What Was It Like to Be a Midwife in Medieval Scotland?
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In medieval Scotland, birth rarely happened in silence — but it rar…
8 months, 1 week ago
What It Was REALLY Like to Be a Medieval Astrologer
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Step quietly into a medieval town just before dawn, where stone str…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Fall Asleep As a 1910s Factory Worker Making Early Automobiles
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In the early twentieth century, the automobile promised freedom, sp…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
How People Survived Witchcraft Accusations in 1600s Scotland
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In 1600s Scotland, surviving a witchcraft accusation had very littl…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The BRUTAL Life of a Telegraph Repairman in 1880s Canada
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In the frozen Canadian prairies of the 1880s, progress doesn’t arri…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Why You’d REGRET Being a French Musketeer
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In this episode, you step into early 17th-century France, serving a…
8 months, 2 weeks ago