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Fall Asleep As a Persian Immortal at the Battle of Marathon
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In tonight’s story, you step into the sandals of a Persian Immortal…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Fall Asleep Living in the World’s First Ghetto (Venice, 1516)
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In 1516, Venice created the world’s first ghetto.
Behind newly locke…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Fall Asleep As a Medieval Mason Building a Gothic Cathedral
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Tonight, you are a medieval stone mason, waking before dawn to the …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Why You’d REGRET Being a WWII Minesweeper
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Tonight, you step far from the front lines of World War II and onto…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
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…
2 months, 3 weeks 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 …
2 months, 3 weeks 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…
2 months, 4 weeks 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 …
2 months, 4 weeks 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…
3 months 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…
3 months ago