Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe forgotten JFK assassination plot
Episode 2212
In December 1960, as president-elect John F Kennedy made his way to church in Florida, a would-be assassin waited nearby, preparing to detonate a bom…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Indian Rebellion of 1857: everything you wanted to know
Episode 2211
What ignited resentment at British rule in India into outright violence? How brutal was British troops' suppression of the uprising? And how did the …
1 year, 7 months ago
From dinosaurs to Godzilla: a 15,000-year history of monsters
Episode 2210
What makes a monster, and why do they fascinate us? Dr Natalie Lawrence unravels 15,000 years of human storytelling through the tales of creatures li…
1 year, 7 months ago
How monasteries powered medieval Europe
Episode 2209
Monasteries and convents were a common sight throughout medieval Europe and beyond. But who were they for? What did they do? And how did religious li…
1 year, 7 months ago
Greenland, forest fires and presidential power: history behind the headlines
Episode 2208
Historians Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter look at the shifting dynamics of presidential power and discuss the history behind President Trump's stated d…
1 year, 7 months ago
George Villiers: from royal favourite to enemy number one
Episode 2207
George Villiers, the Duke of Buckingham, had charm and political ambition by the bucketload – and his rise as a favourite of King James I and VI in t…
1 year, 7 months ago
Extinct animals: everything you wanted to know
Episode 2206
From the depths of the Ice Age to the 20th century, why – and how – have species gone extinct? And are humans always to blame? In conversation with J…
1 year, 7 months ago
Agony and ecstasy: the lives of mystics
Episode 2205
From medieval mystic Julian of Norwich to countercultural figures of the 1960s, various individuals down the centuries have felt they have access to …
1 year, 7 months ago
How medicine became a moneymaker
Episode 2204
How did we go from sharing homegrown cures free of charge to buying medicine from strangers on the open market? This transition is more complex than …
1 year, 8 months ago
Carolingians in crisis: the medieval civil war that shaped Europe
Episode 2203
History is full of dysfunctional families, but few more so than the Carolingian ruling clan. The empire was at the height of its power under renowned…
1 year, 8 months ago