Ranked #1
The King James Bible: One Version of the Greatest Story Ever Told
The King James Bible: One Version of the Greatest Story Ever Told
(Elizabeth and Nathan) In 1611, a group of men completed what has become one of the most well-known translations of the ... Read more
17 May 2014
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23mins
Ranked #2
Mental Institutions, Part I: Nellie Bly's Exposé
Mental Institutions, Part I: Nellie Bly's Exposé
(Elizabeth) In 1887, Nellie Bly was asked to pass a week at an insane asylum. She said she would and she could and she d... Read more
8 Nov 2014
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10mins
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The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
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(Lesley) The lives of Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I of England may be seen as a contrast in social expectations d... Read more
29 Aug 2015
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Mental Institutions, Part II: The Rosenhan Experiment
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(Nathan and Christine) It's Bastille Day weekend so we make a return to France for today's topic. In the third installm... Read more
13 Jul 2013
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The Papal Pornocracy
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The Demon Core
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(Kirsti) The Manhattan Project placed the lives of scientists and staff in New Mexico at great risk. One plutonium core ... Read more
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Ranked #8
Empress Eugénie in Exile, Part I: Flight from Paris
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(Christine) When Napoleon III’s French Empire began to crumble in the late 19th century, his wife was trapped in Paris. ... Read more
3 Jan 2015
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Ranked #9
The Forbidden Holiday
The Forbidden Holiday
(Nathan) The English Civil War of the mid-17th century ended in the beheading of King Charles I and the establishment of... Read more
14 Dec 2019
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The Strategic Failure of the Habsburg Chin
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(Kirsti) What’s the best approach to consolidating power and land within your family? The ambitious Habsburgs achieved g... Read more
14 Sep 2013
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Ranked #11
The Murderess in History
The Murderess in History
(Lesley) Serial killers can be fascinating subjects. The men who hunt strangers are terrifying and interesting studies o... Read more
12 Aug 2017
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Alan Turing
Alan Turing
(Kirsti) Alan Turing has been called a lay saint, and he surely was one of the greatest minds of the Greatest Generation... Read more
23 Aug 2014
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Entertainment in Medieval Towns
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(Christine) Whether they got a day off from working at their trade or had so much money they could pay people to enterta... Read more
29 Jun 2013
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Richard the Lionheart on Crusade
Richard the Lionheart on Crusade
(Samantha) Richard the Lionheart hardly seems like a footnote in history. He is celebrated as a great warrior king and i... Read more
22 Mar 2014
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14mins
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Drinking in Medieval England
Drinking in Medieval England
(Samantha) Do you like to drink? Well, so did people in the Middle Ages. Tune in to learn about what people were drinki... Read more
23 Mar 2013
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Queer Women in the Golden Age of Mysteries
Queer Women in the Golden Age of Mysteries
(Lucy and Elizabeth) From the early to mid-twentieth century, queens of crime Sayers, Christie, Marsh, and Wentworth rei... Read more
12 Oct 2013
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Cathars, Templars, and The Siege of Montségur
Cathars, Templars, and The Siege of Montségur
(Nathan) What do medieval frat boys, Nicholas Cage, and Iron Maiden have in common? They're all part of one of the most ... Read more
23 Feb 2013
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16mins
Ranked #18
The Unquiet Afterlife of Elizabeth Siddal
The Unquiet Afterlife of Elizabeth Siddal
(Christine) Following a tumultuous life entrenched in Britain's art world, Elizabeth Siddal was laid to rest in 1862, bu... Read more
2 Nov 2019
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18mins
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The Trotula and Medieval Gynecology
The Trotula and Medieval Gynecology
(Nathan) Imagine you were a medieval woman suffering from fertility problems or an irregular period. How would you deal... Read more
11 Feb 2017
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Hugh O'Neill and the Tudors
Hugh O'Neill and the Tudors
(Christine) At the dawn of the 17th century, only one region of Ireland was largely outside of English control: Ulster. ... Read more
4 Oct 2014
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26mins
