Olympias Part 3: The Rise and Fall of a Legend

Posted in History, Podcast, History Podcast, Storytelling, Culture, Society, Anthropology, Social Science, Warrior Culture, War, Education, Learning, Adventure, Survival Stories, Survival, Discovery, Journey, Biography, Literature, Travel, Writing, Religion, Mythology, Folklore, World History, Analysis, Art, Archaeology, Writer on Feb 12th, 2020 Comments

The finale is here! In the final episode we explore the final years of Olympias’s epic life. We cover how she cultivated her own power at court, watch her rise to even greater heights after the death of Alexander the Great, see a war waged between two incredible women of the ancient world, and find out just how this mother of an empire met her end.

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The Lost Voyage of Shackleton: The Edge of Human Endurance Part 5 of 5

Posted in History, Animals, American History, Podcast, History Podcast, Storytelling, Culture, Society, Anthropology, Psychology, Social Science, Science, War, Technology, Dogs, Education, Learning, Biology, Study, Ship, Sailing, Adventure, Shackleton, Antarctica, Polar, Polar Exploration, Ross Sea, Weddell Sea, Endurance, Shipwreck, Survival Stories, England, Norway, Ross Sea Party, Aurora, Ice, Global Warming, Exploration, Expedition, Survival, Discovery, Journey, Midnight Sun, Maritime History, Biography, Canada, Literature, Travel, Victorian, Author, Writing, Folklore, World History, Fear, Analysis, Artist, Art, Archaeology, Psychoanalysis, Cats, Writer, Military History, Ireland on Dec 5th, 2019 Comments

The finale is here! Come find out just how one of the most inspiring stories of human endurance ended. We head back to Antarctica and watch the crew of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition make history as Shackleton attempts one last desperate attempt at a rescue mission. This episode has all the answers you've been waiting for.

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Père Lachaise Cemetery: A History of Death in Paris

Posted in History, Funerals, Podcast, History Podcast, Storytelling, Culture, Society, Anthropology, Social Science, War, Education, Learning, Biography, Literature, Travel, Victorian, Poet, Poetry, Author, Writing, Halloween, Spooky, Religion, World History, Artist, Art, Scary, Writer, Piano, Composer, Abelard and Heloise, France, French History, Paris, Catacombs, Cemetery, Tomb, Graveyard, Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars, Military History, Paris Catacombs, Grave, Chopin, Isadora Duncan, Oscar Wilde, Moliere, Jim Morrison, Poland, Ireland on Oct 30th, 2019 Comments

Join me on a tour of Père Lachaise Cemetery and explore the tombs of some of histories most incredible icons including Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Abelard and Heloise, and Chopin. We examine the cemetery's history, make a side tour to the catacombs beneath Paris, and explore the dark moments in history that have occurred in Père Lachaise since its establishment by Napoleon. Let's go to Paris!

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The First Monsters

Posted in History, Animals, Podcast, History Podcast, Storytelling, Culture, Society, Anthropology, Psychology, Social Science, Science, Indigenous, Education, Learning, Biology, Survival Stories, Exploration, Survival, Discovery, Journey, Literature, Travel, Halloween, Spooky, Monsters, Religion, Mythology, Folklore, Folktales, Ancient Manuscript, World History, Paleolithic, Megalithic, Ice Age, Lascaux, Chauvet, Cave Art, Ancient Art, Fear, Analysis, Prehistory, Prehistoric, Neanderthals, Ancestors, Painting, Artist, Art, Pictograph, Pictogram, Ice Age Predators, Evolution, Scary, Archaeology, Kraken, Carl Jung, Psychoanalysis on Oct 16th, 2019 Comments

In this episode we explore history's first monsters. From the prehistoric beasts that stalked our ancestors to the first mythological oral traditions, then to the first ancient written accounts through the modern day; this is the history of what scares us. What were the first monsters, why do we fear them, and why do we need them? Let's find out and examine the first things that appeared from the darkness.