Posted in History, Animals, Humor, American History, Podcast, History Podcast, Storytelling, Culture, Society, Social Science, Science, War, Education, Learning, Study, Survival Stories, Biography, Travel, Victorian, Monsters, Religion, Mythology, Folklore, Folktales, France, French History, Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars, Grave on Sep 22nd, 2021
We’ve been putting animals on trial probably as long as we’ve been putting one another on trial. In this episode we examine several animal trials spanning nearly a 600-year period. We cover six trials extending over three continents: A monkey in Hartlepool accused of espionage, a murderous pig in Savigny, a group of slugs who just wouldn’t listen, a circus elephant in Tennessee we should never forget, a bear who served time with good behavior in Kazakhstan, and a rooster (or basilisk depending on whom you ask) in Basel, Switzerland, burned at the stake for laying an egg. Grab you gavels and get ready to travel on this sometimes whimsical, sometimes sad, and constantly strange episode exploring the history of animals put on trial.
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Posted in History, Funerals, Podcast, History Podcast, Storytelling, Culture, Society, Anthropology, Social Science, Science, Indigenous, Warrior Culture, War, Education, Learning, Study, Adventure, Exploration, Expedition, Survival, Discovery, Journey, Biography, Travel, Religion, Mythology, Folklore, Folktales, World History, Paleolithic, Megalithic, Ancient Art, Prehistory, Prehistoric, Pictograph, Pictogram, Archaeology, Egypt, Egyptology, Mummy, Mummification, Egyptian Gods, Archaeological Digs, Excavation, History of Egypt, Cemetary, Tomb, Military History, Grave on Jul 21st, 2021
Over 5,200 years ago a king rose to power in Upper Egypt. His name was Scorpion. Yes, there was a real Scorpion king, and we can piece together a fragmentary picture of his life through the archaeological evidence left behind. Though the details of his life are debated, it’s clear he was an important part of Egyptian history. Come join me as we time travel back to predynastic Egypt and meet the legendary Scorpion King.
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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
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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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, Religion, World History, Art, Scary, Writer, Abelard and Heloise, France, French History, Paris, Catacombs, Tomb, Graveyard, Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars, Military History, Paris Catacombs, Grave, Chopin, Isadora Duncan, Oscar Wilde, Moliere, Jim Morrison, Poland, Ireland on Oct 30th, 2019
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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Posted in , , , , History, Animals, Podcast, History Podcast, Storytelling, Culture, Society, Anthropology, Social Science, Science, Indigenous, Education, Learning, Study, England, Exploration, Expedition, Discovery, Travel, Halloween, Religion, Mythology, Folklore, World History, Analysis, Prehistory, Prehistoric, Scary, Archaeology, Egypt, Egyptology, Cats, Mummy, Guanajuato, Mummies of Guanajuato, Mexico, Mexican History, Teotihuacan, Mummification, Beni Hassan, Bastet, Bast, Egyptian Gods, Festivals, Archaeological Digs, Excavation, History of Egypt, Ray Bradbury on Oct 23rd, 2019
In this two story episode we travel to Guanajuato, Mexico, and discover a cache of mummies that were literally evicted from their graves. Then we head to Beni Hassan, Egypt, where a farmer digging a well in 1888 accidentally stumbled upon one of the largest hoards of cat mummies ever found, and, possibly, an ancient, illegal crime ring of cat killers (seriously). We also meet Bastet, the ancient Egyptian goddess that started it all.
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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, Monsters, Religion, Mythology, Folklore, Folktales, World History, Paleolithic, Megalithic, Ice Age, Lascaux, Chauvet, Cave Art, Ancient Art, Fear, Analysis, Prehistory, Prehistoric, Neanderthals, Painting, Art, Pictograph, Pictogram, Ice Age Predators, Evolution, Scary, Archaeology, Kraken, Psychoanalysis on Oct 16th, 2019
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.
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