This my re-telling of the story of England. I aim to be honest, and rigorous - but always loving of my country's history. It is a regular, chronological podcast, starting from the end of Roman Britain. There are as many of the great events I can squeeze in, of course, but I also try to keep an eye on how people lived, their language, what was important to them, the forces that shaped their lives and destinies, that sort of thing. To listen free of adverts, support the podcast, access a libra ...
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Modern Medieval Podcasts
Footnoting History is a bi-weekly podcast series dedicated to overlooked, popularly unknown, and exciting stories plucked from the footnotes of history. For further reading suggestions, information about our hosts, our complete episode archive, and more visit us at FootnotingHistory.com!
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From long-lost Viking ships to kings buried in unexpected places; from murders and power politics, to myths, religion, the lives of ordinary people: Gone Medieval is History Hit’s podcast dedicated to the middle ages, in Europe and far beyond. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. A podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan Snow's History Hit, The Ancients, and Betwixt the Sheets. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of origi ...
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Inheriting the ’Modern Medieval’ name and tradition, this new podcast is a space for postgraduate researchers (MA, PhD, ECR) to share their interests, areas of study, and thoughts in general on all things medieval. Generously supported by the NWMSN and funded by AHRC. Hosted by Meaghan Allen (University of Manchester) and Anna Probert (University of Liverpool).
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Medieval Archives Podcast takes you back to a time of legendary kings, fearless knights, and powerful bishops. Join us as we uncover the real stories behind the myths, separating fact from fiction to reveal what life was truly like in the Middle Ages. From epic battles and courtly intrigue to everyday life in medieval villages, we explore the people, events, and beliefs that shaped the medieval world.
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A podcast diving into social strife in England from the early Middle Ages all the way through to the early modern period. Artwork courtesy of the British Library.
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Medieval Murder is an educational podcast bringing historical murders from the medieval and early modern period to life.
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From the Desk of Glen is a podcast by Glen Gibbs, formerly of The Lesser Bonapartes.
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I'm Cullen Burke, and this is Cauldron - A Military History Podcast. I'll cover the significant battles in history, breaking down the vital players, weapons, methods, events, and outcomes. Let’s take a peek into the past and see what, if anything, can be learned from the most dramatic moments in our collective story. Let’s get stuck in!
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A weekly discussion of theology from a Lutheran perspective.
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The Middle Ages—a time often dismissed, yet it is the crucible where the foundations of our modern world were forged. This era, full of brutal power struggles, explosive change, and unexpected alliances, laid the borders, cultures, and traditions we live by today. Through relentless research and gripping storytelling, this podcast resurrects the forgotten world of our medieval ancestors, unraveling the tangled web spanning innumerable stories. The modern world was never born in isolation—it ...
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A space for exploring the great ideas at the heart of the Jewish tradition.
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The Signum Scene podcast covers Signum University news, Signum Symposia, and creator chats from Signum Plaza—engaging talks on literature for fans and scholars. Featuring event updates, faculty chats, MA student thesis presentations, and interviews with leading academics and creators, it offers something for everyone.
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Charting the history of the Eurasian steppe, including the Scythians, the Gokturks, and the Mongols.
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Maniculum: little hand, pointing finger; often found in manuscript marginalia. Hi! We’re Mac and Zoe, a professional medievalist and triple AAA game developer, and together, we use modern game design techniques to uncover the origins of your favorite tropes and adventures from medieval manuscripts. In each episode, we explore a new medieval manuscript, its connections to modern TTRPGs, and teach you how to adapt these tales into compelling campaigns and amazing adventures. Whether you’re l ...
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In-depth discussions of all things Catholic - theology, art, history and more - featuring Thomas Mirus with a variety of notable guests. A production of CatholicCulture.org.
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IP... Frequently: A Not-Very Intellectual Business Podcast
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When humanity appears to be at its breaking point... Two men offer up their voices in the darkness! Leading the huddled masses into the safe harbor of good business practices, 80's music and headline news, we introduce the IP... Frequently podcast. Meet David and Brad, two small businessmen giving you the straight talk every week on IP… Frequently. Subscribe and stay up-to-date on their weekly stream of episodes.
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Hosted by Devin Mathews and Jim Milbery, partners at ParkerGale Capital, a middle-market private equity group. This bi-weekly show is a lively discussion of the uses of technology to improve business operations for companies with less than $100 million in revenue.
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Explore some of the most powerful ideas, tensions, and political struggles that shaped the modern world.
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The History Extra podcast brings you gripping stories from the past and fascinating historical conversations with the world's leading historical experts. History Extra is a free history podcast, with episodes released six times a week. Subscribe now for the real stories behind your favourite films, TV shows and period dramas, as well as compelling insights into lesser-known aspects of the past. We delve into global history stories spanning the ancient world right up to the modern day. You’ll ...
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Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engines, and the quirks of human behavior. To get every show in the Freakonomics Radio Network without ads and a monthly bonus episode of Freakonomics Radio, start a free trial for SiriusXM Podcasts+ o ...
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Renaissance England was a bustling and exciting place...new religion! break with rome! wars with Scotland! And France! And Spain! The birth of the modern world! In this weekly podcast I'll explore one aspect of life in 16th century England that will give you a deeper understanding of this most exciting time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stories about what fuels these professional -ologists' obsessions. Humorist and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life.
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Van Til's class on the history of philosophy
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Boring Books for Bedtime is a weekly, ad-free, AI-free sleep podcast in which we calmly, quietly read something rather boring to silence the brain chatter keeping you awake. Think Aristotle, Thoreau, and whoever wrote the 1897 Sears Catalog—mostly nonfiction, mostly old, a perfect balance of vaguely-but-not-too interesting. If you're on Team Sleepless, lie back, take a deep breath, and let us read you to rest.
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Hello, dear listeners! I’m Ray Sexton, a current layman with a heart set on becoming a future pastor. Welcome to “Lift High the Cross”, where we embark on a transformative journey through the rich tapestry of Lutheranism and Christian faith. New episodes every Friday at 3 PM Central Time. The podcast is also available on Apple podcast & all other podcast platforms. For more information, check out my accounts on X(@_LHCpodcast & @_SextonRay) If you wish to contact me: [email protected]
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Season 2 of Genealogies of Modernity is a limited series from the Genealogies of Modernity Project and Ministry of Ideas. Each episode takes up a well-worn story about what it means to be modern and how we got here, and then challenges that narrative with recent humanities scholarship. Genealogies of Modernity illuminates lesser-known pathways to the present and unearths overlooked resources from the past for flourishing in the future. Genealogies of Modernity is a project of Beatrice Instit ...
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Sarah Ifft Decker, a medieval historian, explores how movies, tv, and books depict the medieval world. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? And what do they tell us about how modern people think about the medieval past?
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I'm TK, your guide to the past as we uncover the people, events, and little-known facts hidden in the shadows of your old history textbooks. From empress baddies like Hatshepsut and Wu Zetianto, activist profiles, Egyptian and Japanese gods and goddesses, and the history of the toothbrush, tattoos, Pompeii peepees, and everything in between, you can find it all here. No event is too small and no topic too big, because this is For The Love of History. ----------------------- For over 100 arch ...
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Embark on a captivating journey through time with The Sermon Project’s Medieval Preachers Podcast. Immerse yourself in sermons from the 4th to the 15th century, featuring powerful orators from Augustine and Aelfric to Wulfstan and Wyclif. We’ve revitalized the language to modern English, offering scripture introductions where relevant. Get ready to be pleasantly surprised (or shocked) as timeless issues are unveiled in a contemporary light. Join us as we breathe new life into the old!
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People Stuff is a write-in, anthropology advice podcast wherein we answer all sorts of questions with the weird and wonderful wisdom that anthropology offers. From whether you should make your bed to what you owe to the dead, no dilemma is too tiny, no conundrum too vast for a little bit of anthropology. After all, as a species, we've been human-ing for like 300,000 years already. Surely we've figured some stuff out.
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Welcome to Boring History to Sleep — the only show where falling asleep in the middle is not only allowed… it’s encouraged. Each episode takes you on a slow, uneventful stroll through the most yawn-worthy corners of the past: treaties nobody remembers, kings who ruled for three weeks, and revolutions that never really got started. Delivered in the softest, most sleep-inducing voice we could find, this show is like warm milk with a side of ancient trivia. Perfect for insomniacs, history nerds ...
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After Wine School is where real wine education meets real-world storytelling. Hosted by winemaker Keith Wallace and professor Alana Zerbe, the show cuts through myths, marketing, and snobbery to reveal how wine actually works: historically, scientifically, culturally, and sensorially. Every episode blends sharp insight, deep knowledge, and plenty of irreverence as Keith and Alana explore everything from ancient amphorae and climate change to yeast, psychology, and modern winemaking. Pour a g ...
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Welcome to the podcast that helps you BELIEVE the UNBELIEVABLE: not just intuition, spirits, and signs—but also believe in yourself. And the Psychic Sisters will be your guide along the way. You were taught to doubt your intuition. To question your worth. To play it safe and follow the rules someone else wrote. But deep down, you’ve always known there’s more—more to you, more to this world, and more waiting on the other side of fear (and the other side of the veil) Trust Yourself! is the pod ...
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Historian Dan Snow journeys across the globe to tell the stories of history's defining moments. From the Colosseum in Rome to the Great Wall of China, the battlefields of Waterloo to the Tomb of Tutankhamun, join Dan as he explores the how and why of the greatest monuments, battles, heroes, villains and events that have shaped our world. New episodes on Mondays and Thursdays with bonus subscriber only episodes every other Friday. You can get in touch with us at [email protected] A podcast ...
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Every month The SpokenWeb Podcast brings you different stories that explore the intersections of sound, poetry, literature, and history, created by scholars, poets, students, and artists from across Canada.
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The Story Isn’t Over: History from the Margins is a podcast from Amar Singh, aka Ramblings of a Sikh. Historians, artists, journalists, activists and culture-makers join wide ranging conversations that unearth forgotten histories, expose modern scandals and rethink the stories we thought we knew. We spotlight empire, resistance, migration, pop culture, faith, music, community memory and more, tracking how power, memory and diaspora shape identity today. Rooted in research, lived experience, ...
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A podcast by Campaign Against Antisemitism that speaks to a variety of guests within the world of antisemitism.
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Take a deep dive into the past as we bring you the very best of BBC History Magazine, Britain’s bestselling history magazine. With a new episode released every Monday, enjoy fascinating and enlightening articles from leading historical experts, covering a broad sweep of the centuries – from the scandals of Georgian society to the horrors of the First World War, revolutions, rebellions, and more.
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A game of Dungeons and Dragons set in a modern fantasy city where the gods run their own businesses. What could go wrong?
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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/ ...
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How did the alphabet we use today take shape? Matt Lewis welcomes Danny Bate to explore how the medieval period shaped the alphabet we use today. They discuss the transformation of Egyptian hieroglyphs, the significant impact of the Norman Conquest of 1066, and the eventual disappearance of medieval letters like thorn (þ) and ash (æ). This is a jou…
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Boring History For Sleep | Who the Ninja Really Were 🥷🕯️ (And What They Actually Did)
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🌙🥷 Ninja were not magical assassins dressed in black — they were spies, scouts, and survival experts living quietly in feudal Japan. They gathered information, avoided open battle, and relied on patience, disguise, and local knowledge rather than flashy combat. Tonight, close your eyes and drift into the shadowy villages and moonlit paths of old Ja…
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A house of one’s own: Jane Austen’s ‘golden years’
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It was at Chawton House, a cottage in rural Hampshire, that Jane Austen experienced one of the most fruitful episodes of her writing career. In this third instalment of our four-part series charting the novelist's life and work, Dr Lizzie Rogers tells Lauren Good about this creative flourishing, and explores the popular works that Austen published …
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Boring History For Sleep | Inside George Washington’s Personal Life
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George Washington is remembered as a symbol, but in private he was a reserved, disciplined, and deeply controlled man. He followed strict routines, guarded his emotions, wrote carefully chosen letters, and preferred silence to spectacle. Tonight, drift into the quiet rooms of Mount Vernon and discover the calm, orderly world of a man who carried a …
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Are the Rich Really Less Generous Than the Poor? (Update)
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A series of academic studies suggest that the wealthy are, to put it bluntly, selfish jerks. It’s an easy narrative to embrace — but is it true? As part of GiveDirectly’s “Pods Fight Poverty” campaign, we revisit a 2017 episode. SOURCES: Jim Andreoni, professor of economics at the University of California, San Diego. Nikos Nikiforakis, professor of…
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The heart of the Assassin’s Creed franchise is the deadly rivalry between the brotherhoods of Assassins and Templars. These were real groups in history, whose power and influence in their lifetimes matched the longevity of their reputations. But how much of what we know of the two organisations is myth, and what is reality? To help separate fact fr…
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Boring History For Sleep | The Celts 🕯️⚔️ Europe’s Mysterious Dark Age Masters & Their Lost Treasures
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🌫️⚔️ Long before castles, kings, and written history, the Celts ruled much of Europe — without leaving behind clear records of who they were or where they went. Their warriors terrified Rome, their art shimmered with gold and spirals, and their treasures vanished into bogs, rivers, and legend. What remains is a shadowy civilization remembered throu…
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Æthelstan was crowned in Kingston upon Thames 1100 years ago, in AD 925. He went on to extend his authority far beyond his initial powerbase of Wessex and Mercia to become the first king of England. David Musgrove talks to Professor David Woodman, author of The First King of England: Æthelstan and the Birth of a Kingdom, to hear why we should remem…
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82. Zechariah al-Dhahiri | Dr. Adena Tanenbaum
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J.J. and Dr. Adena Tanenbaum unravel the dynamics of late medieval and early modern Jewish intellectual life in Yemen. This episode is sponsored by the Touro Graduate School of Jewish Studies, a leading academic program in Jewish Studies. For information on admission and course offerings, including generous scholarships, please visit gsjs.touro.edu…
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#39 Stop Keeping Your Dreams a Secret! Speak Them into Existence!
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What if saying your dream out loud is what unlocks it? We’re unwrapping the desires you were taught to silence—and claiming them boldly. In this episode of Trust Yourself, we unpack why we (especially women) are taught to hide our biggest desires since childhood. Today, we’re doing the opposite of what we were told growing up—we’re saying our dream…
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How Did the British Empire Build the Modern World?
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Tobacco, sugar, rum, cotton, rubber, tea, coffee, spices, industry, borders, slavery, war - all things spread across the globe thanks to the British Empire. At its height in 1922, it was the largest empire the world had ever seen, covering around a quarter of Earth's land surface and ruling over 458 million people- that's a lot of influence. Dan is…
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Boring History For Sleep | How Victorian Junk Food Destroyed Millions of Lives 🍬💀
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🕯️🍭 Victorian Britain loved progress — and it loved cheap food even more. Sugar-filled sweets, toxic candies, chalked bread, and chemically enhanced snacks flooded the streets, feeding factory workers and children with food that looked delicious but slowly poisoned them. Long before nutrition labels and safety laws, “junk food” was colorful, addict…
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Christmas Eve with the Tudors | Winter Traditions, Feasting & Faith
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Because it’s Christmas Eve, I’m taking the day to be with family. In place of something new, this episode brings together several Christmas and wintertime Tudor stories from past years in one long, easy listen. These episodes explore how Christmas was celebrated in Tudor England - the traditions, food, faith, music, and rhythms of the season. Perfe…
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Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) Part 1 Encore with Russell Barkley
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Focus. Productivity. Relationships. Distraction. Neurodiversity. How do you know if you have ADHD? How can you get others to understand your ADHD brain? What are your treatment options and how can they help? In this encore of our wildly popular Part 1 episode, we talk racing thoughts, brilliant brains and the causes and effects of Attention-Deficit…
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Boring History For Sleep | The Pirate Golden Age: Rum, Gold & Bad Decisions 🏴☠️🍺
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🏴☠️🌊 Between the late 1600s and early 1700s, pirates briefly turned the oceans into lawless highways of ambition, desperation, and stolen gold. Life aboard a pirate ship promised freedom from kings and taxes—but delivered hunger, disease, violence, and a very short life expectancy. Close your eyes and drift across moonlit seas, creaking decks, and…
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Did the WW1 Christmas truce really happen?
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It’s one of the most romantic images of the First World War: British and German soldiers meeting in No Man’s Land on Christmas Day, 1914, for a spontaneous truce and a game of football. But did it actually happen? Historian Alex Churchill joins Rachel Dinning to discuss the famous event – and reveals what really happened in the trenches in December…
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[YouTube Drop] Terms of Adornment with Terry Jones
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This episode features a live Tudorcon talk by Terry Jones, longtime docent at Agecroft Hall, exploring how jewelry functioned in Tudor and early Stuart England. From pearls and signet rings to portrait jewels and the Order of the Garter, this talk looks at how men and women used jewelry to signal power, identity, loyalty, and belief. Recorded live,…
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Sola Gratia, Nature, Grace, and Nominalism
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This episode is part of a series of discussions between me, Gavin Ortlund, and Michael Horton, on the theology and history of the Reformation in response to common critiques.
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Ep. 314 - Murder, Mayhem, and Merry Christmas
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David and Brad unwrap some recent spectacular failures in this murder-y Christmas episode. First up, Providence's finest fumbled a campus shooting so badly that a homeless man living in the crime scene building had to solve it himself…all while police ignored him and politicians held press conferences featuring sign language interpreters more drama…
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Demystifying Restaurant Wine Lists: Navigating Choices and Strategies In this episode of the Wine School Podcast, hosts Keith Wallace and Alana Zerbe delve into the world of restaurant wine lists. They discuss the roles and day-to-day activities of sommeliers and wine reps, the importance of the restaurant ecosystem, and how restaurant wine lists a…
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Come closer, warm yourself by the fire, and don't look too closely at the shadows playing at the edges of the room. Dr. Eleanor Janega explores eerie medieval ghost tales with Dr. Michael Carter, of knights with blood-stained souls and transforming ravens, fleeing monks and night walkers. Together they explore how winter hauntings reflected beliefs…
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Boring History For Sleep | Love, Power & Execution: Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn 💔🪓
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👑🕯️ Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s story is often told as romance — but the reality was ambition, fear, and brutal Tudor politics. Their relationship reshaped England, broke with Rome, and ended in betrayal and blood. Tonight, drift into candlelit palaces and whispered accusations, where love was dangerous and power was never enough. 👉 Boring History…
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Father Christmas – or Santa Claus – is one of western culture’s most recognisable figures. But from his mysterious origins to quite how he ended up as owner of a North Pole workshop staffed by elves, much about the festive season’s main man remains a mystery. In this episode, Thomas Ruys Smith joins Matt Elton to discuss the cultural life and caree…
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[YouTube Drop] The Letter That Took 383 Years
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In 1602, Elizabeth I wrote a formal letter to the Emperor of China, hoping to open peaceful trade between their two realms. The letter was sent with an English explorer attempting to reach China via the Northwest Passage. He never made it. The minicast stayed in England for centuries, was once used to line a farm’s bran bin, and was not finally del…
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The 1942 Sears Roebuck and Co. Christmas Book, Part 2
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Let's shop for sleep with more selections from this Christmas gift catalog from the years of World War II. This time, pretty yet practical cards, tree decorations and miraculous electric lights that stay lit, luggage, toys, ties, and the gift of every girl's dreams . . . a robe! May this help you have the happiest of holidays, dear listeners. Help …
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Appointed by the Romans as king of Judaea, King Herod's reign was defined by great architectural projects and canny diplomacy. But he could also be cruel and paranoid, with scandal and family intrigue marring his rule. King Herod even appears as an unlikely and unlikeable character in the Christmas tale; the king who ordered the execution of childr…
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Boring History For Sleep | The Secret of the Minoans 🏺🌊 (Europe’s First Lost Civilization)
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🏺🌊 Long before classical Greece, the Minoans ruled the seas from their palaces on Crete — building cities without walls, worshipping strange gods, and leaving behind symbols no one can fully read. They vanished without a clear ending, leaving only frescoes, ruins, and questions buried beneath ash, myth, and the sea. Tonight, close your eyes and dri…
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When was the best time in English history to be alive?
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Did you know that Elizabethan Londoners were good kissers? That medieval drinkers used beer to fight off the flames of a raging inferno? And that Jane Austen doesn't paint an entirely accurate picture of the early 19th century? These are just some of the facts served up in Ian Mortimer's new book, Mortimer's A to Zs of English History. Here, in con…
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The true identity of the white-bearded, red-robed figure who fills children’s stockings at Christmas has long been debated. This Long Read written by Thomas Ruys Smith sizes up the merry contenders. Today’s feature originally appeared in the Christmas 2025 issue of BBC History Magazine, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more a…
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It is possible that Charles and his Privy Council didn't necessarily want war - certainly Clarendon did not; but they were prepared to rattle the sabre and man the brink to try and force trade consessions which some unprovoked acts of agression.But they allowed themselves to be diplomatically isolated, and Johan de Witt was not scared - he had the …
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Boring History For Sleep | The Drug That Turned Victorian Women Into Maniacs💊👒
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💊🕯️ In Victorian England, the perfect lady wore silk, smiled politely… and was quietly medicated into oblivion. Laudanum and other “miracle cures” were prescribed for nerves, boredom, sadness, ambition, and basically existing as a woman — turning parlors into pharmacies and tea time into chemical roulette. What society called “hysteria,” doctors tr…
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“I am to flirt my last”: Jane Austen’s twenties
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We might assume that Jane Austen led a quiet existence, writing dramatic plots instead of experiencing them herself – but that presumption is far from the truth. In this second episode of our four-part series on Austen's life and writing, Dr Lizzie Rogers and Lauren Good chart the author’s tumultuous twenties, an eventful period of her life during …
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The Lost Heer: What's the Real History of Women in Colonial Punjab? Harleen Singh
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In this onversation with Harleen Singh — author of The Lost Heer — we dive into the forgotten voices of Punjabi women. From widowed rulers who stood against invaders and the British, to the folk songs, recipes and textiles that carried memory and resistance through colonial Punjab. Harleen Singh's work brings these overlooked stories back into the …
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Boring History For Sleep | The Pharaoh Who Lived Like a God: Amenhotep III 👑☀️
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👑😎 Amenhotep III ruled Egypt at its peak — when gold was everywhere, enemies were quiet, and building giant statues of yourself felt totally reasonable. He married strategically, traded internationally, declared himself semi-divine, and turned Egypt into a luxury empire powered by vibes, diplomacy, and extreme self-confidence. So close your eyes an…
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On the Two Natures in Christ (Intro to Christian Theology)
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In this part of our Intro to Christian Theology series, I discuss the two natures in Christ.
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[YouTube Drop] Tudor Justice After the Verdict
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Yesterday we chatted about how crimes were solved. Today, we look at convictions. What happened after conviction in Tudor England? This minicast looks at how punishment worked through shame, visibility, and public order, from the stocks and church penance to execution and royal mercy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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All sorts of people have put their mark on Messiah, and it has been a hit for nearly 300 years. How can a single piece of music thrive in so many settings? You could say it’s because Handel really knew how to write a banger. (Part three of “Making Messiah.”) SOURCES: Charles King, political scientist at Georgetown University. Jane Glover, classical…
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Sayyida al-Hurra: Pirate Queen of the Mediterranean Exile, Empire, and Revenge on the High Seas
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Before Anne Bonny. Before Grace O’Malley. There was Sayyida al-Hurra — the Pirate Queen of the Mediterranean. In this episode of For the Love of History, we uncover the extraordinary true story of Sayyida al-Hurra, a Muslim woman who rose to power in the late 1400s and became one of the most feared pirates in history. Born in Granada during the vio…
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Did Lady Godiva ride naked through Coventry? Matt Lewis welcomes Annie Whitehead to delve into the legendary tale of Lady Godiva, uncovering the true historical figure behind the myth. They explore primary sources, the political landscape of 11th-century Mercia, and Godiva's significant role as a landholder and patron, as one of many independent an…
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Boring History For Sleep | What Christmas Was REALLY Like in Victorian England 🎄🌨️
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🕯️🎁 Victorian England didn’t just celebrate Christmas — it reinvented it. From glowing candlelit trees to handwritten cards, steaming puddings, charity, ghost stories, and carols drifting through frosty streets, the Victorians shaped nearly every tradition we think of as “classic Christmas.” Tonight, close your eyes and wander through a snow-dusted…
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The secret propaganda war against the Nazis
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In September 1939, an unlikely assortment of journalists, politicians, novelists and spies assembled in a Bedfordshire village and set about waging a covert propaganda war on Hitler's Germany. Here, in conversation with Spencer Mizen, Terry Stiastny reveals how the Political War Executive deployed everything from fake news and pornography to bogus …
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[YouTube Drop] Who Solved Crimes in Tudor England?
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How did Tudor England solve crimes without police or forensic science? This episode explores how murder and suspicion were investigated through community testimony, coroners’ inquests, confession, and local justice, and why the world of Matthew Shardlake feels surprisingly accurate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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#38 The Sting of Disapproval and Losing Support
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Family disapproval hurts for a reason. We break down the science and shame behind losing support—and why trusting yourself is worth it in the end. What happens when being yourself suddenly feels like betrayal to others? Whether you’re changing careers, leaving a religion, coming out, or embracing your unique spirituality, family disapproval can sti…
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Porpoises, beaver tails, boar's head and puffins were just some of the exquisite dishes on medieval tables during the festive season. In this episode, food historian Annie Gray joins Dan in his kitchen to cook up some delicious Christmas fare from ages past. They make wassail - an ancient alcoholic punch - and mince meat pies as they talk about the…
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Boring History For Sleep | The Social World of Pompeii 🕯️🏺 (Before Time Froze)
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🏛️🌋 Pompeii was more than a disaster — it was a living, breathing Roman town filled with markets, baths, taverns, gossip, and daily routines. Ordinary people worked, argued, relaxed, prayed, and decorated their homes with art that still surprises us today, unaware that their city was quietly becoming a time capsule. From street food to social class…
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Ornithorhynchology (PLATYPUSES) with Tahneal Hawke
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Duck bills. Beaver tails. Underground lairs. Eggs. Milk. Venom? A platypus has it all. Scholar, conservationist, and Ornithorhynchologist Dr. Tahneal Hawke is here to run through the baffling anatomy and answer all of our WHAT’S THE DEAL, WHAT EVEN *ARE* THEY questions, and chat about field work, evolution, how to spot a platypus, why you can’t hav…
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