RE-RELEASE: Saturnalia: So Much More than Roman Christmas
Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! Wish you had a holiday all about feasting, drinking, the upending of the social order, blood sacrifices, the harvest, pranks, novelty gi...
25 Joulu 20251h 3min
RE-RELEASE: Krampus: The Goat Knows What You Did
Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! This year, we decided that the holiday season wouldn’t be complete without a mythological foray into one of the most famous characters of...
18 Joulu 202545min
RE-RELEASE: You Don't Know Yule
Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! What do you know about Yule? Maybe a lot. The holiday is widely celebrated in Scandinavian countries, and it's an important part of Wicca...
11 Joulu 20251h 25min
RE-RELEASE: St. Nicholas and the Christmas Cannibals
Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! Ah, Christmas—it's a time of cheer, of gift-giving and generosity; and a time to eat yer babies. This year, we’re focusing on two differ...
4 Joulu 20251h 19min
The Ancient History of the Horse (with David Chaffetz)
Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! For thousands of years, horses have been essential to human civilization from warfare to trade and empire-building. All over the world,...
2 Joulu 20251h 13min
Like a Wolf but Not a Wolf: The Beast of the Gevaudan (Part 2)
Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! In our last episode, we detailed the rise of the Beast of the Gevaudan, some of its most gruesome attacks, and the doomed efforts of pro...
27 Marras 20251h 17min
Like a Wolf but Not a Wolf: The Beast of the Gevaudan (Part 1)
Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! From 1764 to 1767, an area of southeastern France called the Gevaudan was stalked and terrorized by a mysterious beast. Some said it was ...
20 Marras 20251h 15min
RE-RELEASE: Catholic Werewolves
Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! We’ve covered werewolves in the ancient world before—and their connection to the Berserker myth. But wait til you hear what happened to w...
13 Marras 20251h 12min
