Episode #10 - Did the Aztecs Think Cortés Was A God? (Part II)
The story of the war between the Aztec (Mexica) empire and the Spanish conquistadors is one of the most dramatic in world history. The accounts of the conquest are diverse and, at times, contradictory...
30 Marras 201555min
Episode #9 - Did the Aztecs Think Cortés Was A God? (Part I)
Before the Spanish arrived in the early 1500's, the Aztec, or Mexica, people had built an impressive civilization. Their empire was composed of bustling cities that were larger, cleaner, and more arch...
16 Marras 201544min
Episode #8 - Who Were the Hash Smoking Assassins?
When Marco Polo returned from his travels in Asia he brought back with him tales of lands previously unimagined by Europeans. One of his strangest stories was that of the so-called "old man of the mou...
2 Marras 201544min
Episode #7 - Napoleon Bonaparte: Man or Myth? (Part II)
After seizing power in 1799 Napoleon's legend would only continue grow. In the years after the coup d'etat that brought him to power Napoleon would redraw the map of Europe and refashion himself as an...
19 Loka 201548min
Episode #6 - Napoleon Bonaparte: Man or Myth? (Part I)
Napoleon is simultaneously one of the most well-known and most misunderstood figures in Western history. He has been portrayed as both the ultimate romantic hero and the most despicable war-mongering ...
5 Loka 201541min
Episode #5 - Did Shakespeare Write The Plays?
William Shakespeare is easily the most well-known playwright in the English language. His works are praised as some of the greatest feats of writing and are still required reading throughout the Engli...
21 Syys 201545min
Episode #4 - Real Ninjas?
Ninjas, Japan's shadow warriors, have been a pop-culture staple for generations. The legend of the ninjas has become so overblown, that some have gone so far to suggest that they never truly existed. ...
7 Syys 201541min
Episode #3 - Was There A Real Labyrinth?
Is the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur just a bedtime story for morbid children or does it contain the kernels of real history? This week we dive into this classic myth and discover how it might hold...
24 Elo 201544min
