Canute the Great: England’s Viking Nightmare
Most people know Canute the Great from the famous story of him ordering the tide to stop. The problem? That’s not what actually happened. This week, Ben Thompson and Dr. Patricia Larash dive into the...
3 Jun 1h 1min
Max Hardberger: The Repo Man of the High Seas
Most repo men tow away Hondas in the middle of the night. Max Hardberger stole back multi-million dollar cargo ships from dictators, corrupt governments, and the Russian mafia. This week, Ben Thompson...
27 Mai 46min
Hughie Jennings: The Last Baseball Lunatic
Before baseball had billion-dollar contracts, concussion protocols, or even outfield walls… it had Hughie Jennings. This week, Ben Thompson is joined by baseball historian and comedian Jon Franklin to...
13 Mai 55min
Babur: The Gunpowder King
This week, Ben Thompson and Dr. Patricia Larash tell the story of Babur — the warrior poet who went from homeless teenage fugitive sleeping in the mountains under a shared cloak… to the founder of one...
6 Mai 1h 6min
Roald Amundsen: The Ice-Cold Genius Who Outsmarted Antarctica
Before anyone had ever stood at the bottom of the world, one man decided he wasn’t going to discover the South Pole - he was going to win it. This week, Ben Thompson and guest Erik Slader of Epic Fail...
28 Apr 1h 16min
The Lancaster: Fire, Steel, and Survival at 20,000 Feet
High above Nazi-occupied Europe, hundreds of Avro Lancasters tear through the darkness. No lights, no margin for error, and no guarantee of coming home. In this episode, Ben Thompson is joined by film...
22 Apr 1h 30min
Isabella of France: The She-Wolf Who Toppled a King
They called her the “She-Wolf” - and not as a compliment. This week, Ben Thompson and Dr. Pat tell the story of Isabella of France, a queen who got sidelined, shut out, and underestimated… and respond...
16 Apr 1h 12min
