017. Top Doge (10th Century)
We reached the first millennium in the last episode, and that means that it's time to look back at the Doges of the past 100 years and think about how we rate them. We've got three guys with the same ...
1 Mar 202534min
016. Marriage to the Sea
As the new millennium dawns, the Venetians take a decisive step that will be commemorated for the next 800 years in the increasingly elaborate and spectacular Marriage to the Sea ceremony. The episode...
21 Feb 202534min
Casanova Part 2. First Love
Young Giacomo Casanova has been sent away to Padova at the age of 9 to cure his nosebleeds and get an education. He soon starts enjoying his schooling, and finds himself particularly fascinated by his...
14 Feb 202536min
015. Walking the Tightrope
When you're walking a political tightrope you need strong nerves, good judgement, and sometimes a bit of luck. But with the resurgent Holy Roman Empire on her doorstep, Venice is politically divided b...
7 Feb 202523min
014. Candiano Crush
On a hot August afternoon in 976, the city of Venice burst into flames, both politically and literally. After spending most of the century trying to steer a delicate but serene course between the comp...
30 Jan 202535min
Casanova Part 1. Mommy Issues
We begin our investigation into the life of the original Casanova -- a famous name whose popular reputation tends to obscure the much more interesting man who lies underneath. We start by looking at h...
22 Jan 202542min
013. Twelve Weddings and a Funeral
We're back in Venice this week with a couple of local legends set in the 8th and 9th centuries. First, we look at the story of the 12 Marias, featuring pirates, wedding calamities, sea battles, and th...
13 Jan 202525min
Rabbit Hole 1(d). The First Duchess
We conclude our four-part investigation into the life of our own local heroine, Margaret Marshal, first Duchess of Norfolk, and we find a couple of unlikely connections to our main subject of the city...
6 Jan 202534min
