Episode #241 - Who Invented the Wild West? (Part II)
Buffalo Bill's Wild West first started touring outdoor arenas in 1883. What started as a western themed circus soon grew in ambition. In the quest to appeal to respectable middle-class family audience...
16 Des 20251h 18min
Episode #240 - Who Invented the Wild West? (Part I)
Buffalo Bill Cody was one of America's great mythmakers. The man born William Cody reinvented himself as the west's greatest rider, scout, and buffalo hunter before taking his schtick to the American ...
2 Des 20251h 17min
Bonus Episode - Messy Duels, Welsh Pride, and Famous Firsts
In this bonus episode Sebastian takes questions about the recent episodes on Thailand's legendary elephant duels and the seafaring Welsh Prince Madoc. The host does his best to pinpoint the "real" las...
25 Nov 202535min
Episode #239 - Did a Welsh Prince Beat Columbus to the New World?
There's a story that in the year 1170 a Prince from Wales, named Madoc, led a group of Welsh colonists over the Atlantic to North America. This group allegedly mingled with the local indigenous people...
18 Nov 20251h 16min
Episode #238 - What Was the Last Elephant Duel?
One of the most pivotal moments in the history of Thailand was the Battle of Nong Sarai in 1593. This confrontation between the Burmese Tuangoo Dynasty and the proto-Thai kingdom of Ayutthaya is remem...
4 Nov 20251h 16min
Bonus Episode - Rabid Vampires, Drunk Witches, and Werewolf Psychopomps
In this Bonus Episode Sebastian takes questions from listeners about the recent episodes on Werewolves and Witches. Sebastian explores the connection between rabies outbreaks and vampire/werewolf myth...
28 Okt 202538min
Episode #237 - What is the Hammer of the Witches?
In 1487 a scandal prone Dominican inquisitor published one of the most notorious witch-hunting manuals in history. The Malleus Maleficarum, or Hammer of the Witches, argued that Europe was under siege...
21 Okt 20251h 20min
Episode #236 - Real Werewolves?
Stories about human beings transforming into wolves are as old as literature itself. Even the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh featured a story of a man becoming a wolf. The Werewolf may be one ...
7 Okt 20251h 24min
