Episode 66 | Algorithms Favor Syphilis
Okay, some sets of stories are so delightfully unhinged they will be shared in public, without warning. These are two of those tales. Angie sets things off with the retelling of the Ghost Army, the 23...
26 Apr 20241h 25min
Episode 65 | Wing-to-Wing Combat
This episode has it all. The plague. Trebuchets. WWII. Ducks. Theresa starts us off with a rollicking tale of how the Golden Horde allegedly flung their plague-ridden corpses into the city of Caffa ar...
19 Apr 20241h 17min
Episode 64 | M’am This is a Library
Journey through the pages of medieval writing with Angie and Theresa as we learn about the Voynich Manuscript. Angie unpacks what we know about this unreadable text. She shares theories and touches on...
12 Apr 202452min
Episode 63 | Spicy Catholicism
Come for the myth of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau. Stay for Theresa sharing the facts around what we really know about the Voudou Queen of New Orleans. If you're like us, the truth is far more compelling...
5 Apr 20241h 3min
Episode 62 | On the Old Google
This last week of Women's History Month hits hard. Theresa shares the story of Grunya Efimovna Sukhareva, the Russian researcher who discovered Autism decades before Hans Asperger. Angie makes Theresa...
29 Mar 20241h 5min
Episode 61 | Putting Two and Ten Together
You know these two love a good WWII spy story. Theresa serves up the tale of Aline Griffith, the Princess Spy. She served the Allies during the war while based in Spain before marrying into a noble fa...
22 Mar 20241h 16min
Episode 60 | Hypocryphal
Angie starts off strong telling the story of Margaret Skinnider. This strong woman had zero chill. She starts out as a school teacher and turns into a revolutionary in Ireland. She participates in the...
15 Mar 20241h 8min
Episode 59 | Stage a Coup Like We Do
Get a fresh cup of coffee, drink it black, and strap in. Theresa starts us off by sharing the tale of Queen Lili'uokalani, the first and last queen of Hawaii. Angie comes in hot with the tale of a l...
8 Mar 20241h 10min
