A Medici Marriage: Marguerite-Louise d'Orléans
Marguerite-Louise d'Orléans was the grandchild of the King of France, cousin of Louis XIV and eventually betrothed to Cosimo III de Medici. Her marriage was (to say the least) unstable. But how did sh...
6 Aug 201219min
The Nazi Games and Jesse Owens
Most people associate the 1936 Berlin Olympics with African-American sprinter Jesse Owens. Yet the games were successful in terms of Nazi propaganda: More nations than ever participated, and the Olymp...
1 Aug 201225min
The Match of Death
After the Nazis invaded Kiev, a bakery owner asked some Ukrainian soccer players to form a team. Their team was pitted against occupying powers. Many say their crucial victory over the Germans led to ...
30 Juli 201224min
The Strangest Games: The 1900 Paris Olympics
In 1900 Paris Olympics are considered some of the strangest. Some sport historians don't even consider them true Olympic Games. Many of the events were so under-promoted, the athletes competing in the...
25 Juli 201223min
The First Olympics, Revisited
In this episode, we revisit a podcast on the first Olympics. The first Olympics featured familiar events, but also some lethal exhibitions. Married women were barred from watching the games, but victo...
23 Juli 20128min
Listener Mail Roundup: Collector's Edition
In a recent episode on George Arents, we asked listeners what kind of book collections they keep. We heard from people with interests ranging from mixology books to a library dedicated to Disney. We a...
18 Juli 201219min
The Amelia Earhart Mystery (Update)
In this classic episode, former hosts Candace and Katie explore the events surrounding Amelia Earhart's mysterious disappearance in 1937, and possible theories as to what could have happened. We also ...
16 Juli 201231min
What happened to the lost colony at Roanoke? (Update)
Of all the mysteries we've covered, the lost colony at Roanoke is one of the strangest. In this classic episode, former hosts Candace and Josh recount Roanoke's story -- and there's a new development,...
11 Juli 201226min
