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#16. What was Notre Dame like before Viollet-le-Duc’s 19th Century restoration? Was it worth visiting or just a crumbling ruin to be ignored? And were the guidebooks of the day accurate or even more ...

27 Sep 202521min

#15. Le Petit Pont: The Unluckiest Bridge in Paris Join us we explore the unluckiest bridge in Paris, le Petit Pont. Destroyed by the Vikings, a vengeful count, floods, ice, and even fire over the y...

27 Juli 202528min

#14. The 1900 Non-Olympic Olympics The second-ever Olympics in Paris in 1900 was many things. Up to and including being both an official Olympiad and not being official Olympiad. Oh, and it included ...

28 Juli 202430min

#13. It's the mid-19th century. You're an American with wanderlust, a bit of money, and a capacity to deal with rigors of travel by steam ship and train and carriage. But how, exactly do we get to ...

7 Mars 202332min

#12. Notre Dame's sarcophagi have started revealing their secrets! The two men found during the restoration have intriguing connections but couldn't be more different. Learn more about the mysteri...

29 Jan 202317min

#11. France + Food + Christmas = An Amazing Feast! The French Christmas Eve meal is a culinary tradition steeped in history. Join us as we explore three holiday favorites: Oysters, Turkey with Che...

23 Dec 202219min

#10. King Henri IV's skull is sitting in a bank vault in Paris. Or is it? If not, whose head is it?! Join us as we follow the mummified skull of Henri IV through 400 years of history on this episo...

31 Okt 202221min

#9. Napoleon. Love him or hate him, he is a monumental figure. Buried in a huge tomb. In a hole in the ground. How did this happen? Why is one of the most important historical figures of the mod...

1 Okt 202228min