Why was Juana called "la Loca"? Part 1
Juana of Castile has gone down in history as "Juana la Loca." But Juana's mental state was likely not as bad as it seemed. Was she instead the victim of conniving relatives? In this episode, we discus...
12 Dec 201225min
The Johnstown Flood
On May 31, 1889, the South Fork dam gave way, sending 20 million tons of water rushing toward Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The water swept up everything in its path, and it only took about 10 minutes to w...
10 Dec 201221min
A Comanche Story: Quanah Parker
In this episode, we tell the story of Cynthia Ann Parker's son, the Comanche war chief Quanah Parker. Quanah led Comanche forces until his defeat at Adobe Walls. He then encouraged his people to settl...
5 Dec 201227min
Mutiny on the Bounty (Update)
In an update to this podcast about the mutiny that took place aboard the HMS Bounty in 1789, we discuss the fate of the replica Bounty made in 1962. During Hurricane Sandy, the Bounty was headed from ...
3 Dec 201231min
A Comanche Story: Cynthia Ann Parker
A Comanche raiding party kidnapped Cynthia Ann when she was 9 years old. She lived with Comanche parents, marrying a war chief and having children. But her family never stopped searching for her. As w...
28 Nov 201224min
Gertrude Bell: The Uncrowned Queen of Iraq, Part 2
Part 2 of this series follows Gertrude Bell on her adventures after World War I begins. The British army asked her to help them retain their influence in the Middle East. But how did she get from ther...
26 Nov 201225min
The True Story of the Chevalier d'Eon: Part 2
Upset with the prospect of a demotion, the Chevalier d'Eon published his diplomatic correspondence. Worried that d'Eon might reveal the King's Secret, Louis XV desperately negotiated d'Eon's return --...
26 Nov 201227min
Gertrude Bell: The Uncrowned Queen of Iraq
Gertrude Bell was the first woman to graduate with a First in Modern History from Oxford. Instead of marrying young, she went to Persia. Inspired, she traveled across the Middle East on numerous explo...
19 Nov 201221min
