A Cast of Pods

Wallace Notestein's A History of Witchcraft in England (1911) examines the evolution of witchcraft accusations and trials in England from 1558 to 1718. The book traces how beliefs about witchcraft cha...

6 Dec 202434min

The following podcast is on the Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE), a 1971 psychology study examining the impact of situational variables on behavior. The experiment involved simulating a prison environ...

6 Dec 202419min

This text is an 1880 English translation of Eiríks saga rauða (The Saga of Erik the Red), an Icelandic saga. The saga recounts the lineage of Erik the Red, leading up to his discovery and naming of Gr...

4 Dec 202418min

Grœnlendinga saga recounts the Norse exploration and settlement of Greenland, beginning with Erik the Red's exile and subsequent discovery of the land. The saga details the voyages of Bjarne Herjulfss...

4 Dec 202419min

This Smithsonian Magazine article details the historical voyages of Vikings, tracing their expansion from Norway to North America. The text highlights key settlement sites, including the Shetland Isla...

4 Dec 202417min

This Podcast explores the largely unknown history of Philippine maritime and scientific achievements. Timothy Dimacali's work examines archaeological, genetic, and linguistic evidence suggesting ancie...

4 Dec 202414min

First source idetails the criminal case of Joel Greenberg, a wealthy Florida tax collector, whose crimes included sex trafficking and stalking, ultimately leading to the investigation of Congressman M...

4 Dec 202414min

This article from Verywell Mind discusses vulnerable narcissism, a subtype of narcissistic personality disorder characterized by insecurity, low self-esteem, and hypersensitivity to criticism, despite...

3 Dec 202413min