Episode 78: The African Samurai, Yasuke
Yasuke was a remarkable figure in Japanese history, an African man who rose to become a samurai in the late 16th century. Originally from Mozambique, Yasuke was brought to Japan by a Jesuit missionary...
27 Feb 202335min
Episode 77: Powerful Priestesses of Rome, the Vestal Virgins
In this week's episode, Stephanie tells us all about some of the most powerful people in Ancient Rome - the Vestal Virgins. They were the priestesses of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth and the home. ...
20 Feb 202347min
Episode 76: The Tragic Love Story of Peter & Ines
In this week's Valentine's Day themed episode, Andrew discusses the ill-fated love between Peter I of Portugal and his longtime mistress, Ines de Castro. Filled with intrigue, suspense, international ...
13 Feb 202342min
Episode 75: Bessie Coleman, Daring Aviator & Trailblazer
Today's episode is all about the incredible life of American aviator and advocate Bessie Coleman. Coleman was the first African-American woman and the first Native American to hold a pilot license. Li...
6 Feb 202334min
Episode 74: The Pig War of 1859
In 1859, the United States & Great Britain were on the brink of war. This conflict arose after an American farmer, Lyman Cutlar, shot a pig belonging to an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company, a Brit...
30 Jan 202340min
Episode 73: Yes, Jack Black's Mom Saved Astronauts
Judith Love Cohen was an American aerospace engineer, ballet dancer, author, publisher, and mother to computer scientist Neil Siegel and to a reasonably well-known actor – Jack Black. Her work was cru...
23 Jan 202334min
Episode 72: Hedy Lamarr, the "Mother of WiFi"
Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American Hollywood Actress from the Golden Age of cinema, yet was a technological pioneer. She began her acting career in her native Austria before emigrating to the United...
16 Jan 202346min
Episode 71: The Mysterious Murder of Jane Stanford
Leland & Jane Stanford created a legacy of higher learning and of patronizing the arts...funded through illicit activity. When Jane Stanford died everyone believed she died of natural causes, but abou...
9 Jan 202342min
