Know Thyself 47: The White North Has Thy Bones -- The Lost Franklin Expedition
1845 Two Ships leave England to seek the Northwest Passage, and disappear from the face of the Earth. Where had they gone? What happened to them? Almost two centuries later, we know some of the answer...
7 Jan 202055min
Know Thyself 46: Heretics Must Die!
It is one of the most infamous acts of butchery in history. Parisian Catholics vs Protestants at the height of the Reformation. People were going to die. A lot of people. In this episode you will hea...
26 Nov 201949min
Know Thyself 45: Rampaging Mobs Edition
This episode continues our excursion into the manifestations of mob behavior by covering some of the deadliest, most out-of-control, seething, frothing, infuriated hordes and outraged masses in histor...
6 Nov 20191h 2min
Know Thyself 44: The Terror of History: Witch Trials with Teofilo Ruiz
National Humanities Medal Award Winner, Author, Revolutionary, Historian Professor Teofilo Ruiz explains how the witch persecutions began, what they consisted of, why they stopped, and what it means f...
1 Okt 201956min
Know Thyself 43: The Bible in 50 Minutes
IMPORTANT CORRECTION!! Near the end of the episode I commit a gaffe and state that there is no "Satan" in the Old Testament, which is obviously false. As per our interview with Dr. Price, there IS a S...
17 Sep 201953min
Know Thyself 42: Steve Rathje on Identity and Reason
Who are you going to believe -- the group or your own eyes? Answer (all too often): The Group. In the fascinating and wide-ranging discussion with Psychologist Steve Rathje, we take a hard look into:...
30 Juli 201941min
Know Thyself 41: Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins and the Daemonologie of King James
The 1640s were a brutal time in England, with the breakdown of many state governmental functions during the English Civil War. It was a time of chaos, and the perfect opportunity for the one-man murr...
17 Juli 201940min
Know Thyself 40: The Witches of Trier
For this episode I call an audible based on information I came across researching other topics. From 1581 to 1593 the city and surrounding villages of Trier, Germany were the scene of the greatest, wo...
25 Juni 201954min
