The Amazons of Dahomey
The kingdom of Dahomey may have had the world’s first full-time, all-female combat fighting force. How did these women rise to become some of history’s [Read more]
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Refuting Pro-Gay Slogans: Homosexuality pt5
Logic is often the first victim of the conversation over homosexuality in our modern culture. This is an attempt to answer common slogans with reason and rationality.
The Phaistos Disk of Minoan Crete
Like other artifacts that defy deciphering, this clay disk, found on Crete in the early 1900s, has puzzled researchers and stirred up controversy for decades. [Read more]
Tech in the Post Apocalyptic World (Part 1)
There’s been an Event. What sort of tech can you rely upon after the zombie outbreak? Or solar flares? Or whatever? Learn more about your [Read more]
(The Naked Bible Podcast) Naked Bible 60: Acts 27-28
This episode wraps up our study of the book of Acts. These two chapters focus on Luke’s account of Paul’s hazardous journey by ship to Rome. Through the course of his narrative, Luke drops some cryptic references to the theological concept of a promised
Ancient thinkers and the history of madness
Historian and broadcaster Bettany Hughes discusses three of history’s greatest philosophers: Socrates, Confucius and the Buddha, who all feature in her new BBC Four TV series. Meanwhile, Professor Andrew Scull talks to us about his recent boo…
TechStuff Takes Manhattan (Project)
What was the Manhattan Project all about? What went on during the Manhattan Project and who were the influential people involved? Ben Bowlin joins the [Read more]
Mary Ann Cotton
In the mid-1800s, Mary Ann Cotton is believed to have poisoned as many as 21 people with arsenic, many of them her own children. She [Read more]
How Mainstream Media Manipulated The World: Homosexuality pt4
Understanding the systematic manipulation of public opinion on the topic of homosexuality may change the way you view the topic and explain why so many are so quickly vilified and demonized as homophobic when many times they just have a different opinion.
Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane is one of those historical figures whose reputation has in many ways eclipsed the real story. But she was, without a doubt, a [Read more]