Ned Kelly’s Last Stand
Ned Kelly’s cropped up in the news again, but who was he? The bushranger Ned Kelly became an outlaw in 1878, and his gang successfully [Read more]
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The history of music and the Knights Templar
Tim Blanning discusses how music has shaped history, while Michael Haag explores the history of the Knights Templar in the context of the Crusades
5 Historical Hoaxes
Historical hoaxes are surprisingly common. For example, a N.Y. cigar maker once commissioned a gypsum skeleton to pass off as a 10-foot-tall petrified man called [Read more]
The History of Smartphones: Part 2
What sets a smartphone apart from feature phones? What were the earliest smartphones? Which smartphones are important now? Join Jonathan and Lauren as they explore [Read more]
The History of Smartphones: Part 1
Was there really a smartphone in a silent film from the 1920s? Who created the first cell phone? What exactly is a PDA? Join Lauren [Read more]
The Great Stink of 1858
By the 1840s, London faced a sanitation crisis. One summer the stench of the Thames drove Parliament to soak their curtains in lime, an experience [Read more]
Bhavachakra 04 Liberation from Suffering
The fourth lecture about the Bhavachakra, the Wheel of Becoming, explains the four paths in more detail, specifically the path of the Bodhisattva, also known as the direct path to absolute liberation. Learn how to recognize and overcome the causes of…
Tudor accidents and the real Anglo-Saxons
Steven Gunn analyses accidental death in Tudor times, while Ryan Lavelle explores the darker side of the Anglo-Saxons.
TechStuff Predicts 2013
Will Apple finally make a television? Can Android dominate the smartphone market? When can we expect to see new video game consoles? Join Jonathan and [Read more]
The Bone Wars, Part 2
In Part 2 of this podcast, we examine the tactics rival paleontologists Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh used in their battle to achieve [Read more]