The Showings of Julian of Norwich
Julian was a medieval mystic who wrote down her visions, which she called showings. In this episode, we talk about her life in context of [Read more]
Julian was a medieval mystic who wrote down her visions, which she called showings. In this episode, we talk about her life in context of [Read more]
When Godzilla first hit the big screen, there was no intention that it would launch a film franchise that would run for decades. Director Ishiro [Read more]
We’re traveling back to 2010 to revisit this one from the archive! Born shortly after the appearance of Halley’s comet over Hawai’i in 1758, Kamehameha [Read more]
Holly was lucky enough to chat with historian Stephanie Jones-Rogers, author of “They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South,” [Read more]
Dr. Alice Hamilton was a trailblazer in science and medicine, and dedicated her life to improving the workplace standards for laborers in an effort to [Read more]
We’re going back to a 2016 episode today. In early modern London, there was a tradition of sorts where apprentices would amass on holidays and [Read more]
On May Day in 1517 a riot was carried out by apprentices, journeymen and other workers. While this was an uprising of laborers, this incident, [Read more]
Spoiler alert: Hennig Brand discovered phosphorous by boiling pee. And phosphorous is the first element whose discoverer we can name. But he was really trying [Read more]
We’re revisiting an episode from Sarah and Deblina from 2011. Many think of alchemy as a fool’s pursuit, but alchemy has a rich history closely [Read more]
Holly had the privilege of sitting down with Stephanie Stebich, director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, for a chat in the museum. The discussion [Read more]
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