Stuff You Missed in History Class

In this episode of the continuing Medici super series, Katie and Sarah follow up on the further adventures of Catherine de’Medici. Listen in and learn [Read more]

In 1795, a farm boy named Daniel McGinnis found a strange depression in the ground on an island in Nova Scotia’s Mahone Bay. As he [Read more]

Catherine de’ Medici remains the most famous female member of the Medici clan. Orphaned at a young age, Catherine survived struggles with childhood illness and [Read more]

In a follow-up to the earlier episode on the history of vaudeville, Katie and Sarah take a closer look at some of the most memorable [Read more]

When the philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg sought mechanical explanations for nature, he found himself struggling with his faith as he searched for evidence of the human [Read more]

As a painter and a sculptor, Michelangelo became famous within his own lifetime. But who exactly was this artist, and what compelled him to create [Read more]

Vaudeville flourished from the late 19th century into the Depression era. It was one of America’s most famous forms of entertainment at the time. Tune [Read more]

Girolamo Savonarola wasn’t the typical Dominican friar. He began protesting moral corruption in the clergy at a young age. Eventually he came to Florence, the [Read more]

When the Pazzi family became entangled in a plot to assassinate Lorenzo and Giuliano de’Medici, the conspiracy grew until it reached the steps of the [Read more]

Born Simon ben Kosiba, Simon bar Kokhba led the Bar Kokhba revolt against the Roman empire. The revolt succeeded momentarily, and the Romans were expelled [Read more]