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Medieval Sex Workers
28 January 2025How did medieval cities manage and regulate sex work? Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by Dr. Jamie Page to discuss the lives of sex workers, the...
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What Does 'Caucasian' Mean?
27 January 2025In the 19th Century, a war on the boundary between Europe and Asia had an unexpected effect. It caused the American public to re-examine one of...
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Notre Dame: Surviving the Fire of History
27 January 2025Notre Dame is arguably the world’s most famous cathedral and has watched over the Parisian skyline since its construction in the Middle...
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Little Ice Age
27 January 2025Professor Suzannah Lipscomb discusses the impact of the Little Ice Age, a period of significant cooling from the 15th to early 19th centuries that...
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Typhoid Mary: Original Super-Spreader?
27 January 2025Mary Mallon aka "Typhoid Mary" is a macabre figure who spread disease and death everywhere she went. But there's a lot more depth and humanity to...
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A History of Auschwitz
27 January 2025On January 27th 1945, the Red Army liberated the concentration camp at Auschwitz unveiling its almost unspeakable horrors to the...
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The Kingdom of Kush
26 January 2025Beyond the ancient Nile’s fertile banks lay a civilisation that rivalled Egypt in power and prestige—the Kingdom of Kush. This ancient empire,...
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Sex Lives of Dinosaurs
24 January 2025What's the dinosaur equivalent of Netflix and chill? Were they capable of flirting?
In today's episode, Kate speaks with Dr. David Hone,...
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The Rise and Fall of Al-Andalus
24 January 2025Matt Lewis is joined by Professor Brian A. Catlos to explore the nearly eight centuries of Al Andalus, Islamic Spain. From a daring invasion in...
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The Panama Canal
24 January 2025What is the history of the Panama Canal and why does Trump think he can 'take it back'? Dan is joined by Professor Julie Greene to delve into the...
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FDR & Stalin
23 January 2025They say that the enemy of your enemy is your friend, but did that apply to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his Soviet counterpart, Joseph...
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Mysterious Murder of Juan Borgia
23 January 2025In June 1497, Juan - or Giovanni - Borgia, favoured son of Pope Alexander VI, was found brutally murdered in the River Tiber. Who committed this...
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