Arthur: The Man and The Legend
Legend has it that there once was a King named Arthur who allegedly lived in the late 5th and early 6th centuries and who, with his many com...
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Uncommon history with an unconventional pair. Join married hosts Rebecca Robbins (a Broadway actress) and Kim Kimmel (her college history instructor) as they delve into topics that run the h...
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Listen to Historically Speaking Podcast, a History podcast by Rebecca Robbins & Kim Kimmel. Stream 50 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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The Dreyfus Affair
It was a political scandal that rocked France to its core and proved to be a watershed event for European antisemitism. A French officer, Al...
Some of History's Greatest Imposters
There have been many impostors throughout history and in this 48th episode we deal with six of them, two related to English history and four...
Hannibal Barca: Rome's Most Dangerous Enemy
After a six-week hiatus, we’re back and with a fast-paced adventure story that rivals even the best of Hollywood. It’s the story of Hannibal...
Cheating The Hangman
Imagine being hung three times… unsuccessfully. That’s exactly what happened to Englishman, John “Babbacombe” Lee in 1885. Or in the case of...
Caligula and The Julio-Claudian Dynasty
“Let them hate me, so they but fear me.” ~ Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (aka Caligula) Caligula, the third Julio-Claudian emperor of the...
South Africa: A Brief History
South Africa has a fascinating, complex, and often tragic history. From the migration of the Bantu to the settlements by the Dutch and Briti...
The Counter Reformation
What do Georgetown University, St. Joseph’s University, and Loyola University have in common (besides basketball)? They were all founded by...
Martin Luther & The Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was one of the single greatest events in the history of Western Civilization. Led by Martin Luther, this protesta...
The Crimean War
"Into the valley of death rode the six hundred." Here in Episode 41, we take a closer look at the events that inspired Lord Alfred Tennyson...
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia is the stuff of legend. There have been numerous books written and films made about him, but who was T.E. Lawrence actual...
The Black Death
Many diseases throughout history have wiped out entire families, villages or even towns, but nothing even comes close to the death and destr...
The Scopes Monkey Trial
Imagine sitting in a 97-degree court room in the middle of July while you’re being prosecuted for a crime you’re not even sure you committed...
Napoleon: Part II
Napoleon, was he hero or villain? An enlightened genius or supreme egotist? Superb diplomat or an immoral usurper? All of the above? Continu...
Napoleon: Part I
Are great leaders made or just born that way? It seems that in the case of Napoleon, he truly was born to lead. It is said that his troops w...
Staying Alive
“A leader is a dealer in hope.” — Napoleon Bonaparte Here in Episode 35, we take a closer look at two perhaps lesser-known great leaders in...
Hard to Kill
There are a handful of people in history who seem to have had an uncanny ability to escape death. Whether evading a lone assassin, dodging f...
The Restoration & Charles II
The Restoration period is known as probably the most bawdy era in English history. And who was it that ushered in this remarkable age? Why,...
The Salem Witch Trials
The years 1692-1693 were some of the darkest times in American history. They were the years when mass hysteria ruled the land and young girl...
Jack The Ripper
During the late summer and fall of 1888, a district in East London was being terrorized by an unknown Victorian serial killer. In a Septembe...
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