040 Michelangelo's Nose
Michelangelo’s naked David caused quite a stir in old Florence. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. ☞ Check...
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041 Anti-Viagra in Ancient Rome
Ancient Romans worried about their overabundance of potency. Luckily there were things you could do against that. A show by podcastnik.com ,...
040 Where do Children come from? The Mail Man!
On January 1st, 1913 the US Parcel Post Service was set up in the United States. Shipped packages apparently included children. Add a postag...
039 Brandenburg Mummies -- A Halloween Special
An apparently quite lively Mummy causes a terrible state of affairs in Brandenburg. A Halloween Special! A show by podcastnik.com — visit th...
038 Medieval Cat Content
Cats. Today our purring family members - but the Middle ages and early modern period, the devilish beings who were in league with the devil....
Travis Makes Candy (help!)
Travis is no longer a tech writer and is now learning how to make candy in Germany, so he can start a business in Oregon. And he has a boyfr...
037 The End is not Nigh
The world is ending. Again. The cause is not clear yet, but it doesn't matter either — we've always managed to keep going in the past. Even...
Epsidode36: The Monster of London
A monster is on the prowl in the British imperial capital. A monster with a knife, who is on the lookout for young women. To be more exact:...
Episode35: The Pharao's Staff
Again a limb goes missing. This time: an important bit of pharao Tutankhamun. Spoiler: it was never actually gone. A show by podcastnik.com...
Episode34: Bodily Abnormalities in Antiquity
What deviates from the norm does not always have it easy, especially regarding appearance. In antiquity that could be an advantage in certai...
Episode33: Bottomless - of Popes, Eunuchs, and Castrati
What's with the strange chair with a whole in the seat in the Vatican? Does it have anything to do with the supposed Popess Joan? Or did the...
Episode32: Hot Air in the Moulin Rouge - Joseph Pujol, le Pétomane
The talk of Paris was Moulin Rouge's shows of “le Pétomane”, Joseph Pujol, end of the 19th century. He brought crowds to a laughing uproar w...
Episode31: Ota Benga - People in the Zoo
The sad and strange tale of Ota Benga, a Congolese pygmy who was kept in the Bronx Zoo Monkey House in the early 20th century. This one was...
Episode30: Toot Toot - Pharao's Mysterious Trumpets
In 1939 Rex Keating of the BBC had the idea to have the trumpet of Tutankhamun -- which was silent for 3 millennia -- to once again be heard...
Episode29: Roman Urine Washers and also Alchemists
Romans didn't just wash their hands in innocence, but also their clothes in urine. How urine fits into the Roman fullon's job description, c...
Episode28: A History of Book Thieves
Book stealing is going around. Not only today are losses at the Leipzig Book Fair a problem. Already to GDR times -- but not a loss to to th...
Episode27: XXX -- A Short History of Pornographic Film
Pornographic film is about as old as cameras, and as soon as people started aiming them at each other. And it says a lot of the societies of...
Episode26: What's that Smell? A Short History of Stink
Today: smelly or stinking church-goers, medieval garbage disposal, public waste carriers, and the perfect stink bomb. A show by podcastnik.c...
Episode25: Secret Cabinet on Tour: JRR Tolkien CS Lewis in Oxford
The Secret Cabinet goes ---under risk of life and sanity--- into deepest Albion, to get to know to of the most creative authors, Tolkien & L...
Episode24: Charles Darwin - Man is but a Worm
Today's offer: musically challenged worms, illformed noses and pro/con marriage lists. Special Guest: Mr. Charles Darwin The original "Das G...