Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
EP 012: WITH A BANG
Historycal: Words that Shaped the World
Quickfire history in history’s own words, Historycal is the podcast for anyone who’s ever marvelled at the stories that shape us. From the earliest Cuneiform to the crooning of Elvis, from Rock Art to the Model T Ford, Historycal is an exuberant jaunt through the words people have spoken, sung, or scribbled down, and the unexpected ways in which they echo through our world.
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Episodes
Episodes
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
What happens in medieval Russia, when sudden darkness plunges you into one of your first (and only) military defeats?
Someone immortalizes it in verse, forever. And then we talk about it some more.
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
What do Kirsten Dunst, chocolate gateaux and the French Revolution have in common? Today, we're talking about the most famous words Marie Antoinette never said, as well as a few lesser-known ones that she actually did.
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
What do you get when you cross a mulberry leaf with a flying horse? In this episode we're answering that very question, diving into whether silkworms can build skyscrapers, and telling stories about a fabric that changed the world.
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
What has eight legs, one wife, and all the stories in the world? If the trickster Anansi wasn't your first guess, listen up. If it was, listen anyway. Today, we're discussing oral traditions, storytelling, and what some people will trade for a good yarn.
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
What do soothsayers, animal organs and the 15th of March have in common? Answer: one murder, 60 conspirators, and countless fantastic spinoffs. Including this podcast. Today we're talking about the assassination of Julius Caesar, and the invention of a legend.
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
What's the difference between an Archbishop and an activist? And is it ever appropriate to eat Yogi Sip for dinner? (Spoiler: Yes.) In today's episode, we're hanging out with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his famous laugh.
Please have a look at this fantastic short film by the very talented folks at the 21 Icons Project:
https://youtu.be/unrqfCODO-Q
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
What do you find when you get to the edge of the world? According to the Epic of Gilgamesh, it's a pub. Today, we're diving into the world's oldest piece of literature and asking the tough questions - what it is, why it matters, and whether the goddess Siduri really did give up her day job.
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
What did Henry VIII do to turn his wife into his sister? And, more importantly, why did nobody point out how totally bonkers that was? Today we’re turning to some of the many things (mostly untrue) that have been said about the infamous Flanders Mare.