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In the frightful finale of Agoraphobia 2022, Daniel and Claude from the Canon Ball leave the crypt to deconstruct a pair of scary stories. Then, The History of China Podcast's Chris Stewart brings it home with a dramatic reading of an Edgar Allen Poe story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we enter the homestretch of Agoraphobia 2022, we'd like to thank this week's guest presenters! First, Sarah from the Rejects & Revolutionaries Podcast tells us about Prince Rupert's demonic dog. Then Roberto and Brendan from the Tsar Power Podcast share an original story based on Slavic folklore in, “The Kikimora.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's installment of Agoraphobia includes two special guest presenters! First Kristin from the History Cache Podcast details a case of disinterred cadavers in, "The Screaming Mummies of Guanajuato." Then, Trevor from the History of Persia Podcast tells an alternative tale about a conqueror in, "The Accursed." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Agoraphobia 2022 kicks off with Bry, co-host of the Pontifacts Podcast, sharing a ghost story out of Renaissance Rome, concerning corruption and crimes of Olimpia Maidalchini Pamphilj, La Papessa. Then, Agoraphobia first-timer Gary and host of the French History Podcast, gets down and busts some moves to tell the story of the Dancing Plague of Augsburg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the one year anniversary of the 2020 federal election Agora is proud to present the first Agora Reflections and share some thoughts from Erik Fogg about fascism and America. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the final installment of Agoraphobia 2021, Bry and Fry from the Pontifacts Podcast team up with the evil professor, Claude Myron Goozer, to dissect and reanimate the mass hysteria that was the Satanic Panic! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Claude Myron Goozer returns with Lawrence from Bad Time Radio, to discuss the canonical works of Horror in order to bring to you the Canon Ball Halloween Spectacular, the single most anticipated holiday special since Star Wars' disastrous 1978 debacle, and could anything be more terrifying? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Agoraphobia 2021 rolls on with Chris Stewart's (History of China Podcast) presentation of HP Lovecraft's Dagon, followed by a dramatization of the deadliest war in history from Raven Forrest Fruscalzo (Tiny Vampire Podcast). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thomas Daly tells you why you won't find the home of the Salem Witch Trials on a map and Claude Myron Goozer breaks down the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.This episode includes references to suicide. If you are suicidal, thinking about hurting yourself, or are concerned that someone you know may be in danger of hurting themselves, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255). It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is staffed by certified crisis response professionals. ATTRIBUTION: Edited musical compositions by CarlosCarty and ShortRecord were used in this episode and are attributed under a 3.0 Unported Creative Commons license agreement. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Benjamin Jacobs gives listeners a taste of his new podcast, Why Tho? A Personal Journey Through My Record Collection, begging the question: is there anything more terrifying than Ben's taste in music? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Agora welcomes it new member REVOLUTION 1 premiering 1/14 wherever you get great podcasts! Check out their trailer! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bry and Fry from The Pontifacts Podcast deliver an entertaining ecumenical tale of terror while Thom, the High Priest of Agoraphobia and host of the American Biography Podcast, closes out this years festivities by offering up an Edgar Allen Poe deep cut. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chris Stewart from the History of China Podcast tells of pestilence, plague and partying with a prophetic Poe story; meanwhile Nia Clark of the Dreams of Black Wall Street Podcast explores practice and power of Hoodoo!Music from Lobo Lobo shared under Creative Commons permissions. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Roifield Brown presents the life and presidency of Ronald Wilson Reagan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Agoraphobia veterans - Dark Queen of Agora, Raven (Tiny Vampires Podcast) and returning champion, Claude Myron GoOoOoOzer (Canon Ball) deliver tales from their respective professional wheelhouses! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Deadly" Daniel Daughhetee and Professor Claude Myron GoOoOoOozer of the Canon Ball Podcast deliver a devilish disquisition about one of weird fiction's founding fathers, Ambrose Bierce.... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In an unexpectedly Celtic themed Agoraphobia inaugural, Ben Jacobs (Wittenberg to Westphalia) discusses the Highland Clearances while Sam Hume (History of Witchcraft/Pax Britannica) tells a tale of the Buggane. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ben Jacobs of Wittenberg to Westphalia and Sam Hume of the History of Witchcraft sat down for a chat about witch panics, memes, authority, and the importance of getting angry while also staying calm.https://paxbritannica.info/episode-list/https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/(Ira didn't actually include the NY Times article but we trust him)https://wittenbergtowestphaliapodcast.weebly.com/blog/episode-48a-catastrophic-disruption-how-the-printing-press-ignited-anti-witch-hysteria-in-early-modern-europeLet me know if I forgot anythingMusic:Intro music is, as always, See These Bones by Nada Surf.Spective - Bridge ValleyP.R. & ChillCat - Soul Childai means love. - road tripBreezewax - Mother's EarthLZRDSK - flowersLeVirya & Broey. - InertiaAphrow & Stuffed Tomato - Goodbyeningen - Take You OutsideI Am Wolter - Morning LicksFoeniks - Take It EasyRINZ. - Lotusmr. hong & pastels - let's meet at the elevator See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Many people think they know about Irish politics because they saw a movie that one time. Many others think they know Irish politics because they read a few news stories back in the 1980s. Finally, there are those who do not know Irish politics at all but are happy to talk about it on TV. To help clear up confusions you didn't know you had, Zac Twamley of When Diplomacy Fails, and Benjamin Jacobs of Wittenberg to Westphalia, have gotten together for a short 1:38 minute chat to contextualize all the basic stuff you absolutely need to know to understand the 2020 Irish Election. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this 3rd part of the Are You Going My Way series, Ben and Steve talk about how ride sharing technologies and services have changed and impacted the various transportation networks. They also discuss the history of ride sharing and ride renting. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Agoraphobia IV wraps up with Thom Daly (American Biography) getting an assist from Raven Fruscalzo (Tiny Vampires) to present Poe's "The Raven" while Daniel and Claude from the Canon Ball dive into an exploration of Gothic literature! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Raven Forrest Fruscalzo (Tiny Vampires Podcast) and Chris Stewart (The History of China) present a pair of potent parables for the penultimate episode of Agoraphobia 2019! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stephen Guerra (History of the Papacy/Behind the Big Screen) and Heather Teysko (Renaissance English History Podcast) carry the torch this week in the second installment of Agoraphobia 2019! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dominic Perry (History of Egypt) and Benjamin Jacobs (Wittenberg to Westphalia) open the floodgates of great content for Agoraphobia 2019! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thom (American Biography), Ben (Wittenberg to Westphalia) and Daniel (The Canon Ball) team up to tackle Tolkien, the Silmarillion and the colonization of Beleriand by the Noldor! Special thanks to David Crowther (History of England) for providing two excellent readings.Come to the Intelligent Speech Conference in NYC on June 29th and see Mike Duncan, David Crowther, Kevin Stroud, Ryan Stitt, Ben Jacobs and other Agora hosts live and in person! Get details & tickets at intelligentspeechconference.com today! Save 5% at checkout with discount code: historyfan.Remember to look for your favorite Agora Podcasters on Flick and join a discussion!Musical attribution: opening and exit music by Brandon Liew (edited) used under a Creative Commons license (link below).Collection 1 (Brandon Liew) / CC BY 4.0 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we have part two of the Agora transportation series "Are You Going My Way." We will talk about the impact of electric cars on the transportation infrastructure of the United States. We also talk about the upcoming Intelligent Speech Conference 2019 in New York City! https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Saturday, June 29, 2019 will be the Intelligent Speech Conference, presented by Agora. This conference will bring together many of your favorite podcasters, including Mike Duncan, David Crowther, Kevin Stroud, and more! Come enjoy a day of live podcast recordings, open tables, Q and As, and seminars. It’s an opportunity for listeners to meet the creators of some of their favorite podcasts and to maybe even get on mic.Learn more at https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Zack Twamley (When Diplomacy Fails) and Thom Daly (American Biography) discuss Brexit's impact on Ireland.Music in this episode:"Star of the County Down" with Tacoma Youth Chorus by Sláinte is licensed under a Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. (edited for time). "Wild Rover" with Bellevue Chamber Chorus by Sláinte is licensed under a Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is the introductory episode to a series of episodes on the topic of transportation planning and transportation technology. In this episode we explore the basics of transportation planning and lay the ground work for the rest of the series. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stephen Guerra from the History of the Papacy Podcast and a group of friends including David Crowther from The History of England Podcast and Dominic Perry from the History of Egypt Podcast tell spooky Bible stories around the campfire. Then Xander and Erik enter an alternate dimension where independent, analytical thought doesn't exist See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Heather shares her story of a haunting at Hampton Court and Raven gives us a flea's eye view of the black death. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Daniel and Claude from The Canon Ball team up Ben from Wittenberg to Westphalia to pick clean HP Lovecraft's bones. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chris Stewart of the History of China Podcast presents a strange tale from the Qing Dynasty writer Pu Songling while American Biography's Thom Daly reads Edgar Allen Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart". See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Daniel from the Canon Ball is joined by Scott Hambrick from onlinegreatbooks.com for an intimate chat about Burke's thoughts on the French Revolution and Voltaire's reflections on the English! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Erik and Xander from ReConsider talk with Karl and Emmet from onlinegreatbooks.com about the continuing importance of Plato, Machiavelli and Marx. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thom talks with Noah Tetzner of The History of Vikings Podcast! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In part 2 of a very special Agora crossover event featuring Benjamin Jacobs from Wittenberg to Westphalia and Raven Forrest Fruscalzo of the Tiny Vampires Podcast they discuss how tiny insects and bad water killed more medieval soldiers than fighting. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is part 1 of a very special Agora crossover event with Benjamin Jacobs from Wittenberg to Westphalia and Raven Forrest Fruscalzo from The Tiny Vampires Podcast. In this first part they discuss how the horrible diet of medieval soldiers resulted in serious health concerns. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hosts from American Biography, the Canon Ball, the History of China, the History of Egypt, the History of Westeros and Wittenberg to Westphalia podcasts make merry and discuss which of these iconic fantasy heroes is the "greatest"! Also featured are readings by David Crowther from the History of England podcast.Musical attribution: opening and exit music by Brandon Liew (edited) used under a Creative Commons license (link below).Collection 1 (Brandon Liew) / CC BY 4.0 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Host of Tiny Vampires, Raven Forrest Fruscalzo discusses the importance of science and communication. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Podcastnik's Travis Dow shares the story of the castle guarding the mouth of Hell. Xander and Erik from ReConsider remind us that the most terrifying thing of all is reality. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thom talks to Prof. Claude Myron Goozer and Daniel Daughhetee from The Canon Ball! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Benjamin Jacobs from Wittenberg to Westphalia share's Martin Luther's NSFW ideas on witch deterrence; Then Heather Teysko from the Renaissance English History Podcast takes shelter with a bewitching spirit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tiny Vampires' Raven Forrest Fruscalzo makes her Agoraphobia debut to tell us about body-snatchers. Then Stephen Guerra discusses the legend of Pope John VII. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thom Daly reads "The Devil & Tom Walker" by Washington Irving and Claude Myron Goozer dissects James Merrill's "The Changing Light at Sandover." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With the rise of Trump, the Brexit, and the better than expected electoral showing of extremist political elements around the world and across the political spectrum, it is clear that there is much discontent within the modern political arena. These events have begun to call into question the very legitimacy of our democratic institutions and governments. Today we are going to address the issue of legitimacy squarely from a political science and philosophy perspective. Within the westphalian state system, What is legitimacy and how is it procured? What happens when it is lost? How does this discussion relate to modern events? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ben Jacobs (Wittenberg to Westphalia) hosts the Agora US Electoral Reform Special featuring Roifield Brown (10 American Presidents), Thom Daly (American Biography), Erik Fogg (ReConsider) and Dominic Perry (History of Egypt). Topics include the Electoral College, gerrymandering, the permanent campaign cycle and more! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

ReConsider hosts Erik and Xander join Thom to discuss media, intellectual bubbles and the art of thinking! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thom's back and he's joined by the History of Egypt's Dominic Perry to talk about celebrating Christmas in the summer... and ancient Egypt! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today Zack Twamley form When Diplomacy Fails, Ben Jacobs from Wittenberg to Westphalia, Travis Dow from the History of Germany and your host Steve Guerra from the History of the Papacy Podcast discuss how the Treaty of Westphalia set the stage for the modern conception of the state and the state system. agorapodcastnetwork.com “Procession of the King” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chris Stewart (History of China), Steven Guerra (History of the Papacy), Ben Jacobs (Wittenberg to Westphalia) and Thom Daly (American Biography) evaluate Marcus Aurelius and Tang Taizong head-to-head in the Duel of the Philosopher Kings! Musical attribution: opening and exit music by Brandon Liew (edited) used under a Creative Commons license (link below). Collection 1 (Brandon Liew) / CC BY 4.0 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.