Podcasts about forgotten history

Isabella shares her journey from being born in Cuba, moving through Spain and eventually settling in Miami, to discovering her passion for racing and competing internationally in France.We dive into what it really takes to pursue a career in motorsports — from six-figure racing budgets and finding sponsors to building a personal brand, training mentally and physically, and refusing to quit when the odds are stacked against you.We also talk about Cuba's forgotten motorsports history, the importance of representing Cuban culture on an international stage, Isabella's goals for the next generation of Cuban drivers, and a major next step in her racing career that she's getting ready to announce.In this episode:

More than 350 pages of irresistible trivia make the newest edition the perfect gift for curious minds and know-it-alls Get ready to know a little bit more about everything with Uncle John's All-Knowing Bathroom Reader, the all-new 39th edition of the world's best-selling trivia series.  Designed for anyone with time to fill and a hungry brain, Uncle John's All-Knowing Bathroom Reader offers the perfect combination of education and entertainment. Readers can open to any page for a random trivial treat or dive into a favorite subject, with stories and facts presented in a variety of lengths to fit virtually any amount of downtime. The new edition spans more than 25 categories, including Americana, Blunders & Wonders, Forgotten History, Weird Origins, Sports and Leisure, Wordplay, Tech-No, Pop Science, Myths & Legends, Far-Off Places, Law & Order, By the Numbers, Weird World and, of course, Bathroom Lore. Among the fascinating stories readers will discover how horses conquered the world, weird moments in baseball history, the chimp that saved TV news and the steel house craze of the 1940s. Fans of the series will also find recurring favorites including Dumb Crooks, Oops!, Ironic, Isn't It, Robots in the News, Toilet Tech, Weird Canada, Myth-Conceptions, Forgotten Fads, You're My Inspiration, Phrase Origins, Amazing Luck and Odd Deaths, along with quizzes, jokes, lists, goofy headlines and short facts at the bottom of every page. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

Five years after its sold-out debut, Pork and Poll Taxes returns, revisiting the little-known story of New Zealand's Chinese Poll Tax through an epic family tragedy. Writer and performer Talia Pua joins director Chye-Ling Huang to discuss history, migration, belonging, and why this story feels more urgent now than ever. Pork and Poll Taxes is running from 16 - 19 September at Auckland's Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre.

Get access to The Backroom (100+ exclusive episodes of 1Dime Radio) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeIn this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Peter Ryan, founder of Ryan Research, to recover a forgotten tradition of political economy that refuses the usual choice between Marxism and free-market liberalism. We contrast Karl Marx with Friedrich List and Matthew and Henry Carey, trace economic nationalism from the American System to MMT and Ha-Joon Chang, and ask whether national sovereignty, protectionism, and state capacity offer a more practical path to development and anti-imperialism.In The Backroom, the Patreon-exclusive segment, we expand this conversation across three additional episodes with Peter Ryan. We discuss nationalist internationalism and Arnold Toynbee's theory of civilizational cycles; Henry Carey, rentierism, Marxism, and the Irish struggle for national liberation; and, in a nearly three-hour finale, the post-left/post-right convergence, the moral limits of markets, immigration, industrial policy, class coalitions, empire, and whether any populist project can escape establishment capture.You can listen to 1Dime Radio on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get podcasts.Timestamps:0:00 The Backroom Preview: Nationalism Against Imperialism3:52 1Dime Radio Intro4:50 Peter Ryan and the Forgotten Economic Tradition15:07 Karl Marx Versus Friedrich List22:57 MMT and the Forgotten History of Monetary Sovereignty34:05 Beyond Libertarianism: Why State Capacity Matters46:43 Who Controls the State?57:02 Friedrich List and the Carey School1:07:26 War, Industry, and America's Protectionist Turn1:15:50 Matthew and Henry Carey1:27:27 Henry Carey, Lincoln, and Marx1:34:06 Nationalist Internationalism and The BackroomGUEST:Peter Ryan is the founder of Ryan Research, where he writes and consults on economics, history, technology, and business strategy. His work has appeared in Compact, UnHerd, Gript, and other publications.* Ryan Research YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfRArvBl7O7AuQFtTTKaUCw* Ryan Research Substack: https://ryanresearch.substack.com/* Ryan Research website: https://www.ryanresearch.co/* Our previous conversation, “Critiquing Left and Right”: https://ryanresearch.substack.com/p/critiquing-left-and-right-tony-chamasBOOKS DISCUSSED:* Roman Szporluk, Communism and Nationalism: Karl Marx Versus Friedrich Listhttps://books.google.com/books?id=8BfoCwAAQBAJ* Friedrich List, The National System of Political Economyhttps://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/lloyd-the-national-system-of-political-economy* Ha-Joon Chang, Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspectivehttps://anthempress.com/books/kicking-away-the-ladder-pb* Ha-Joon Chang, Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalismhttps://hajoonchang.net/writingsPETER RYAN ON THE CAREY SCHOOL:* “The Carey Project Launch”https://ryanresearch.substack.com/p/the-carey-project-launch-partnered* “Rent Is a Symptom, Not the Disease: A Careyist Review of Economic Rents”https://ryanresearch.substack.com/p/rent-is-a-symptom-not-the-diseaseRELATED ESSAY:* “Nationalist Internationalism: The Case for Nationalism Beyond the Nation-State”https://1dimereview.substack.com/p/nationalist-internationalismFOLLOW 1Dime:* 1Dime Radio YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@1dimeradio* Substack: https://1dimereview.substack.com/* X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyof1dime/* Main 1Dime YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1DimeeLeave a like, comment, and subscribe. Give 1Dime Radio a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.

Is Islam compatible with the West? Is less than 2 weeks away! Get your tickets now before they sell out: https://winstonmarshall.eventbrite.co.uk In this episode of The Winston Marshall Show, I sit down with historian and History Debunked creator Simon Webb to uncover the forgotten story of the Barbary Corsairs and the white European slave trade. We discuss how Muslim raiders from North Africa captured Europeans from England, Ireland and across the continent, attacked coastal towns, seized ships and even established a base on Lundy Island. We explore the Ottoman Empire's role, Oliver Cromwell's military response, Britain's decision to pay tribute, America's Barbary Wars, and the 1816 bombardment of Algiers that freed Christian slaves. Finally, we turn to the decline of Christendom, Britain's changing relationship with its own history, the retreat of Christianity, the rise of Islam in Europe, and whether the West has forgotten the civilisation it inherited.Check out Simon's Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryDebunkedsimonwebbWATCH THE EXTENDED CONVERSATION HERE: https://www.winstonmarshall.co.uk/Chapters00:00 Who Were the Barbary Corsairs?02:02 The Reconquista & the Ottoman Expansion04:37 Barbary Raids on Britain08:14 How the Corsairs Helped Trigger the English Civil War12:08 How Many Europeans Were Taken as Slaves?14:23 The Barbary Slavers' Base on Lundy Island16:53 The European Who Became a Barbary Corsair22:42 Cromwell Takes the Fight to North Africa24:28 Why Britain Paid Tribute to the Barbary States28:33 Life as a European Slave in North Africa32:27 America & the Barbary Wars37:22 Britain's “Last Crusade” Against Algiers40:05 What Happened to Christendom?43:14 Why Britain Forgot Its Christian History47:36 Christianity, Islam & Modern Britain51:40 Could Christianity Make a Comeback?

The Podcast: The Outdated Wrestling Hour With Bob Smith podcast – now in its fourth year – offers veteran fans (as well as curious younger ones) a chance to reminisce about classic mat action from years gone by. The show is hosted by Smith, the former managing editor of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine who also enjoyed a long history with other famous mat titles. Co-host Joe Puccio (GenerationXWire.com) offers a younger perspective on old wrestling before the duo ushers in guests from throughout the professional mat landscape.The Topic: The prolific historian and award-winning journalist Ian Douglass is back – and this time, he has a new best-seller in Only Built for Turkish Links: The Turkish Invasion of American Pro Wrestling – once again tackling a period in mat history that most writers haven't covered, or in most cases don't even know existed. It's another wide-ranging conversation as Smith asks Douglass not only about this current book, but also about another title that may (or may not) be released soon. It's great books and a great writer on The Outdated Wrestling Hour – which leads off with Smith and Puccio taking another look at the amazing WWE Vault on YouTube and more!Support the showContact us at outdatedwrestling@gmail.com!

Phoebe McWilliams and Sophie Welsh ponder who the second-best team in the comp is and deliver a history lesson ahead of Saturday’s Roos v Dogs clash. Timecodes:00:30 - AFLW Indigenous Round launch03:30 - Phoebe’s Phive: The comp’s biggest questions16:45 - Psychic Psophie: A bold Suns-Cats call19:00 - Why is no one talking about this? Dogs and Roos’ history See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author Lauren Lee Smith joins The Dark Mind to discuss her debut novel, The Night Pool.Set in Gold Rush-era Coloma, California, the novel follows three women confronting human brutality, supernatural forces, and the histories buried beneath the mythology of the American West.Lauren discusses transforming the land itself into a source of possession horror and using monsters as vessels for grief, rage, and resistance.She also examines the destruction of Nisenan communities, violence against Chinese immigrants, and the challenge of writing experiences that have been neglected by the historical record.The conversation explores her severe postpartum depression and anxiety, the personal origins of The Playroom Ghost, her rural Northern California childhood, and the horror films that shaped her imagination.Lauren also reveals that The Night Pool has been optioned, discusses the screenplay adaptation, previews her Mojave vampire novel, and explains why she believes human intention cannot be replicated by artificial intelligence.The Night Pool will be published by Blackstone Publishing on August 25, 2026.GUEST LINKSLauren Lee SmithWebsitehttp://laurenleesmith.net/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lololeereverie/TikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@lololeereverieThreadshttps://www.threads.com/@lololeereverieXhttps://x.com/lololeereverieSubstackhttps://substack.com/@laurenleesmithGoodreadshttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/61062312.Lauren_Lee_SmithTHE NIGHT POOLBlackstone Publishinghttps://www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/book-jqoyAmazonhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/9798228350274Barnes & Noblehttps://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-night-pool-lauren-lee-smith/1148495489?ean=9798228350274Barnes & Noble Audiobookhttps://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-night-pool-lauren-lee-smith/1148495489?ean=2940201219772Audiblehttps://www.audible.com/pd/The-Night-Pool-Audiobook/B0FW7LWFS8Google Play Bookshttps://play.google.com/store/books/details/Lauren_Lee_Smith_The_Night_Pool?id=CCeOEQAAQBAJTargethttps://www.target.com/p/the-night-pool-by-lauren-lee-smith/-/A-95269156Indigohttps://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-night-pool/9798228350274.htmlOTHER WORKPretend You Don't See Her: The Invisible WomanIncludes Lauren Lee Smith's story Selkie's StewKandisha Presshttps://kandishapress.com/pretend-you-dont-see-her/Amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H7G21ZDYThe Playroom GhostFOLIO Literary Journalhttps://www.folioliteraryjournal.com/2023-horrorSupport The Dark Mind Podcasthttps://www.patreon.com/c/thedarkmindpodcast

Uncover the forgotten history of the Canons Regular of Saint Bernard. Fr. Peter George Flynn separates myth from reality regarding the famous Alpine rescue dogs and their founder. Learn why this order dominated medieval Ireland only to disappear after the Reformation. For more reflections from Fr Peter click here! L'articolo Catechesis – The forgotten history of the Canons Regular of Saint Bernard – Fr Peter George Flynn OFMConv proviene da Radio Maria.

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review and author of the new book Blood & Progress, which makes the case that left-wing political violence has a long and largely forgotten history in America. He joins Coleman Hughes to argue that the commonly held belief that political violence is largely a right-wing phenomenon is not just inaccurate but actively dangerous. He believes America has forgotten a century's worth of anarchist bombings, Marxist guerrilla movements, and ideologically motivated assassinations. And with the trials of Luigi Mangione and the alleged Charlie Kirk killer now underway, the pattern is repeating in real time.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spotlight trailblazers leading change from safety laws protecting nail salon workers to the librarian defending our right to read admist book bans; Plus Author Michael Luo novel "Strangers In The Land" and a profile of America's 1st AAPI female Rabbi.

Every street has a past, but what happened in Cannon Hill 69 years ago is almost too terrifying to stomach. Discover how a community's kindness took a catastrophic turn in this gripping look at Brisbane's criminal history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does it really mean to embrace the divine feminine while remaining firmly rooted in Jesus Christ?In this bonus episode of the Latter-day Disciples Podcast, Megan Farner sits down with Julie Dean Richards to explore the symbolism of the feminine, Heavenly Mother, spiritual discernment, astrology, scripture, and the balance between masculine and feminine attributes. Together they discuss why many women fear their own spiritual power, how to pursue truth with discernment, and practical ways to embody feminine wisdom without losing a Christ-centered foundation.In this episode you'll learn:• Why the feminine often feels mysterious or intimidating • The symbolism of the Tree of Life and the Mother Tree • Balancing masculine and feminine spiritual gifts • How fear can keep women from embracing their divine identity • Spiritual maturity, discernment, and grounding in Christ • Women's archetypes and the feminine life cycle • The launch of the Feminine Alchemist communityIf you're seeking a deeper relationship with God, a greater understanding of Heavenly Mother, and a more embodied approach to feminine spirituality, this conversation offers thoughtful perspectives rooted in faith and personal study.Timestamps00:00 – Introduction & why this conversation matters01:40 – Meet Julie Dean Richards04:00 – Why the feminine often feels fearful05:30 – The Olive Tree, Jacob 5 & scattered truth09:00 – The Mother Tree & Divine Feminine symbolism12:20 – Fear, discernment & pursuing good fruit15:15 – Spiritual maturity before deeper exploration16:45 – Balancing masculine and feminine18:00 – Generational conditioning & women's power24:00 – Learning to trust feminine intuition31:00 – Archetypes, symbolism & spiritual patterns38:00 – Women's seasons and feminine cycles43:00 – Why every woman is a life-giver46:20 –  Final encouragement & invitationJulie Dean Richards is an attorney, researcher, linguist, and teacher who has worked with organizations including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Google, and Amazon. Her work focuses on feminine spirituality, symbolism, language, and helping women better understand their divine identity while remaining rooted in faith. She also studies astrology as a symbolic language and explores its relationship to spiritual timing and divine pattern.#DivineFeminine #HeavenlyMother #LatterDaySaints #ChristianWomen #SpiritualGrowth #FaithJourney #JesusChrist #DivineFeminineEnergy #BiblicalSymbolism #WomenOfFaith #LDSPodcast #SpiritualDiscernment #MasculineAndFeminine #ChristianPodcast #PersonalRevelation Continue Your JourneyIf this episode resonated with you, there are several ways to go deeper:

The First Emancipation: The Forgotten History of Abolition in Revolutionary France (Princeton UP, 2026) is a dramatic account of how slavery and race profoundly influenced the course of the French Revolution and had a central impact on the lives of key leaders, including Mirabeau, Robespierre, Toussaint Louverture, and Napoleon. Acclaimed historian Jeremy D. Popkin brings this often-forgotten story to life, highlighting the arguments put forward by French abolitionists and their opponents and the profound repercussions of the first abolition of slavery in a Western empire.When the French revolutionaries passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen in 1789, they immediately faced a burning question: did that document's first article—“Men are born and remain free and equal in rights”—apply to the 800,000 enslaved Black people in the country's colonies? Over the next dozen years, revolutionary leaders fought over this question. The First Emancipation tells how French lawmakers initially protected slavery in their constitution but reversed themselves in 1794, making France the first western country to abolish slavery throughout its empire. Yet only eight years later, in 1802, Napoleon tried to force the emancipated Black populations of the colonies back into slavery. His decision led to his first major military defeat and to the proclamation of the independence of the Black nation of Haiti, but also to the reestablishment of slavery in other French colonies, where it would not finally be abolished until 1848.The story of how France emancipated its enslaved people and declared them full citizens only to return many of them to bondage, The First Emancipation reveals that the course of abolition in the modern world was more winding and halting than is often remembered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The First Emancipation: The Forgotten History of Abolition in Revolutionary France (Princeton UP, 2026) is a dramatic account of how slavery and race profoundly influenced the course of the French Revolution and had a central impact on the lives of key leaders, including Mirabeau, Robespierre, Toussaint Louverture, and Napoleon. Acclaimed historian Jeremy D. Popkin brings this often-forgotten story to life, highlighting the arguments put forward by French abolitionists and their opponents and the profound repercussions of the first abolition of slavery in a Western empire.When the French revolutionaries passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen in 1789, they immediately faced a burning question: did that document's first article—“Men are born and remain free and equal in rights”—apply to the 800,000 enslaved Black people in the country's colonies? Over the next dozen years, revolutionary leaders fought over this question. The First Emancipation tells how French lawmakers initially protected slavery in their constitution but reversed themselves in 1794, making France the first western country to abolish slavery throughout its empire. Yet only eight years later, in 1802, Napoleon tried to force the emancipated Black populations of the colonies back into slavery. His decision led to his first major military defeat and to the proclamation of the independence of the Black nation of Haiti, but also to the reestablishment of slavery in other French colonies, where it would not finally be abolished until 1848.The story of how France emancipated its enslaved people and declared them full citizens only to return many of them to bondage, The First Emancipation reveals that the course of abolition in the modern world was more winding and halting than is often remembered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The First Emancipation: The Forgotten History of Abolition in Revolutionary France (Princeton UP, 2026) is a dramatic account of how slavery and race profoundly influenced the course of the French Revolution and had a central impact on the lives of key leaders, including Mirabeau, Robespierre, Toussaint Louverture, and Napoleon. Acclaimed historian Jeremy D. Popkin brings this often-forgotten story to life, highlighting the arguments put forward by French abolitionists and their opponents and the profound repercussions of the first abolition of slavery in a Western empire.When the French revolutionaries passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen in 1789, they immediately faced a burning question: did that document's first article—“Men are born and remain free and equal in rights”—apply to the 800,000 enslaved Black people in the country's colonies? Over the next dozen years, revolutionary leaders fought over this question. The First Emancipation tells how French lawmakers initially protected slavery in their constitution but reversed themselves in 1794, making France the first western country to abolish slavery throughout its empire. Yet only eight years later, in 1802, Napoleon tried to force the emancipated Black populations of the colonies back into slavery. His decision led to his first major military defeat and to the proclamation of the independence of the Black nation of Haiti, but also to the reestablishment of slavery in other French colonies, where it would not finally be abolished until 1848.The story of how France emancipated its enslaved people and declared them full citizens only to return many of them to bondage, The First Emancipation reveals that the course of abolition in the modern world was more winding and halting than is often remembered.

The First Emancipation: The Forgotten History of Abolition in Revolutionary France (Princeton UP, 2026) is a dramatic account of how slavery and race profoundly influenced the course of the French Revolution and had a central impact on the lives of key leaders, including Mirabeau, Robespierre, Toussaint Louverture, and Napoleon. Acclaimed historian Jeremy D. Popkin brings this often-forgotten story to life, highlighting the arguments put forward by French abolitionists and their opponents and the profound repercussions of the first abolition of slavery in a Western empire.When the French revolutionaries passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen in 1789, they immediately faced a burning question: did that document's first article—“Men are born and remain free and equal in rights”—apply to the 800,000 enslaved Black people in the country's colonies? Over the next dozen years, revolutionary leaders fought over this question. The First Emancipation tells how French lawmakers initially protected slavery in their constitution but reversed themselves in 1794, making France the first western country to abolish slavery throughout its empire. Yet only eight years later, in 1802, Napoleon tried to force the emancipated Black populations of the colonies back into slavery. His decision led to his first major military defeat and to the proclamation of the independence of the Black nation of Haiti, but also to the reestablishment of slavery in other French colonies, where it would not finally be abolished until 1848.The story of how France emancipated its enslaved people and declared them full citizens only to return many of them to bondage, The First Emancipation reveals that the course of abolition in the modern world was more winding and halting than is often remembered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies

The First Emancipation: The Forgotten History of Abolition in Revolutionary France (Princeton UP, 2026) is a dramatic account of how slavery and race profoundly influenced the course of the French Revolution and had a central impact on the lives of key leaders, including Mirabeau, Robespierre, Toussaint Louverture, and Napoleon. Acclaimed historian Jeremy D. Popkin brings this often-forgotten story to life, highlighting the arguments put forward by French abolitionists and their opponents and the profound repercussions of the first abolition of slavery in a Western empire.When the French revolutionaries passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen in 1789, they immediately faced a burning question: did that document's first article—“Men are born and remain free and equal in rights”—apply to the 800,000 enslaved Black people in the country's colonies? Over the next dozen years, revolutionary leaders fought over this question. The First Emancipation tells how French lawmakers initially protected slavery in their constitution but reversed themselves in 1794, making France the first western country to abolish slavery throughout its empire. Yet only eight years later, in 1802, Napoleon tried to force the emancipated Black populations of the colonies back into slavery. His decision led to his first major military defeat and to the proclamation of the independence of the Black nation of Haiti, but also to the reestablishment of slavery in other French colonies, where it would not finally be abolished until 1848.The story of how France emancipated its enslaved people and declared them full citizens only to return many of them to bondage, The First Emancipation reveals that the course of abolition in the modern world was more winding and halting than is often remembered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law

The First Emancipation: The Forgotten History of Abolition in Revolutionary France (Princeton UP, 2026) is a dramatic account of how slavery and race profoundly influenced the course of the French Revolution and had a central impact on the lives of key leaders, including Mirabeau, Robespierre, Toussaint Louverture, and Napoleon. Acclaimed historian Jeremy D. Popkin brings this often-forgotten story to life, highlighting the arguments put forward by French abolitionists and their opponents and the profound repercussions of the first abolition of slavery in a Western empire.When the French revolutionaries passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen in 1789, they immediately faced a burning question: did that document's first article—“Men are born and remain free and equal in rights”—apply to the 800,000 enslaved Black people in the country's colonies? Over the next dozen years, revolutionary leaders fought over this question. The First Emancipation tells how French lawmakers initially protected slavery in their constitution but reversed themselves in 1794, making France the first western country to abolish slavery throughout its empire. Yet only eight years later, in 1802, Napoleon tried to force the emancipated Black populations of the colonies back into slavery. His decision led to his first major military defeat and to the proclamation of the independence of the Black nation of Haiti, but also to the reestablishment of slavery in other French colonies, where it would not finally be abolished until 1848.The story of how France emancipated its enslaved people and declared them full citizens only to return many of them to bondage, The First Emancipation reveals that the course of abolition in the modern world was more winding and halting than is often remembered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/french-studies

As the United States approaches it's 250th celebration of its founding, we reflect on the history of Catholics in America.   Get Your Copy of American Pilgrimage Here: https://ignatius.com/american-pilgrimage-aph/?searchid=5137054&search_query=shannon   From the original conquistadors and missionaries to the persecution of Catholics in the 20th century, the history of Catholicism in America is multifaceted. So today, we are grateful to have Dr. Christopher Shannon to join Andrew Petiprin to discuss this checkered history in America which he records in his book American Pilgrimage. They begin by discussing the central importance of Our Lady of Guadalupe and then work sequentially through the centuries as they highlight the various roles that the certain Catholic individuals as well as the shifting Catholic culture shaped America today. We are blessed to Catholics in America, and we pray for our country on this special anniversary of its founding.   SUBSCRIBE to our channel and never miss an episode of the Ignatius Press Podcast. You can also listen to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast platforms. Follow us on social media: Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/IgnatiusPress Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ignatiuspress Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ignatius_press/   Music from Pexels, Gregor Quendel. https://www.classicals.de/legal    

Send us a message!In this episode of Shadowed Past, we explore the remarkable life of James Barry, one of the most fascinating figures in medical history. Rising from humble beginnings to become a celebrated military surgeon and hospital reformer, Barry challenged the limitations of the 19th century and left a lasting impact on medicine throughout the British Empire.Known for a fiery personality, groundbreaking surgical achievements, and relentless advocacy for better healthcare, Barry's accomplishments were extraordinary. But following Barry's death in 1865, a discovery shocked Victorian society and sparked a debate that continues among historians today.Join us as we uncover a story of ambition, resilience, medical innovation, and one of history's most enduring mysteries. Was James Barry simply a brilliant doctor living behind a necessary disguise, or does Barry's life tell us something more complex about identity, opportunity, and the hidden stories lurking within the past?Shadowed Past shines a light on the forgotten, mysterious, and misunderstood figures who shaped history from the shadows. Music is by Alexander Nakarada.Support the show

Why does Lebanon seem trapped in a cycle of political paralysis, foreign interference, and violence? In this episode, Rabbi Pesach Wolicki and Pastor Doug Reed step back from the headlines to explore the deeper story behind Lebanon's ongoing crisis. From the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the creation of Lebanon's unique political system to the rise of Hezbollah and Iran's growing influence, they explain how a century of decisions has produced one of the Middle East's most dysfunctional states. Along the way, Doug shares stories from his travels across America, including an unexpected conversation about Israel with a former Major League Baseball All-Star. The result is a wide-ranging discussion about history, geopolitics, faith, and why understanding Lebanon is essential to understanding the modern Middle East.

Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks to Eric Metaxas about his new book "Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World" and why the American Revolution created an unprecedented system of liberty, self-government, and constitutional rights rooted in faith and personal responsibility; the forgotten heroism of America's Founding Fathers including George Washington, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Nathan Hale, and Henry Knox; why patriotism, Christianity, and understanding American history are essential ahead of America's 250th anniversary; how the left, Marxism, and anti-American narratives have reshaped education and culture; and why preserving freedom, the Constitution, and the American experiment requires civic engagement, sacrifice, and moral courage, and much more.  

Drag queens have long dominated mainstream drag culture — from RuPaul's Drag Race to club nights, brunches, and bingo shows. But Drag Kings have always been part of drag history too… they've just rarely been given the spotlight.In this episode of The StickyBeak, Monika explores the hidden history and modern resurgence of Drag Kings — performers who have been challenging gender norms and shaping queer performance culture since the 1800s.From vaudeville stages and underground cabaret to punk shows and queer club nights, Drag Kings have been here all along.Monika speaks with three incredible Drag Kings from the US about their artistry, their journeys, and what it means to build visibility in a drag scene that has historically centred drag queens.This episode explores Drag Kings, drag history, queer culture, gender performance, and the evolution of drag as an art form.HUGE thank you to...Buck Wylde : IG @buckwylde_dragkingHannibal Lickher : IG @hannibal.lickherPrinze Valentino : IG @ Prinze_valentinoThis episode was brought to you by Tüt, toilet lid stickers to zhuzh up your toot. Because every throne needs a crown.https://www.etsy.com/shop/tutdeco/

The suburbs have long been a symbol of American prosperity in the post-WWII era. Yet the contrast between suburban wealth and "inner city" poverty overlooks the stories of those living in suburbia who were unable to reach "the good life." In this episode Ben & Bob talk with Tim Keogh, whose new book In Levittown's Shadow: Poverty in America's Wealthiest Suburb (Univ. of Chicago Press, 2023), explores the history of suburbanization in Long Island, New York, and argues that post-WWII prosperity relied on those impoverished suburbanites who we've since forgotten. Dr. Tim Keogh is assistant professor of history at Queensborough Community College, part of the City University of New York. This is a rebroadcast of RTN #291 which originally aired as "A Forgotten History of American Suburbs w/ Tim Keogh" on December 4, 2023. This episode was edited by Ben Sawyer.

Break out the tinfoil hats!!!! We're going down the rabbit hole (all for funsies!) What if ancient civilizations were far more advanced than we’ve been taught? What if movies are preparing us for truths we’re not ready to understand? And what if some children really do remember past lives? Morgan and her fiancé Braden dive into the conspiracy theories, mysteries, and unexplained stories they can’t stop thinking about. From underground cities in Turkey and Egyptian artifacts that defy explanation to alien encounters, missing people in national parks, and the possibility of interdimensional portals... This week is all about curiosity, questioning what we think we know, and exploring the fascinating gray area between science, history, spirituality, and the unexplained. No claims. No certainty. Just two people exploring the unknown and asking “what if?”

Some mysteries never seem to disappear. Dan Richards returnsto discuss controversial discoveries, unexplained artifacts, and the questions that continue to challenge our understanding of history. From ancient civilizations and archaeological anomalies to UFOs, elongated skulls, and other enduring mysteries, the conversation explores where the evidence leads - andwhere the debate is far from settled.What topic do you think deserves a closer look?   Follow Matt Beall Podcast: https://x.com/MattBeallPodhttps://www.tiktok.com/@mattbeallpodhttps://www.instagram.com/mattbeallpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556879741320 Check out our Shorts & ClipsShorts Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MattBeallShortsClip Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MattBeallClips Listen Everywhere: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MattBeallPodcastApple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/matt-beall-limitless/id1712917413  Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-6727221 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MattBeallPodcast Check out Dan Richards:https://x.com/DeDunkingPasthttps://www.youtube.com/@DeDunking Timeline:00:00:00              Introductions00:01:06              Ancient Egyptian Vases00:09:20              Cocaine Mummies00:16:21              Younger Dryas Impact00:17:22              Sphinx SAR Scans00:28:10              Your Truth00:31:33              Elongated Skulls00:45:31              UFO/ UAP Revelations00:49:55              Sasquatch/ Bigfoot01:05:04              Near Death Experiences01:24:45              Baghdad Batteries01:29:32              Closing#AncientMysteries #AncientHistory #LostCivilizations#AlternativeHistory #Archaeology #History #Unexplained #AncientCivilizations #HiddenHistory #ForbiddenHistory #UFOs #ElongatedSkulls #DanRichards #MattBeallPodcast #PodcastInterviewThe views and opinions expressed on this podcast are notnecessarily the views of the host or of any business related to the host.

Break out the tinfoil hats!!!! We're going down the rabbit hole (all for funsies!) What if ancient civilizations were far more advanced than we’ve been taught? What if movies are preparing us for truths we’re not ready to understand? And what if some children really do remember past lives? Morgan and her fiancé Braden dive into the conspiracy theories, mysteries, and unexplained stories they can’t stop thinking about. From underground cities in Turkey and Egyptian artifacts that defy explanation to alien encounters, missing people in national parks, and the possibility of interdimensional portals... This week is all about curiosity, questioning what we think we know, and exploring the fascinating gray area between science, history, spirituality, and the unexplained. No claims. No certainty. Just two people exploring the unknown and asking “what if?”

*Our first ever cross over episode shared on both podcasts, Build Upon The Good and Good George. In this episode, we learn the forgotten true origin of Memorial Day and why it should be included. From the grief following the Civil War to today's long holiday weekend, we'll discuss what shaped it, and why it's important to take an extra moment to remember those lost. Visit us at www.BuildUponTheGood and Facebook & Instragram Follow Good George on Bluesky and coming to www.GoodGeorge.us

SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOWMemorial Day is one of those holidays almost everybody recognizes, but not everybody really understands. In this episode, I'm taking a closer look at how a solemn day of remembrance became wrapped up in cookouts, road trips, sales, baseball, the Indy 500, and the unofficial start of summer.I'll get into what Memorial Day actually honors, why it's different from Veterans Day, how it grew out of the grief of the Civil War, and why the original name, Decoration Day, still matters. I'll also talk about the arguments over where the holiday really began, why the date changed, and how that three-day weekend helped reshape the way Americans experience it.This isn't a lecture and it's not a history class. It's a look at the parts of Memorial Day most of us weren't taught, forgot along the way, or never stopped to think about in the first place. There's solemn history here, but there's also the very American reality of barbecue grills, traffic jams, airport chaos, and somehow turning almost anything into a sale.So enjoy the weekend, enjoy the food, enjoy the time with family, but take a few minutes with me to look at the meaning behind the holiday and the forgotten history and other secrets that still make Memorial Day worth understanding.If you've enjoyed the podcast and found it informative, and maybe got a laugh or two, then please contribute to keeping this podcast around. I'm not backed by Corporate media. There is no outside money other than my own wallet so if you could please contribute to the GoFundMe below even a small donation makes a difference.https://gofund.me/5d9a419efAWorldGoneMadPodcast@gmail.com

Kate Lord Brown on The Silver ThreadIn this final episode of Season 5, I'm joined by bestselling author Kate Lord Brown to talk about her beautiful new novel, The Silver Thread. We discuss Kate's love of uncovering forgotten histories, the real-life inspirations behind the novel, and how Liberty London became an unexpected doorway into the past.Of course, no episode of Best Book Forward is complete without book recommendations. Here are the books that have shaped Kate. You'll find links to buy below:Books by Kate:The Silver ThreadThe Golden HourA Summer at the CastleA Season of SecretsKate's Book Choices:The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa Brother of the More Famous Jack by Barbara TrapidoHeartburn by Nora EphronLight Years by James SalterThe English Patient by Michael Ondaatje Other Books Mentioned:Tom Lake by Ann PatchettThe Homemade God by Rachel JoyceSeason 6 is coming really soon and I cannot wait to tell you what I've been working on. But first a huge thanks to my guests who have been:Julie Owen MoylanLucy AppsSarah VaughanHeidi SwainIlona BannisterAndrea MaraLucy Asheand Kate Lord BrownIn the meantime, if you've enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate and review Best Book Forward, and don't forget to tell your friends. It really helps new listeners discover the show.See you soon, and happy listening.Listen & Subscribe Now:https://best-book-forward.captivate.fm/listenTo stay in touch with Best Book Forward news please follow me on Instagram @bestbookforward or visit my website: https://bestbookforward.org/

In this episode of *Pediatric Perspectives*, I'm joined again by Suzanne Humphries, M.D. — board-certified internist and nephrologist, co-author of *[Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History](https://www.dissolvingillusions.com/)*, and one of the most thorough medical researchers I know. Following her widely viewed appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience, Dr. Humphries has spent months responding to detailed public critiques of that interview — and in this conversation, we focus on what she has always emphasized most: how to actually support health, especially in children.

We keep using the terms 'regulation' and 'deregulation' -- and now it's time for a primer. Shruti Rajagopalan joins Amit Varma in episode 442 of The Seen and the Unseen go discuss first principles AND get into the weeds. What is regulation? When do we need it? When do we not? What's India's journey been like? And finally, why is deregulation both important and difficult? (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out 1. Shruti Rajagopalan on Twitter, Substack, Instagram, her podcast, Ideas of India and her own website. 2. Emergent Ventures India, which is run by Shruti. 3. The 1991 Project. 4. Shruti Rajagopalan Remembers the Angle of the Light -- Episode 410 of The Seen and the Unseen. 5. The Importance of the 1991 Reforms — Episode 237 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan and Ajay Shah). 6. Shruti Rajagopalan Dives Into Delimitation -- Episode 336 of The Seen and the Unseen. 7. All past episodes of The Seen and the Unseen w Shruti Rajagopalan, in reverse chronological order: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21. 8. Urinal regulation in the Factories Act, 1948. 9. Four Seasons in Rome -- Anthony Doerr. 10. Premature Imitation and India's Flailing State — Shruti Rajagopalan & Alexander Tabarrok. 11. Elite Imitation in Public Policy -- Episode 180 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan and Alex Tabarrok). 12. The Curse of Knowledge. 13. Every Act of Government Is an Act of Violence -- Amit Varma. 14. Understanding the State -- Episode 25 of Everything is Everything. 15. The Wealth of Nations -- Adam Smith. 16. The Double 'Thank You' Moment — John Stossel. 17. Profit = Philanthropy — Amit Varma. 18. Traffic -- Tom Vanderbilt. 19. Tonight Is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel -- Barenaked Ladies. 20. Driving in a Foreign Country -- My Italian Diaries: 7 -- Amit Varma. 21. Marching For Salt -- Amit Varma. 22. The Transitional Gains Trap -- Gordon Tullock. 23. Interventionism: An Economic Analysis -- Ludwig von Mises. 24. Mises's dynamics of interventionism: Lessons from Indian agriculture -- Shruti Rajagopalan. 25. Gandhi -- Richard Attenborough. 26. Anton Howes on Trade, Innovation, and the Forgotten History of Salt -- The Ideas of India podcast. 27. Age of Invention, by Anton Howes. 28. A People's Constitution -- Rohit De. 29. The Life and Times of Montek Singh Ahluwalia — Episode 285 of The Seen and the Unseen. 30. The Forgotten Greatness of PV Narasimha Rao — Episode 283 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vinay Sitapati). 31. The Life and Times of the Indian Economy -- Episode 387 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rajeswari Sengupta). 32. The Road to the 1991 Industrial Policy Reforms and Beyond: A Personalized Narrative from the Trenches -- Rakesh Mohan. 33. The Use of Knowledge in Society -- Friedrich Hayek. 34. Four Papers That Changed the World -- Episode 41 of Everything is Everything. 35. A Sixth Of Humanity -- Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian. 36. Entry and Exit in Agriculture -- Episode 1 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pavan Srinath and Karthik Shashidhar). 37. Bootleggers and Baptists-The Education of a Regulatory Economist — Bruce Yandle. 38. Farmers, Technology and Freedom of Choice: A Tale of Two Satyagrahas -- Amit Varma. 39. The State of Our Farmers — Episode 86 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Gunvant Patil). 40. Talking to an Empty Room -- Sharad Joshi's speeches in the Rajya Sabha. 41. Raees: An Empty Shell of a Gangster Film — Amit Varma. 42. The Loneliness of the Indian Woman — Episode 259 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shrayana Bhattacharya). 43. Public Choice Theory Explains SO MUCH -- Episode 33 of Everything is Everything. 44. Public Choice Theory -- Episode 121 of The Seen and the Unseen. 45. Blendjet. 46. The Whole Truth Foods protein powder that Amit has. 47. The Reflections of Samarth Bansal — Episode 299 of The Seen and the Unseen. 48. The Bad and Complex Tax -- Episode 74 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan). 49. India's Supreme Court -- Episode 123 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan). 50. Restaurant Regulations in India — Episode 18 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Madhu Menon). 51. India's MSME Landscape — Some Useful Frameworks -- Episode 419 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Sudhir Sarnobat and Naren Shenoy). 52. What Ails Indian Manufacturing? -- Episode 104 of Everything is Everything. 53. Commands and controls: Planning for Indian industrial development, 1951–1990 -- Rakesh Mohan and Vandana Aggarwal. 54. Futures Markets in Agriculture -- Episode 12 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Karthik Shashidhar). 55. Naushad Forbes Wants to Fix India — Episode 282 of The Seen and the Unseen. 56. The Life and Times of KP Krishnan — Episode 355 of The Seen and the Unseen. 57. The Reformers -- Episode 28 of Everything is Everything. 58. The Economics of Derivatives -- TV Somanathan and V Anantha Nageswaran. 59. Sorry, Wrong Number -- Shruti Rajagopalan. 60. Reforming Agricultural Land Conversion Laws in Indian States -- Shruti Rajagopalan, Shreyas Narla, Ankita Dinkar, Kadambari Shah and Ankit Bhatia. 61. The Case for Nuclear Electricity -- Episode 78 of Everything is Everything. 62. Nuclear Power Can Save the World -- Joshua S Goldstein, Staffan A Qvist & Steven Pinker. 63. The Right to Property — Episode 26 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan). 64. India's Agriculture Crisis — Episode 140 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Barun Mitra and Kumar Anand). 65. Economics in One Lesson — Henry Hazlitt. 66. That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen — Frédéric Bastiat. 67. The Candlemaker's Petition -- Frédéric Bastiat. 68. Marginal Revolution University. 69. Public Choice – A Primer — Eamonn Butler 70. Micromotives and Macrobehavior -- Thomas Schelling. Amit Varma runs a course called Life Lessons, which aims to be a launchpad towards learning essential life skills all of you need. For more details, and to sign up, click here. And have you read Amit's newsletter? It's madly active right now! Subscribe right away to The India Uncut Newsletter! It's free! Also check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. Episode art: 'The Regulated' by Simahina.

When thinking about the food and agricultural landscape of Texas, the mind immediately goes to cattle, corn, and cotton—certainly not wheat. But as my guest this week, Dr. Rebecca Sharpless, shares, the region of North Texas had a robust wheat culture from the 1840s until the post-World War Two period. So what made North Texas a great place for wheat? And what are the implications of wheat as culture and cultivator?  Rebecca is here today to talk about her new book, People of the Wheat: Culture and Cultivation in North Texas, out now through Univeristy of Texas Press. She is a professor of history at Texas Christian University, and writes on food, labour, and women. She is also the author of Fertile Ground, Narrow Choices: Women on Texas Cotton Farms, Cooking in Other Women's Kitchens: Domestic Workers in the South, and Grain and Fire: A History of Baking in the American South.   In today's conversation, we're exploring the forgotten history of wheat harvesting in North Texas, including how it complicates the story of plantation economies and enslavement histories in the south, the profound impact of mechanization on milling and distributing wheat, and the post-war influences that led to wheat's decline, despite having lasting cultural importance for Western appetites and baking.  Resources:  People of the Wheat book Rebecca's university website 

100 years ago, inventor John Logie Baird demonstrated his new 'televisor' to the public for the first time. In this special edition of Front Row, Samira Ahmed and guests explore the origins of television in the UK, charting how those early experimental days set a template for this exciting new medium. Guests: TV producer and historian Professor John Wyver, whose new book Magic Rays of Light tells the story of the early days of TV Lisa Kerrigan, senior curator of TV at the BFI Francis Spufford, whose new novel Nonesuch is partly set in the BBC studio at Alexandra Palace in 1939 Joy Whitby, TV producer and creator of iconic programmes including Play School and JackanoryPresenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Tim Bano

Dominique Kostelac is an amateur archaeologist, artifact hunter, farmer and all-around history buff living outside Charlottesville, Virginia. After a newspaper reading from 1869 about uncovering the skeletal remains of a conquistador in Appalachia, we open with Dominique describing the Monacan village he discovered on his riparian farm. From there we get into shocking examples of early, forgotten, and/or theoretical first arrivals of Europeans [and even the Chinese!] to Virginia and the East Coast in general. So how does one go about being an artifact hunter? With archival maps, jet skis, metal detectors, goggles and shovels, in search of eroding banks and knocking on farmers' doors. With over 50-years experience, Dominique previews the most prized finds from his 17th-century collection, all dug up in and around the Chesapeake Bay and up her waterways: a Turkish pirate coin; a flintlock pistol; a Spanish coin made into an Indian ornament; clay pipes; and a Jesuit stamped glass bottle. After skimming his overflowing trays of artifacts and hearing what the amateur has to offer to the professional field, we end on human remains and haunted places. Reading from Conquistador Found Buried Less than Twenty Miles from Saltville by Jim Glanville for Saltville Progress, April, 11 2013.Support Our Numinous Nature on Patreon.Follow Our Numinous Nature & my naturalist illustrations on InstagramCheck out my shop of shirts, prints, and books featuring my artContact: herbaceoushuman@gmail.com

Justin Marozzi is a historian and author of Captives and Companions, a sweeping history of slavery in the Islamic world. Marozzi and Coleman discuss the origins and scale of the Islamic slave trade, the role of religion and law in shaping it, and why this subject has long been a historical blind spot in the West. They also discuss the trans-Saharan slave trade, the Barbary corsairs, and why forms of slavery still exist in places like Mauritania and Mali. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rapa Nui, known to Western cultures as Easter Island for centuries, has long been a source of mystery. While the massive stone statues that populate the island's landscape have loomed in the popular Western imagination since Europeans first set foot there in 1722, in recent years, the island has gained infamy as a cautionary tale of eco-destruction. The island's history as it's been written tells of Polynesians who carelessly farmed, plundered their natural resources, and battled each other, dooming their delicate ecosystem and becoming a warning to us all about the frailty of our natural world. But what if that history is wrong? In The Island at the Edge of the World: The Forgotten History of Easter Island (Bloomsbury, 2025), archeological writer and scholar Mike Pitts offers a direct challenge to the orthodoxy of Rapa Nui, bringing to light new research and documents that tell a dramatic and surprising story about what really led to the island's downfall. Relying on the latest archaeological findings, he paints a vastly different portrait of what life was like on the island before the first Europeans arrived, investigating why a Polynesian people who succeeded for centuries throughout the South Pacific supposedly failed to thrive in Rapa Nui. Pitts also unearths the vital story of one of the first anthropologists to study Rapa Nui, an Oxford-trained iconoclast named Katherine Routledge, who was instrumental in collecting firsthand accounts from the Polynesians living on Rapa Nui in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. But though Routledge's impressive scholarship captured the oral traditions of what life had been like pre-1722, her work was widely dismissed because of her gender, her reliance on indigenous perspectives, and her conclusions which contradicted her historical peers. A stunning work of revisionism, this book raises critical questions about who gets to write history and the stakes of ignoring that history's true authors. Provocative and illuminating, The Island at the Edge of the World will change the way people think about Easter Island, its colonial legacy, and where the blame for its devastation truly lies. Mike Pitts is a writer and broadcaster, archaeologist and former museum curator. His books include A Fairweather Eden: Excavations at Boxgrove, Hengeworld, Digging for Richard III, Digging up Britain, and How to Build Stonehenge. He has also written for almost all of the important British newspapers - the Guardian, Observer, Times, Sunday Times, Telegraph, New Scientist, BBC History Magazine, Spectator and other papers and magazines - and conduct original research and publish in peer-reviewed journals. He also edited British Archaeology magazine for 20 years and is a Fellow of the London Society of Antiquaries. Sidney Michelini is a post-doctoral researcher working on Ecology, Climate, and Violence at the Peace Research Institute of Frankfurt (PRIF). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Rapa Nui, known to Western cultures as Easter Island for centuries, has long been a source of mystery. While the massive stone statues that populate the island's landscape have loomed in the popular Western imagination since Europeans first set foot there in 1722, in recent years, the island has gained infamy as a cautionary tale of eco-destruction. The island's history as it's been written tells of Polynesians who carelessly farmed, plundered their natural resources, and battled each other, dooming their delicate ecosystem and becoming a warning to us all about the frailty of our natural world. But what if that history is wrong? In The Island at the Edge of the World: The Forgotten History of Easter Island (Bloomsbury, 2025), archeological writer and scholar Mike Pitts offers a direct challenge to the orthodoxy of Rapa Nui, bringing to light new research and documents that tell a dramatic and surprising story about what really led to the island's downfall. Relying on the latest archaeological findings, he paints a vastly different portrait of what life was like on the island before the first Europeans arrived, investigating why a Polynesian people who succeeded for centuries throughout the South Pacific supposedly failed to thrive in Rapa Nui. Pitts also unearths the vital story of one of the first anthropologists to study Rapa Nui, an Oxford-trained iconoclast named Katherine Routledge, who was instrumental in collecting firsthand accounts from the Polynesians living on Rapa Nui in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. But though Routledge's impressive scholarship captured the oral traditions of what life had been like pre-1722, her work was widely dismissed because of her gender, her reliance on indigenous perspectives, and her conclusions which contradicted her historical peers. A stunning work of revisionism, this book raises critical questions about who gets to write history and the stakes of ignoring that history's true authors. Provocative and illuminating, The Island at the Edge of the World will change the way people think about Easter Island, its colonial legacy, and where the blame for its devastation truly lies. Mike Pitts is a writer and broadcaster, archaeologist and former museum curator. His books include A Fairweather Eden: Excavations at Boxgrove, Hengeworld, Digging for Richard III, Digging up Britain, and How to Build Stonehenge. He has also written for almost all of the important British newspapers - the Guardian, Observer, Times, Sunday Times, Telegraph, New Scientist, BBC History Magazine, Spectator and other papers and magazines - and conduct original research and publish in peer-reviewed journals. He also edited British Archaeology magazine for 20 years and is a Fellow of the London Society of Antiquaries. Sidney Michelini is a post-doctoral researcher working on Ecology, Climate, and Violence at the Peace Research Institute of Frankfurt (PRIF). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Rapa Nui, known to Western cultures as Easter Island for centuries, has long been a source of mystery. While the massive stone statues that populate the island's landscape have loomed in the popular Western imagination since Europeans first set foot there in 1722, in recent years, the island has gained infamy as a cautionary tale of eco-destruction. The island's history as it's been written tells of Polynesians who carelessly farmed, plundered their natural resources, and battled each other, dooming their delicate ecosystem and becoming a warning to us all about the frailty of our natural world. But what if that history is wrong? In The Island at the Edge of the World: The Forgotten History of Easter Island (Bloomsbury, 2025), archeological writer and scholar Mike Pitts offers a direct challenge to the orthodoxy of Rapa Nui, bringing to light new research and documents that tell a dramatic and surprising story about what really led to the island's downfall. Relying on the latest archaeological findings, he paints a vastly different portrait of what life was like on the island before the first Europeans arrived, investigating why a Polynesian people who succeeded for centuries throughout the South Pacific supposedly failed to thrive in Rapa Nui. Pitts also unearths the vital story of one of the first anthropologists to study Rapa Nui, an Oxford-trained iconoclast named Katherine Routledge, who was instrumental in collecting firsthand accounts from the Polynesians living on Rapa Nui in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. But though Routledge's impressive scholarship captured the oral traditions of what life had been like pre-1722, her work was widely dismissed because of her gender, her reliance on indigenous perspectives, and her conclusions which contradicted her historical peers. A stunning work of revisionism, this book raises critical questions about who gets to write history and the stakes of ignoring that history's true authors. Provocative and illuminating, The Island at the Edge of the World will change the way people think about Easter Island, its colonial legacy, and where the blame for its devastation truly lies. Mike Pitts is a writer and broadcaster, archaeologist and former museum curator. His books include A Fairweather Eden: Excavations at Boxgrove, Hengeworld, Digging for Richard III, Digging up Britain, and How to Build Stonehenge. He has also written for almost all of the important British newspapers - the Guardian, Observer, Times, Sunday Times, Telegraph, New Scientist, BBC History Magazine, Spectator and other papers and magazines - and conduct original research and publish in peer-reviewed journals. He also edited British Archaeology magazine for 20 years and is a Fellow of the London Society of Antiquaries. Sidney Michelini is a post-doctoral researcher working on Ecology, Climate, and Violence at the Peace Research Institute of Frankfurt (PRIF). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

Rapa Nui, known to Western cultures as Easter Island for centuries, has long been a source of mystery. While the massive stone statues that populate the island's landscape have loomed in the popular Western imagination since Europeans first set foot there in 1722, in recent years, the island has gained infamy as a cautionary tale of eco-destruction. The island's history as it's been written tells of Polynesians who carelessly farmed, plundered their natural resources, and battled each other, dooming their delicate ecosystem and becoming a warning to us all about the frailty of our natural world. But what if that history is wrong? In The Island at the Edge of the World: The Forgotten History of Easter Island (Bloomsbury, 2025), archeological writer and scholar Mike Pitts offers a direct challenge to the orthodoxy of Rapa Nui, bringing to light new research and documents that tell a dramatic and surprising story about what really led to the island's downfall. Relying on the latest archaeological findings, he paints a vastly different portrait of what life was like on the island before the first Europeans arrived, investigating why a Polynesian people who succeeded for centuries throughout the South Pacific supposedly failed to thrive in Rapa Nui. Pitts also unearths the vital story of one of the first anthropologists to study Rapa Nui, an Oxford-trained iconoclast named Katherine Routledge, who was instrumental in collecting firsthand accounts from the Polynesians living on Rapa Nui in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. But though Routledge's impressive scholarship captured the oral traditions of what life had been like pre-1722, her work was widely dismissed because of her gender, her reliance on indigenous perspectives, and her conclusions which contradicted her historical peers. A stunning work of revisionism, this book raises critical questions about who gets to write history and the stakes of ignoring that history's true authors. Provocative and illuminating, The Island at the Edge of the World will change the way people think about Easter Island, its colonial legacy, and where the blame for its devastation truly lies. Mike Pitts is a writer and broadcaster, archaeologist and former museum curator. His books include A Fairweather Eden: Excavations at Boxgrove, Hengeworld, Digging for Richard III, Digging up Britain, and How to Build Stonehenge. He has also written for almost all of the important British newspapers - the Guardian, Observer, Times, Sunday Times, Telegraph, New Scientist, BBC History Magazine, Spectator and other papers and magazines - and conduct original research and publish in peer-reviewed journals. He also edited British Archaeology magazine for 20 years and is a Fellow of the London Society of Antiquaries. Sidney Michelini is a post-doctoral researcher working on Ecology, Climate, and Violence at the Peace Research Institute of Frankfurt (PRIF). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/archaeology

This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes David Barton, a prominent historian and founder of WallBuilders, to discuss the importance of learning America's true history, especially in light of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Celebrate America's 250th with NC Family!

In his new book, historian Aaron Fountain uncovers the vital, yet forgotten role high school student activists played in reshaping the American education system.

Breakfast feels ancient. It isn't. In Tudor England, breakfast was optional, lightly eaten, and sometimes frowned upon. No bacon, no eggs, no fixed hour. Just bread, ale, leftovers, and a lot of flexibility depending on class and work.This video explores when breakfast actually became “breakfast,” and why the Tudors didn't believe in it the way we do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Brooke Gladstone talks with Emily Nussbaum, television critic for The New Yorker, about the forgotten story of Gertrude Berg, the woman behind the television sitcom, and the anti-communism campaign that clouded her legacy.  On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.

Guest Carmen Maria Machado is a writer of queer horror, essays, and short stories. She is most well-known for her memoir, In the Dream House, which came out in 2019, and really took the queer lit world by storm. In it, she brings light to a concept often shied away from - domestic violence and abuse within queer relationships. While writing the memoir, Carmen did a lot of research into the history of domestic abuse within the lesbian community - the ways in which it is less visible, and the stories that made it into the archives despite all odds. She speaks candidly (and wittily) about all of this, including her own  personal experience, coming out journey, and writing process. -Find more about Carmen and her work on her website -Follow Carmen on ⁠Instagram⁠ -Subscribe to her Substack, Cup of Stars Thank you for listening to Cruising Podcast! -Reviews help other listeners find Cruising! If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review! -For more Cruising adventures, follow us @cruisingpod on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cruising's Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for deep dives and companion pieces to our episodes! -⁠Preorder our book⁠, THE LESBIAN BAR CHRONICLES -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support Cruising here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Cruising is an independent podcast. That means we're entirely funded by sponsors and listeners like you! -Cruising is reported and produced by a small but mighty team of three: Sarah Gabrielli (host/story producer/audio engineer), Rachel Karp (story producer/social media manager), and Jen McGinity (line producer/resident road-trip driver). Theme song is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joey Freeman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Cover art is by Nikki Ligos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chinese immigrants helped establish America's foothold on the western coast, yet few of us know what life looked like for those Chinese people who came to live in the US. In this episode, Beth Lew-Williams joins us to discuss her new book, John Doe Chinaman: A Forgotten History of Chinese Life Under American Racial Law, which blends extensive archival research with new technologies to illuminate stories that have long been buried in our history. Beth Lew-Williams is Professor of History at Princeton University and a recipient of the 2025 Dan David Prize. If you enjoy this episode make sure to check out our conversations with previous Dan David Prize winners: Women and American Slavery w/ Stephanie E. Jones Rogers (#270) and The Archaeology of Dust w/ Anita Radini (#269). This episode was edited by Ben Sawyer. 

As reports of starving children in Gaza mount, France, Britain, and Canada are preparing to recognize Palestinian statehood. On this week's On the Media, Palestinian journalists documenting food scarcity in Gaza are themselves going without food. Plus, how Israeli tv stations are deflecting blame for the blockade on aid.[01:00] Host Micah Loewinger speaks with Adel Al Salman, a Cyprus-based photo editor for the Agence France-Press. They discuss how shocking images of starving children may have contributed to a shift in the conversation around Gaza, and how the Palestinian journalists taking those photos are starving, too. Plus, Micah asks Diana Buttu, a lawyer and former peace negotiator for the Palestine Liberation Organization, if the change in discourse will make a difference on the ground in Gaza.[17:04] Micah sits down with Oren Persico, media critic and staff writer for the Israeli outlet The Seventh Eye, about how (and if) images of the horrors in Gaza are being discussed on Israeli television.[29:44] Host Brooke Gladstone talks with Emily Nussbaum, television critic for The New Yorker, about the forgotten story of Gertrude Berg, the woman behind the television sitcom, and the anti-communism campaign that clouded her legacy.  Further reading:“Israeli Human Rights Group Says Israel Is Committing Genocide. Why Did It Take 22 Months?” by Diana Buttu“The Forgotten Inventor of the Sitcom,” by Emily Nussbaum On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.

Dr Humphries is a conventionally educated medical doctor who was a participant in conventional hospital systems from 1989 until 2011 as an internist and nephrologist. She left her conventional hospital position in good standing, of her own volition in 2011. Since then, she's been furthering her research into the medical literature on vaccines, immunity, history, and functional medicine. She is the author of "Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History." https://drsuzanne.net Save $20 on your first subscription of AG1 at drinkag1.com/joerogan 50% off your first box at https://www.thefarmersdog.com/rogan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices