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Whitney Barlow Robles, "Curious Species: How Animals Made Natural History" (Yale UP, 2023) 54:03

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Dive into the world of animals with Whitney Barlow Robles in her captivating new book, Curious Species: How Animals Made Natural History (Yale UP, 2023). Can corals truly build worlds? Do rattlesnakes possess a mystical charm? What secrets do raccoons hold? These questions reflect how animals have historically challenged human attempts to control n…

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What Are the Huldufólk? | An Interdimensional Race Living Alongside Us? 23:00

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Huldufólk is a term from Icelandic folklore that translates to "hidden people." These beings are a kind of elf or fairy, believed to live in a parallel world to humans, often within nature itself—under rocks, hills, or in specific natural landscapes. The huldufólk are invisible to most people, hence their name, but they are said to occasionally rev…

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Michael Livingston, "Agincourt: Battle of the Scarred King" (Bloomsbury, 2023) 1:07:33

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Agincourt is one of the most famous battles in English history, a defining part of the national myth. This groundbreaking study by Michael Livingston presents a new interpretation of Henry V's great victory. King Henry V's victory over the French armies at Agincourt on 25 October 1415 is unquestionably one of the most famous battles in history. Fro…

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S2 Ep48: Sanxingdui | China's Missing Ancient Civilization 46:53

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Imagine a civilization that flourished in ancient China, one so advanced and mysterious that it seemed to appear out of nowhere—then vanished without a trace. Its people left behind no written records, no clear explanation for their sudden disappearance. But what they did leave behind are some of the most unusual and otherworldly artifacts ever dis…

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Caroline Burt and Richard Partington, "Arise, England: Six Kings and the Making of the English State" (Faber & Faber, 2024) 1:11:05

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Arise, England: Six Kings and the Making of the English State (Faber & Faber, 2024) offers a lively, new and sweeping history of the rise of the state in Plantagenet England. Between 1199 and 1399, English politics was high drama. These two centuries witnessed savage political blood-letting - including civil war, deposition, the murder of kings and…

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What Are the Fae? | Forest Angels? Or Hidden Species? 26:42

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The Fae (also known as **Faeries, Fairies, or Fay**) are a diverse group of supernatural beings found in the folklore and mythology of various cultures, particularly in Celtic traditions from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and other parts of the British Isles. The term "Fae" encompasses a wide range of magical creatures, from tiny, winged sprites to mor…

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What Are Elves? | Fallen Angels? or a Different Species? 21:18

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Elves are ancient, supernatural beings believed to exist in a realm parallel to our own. Rooted in folklore and myth, they are often described as ageless, great power entities with abilities that defy human comprehension. Elves can be both benevolent and malevolent, influencing the natural world, weather, and even human fate. . BUY MERCH: www.21cds…

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S2 Ep47: The Philadelphia Experiment | Einstein's Time Travel Plot? 1:04:20

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World War II is often remembered for the strange and secretive experiments conducted by the Nazis, but the U.S. had its share of covert projects as well. Utilizing brilliant minds like Nikola Tesla and Albert Einstein, the U.S. military explored new and often perplexing technologies. Among the most bizarre stories is the alleged Navy attempt to mak…

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What Is Randonautica? | The scariest app in the world? 19:52

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Randonautica is an app that uses a quantum random number generator to produce random coordinates in your local area, encouraging users to explore and discover places they might not otherwise visit. The app has gained popularity for its mysterious and sometimes absolutely horrifying outcomes, often linked to urban exploration of long lost abandoned …

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Michael Gavin, "Literary Mathematics: Quantitative Theory for Textual Studies" (Stanford UP, 2022) 54:53

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Across the humanities and social sciences, scholars increasingly use quantitative methods to study textual data. Considered together, this research represents an extraordinary event in the long history of textuality. More or less all at once, the corpus has emerged as a major genre of cultural and scientific knowledge. In Literary Mathematics: Quan…

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Yaacob Dweck, "Dissident Rabbi: The Life of Jacob Sasportas" (Princeton UP, 2019) 54:07

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In 1665, Sabbetai Zevi, a self-proclaimed Messiah with a mass following throughout the Ottoman Empire and Europe, announced that the redemption of the world was at hand. As Jews everywhere rejected the traditional laws of Judaism in favor of new norms established by Sabbetai Zevi, and abandoned reason for the ecstasy of messianic enthusiasm, one ma…

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Sara E. Johnson, "Encyclopédie Noire: The Making of Moreau de Saint-Méry's Intellectual World" (Omohundro Institute and UNC Press, 2023) 44:02

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If you peer closely into the bookstores, salons, and diplomatic circles of the eighteenth-century Atlantic world, Médéric Louis Élie Moreau de Saint-Méry is bound to appear. As a lawyer, philosophe, and Enlightenment polymath, Moreau created and compiled an immense archive that remains a vital window into the social, political, and intellectual fau…

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What Is the Skinwalker? | Modern and Past Accounts 18:12

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A Skinwalker embodies the terrifying notion of a hidden enemy—an entity that can appear human, yet is fundamentally something much darker, more ancient, and otherworldly. In modern conspiracy theories, they are sometimes imagined as infiltrating positions of power, such as government or Hollywood elites, to control and manipulate society from withi…

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The Brotherhood of the Snake | Blood Magic, Assassin's Creed, and the Black Desert 53:48

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The Brotherhood of the Snake is said to be the most ancient secret society, founded in the mists of prehistory by the ancient Sumerian. The original purpose of the Brotherhood, according to esoteric tradition, was to enlighten humanity by imparting forbidden knowledge — knowledge about the origins of mankind, the mysteries of the cosmos, and the hi…

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Andrea Moudarres, "The Enemy in Italian Renaissance Epic: Images of Hostility from Dante to Tasso" (U Virginia Press, 2019) 1:01:37

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In The Enemy in Italian Renaissance Epic: Images of Hostility from Dante to Tasso (University of Delaware Press, 2019), Andrea Moudarres examines influential works from the literary canon of the Italian Renaissance, arguing that hostility consistently arises from within political or religious entities. In Dante's Divine Comedy, Luigi Pulci's Morgan…

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Aaron M. Hyman, "Rubens in Repeat: The Logic of the Copy in Colonial Latin America" (Getty, 2021) 1:00:40

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Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) never crossed the Atlantic himself, but his impact in colonial Latin America was profound. Prints made after the Flemish artist’s designs were routinely sent from Europe to the Spanish Americas, where artists used them to make all manner of objects. Rubens in Repeat: The Logic of the Copy in Colonial Latin America (Get…

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Who Is H.P. Lovecraft | Is He A Post-Mortem Cult Leader? 24:05

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H.P. Lovecraft, or Howard Phillips Lovecraft, was an American writer born on August 20, 1890, in Providence, Rhode Island, where he also died on March 15, 1937. He is best known for his contributions to the genre of weird fiction, particularly in the realm of cosmic horror, which focuses on the insignificance of humanity in the vast, indifferent un…

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Violet Moller, "The Map of Knowledge: A Thousand-Year History of How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found" (Doubleday, 2019) 1:06:15

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Violet Moller has written a narrative history of the transmission of books from the ancient world to the modern. In The Map of Knowledge: A Thousand-Year History of How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found (Doubleday, 2019), Moller traces the histories of migration of three ancient authors, Euclid, Ptolemy and Galen, from ancient Alexandria in 500 t…

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Karen Ordahl Kupperman, "Pocahontas and the English Boys: Caught Between Cultures in Early Virginia" (NYU Press, 2019) 51:19

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In Pocahontas and the English Boys: Caught Between Cultures in Early Virginia(New York University Press, 2019), Karen Ordahl Kupperman, Silver Professor of History Emerita at New York University, shifts the lens on the well-known narrative of Virginia’s founding to reveal the previously untold and utterly compelling story of the youths who, often u…

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What are Ley Lines? | Ancient Power Grid or Mere Coincidence? 20:38

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Ley lines are hypothetical alignments that connect various historical and sacred sites across the globe. The concept was popularized in the early 20th century by Alfred Watkins, who proposed that ancient peoples deliberately aligned their monuments, roads, and other structures along these lines. According to proponents, ley lines are believed to re…

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Aleksander Pluskowski, "The Teutonic Knights: Rise and Fall of a Religious Corporation" (Reaktion, 2024) 56:48

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Aleksander Pluskowski of the University of Reading joins Jana Byars to talk about his new book, The Teutonic Knights: Rise and Fall of a Religious Corporation, out 2024 with Reaktion Books. A gripping account of the rise and fall of the last great medieval military order. This book provides a concise and incisive introduction to the knights of the …

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Mark Valeri, "The Opening of the Protestant Mind: How Anglo-American Protestants Embraced Religious Liberty" (Oxford UP, 2023) 49:45

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During the mid-seventeenth century, Anglo-American Protestants described Native American ceremonies as savage devilry, Islamic teaching as violent chicanery, and Catholicism as repugnant superstition. By the mid-eighteenth century, they would describe amicable debates between evangelical missionaries and Algonquian religious leaders about the moral…

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S2 Ep45: Serpent Cults of Malta 2 | The Vatican, Nazis, Missing Organs, and the Knights of Malta 1:09:38

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If Magri's discoveries at the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum included evidence of advanced ancient civilizations, non-human entities, or practices that predated or contradicted biblical accounts, it could have undermined key aspects of Christian doctrine. The existence of a highly advanced prehistoric culture or otherworldly beings might challenge the Churc…

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165 - Ask Great Questions with Karin Hibma Cronan of Cronan 1:21:03

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What’s in a brand name? Everything, according to today’s guest, Karin Hibma Cronan, a renowned brand strategist, and co-founder of Cronan, as we explore the role of questions in the art of naming and branding. Cronan is known for creating iconic brand identities and names that resonate with audiences. Their work has helped shape the success of majo…

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Christopher Lovins, "King Chŏngjo: An Enlightened Despot in Early Modern Korea" (SUNY Press, 2019) 1:12:34

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Though traditionally regarded as a monarch who failed to arrest the gradual decline of his kingdom, the Korean king Chŏngjo has benefited in recent decades from a wave of new scholarship which has reassessed both his reign and his role in Korean history. The latest to do so is Christopher Lovins, who in his book King Chŏngjo: An Enlightened Despot …

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What Is Dogman? | Relic Species or Interdimensional Predator? 16:46

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The Dogman is a cryptid that has been reported across various parts of North America, particularly in the dense forests of the Midwest and the Great Lakes region. This creature, often described as a bipedal, wolf-like being, has become the focus of numerous eyewitness accounts, folklore, and urban legends. While the existence of the Dogman is still…

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Adam Zamoyski, "Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess" (William Collins, 2024) 56:33

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Princess Izabela Czartoryska was a towering figure of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century European cultural and intellectual life. Married at sixteen to a distinguished older aristocrat, she amassed learning, influence, and a role in both Polish and European statecraft through encounters with figures ranging from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to …

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What Is the Wendigo? | A Psychological Forest Horror? 16:33

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In the dense, shadowy forests of the northern United States and Canada, a chilling legend has lingered for centuries—a tale of an insatiable creature that preys on the vulnerable, embodying the darkest aspects of human nature. This being, known as the Wendigo, is not merely a ghost story or a myth to frighten children . BUY MERCH: www.21cdstudios.c…

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Edward Pearson, "The Enslaved and Their Enslavers: Power, Resistance, and Culture in South Carolina, 1670-1825" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2023) 1:06:11

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In The Enslaved and Their Enslavers: Power, Resistance, and Culture in South Carolina, 1670-1825 (U Pennsylvania Press, 2023), Edward Pearson offers a sweeping history of slavery in South Carolina, from British settlement in 1670 to the dawn of the Civil War. For enslaved peoples, the shape of their daily lives depended primarily on the particular …

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S2 Ep44: Serpent Cults of Malta | The Ancient Conspiracy That Shapes Our World 1:04:43

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The labyrinthine catacombs under Malta have long been a source of mystery and speculation. These ancient underground tunnels, stretching for miles beneath the island, are said to be the site of occult rituals and possibly the lairs of the fabled reptilian people—beings who have allegedly lived hidden from humanity for millennia. But the mystery dee…

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Oliver Volckart, "The Silver Empire: How Germany Created Its First Common Currency" (Oxford UP, 2024) 53:02

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The problems that gave rise to the widespread desire to introduce a common currency were myriad. While trade was able to cope with-and even to benefit from-the parallel circulation of many different types of coin, it nevertheless harmed both the common people and the political authorities. The authorities in particular suffered from neighbours who …

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What Are Aliens?? | Angels, Demons, or Something Else? 21:34

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In the quiet of night, when the stars flicker like ancient eyes watching over us, one might wonder: are these visitors guardians or observers? Do they come with benevolent purpose, or are they the same beings who once delivered both blessing and judgment in the days of old? As they move silently through the cosmos, slipping between the worlds, they…

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164 - Mission Meets Retail with Alli Ball of Food Biz Wiz 57:30

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What does it take for a mission-driven brand to thrive in the competitive world of retail? In this episode, we explore the intersection of retail success and mission-driven branding with Alli Ball, the visionary founder and CEO of Food Biz Wiz. Food Biz Wiz is a consulting and coaching company dedicated to helping emerging food brands succeed in th…

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Dalpat Rajpurohit, "Sundar's Dreams: Ārambhik Ādhunikatā, Dādūpanth and Sundardās's Poetry" (Rajkamal, 2022) 1:09:10

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Dalpat Rajpurohit's book Sundar's Dreams: Ārambhik Ādhunikatā, Dādūpanth and Sundardās's Poetry (Rajkamal, 2022) explores the making and lifespan of a religious community in early modern India. Demonstrating fresh perspectives on how to speak historically about the Hindi literary past it questions the categorization of Hindi literature into the bin…

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Maria Taroutina and Allison Leigh, "Russian Orientalism in a Global Context: Hybridity, Encounter, and Representation, 1740-1940" (Manchester UP, 2023) 42:53

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Russian Orientalism in a Global Context: Hybridity, Encounter, and Representation, 1740-1940 (Manchester UP, 2023) features new research on Russia's historic relationship with Asia and the ways it was mediated and represented in the fine, decorative and performing arts and architecture from the mid-eighteenth century to the first two decades of Sov…

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Farshid Emami, "Isfahan: Architecture and Urban Experience in Early Modern Iran" (Penn State UP, 2024) 53:12

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A vibrant urban settlement from mediaeval times and the royal seat of the Safavid dynasty, the city of Isfahan emerged as a great metropolis during the seventeenth century. Using key sources, Isfahan: Architecture and Urban Experience in Early Modern Iran (Penn State University Press, 2024) reconstructs the spaces and senses of this dynamic city. F…

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What Is The Cochno Stone? | Portal to the Fairy Realm? 17:02

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The Cochno Stone is shrouded in mystery, captivating both historians and the public with its bizarre carvings and the questions they raise. Discovered in 1887, this ancient slab of rock is covered with over 90 intricate symbols, including spirals, cup-and-ring marks, and labyrinthine patterns, all meticulously etched into its surface. These symbols…

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Lauren Benton, "They Called It Peace: Worlds of Imperial Violence" (Princeton UP, 2024) 51:49

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A sweeping account of how small wars shaped global order in the age of empires. Imperial conquest and colonization depended on pervasive raiding, slaving, and plunder. European empires amassed global power by asserting a right to use unilateral force at their discretion. They Called It Peace: Worlds of Imperial Violence (Princeton UP, 2024) is a pa…

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S2 Ep43: The Interdimensional Forest | Romania's Sleeping Stargate 59:54

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Hoia Baciu is more than just eerie sights and sounds; it’s a place where the fabric of reality seems thin. Electronic devices inexplicably malfunction, compasses spin wildly, and some travelers tell hushed tales of time lost, as if the forest itself can bend the very hours and minutes to its will. Whether you’re drawn by the allure of the unknown o…

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James Madison and the Spirit of Self-Government: A Conversation with Colleen Sheehan 55:44

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Who was James Madison? Why were his Notes on Government so valuable to the American founding? Did James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington all achieve what Sheehan calls “Civic Friendship”? Colleen Sheehan joins Madison’s Notes to discuss her seminal works on James Madison: The Mind of James Madison: The Legacy of Classical Republic…

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163 - Better Snack Options with Ashley Nickelson of B.T.R. Nation 1:15:52

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Vending machines might be convenient, but they are not exactly known for their nutritious, high-quality snacks, and it’s high time they got an upgrade! Today's guest is Ashley Nickelsen Founder, CEO, and Chief Snack Officer at B.T.R. Nation, a company on a mission to fix our broken food system, one snack at a time. Join us, as we dig into the probl…

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Marissa Nicosia, "Imagining Time in the English Chronicle Play: Historical Futures, 1590-1660" (Oxford UP, 2023) 46:09

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Imagining Time in the English Chronicle Play: Historical Futures, 1590-1660 (Oxford University Press, 2023) argues that dramatic narratives about monarchy and succession codified speculative futures in the early modern English cultural imaginary. This book considers chronicle plays—plays written for the public stage and play pamphlets composed when…

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Murad Khan Mumtaz, "Faces of God: Images of Devotion in Indo-Muslim Painting, 1500-1800" (Brill, 2023) 32:40

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Islamic art is often misrepresented as an iconophobic tradition. As a result of this assumption, the polyvalence of figural artworks made for South Asian Muslim audiences has remained hidden in plain view. Faces of God: Images of Devotion in Indo-Muslim Painting, 1500-1800 (Brill, 2023) situates manuscript illustrations and album paintings within c…

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S2 Ep42: How To Find Portals in Iceland 58:28

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Portals pop up in legends and lore across all cultures. Even in these modern times, people report portal sightings and even portal interactions. A lot of you have probably heard the story of my Icelandic hudulfolk sighting. This got me thinking, I wonder if there are any insane portal stories from Iceland, after all, it’s a hotspot for supernatural…

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162 - Decarbonize Media with Avril Tomlin-Hood of boa 56:25

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While many businesses and individuals are answering the call to be more impact-driven and sustainably conscious, few understand just how damaging their digital footprint is to their endeavors. Today we are joined by Avril Tomlin-Hood, the Founder and CEO of boa - a Vancouver, BC-based media buying agency focused on elevating sustainably-conscious b…

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Roger Crowley, "Spice: The 16th-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World" (Yale UP, 2024) 54:31

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The spice islands: Specks of land in the Indonesian archipelago that were the exclusive home of cloves, commodities once worth their weight in gold. The Portuguese got there first, persuading the Spanish to fund expeditions trying to go the other direction, sailing westward across the Atlantic. Roger Crowley, in his new book Spice: The 16th-Century…

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S2 Ep41: THE DEAD INTERNET THEORY : Is the Internet a Potemkin Village? 1:01:54

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The "dead internet theory" is an ALLEGED conspiracy theory suggesting that the internet as we know it has been largely taken over by artificial intelligence (AI) bots and automated content, leading to a decrease in genuine human activity online. It says that the internet died about 8 years ago. . BUY MERCH: www.21cdstudios.com . P-Gate Banned Video…

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Richard D. Oram, "Where Men No More May Reap Or Sow: The Little Ice Age: Scotland 1400-1850" (Birlinn, 2024) 1:13:57

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Drawing together the evidence of archaeology, palaeoecology, climate history and the historical record, this first environmental history of Scotland explores the interaction of human populations with the land, waters, forests and wildlife. Where Men No More May Reap or Sow: The Little Ice Age: Scotland 1400–1850 (Birlinn, 2024) by Dr. Richard D. Or…

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Tim Cooper, "When Christians Disagree: Lessons from the Fractured Relationship of John Owen and Richard Baxter" (Crossway, 2024) 35:38

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Our current culture seems to be increasingly divided on countless issues, including those affecting the church. But for centuries, theological disagreements, political differences, and issues relating to church leadership have made it challenging for Christians to foster unity and love for one another. In When Christians Disagree: Lessons from the …

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161 - Sustainable Seafood with Crave Fishbar, Gra-Bar Fresh Seafood, and American Unagi 54:30

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Sustainable aquaculture may just be the long-awaited answer to responsible food consumption, and today's three remarkable guests are here to explain why this is most certainly the case. Today, we have the pleasure of welcoming three seafood brands to the show – Crave Fishbar, Gra-Bar Fresh Seafood, and American Unagi – which are represented by Todd…

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