Would you whisper sweet nothings to your sweeheart through a six-foot tube with your Puritan grandmother in the room? Would you force feed your children to make them more attractive for a potential groom? It's often said the course of true love never did run smooth -- and it sure takes some odd turns on the path from courtship to marriage. In part one of thi ... Show More
Jul 30
Who was the real John Henry?
For well over a century, schoolchildren across the United States learned the story of John Henry. According to the legend, John was a formerly enslaved man who found work with a railroad after the Civil War. Widely known as the best steel driver in the area, John wins a Phyrric v ... Show More
35m 13s
Jul 28
From Slaves to Superpower: The Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Janissaries
While often forgotten by the global West, the Ottoman Empire was an absolute superpower in its heyday. As the Empire expanded across three separate continents, they also practiced mass enslavement -- and used it to power their army. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max explore t ... Show More
38m 58s
Jun 2020
r/Relationships My Girlfriend's Family Has a Weird S** Ritual
r/Relationships_Advice OP is stuck in an incredibly weird situation. He's in love with a girl and wants to get married to her, but her family has a strange tradition. On their wedding night, OP is supposed to take his new wife into his in-laws' bedroom and... well, I won't spoil ... Show More
18m 21s
Sep 2021
Second Chances & First Dates
Today's episode is all about beginnings, endings, and everything in-between. If you're at the very pinnacle of a relationship (i.e. - marriage), or the very start of a budding romance (i.e. - that amazing first date), the roadmap before you may not be as straightforward as you as ... Show More
46m 11s