This week we begin a five-part series on a catastrophe that remains one of the most destructive things to ever happen to humanity — the Black Death AKA the Great Mortality AKA the Big Death. For part one, we examine the conditions that led to the worst pandemic in history. Spoiler alert: it involves an ungodly amount of human shit.
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech ... Show More
Sep 9
Side Stories: The Butt-Sniffer Strikes Again
Henry & Eddie are back from vacation with updates on Keefe D and Lindsay Clancy before diving into the return of the Burbank Butt-Sniffer, the deeply troubling Wheel of Fortune announcer scandal, and a possible snuff-tape serial killer uncovered in Philadelphia. Plus, Henry faces ... Show More
1h 13m
Sep 8
Last Update on the Left - Episode 17 - The Road to Jonestown: An Interview with Jeff Guinn
Jeff Guinn returns to the show! This week on Last Update, the boys sit down with the acclaimed author of The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple to revisit the legend of cult leader Jim Jones, the rise & fall of the Peoples Temple, and the horrifying events that led t ... Show More
1h 7m
Sep 2021
God and the Black Death, Part 3
The Black Death was the most fatal pandemic in recorded human history, decimating a late Medieval world unaided by the germ theory of disease. In this episode of Stuff to Blow your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the ways that religion responded to the plague and the effects these e ... Show More
56m 12s
Apr 2022
The Black Death | 1. Introduction
In the late 1340s, people in cities, towns and villages across the medieval world began to fall ill from a mysterious pestilence. This six part series looks at the how the Black Death shook the Middle Ages, killing millions and transforming societies. Speaking to expert historian ... Show More
21m 7s