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.
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Nov 28
Episode 644: The Battersea Poltergeist Part II - Ghost Writer
<p>This week in Part II, the Battersea Poltergeist escalates by burning bedsheets, literally killing Grandma Ethel, and claiming to be everything from an Extraterrestrial to a Hollywood heartthrob. As Harold Chibbet spirals into a years-long hunt for Donald’s “true identity,” the ... Show More
1h 17m
Nov 26
Side Stories: Dig Me A Grave w/ Dick Harpootlian
<p>Henry & Eddie bring you a very special episode this week as Eddie sits down with attorney, author, and former Senator, Dick Harpootlian to discuss his new book, "Dig Me a Grave: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Who Seduced the South" & his time working as the prosecuting ... Show More
1h 12m
Nov 25
Predator Badlands: An Interview with Dan Trachtenberg
<p>Hot off the presses Eddie sits down with the director of 10 Cloverfield Lane, Prey, Predator: Killer of Killers, the new hit installment in the Predator Franchise, Predator: Badlands - Matt Trachtenberg joins the show to discuss his latest film that gives us a new angle on the ... Show More
37m 43s
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
May 2022
The Black Death | 5. death, sin & spirituality
The arrival of a terrifying pandemic made medieval people increasingly preoccupied with death, sin and the afterlife. In this episode, Ellie Cawthorne speaks to Helen Carr about spiritual responses to the Black Death, from special prayers to self-flagellation.
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35m 37s
Mar 2020
Classic Tides: The Black Death Revisited
<p>In light of current events, we are re-posting one of my favorite episodes (from June, 2018) on the Black Death.</p><p>Between 1346 and 1351, the Black Death killed tens of millions of people - at least half the population - in Europe and the Middle East. This great mortality, ... Show More
52m 36s
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 2024
Eckhart Tolle Special: Finding Death Before Death Finds You
<p>Original Air Date: May 21, 2021</p><p>Eckhart Tolle delves into a topic that is taboo for many of us…and that is the subject of Death. In the Western world, Eckhart says denial and the fear of death has prevailed for centuries. However, due to the pandemic, collectively we’ve ... Show More
47m 4s
Jun 2022
The Black Death | 6. how the pandemic transformed societies
In the final episode of our series on the Black Death, Professor Mark Bailey and Dr Claire Kennan discuss the medieval pandemic’s dramatic social, political and economic impact. Speaking to Ellie Cawthorne, they use England as a case study to explore how it restructured society, ... Show More
43m 37s
Jan 2017
The Female Arsonist Killer: Episode 09
<p>We head to Prestatyn, on the north coast of Wales, for this edition of the weekly UK True Crime Podcast. We examine the events of 2012 leading to the deaths of five people - including three young children - in an horrendous arson attack. The culprit was Melanie Smith, their ... Show More
24m 35s