June 23, 1858. A knock at the door—it’s the papal police. For the Mortaras, a Jewish family living in Bologna, this is not a good sign. And soon, the officers break the agonizing news: “You have been betrayed.” The Mortaras’ six-year-old son, Edgardo, has been secretly baptized, and the Church has ordered him to be taken away. Why did the Catholic Church ord ... Show More
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Shut Out of the Majors, They Created Their Own
LINK TO OUR LIVE SHOW! (or visit historythisweekpodcast.com) Feb 13, 1920. For over thirty years, Black baseball players have been locked out of the major leagues. So on this day in Kansas City, Rube Foster, a former pitcher and now a team owner, is trying to make his own league ... Show More
31m 25s
Feb 2
The Great Comic Book Scare
February 4, 1955. In a New York courtroom, the Comics Czar takes the stand. He’s in charge of enforcing a new code, meant to keep comic books from corrupting America’s youth, and he’s here to prove that his work has cleaned up the industry. But that afternoon, a noted psychologis ... Show More
31m 13s
Jan 26
The Dogs Who Saved Nome, Alaska
On January 5, 2026, Jirdes Winther Baxter passed away at 101 years old — the last known survivor of the 1925 diphtheria epidemic in Nome, Alaska. A few years ago, we told the story of the Serum Run: the desperate relay of mushers and sled dogs who carried a life-saving antitoxin ... Show More
37m 21s
Apr 2023
Affaire du père Ribes : derrière le « Picasso des églises », un pédocriminel aux 300 victimes
<p>Le 6 avril dernier, Mohamed Boudjellaba, le maire de Givors, une commune de la banlieue lyonnaise, <a href="https://www.leparisien.fr/societe/pedophilie-interpelle-par-les-victimes-du-picasso-des-eglises-un-maire-en-appelle-au-pape-14-04-2023-DRPVIPNNM5E5FBKZCU2NSW2DKE.php" re ... Show More
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Nov 2022
#406: Emanuela Orlandi - The Vatican Girl | Part 1
<p>On June 22 1983, 15 year old Emanuela Orlandi was abducted on her way home from a music lesson in the center of Rome, Italy. Emanuela lived with her parents, three sisters and brother in an apartment in Vatican City, where her father worked in an administrative position f ... Show More
33m 41s
Oct 2023
The Catholic Church and how it got to where it is today
<p>In <em>Losing a Kingdom, Gaining the World, </em>Dr. Ambrogio A. Caiani tells the story of the Catholic Church in the modern age. Beginning with the aftermath of the French Revolution and the democratic rebellions of 1848, Caiani follows the Church's evolution that sees th ... Show More
51m 13s
Apr 2023
982: Pope Francis approves Abomination: Muslim-Jewish-Catholic House of Worship [Podcast]
Pope Francis has supported the “Abrahamic House of Worship”, which looks like “Ecumenical Epcost Center” for Muslims, Jews, and Catholics. Matt Gaspers and Dr. Taylor Marshall discuss this abomination while citing Gospel of John, 1 John, and 2 John..
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