In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out with an appetizer looking at whether chastity belts were ever actually a thing in medieval times or if it is just a Hollywood invention.
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Oct 7
The Twisting, Turning Tale of the Invention of Dr Pepper
When the sun scorches the earth, when incandescent air burns your lungs, and especially when that glucose curve dips at 10, 2 and 4 in the afternoon … well, there is nothing better than grabbing an ice cold bottle of a very special soft drink- its purple-ish label covered in bead ... Show More
30m 59s
Sep 16
A Tale of Two Cities, oh and the Capture of a Third (Herodotus' The Histories Bk 1, Part 2)
We return to the wonderful world of Herodotus to see what happens next in Croesus' mad dash to take on the Persian Empire? Will he succeed? Will we even really hear about it? What sort of tangents can Herodotus get onto today! Line up quick folks, tickets go fast, come on in to s ... Show More
35m 23s