Les origines de la prison

Stéphane Bern raconte Jules Ferry, nommé ministre de l’Instruction publique en février 1879, qui a révolutionné l'école, en la rendant laïque, gratuite et obligatoire, et consolidé la République par ses lois historiques. Dans quel contexte les lois relatives à l’école portées par ... Show More

Invité : - Yann Le Bohec, historien, professeur émérite à La Sorbonne, spécialiste de l'Antiquité romaine Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations. 

Invité : - Laurent Lemire, journaliste et auteur de plusieurs ouvrages consacrés à l'histoire des sciences Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations. 

(1/2) How has the devil been depicted through history? What are his origins? And why should he be portrayed as beautiful? In the first part of a two part mini-series on Lucifer himself, Anthony and Maddy talk with Professor Michelle Brock of Washington and Lee University, to find ... Show More

durée : 00:03:51 - Le Pourquoi du comment : histoire - par : Gérard Noiriel - Pour que la prison cesse d'être l'"école du crime", Charles X décida la construction de la "Petite Roquette", qui fut la première prison cellulaire inaugurée en France et destinée aux délinquants mineur ... Show More

Body art...tattoos...are pretty ubiquitous these days. But where did it all start…and why? The first documented evidence of tattooing goes back over 5,000 years. But why did they do it? It’s not what you think. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

You’re probably familiar with the idea of godly pharaohs, menacing mummies and their deadly curses. But how much do you actually know about the fundamental facts of ancient Egyptian civilisation? In this first episode of our new series Ancient Egypt: the big questions, Emily Brif ... Show More

When people talk about Ancient Egypt, they often focus on the amazing pyramids, mummies, and the advanced civilisation.At After Dark, we love to explore the grim reality of all of this: what was life like for the people who built those pyramids? What happened if you stole from t ... Show More

durée : 00:03:16 - Le Pourquoi du comment : philo - par : Frédéric Worms - On le sait, les exemples ne sont jamais seulement des cas particuliers pris au hasard parmi d'autres. 

It's a classic trope of crime stories and folklore across the planet: a criminal due for execution is granted one last meal as a send-off to the afterlife. But where exactly does this strange practice come from? The Biblical Last Supper is by far the most famous example of a last ... Show More

The last of the so-called 'lunatic asylums' closed only 20 years ago. They were founded on ideas of paternalism and social progress and survived on the basis they offered safety. In this special crossover with the Nellie's Baby Podcast, William Ray and Kirsty Johnston look into t ... Show More