Kaspar Hauser

Ouça, nesse episódio, a macabra história de mulheres que prevaleceram num campo de atividade peculiar.CréditosRoteiro, narração e edição: Christian GurtnerA música tocada no final do episódio é Angels of Avalon, de Helena Angelini, disponível no Spotify e demais plataformas.Bibli ... Show More

Uma incrível viagem pela história e pela filosofia em busca das respostas primordiais. Você tem certeza que sabe o que é e onde está? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.escribacafe.com/subscrib ... Show More

Uma viagem pelo amor e suas belezas, tragédias e a busca do humano por respostas sobre esse tão forte sentimento.----------Esse episódio é não só uma regravação do original de mais de dez anos atrás, mas, também, uma nova pesquisa, roteiro e, definitivamente, uma construção mais ... Show More

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb presents her annual review of the year, recommending the finest history books she has discovered, the best television shows she’s watched, and the biggest historical discoveries that have changed the way we understand - or which shed new light upon - t ... Show More

Heute erzähle ich dir die Geschichte von Kaspar Hauser. Ein junger Mann taucht plötzlich in Nürnberg auf, am 26. Mai 1828. Er ist ungefähr 16 Jahre alt. Der Junge wirkt geistig zurückgeblieben, redet wenig und hat zwei Briefe in der Hand. Er sagt: Er möchte ein Reiter werden wie ... Show More

Catherine the Great came from minor German nobility to become Empress of Russia and one of the most extraordinary women of the eighteenth century. Dan is joined today on the podcast by Hilde Hoogenboom, translator of Catherine the Great’s Memoirs https://www.penguinrandomhouse.co ... Show More

Ötzi, otherwise known as the Iceman, is a renowned glacial mummy uncovered in 1991 in the Tyrolean Alps between Italy and Austria. Found by mountain hikers at 3,200 meters above sea level, his discovery was due to melting ice sheets and marked a significant archaeological breakth ... Show More

History has painted Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn in two very different hues: one wife, one mistress; one Spanish, one French; one committed Catholic, one radical reformer. But a new exhibition at Hever Castle examines one curious moment of confluence, right in the midst of ... Show More

In the last twenty-five years, ghost hunting has entered something of a golden age, with all sorts of technology playing its part and filling up an investigators kit bag. Cameras, EMF metres, InfraRed thermometers and spirit boxes all help to carve a science out of a difficult pr ... Show More

In today’s World Cup special on Cameroon, Tom and Dominic tell the fascinating story of “probably the most famous Cameroonian to become a Russian General”. Learn about the extraordinary life of Major-General Abram Petrovich Gannibal, the great-grandfather of Russia’s most famous ... Show More

One of the world's much loved stage and screen characters has just returned to the cinema in a new film version starring Peter Dinklage. But what may not be generally known is that Cyrano de Bergerac was a real person who was sharper, funnier and more modern than the romantic her ... Show More

Margaret Cavendish has been largely forgotten and, when remembered, divides opinion. One of England’s first female philosophers, professional authors and scientists, the 17th-century writer challenged convention throughout her life with her proto-feminist writing and audacious be ... Show More

Alexander Turney Stewart is known as the creator of the department store. He make a fortune in business, but the most interesting parts of his life story come at the end – including after he died.  Research: “Act of Congress Establishing the Treasury Department.” U.S. Department ... Show More