In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we begin by discussing a random quick fact involving the curious old practice of mailing children.
Next we move into the main content for today’s episode which is the gruesome tale of William Burke and William Hare and their year long murder spree.
Moving on from that, we look at a man who decided to raise his son a ... Show More
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The Lamentable Laugh Track and Who Invented It
The laugh track: a bizarre, reviled, yet oddly influential piece of television history. How did it rise, why did it fall, and—most importantly—did it ever actually work? Let’s find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29m 5s
May 8
How the Swiss Stayed Neutral, the Near Disaster Surrender Flight, and More (Stories of WWII Part 4)
In today's episode, we're looking at how Switzerland managed to remain neutral with WWI and WWII raging around them, how Germany was so successful at the start of WWII against vastly superior numbers, the forgotten harrowing peace flight that nearly torpedoed the Japanese surrend ... Show More
3h 10m
Sep 2025
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
Dec 2024
History of the Self: Love
How did love – this thing that's supposed to be beautiful, magical, transformative – turn into a neverending slog? We went searching for answers, and we found them in surprising places. On today's show: a time-hopping, philosophical journey into the origins of modern love. (This ... Show More
53m 7s