Episode #105- Is the Renaissance a Myth? (Part I)| Listen on Anghami

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Episode #259 - How Did Two Teenagers Talk to the Dead? (Part II)

In the mid-19th century a new religious movement, known as modern spiritualism, was sweeping North America and Europe. At the heart of this phenomenon were two sisters from western New York who claimed they could speak with the dead. Kate and Maggie Fox became famous as teenagers ... Show More

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Episode #258 - How Did Two Teenagers Talk to the Dead? (Part I)

In 1848 in the rural community of Hydesville, New York, a small farmhouse owned by the Fox family was overrun by strange rapping and knocking sounds. The family eventually guessed that the sounds were being made by spirits and that those spirits were trying to communicate with th ... Show More

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In this special series Sebastian presents a story that was originally created exclusively for Patrons back in 2020. The extra-long original episode is now being presented in two installments. Sebastian knew Tesla was figure shrouded in historical myths… he just didn’t know how ma ... Show More

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The Renaissance

The Renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries was a time of rediscovery. With Florence as its epicentre, it saw a revival of the art, culture and philosophy of ancient Greek and Rome, triggering huge shifts in creativity and thought. But what prompted such a hugely influential m ... Show More

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Sep 2025

The Renaissance

The Renaissance was a period of rebirth, beauty, and bold new ideas. In this sleepy story, we will explore it all...from the art-filled streets of Florence to the scientific breakthroughs that reshaped human understanding. Meet the thinkers, artists, and visionaries who lit up Eu ... Show More

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Episode #022 ... Blast off to the Renaissance!

On this episode of the podcast, we begin learning about the Renaissance. We first discuss the Black Death, a bacterial plague that wiped out 30-60% of the population of Europe. We examine how the population crisis caused by the Black Death led to an economic and political crisis ... Show More

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A Renaissance Woman Trailer

Todays episode is a brief introduction to my new podcast called A Renaissance Woman. A Renaissance Woman is a show focused on untangling the complicated and often constricted lives of women during the Medieval and Renaissance periods. There will be discussions about important, ye ... Show More

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Jul 2025

141. The Renaissance and Byzantium are characters in the same play, with Ada Palmer

<p>A conversation with Ada Palmer (University of Chicago) about the invention of the idea of the Italian Renaissance and the functions that it serves in the western historical imagination. "Byzantium" is a similarly invented category that often works in tandem with "the Renaissan ... Show More

1h 19m

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Not Just the Tudors

When thinking about the 16th century the Tudor dynasty often comes to the fore, but the was so much more to this extraordinary period to be explored. In celebration of the launch of her new History Hit podcast, Professor Suzannah Lipscombe joins Dan to discuss all things <a href= ... Show More

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Episode 147: A Rude and Rusty Language

The European Renaissance provided a transition to the early modern era by looking back to the culture of classical Greece and Rome. It led to a renewed interest in ancient Greek and Latin and a new world view known as humanism. But scholars in England doubted the ability of Engli ... Show More

58m 23s

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History's Worst F*ckboys: Raphael

The Renaissance is known for its heady combination of sex, art and exciting new ideas about the world.Was Raphael, one of the superstar painters of the period, a Renaissance top shagger? Were sex workers essential to the artistic process of painting nudes? Why did historians thin ... Show More

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