Ep 47: He Mixes It With Love and Makes the World Taste Good; Halloween Spec 2

Pull up a chair, x-Ray that Snickers bar, and pour yourself some wine; it’s time to talk about poisoned candy.

Trick or Treat.

It didn’t begin as a question. In the early days it was a threat, more, ‘do it, or else,’ than ‘what do you have for me… Read More …

Ep 47: He Mixes It With Love and Makes the World Taste Good; Halloween Spec 2

Pull up a chair, x-Ray that Snickers bar, and pour yourself some wine; it’s time to talk about poisoned candy.

Trick or Treat.

It didn’t begin as a question. In the early days it was a threat, more, ‘do it, or else,’ than ‘what do you have for me… Read More …

Ep 46: You Can’t Reason With A Headless Man: 1st Halloween Special

We are pleased to announce a month of spooky Halloween legends, here on Just A Story!

We kick off the celebration of the month of hocus pocus and haunts by discussing the origin of the American ghost story’s form and traditional substance. Join us… Read More …

Ep 46: You Can’t Reason With A Headless Man: 1st Halloween Special

We are pleased to announce a month of spooky Halloween legends, here on Just A Story!

We kick off the celebration of the month of hocus pocus and haunts by discussing the origin of the American ghost story’s form and traditional substance. Join us… Read More …

Ep 46: You Can’t Reason With A Headless Man

We are pleased to announce a month of spooky Halloween legends, here on Just A Story!

We kick off the celebration of the month of hocus pocus and haunts by discussing the origin of the American ghost story’s form and traditional substance. Join us… Read More …

Ep 45: A Bitter Pill

We may take its existence for granted today, but the birth of the birth control pill was a long labor of love, belief, and scientific ingenuity. It seems no matter what side of the argument you may be on, we all have strong feelings about contraceptive… Read More …

Ep 45: A Bitter Pill

We may take its existence for granted today, but the birth of the birth control pill was a long labor of love, belief, and scientific ingenuity. It seems no matter what side of the argument you may be on, we all have strong feelings about contraceptives and reproductive rights. Join us this week for a discussion of how the Pill went from an idea, to an experiment, to a controversy, to a right; over the last century. We’ll meet the colorful cast of characters who made it their mission to make motherhood a choice, explore common myths about birth control and the various ways we’ve tried to keep the stork away throughout history.

EXPLICIT WARNING (We talk about sex….) 

A wonderfuly vulgar opening from Unbuttoned History, check them out: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/unbuttoned-history/id633437365?mt=2

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Ep 44: Riddle, Mystery, Enigma: Anastasia

Some historical events leave scars on the minds of contemporaries that last long enough to become legends. The execution of the family Romanov in a Siberian cellar under the cover of night and the shroud of secrecy, was one such event. In 1917 the last… Read More …