An Hour of Our Time

This week, we return to national delicacies to discuss food from countries in the final rounds of the World Cup.

This week, we return to our series on national delicacies to discuss foods from countries in the 2026 World Cup round of 32.

This week, we return to a topic we covered back in 2018...forensic science. Or should we say, "science"

This week, we revisit our 2018 episode on forensic science and will return to this topic in a few weeks for a brand new episode.

This week, we conclude our discussion on 20th century Ireland by covering The Troubles, the roughly 30-year conflict between Irish republicans and Ulster loyalists.

This week, we start a two-part series on the Irish War of Independence and The Troubles. England's difficulty is Ireland's opportunity.

This week, we return to baseball idioms...because of course we did.

This week, we return to our ongoing series on idioms and focus exclusively on those related to baseball. Can of corn.

This week is all about germs - what are they and how were they discovered?

This week, we conclude our series on Alexander the Great.

This week, we begin a two-part series on Alexander the Great,.

This week, we discuss the Demon Core - a plutonium-gallium alloy sphere that was part of the Manhattan Project and involved in two fatal accidents.

This week, we expand our culinary knowledge by exploring the world of condiments.

This week, we review our 2025 episodes - what went well, what didn't, and what we might focus on in 2026.

This week, we revisit part 2 of our Prohibition series. New episoide on January 23!!!

This week, we revisit part 1 of our series on Prohibition. New episode coming on January 23!

This week, we discuss the "War on Christmas" - actual times in history (unlike now in USA) where celebrating Christmas was outlawed.

This week, we return to our 2022 episode about the Christmas Truce of 1914.

This week, it's all about Black Friday - the name, the toys, the violence.

This week, we discuss the surprisingly dark and complicated history of breakfast cereal.

This week, we wrap up our series on Aleister Crowley and discuss the creation of his religion, Thelema, and his later life.

This week, we discuss Aleister Crowley, the wickedest man in the world.

Dave and Leanna just had a baby!...so this week, we're revisiting our 2021 episode about zombies (not because those things are related but because Dave needs some time off).

This week, we return to our series on national delicacies and discuss Rice-A-Roni, Pad Tai, and Oktoberfest beer.

This week, we discuss donuts and sample a few of our favorite varieties.

This week, we discuss Mammoth Cave - the longest cave system on the planet and the site of an ill-fated tuberculosis hospital.

This week, we return to our series on idioms and discuss some phrases that originated around (or refer to) the English Civil Wars.

This week, we are featuring a recent Patreon-exclusive episode to give you a sense of what you can get by becoming a patron.

This week, we discuss the chemistry and infamous history of the anise-flavored spirit, absinthe. Get ready to see the Green Fairy!

This week, we wrap up our series on the English Civil Wars - get ready to learn all about the Lord Protector.

This week, we continue our series on the English Civil Wars and discuss the rise of Oliver Cromwell and the execution of Kings Charles 1.

This week, we start a series on the English Civil War and focus on the fighting between King Charles I and the Parliamentarians.

This week, we discuss sharks!!! Need we say more?

This week, we continue our series on national delicacies and explore some cocktails and entrees from around the world.

This week, we discuss the life and death of Richard III - the last English king to die in battle.

This week, we discuss allergies - what causes them, how we figured out what causes them, and how we treat them.

This week, we discuss the events that led to Hitler and the Nazi's rise to power in 1920s and 1930s Germany.

This week, in preparation for next week's episode about Hitler's rise to power, we revisit our 2023 episode on the Nuremberg Trials.

This week, we discuss the Lincoln County War and the legend of Billy the Kid.

This week, we're wrapping up our episodes of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral and discussing the subsequent trial and Wyatt Earp's vendetta ride.

This week, we discuss the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, the 1881 confrontation between the Earp brothers, Doc Holiday, and the Cowboys in the town of tombstone, AZ.

This week, we return to our 2020 episode about Christmas traditions. New episode on January 10!

This week, we continue our anthology series on idioms, focusing on popular sayings related to winter and/or Christmas.

Happy Thanksgiving, dear listeners. Let's talk turkey...their evolution, how they became associated with Thanksgiving, and how to properly prepare them.

This week, we discuss the Boer War(s) of South Africa around the turn of the 20th century.

Happy Halloween, dear listeners. On this spooky occasion, we present an episode all about haunted houses (attractions). And we brought in our friend Alan who has worked in a haunted house for decades. Mwahahahahah!

This week, we return to our 2019 live episode about Cryptids. New episode coming on Halloween!

This week, to start our Halloween celebration, we're covering the story of the Werewolf of Bedburg.

This week, we discuss space rocks - asteroids, meteors, comets, and the like.

This week, we continue our series on national delicacies and focus specifically on regional American cuisine.