Isabella of France: The She-Wolf Who Toppled a King
They called her the “She-Wolf” - and not as a compliment. This week, Ben Thompson and Dr. Pat tell the story of Isabella of France, a queen who got sidelined, shut out, and underestimated… and respond...
16 Apr 1h 13min
The AC-130: Death From Above (with Special guest Special Missions Aviator Anthony Dyer )
This week, Ben Thompson sits down with Special Missions Aviator Anthony Dyer to go inside the most feared aircraft in modern warfare—and the man pulling the trigger. From unleashing devastation in Afg...
8 Apr 58min
The Vasa: Built to Dominate, Designed to Sink
In 1628, Vasa warship set sail as the most powerful warship Sweden had ever built—a floating symbol of ambition, wealth, and absolute confidence. It had more cannons, more firepower, and more swagger ...
1 Apr 1h 14min
Liver-Eating Johnson: The Mountain Man Boogeyman
History is full of revenge stories - but almost none of them spiral into full-blown, years-long war against an entire nation. This week, host Ben Thompson is joined by producer Andrew Jacobs to dive i...
25 Mars 54min
Ishtar: Seduction, Slaughter, and the Underworld Heist
History’s earliest civilizations didn’t just invent writing, cities, and law, they also gave us one of the most unpredictable, volatile, and straight-up terrifying deities ever worshipped. Meet Ishtar...
18 Mars 1h 4min
El Cid: The Baddest Knight in Spain
Medieval Spain was a chaotic battlefield of rival Christian kingdoms, powerful Muslim emirs, shifting alliances, and nonstop war - and in the middle of it all rode Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, the legendary...
11 Mars 1h 10min
Kondo Isami: Last Samurai Standing
The samurai weren’t supposed to go quietly. This week, host Ben Thompson is joined by guest Mike Primavera to tell the story of Kondo Isami the peasant-born swordsman who rose to command the most fea...
4 Mars 53min
Josephine Baker: The Most Dangerous Woman in Paris
In the 1920s, she scandalized Europe in a banana skirt and became the most famous entertainer in the world. But when war came, Josephine Baker traded applause for espionage—smuggling secrets for the F...
24 Feb 48min
