The Battle of Eylau was the greatest challenge of Napoleon's career so far. For two days, the French and Russian armies fought with unbelievable tenacity in the worst conditions imaginable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/
During the beginning of the gay erotica film explosion, J. Brian was already near legendary as a well known photographer of naked young men. Once he picked up a film camera, he made a handful of significant films that are classics today. Brian’
In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany simply ceased to be. For over forty years, from the ruin of the Second World War to the cusp of a new millennium, the GDR presented a radically different German identity t
Dale is getting to grips the government's latest 'not-zero' policy and wonders why they are doing it all the wrong way round and are beguiled by heat pumps. This week we're also discussing Rishi's swimming pool and the emerging heat battery te
This week Scheana sits down with Lala and finally breaks her silence on what really went down that night in NYC when the Scandoval hit. Now that the TRO is dropped, Scheana opens up about her morning in court and her feelings about the whole Ra
The story of the legendary first kings of the Britons, complete with prophecy, a divine appearance, and a number of origin myths behind the names of Tours, Cornwall, New Troy, and Britain itself.For this episode, we go to Geoffrey of Monmouth'
One of the oldest homes still standing in Austin was once known as The Chateau. Its residents hosted legendary parties that were often safe spaces for gay people in the 1960s and ‘70s. Today, the home is boarded up — but there’s a new effort br
We’re back for episode 3 this week where we are chatting about an X-rated confession, what brings you joy, your pet peeves and your Icks. Remember you can join in the conversation over on our Facebook group “whip it out podcast” and you can fol
The political identity of "mother" is not owned by the right. There's also a rich history of mothers working to advance progressive change. Yet the framing of much of this activism—a mother spurred to action when awakened to a threat to her chi
We have a lot of show for you this week and a special guest co-host! We’ll kick things off going over the people and events surrounding the arrest that wasn’t or at least isn’t YET, we’ll take a closer look at our own LGBTQ+ lives in the contex
Life is hard. But drawing on the insights of philosophers ancient and modern, Keiran Setiya has written a witty and hope-filled book chronicling his own realization that, even with chronic pain, while his life may not be perfect, it can still b
In 1996, China acquired a decommissioned Soviet aircraft carrier, with the express intention of using it as the centrepiece of a theme park in the city of 天津 [Tiānjīn]. Today, the 濱海 [Bīnhǎi] Aircraft Carrier Theme Park is still operative, and
In this episode of The Vegan Pod, we're asking "Do companion animals make vegans hypocrites?"For vegans, there can be a number of questions and concerns when it comes to taking on a companion animal, from the overarching question “is it vegan
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why ducks are secretly incredibly fascinating. Special guests: Jordan Morris and Jesse Thorn.Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week's bonus episode.Hang out with us on the
My guest today is Batya Ungar-Sargon. Batya is a deputy opinion news editor at Newsweek and a columnist at Compact magazine. Before that, she was the opinion editor of The Forward.In this episode, we talk about tribalism and individualism. We t