In which Naveen and Lauren fail to stick to the topic of ancient education in the classical world, the Middle East and Central and South America, and find themselves talking about orca vomit and how Nineveh means 'Fish Palace'.Subscribe to see
In which Naveen and Lauren fail to stick to the topic of clockwork, orreries and automata, and end up discussing whether Asterix or Tintin is better.Subscribe to see our new episodes on your feed!-WHERE TO FIND USReddit: https://www.reddit
In which Naveen and Lauren fail to stick to the topic of mechanisms, and somehow end up talking about the first bicycle, the state of modern education, and why Nostradamus had to drop out of university.Links:Justus Willberg playing a reconstr
In which Naveen and Lauren - along with guest, Emilie Addison - fail to stick to the topic of manned flight, from its earliest origins to more complex machines, and somehow end up talking about Led Zeppelin, the Lindbergh Baby and whether the F
In which Naveen and Lauren - along with guest, Emilie Addison - fail to stick to the topic of birds and their place in mythology and society and find themselves discussing cockroaches, coal mines and that one raven that was really into TV aeria
In which Naveen and Lauren fail to stick to the topic of writing, translation, the printing press and unconventional writing systems, and find themselves discussing graffiti, telegraphy and infamous murderer Dr Crippen.WHERE TO FIND USAnchor:
In which Naveen and Lauren fail to stick to the topic of language and the development of communication, the Indo-European Language Group and the evolution of our own languages, Konkani and English.Check out the British Library's online sound a
In which Naveen and Lauren fail to stick to the topic of dancing plagues, mass hysteria and the 'Spanish' flu, and find themselves discussing the Pied Piper of Hamelin and a personal, ghostly connection to the plague outbreak that swept through
In which Naveen and Lauren fail to stick to the topic of plague and somehow find themselves talking about the Great Fire of London and the sinister origins of nursery rhymes.WHERE TO FIND USAnchor: https://anchor.fm/tldr-history-is-weirdSpo
In which Naveen and Lauren fail to stick to the topic of what we mean by 'history', acknowledging agenda and bias, and the pace of technological change.