Ian takes us through the work of Sir John Harington; railing against the muck and mire of court of Queen Elizabeth with the invention of the toilet.

We talk about about how gross and unwashed everyone was in the 1500s, the church's tight-gripped control of the people, that one time they banned the study of Greek to stop people reading the Bible in its original language, and how the closest someone feels to God may indeed be while they're on the toilet.

There's a lot of talk of poop. So, if you're not into that I'm sorry. If you're super into that, welcome- you little weirdo.

Also, we're on the socials now @culturecraft_show!

Come learn about the life and times of Gerardus Mercator. The dude who gave us the first world map and also got it so wrong in so many ways that would have massive implications for the rest of time. We get a glimpse into the bungling chaos that was the Holy Roman Emperor. We talk Humanism, cartography, religion, 1500s politics, and that one time he abandoned his son in the Alps.

Elle takes us through the life of Robert Fulton in his transcontinental search for the new nautical norm.

This is a cool cat. Holding his own with engineers and designers at the age of 12, building the most insane 1-man submarine with hand-held torpedoes for Napoleon, diving into a frozen river to save his friend, Robert Fulton ruled.