The erruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 was the largest in recorded history and had massive effects on the global climate causing a summer of no sunshine. Learn from Hunter and Shy about the pandemics, famine and the dramatic effects on weather which inspired the classic horror novels of Frankenstein and Dracula and may have led to the invention of the bicycle.

Throughout history we've looked to the stars to see when something awful will happen and every 70ish years it's Halley's Comet, star of Bethlehem, on the Bayeux tapestry, what can't she do?

The year: 1858, the place: London. The population: over 3 million. The stink: great.

Can't tell the difference between Henry VII and Henry VIII? Are you wondering what the hell a Plantaganet is? This is the podcast for you. To kick off the podcast, Hunter gives Shyanne the rundown of the English monarchs and their monarchic dynasties, from William the Conqueror to Charles III.