Let's talk toxins! Join us to learn about all the surprising and not-so-surprising animals that are poisonous, and find out how they are able to resist succumbing to the poisons themselves.

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In this episode we continue our exploration of the plants crucial to alcohol production and focus in on Europe and Eurasia. We take on heavy hitters like barley and grapes, but also shine some light on supporting characters, like black currant, wormwood, and coriander.

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Humans have been making and consuming alcohol for thousands of years and the production of booze is steeped in tradition. In this series we explore the plants that have been fermented or added to alcohol starting with the plants found in the Americas.

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Everyone has heard of the Venus Flytrap but there are hundreds of other carnivorous plants and they are all quite fascinating. Join us in this episode as we discuss the various ways that plants find nutrients and energy and learn about a number of flesh eating plants that you have probably never knew existed.

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The ancient Egyptians may have been the first to document the medical "condition" of hysteria, but they were most certainly not the last. This catch-all diagnosis for any woman who didn't fit perfectly into the patriarchy's view of women lasted all the way through the Greeks, middle ages, and into the 20th century. In this episode we focus in on a few prominent/discredited figures who helped develop the field of psychoanalysis and helped define "hysteria".

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The Yokai of Japanese folklore have become very popular and influential in pop culture all across the world. These spirits, monsters, demons, and extremely old animals have been an integral part of how the Japanese people have often explained spooky and supernatural phenomena for thousands of years. In this episode we discuss their origins and highlight a handful of these fascinating beings.

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When is a butterfly a moth? Always! But not all moths are butterflies and that is because butterflies and skippers are specialized moths and all of them are part of the order Lepidoptera. In this episode we dive into the interesting and extremely diverse world of these winged insects.

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England and France have often found themselves in conflict with each other, the 100 Years' War is no exception. They were so committed to this specific conflict that not even civil wars, great plagues, nor 130 years could convince them to wrap it up.

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