Heretic History Podcast

Nov 30 2024 54 ep. 99 mins 20
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History is not kind to the heretics. The trouble-makers, the one's who pushed back. The goal of this podcast is to explore the lives and legends of incredible women throughout history. Sharing their stories. With wine. Cheers!

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Episode 52: Women for the Presidency (Candidates & Catalysts)

Nov 30 2024 59 mins  
The history of women in the American presidential election dates back to before the Civil War, and in the 177 years since scores of women from across the political spectrum have stepped forward to seek the highest office. It has been an uphill battle every step of the way, yet the momentum continues to build. In this episode, I am choosing to celebrate those brilliant women who hav

Episode 51: Joan of Arc P4 (Revelations)

Oct 31 2024 109 mins  
The conclusion of this four part series... We know how the story of Joan of Arc ends, but her path to martyrdom is not as straightforward as you might expect. After rising as a cherished symbol of the Armagnac cause, she finds herself captured in May 1430. Abandoned by her King, Joan is thrust into the harrowing reality of imprisonment. As she stands trial before a panel of learned

Episode 50: Joan of Arc P3 (The Time for Miracles Has Passed)

Sep 30 2024 75 mins  
Picking up from where we left off... It is the summer of 1429 and Charles Valois, the dauphine and would-be king, is finally marching north to claim his birthright, the crown of France. His campaign, once viewed to be nearly hopeless, has been revived and supporters are flocking to join his army or, at the very least, catch a glimpse of his triumphant procession. However, it is not

Episode 49: Joan of Arc P2 (la Pucelle)

Aug 23 2024 66 mins  
In the late winter of 1429, France is a land divided. The 'rightful' heir to the French throne, Prince Charles, is on the brink of despair, his claim weakened and his forces dwindling. As he contemplates the grim possibility of fleeing into exile, he has turned to prayer, seeking divine intervention. Into this moment of crisis steps an unexpected figure: a young peasant girl from t

Episode 48: Joan of Arc P1 (This Dismal Dance)

Jul 22 2024 70 mins  
She is arguably one of the most well known figures of history. The young peasant girl who, supposedly following the commandment of god, cut her hair, donned a suit of armor, and led a nation into battle. The story of her life, brief as it was, has inspired countless recreations, in art, film, music and theater. Since the days she walked the earth and in the centuries since her deat

Episode 47: Willie Mae Thornton (Rock Me Mama)

Jun 13 2024 87 mins  
Before the glam of the 1980s, the funk of the 1970s, the counterculture of the 1960s, and the birth of rock & roll in the 1950s, a group of rag tag blues performers were revolutionizing the music industry. Genre blending and gender bending, they introduced a new kind of style and performance that would inspire American culture for decades to come. Their contributions have long been

Episode 46: My IUD (A Personal Heretic History)

Apr 30 2024 56 mins  
This month we're (I'm) doing something a little different. Due to my graduate studies, I've been somewhat limited on time to dedicate to historical research. So instead, I'm sharing a bit of my own, personal history. I want to talk about that time I got an IUD. In this episode, I'll be sharing my journey of getting an intrauterine device. From the research and conversations I had w

Episode 45: Valkyries (Warriors of the Viking Age)

Feb 29 2024 93 mins  
In 1878 archeologists were conducting expansive excavations on the island of Björkö in Sweden. A millennia before, this quiet spot had been a bustling port of international trade and one of the last bastions of Norse paganism in Viking culture. As they worked, the researchers soon uncovered a massive tomb, filled with weaponry. It was the final resting place of a great warrior an

Episode 44: Mary "Rose" Tudor (Hey Little Sister)

Jan 31 2024 113 mins  
The Tudors may be one of Western history's most well-known families. Their real-life traumas, dramas, and intrigues still inspire plot lines in popular media today. One of the often overlooked members of this family is Mary Tudor, the youngest daughter of Henry VII. Although her story has been the inspiration for many a romance novel (she famously married for love rather than power

Episode 43: Boudica (Destruction Horizon)

Dec 27 2023 77 mins  
Another release from the Patreon vault! At its height, the Roman Empire stretched across the regions of what today makes up most of Western Europe, portions of Eastern Europe and West Asia, down into the Middle East, and across northern Africa. And at the farthest western reach of that great Empire was the island of Britannia. But in 60/61 CE, the unquestionable might of Rome was n