Rome, Sweet Rome

"Should I be joking at a time like this?" That's the question then 33-year-old Brooke Eby asked herself when she uploaded her first piece of TikTok comedy in 2022, about being diagnosed with a terminal illness. Brooke built an audience of hundreds of thousands of people who were ...  Show more

The internet is the great connector. Talk with nearly anyone at any time about anything. But that kind of freedom can lead to misunderstandings. Maybe your neighbors discover your cruder, less friendly persona online. Maybe a debate over holiday lore becomes a battle front. Endle ...  Show more

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In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss shield walls, the Roman tetsudo and a largely discredited but still interesting hypothesized example of military contact between the Roman Empire and the Chinese Han Dynasty.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...  Show more

Counterfactuals are the great what ifs of history. Imagine the Nazis winning World War 2, or the Roman Empire never falling. Is this a valid form of historical enquiry? Or is it simply game-playing? Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland discuss what might have been. Learn more about ...  Show more

When science meets the inexplicable, the consequences can be monumental. What happens when the unimaginable is suddenly possible? Hosted by Josh Tomar!  https://twitter.com/tomamoto https://www.twitch.tv/tomamoto Episode Written & Produced by The Disciple https://twitter.com/ ...  Show more