Greg Jenner is joined in late antique Egypt by Professor Edith Hall and comedian Olga Koch to learn about the life of mathematician Hypatia of Alexandria.An important mathematical and astronomical thinker, Hypatia is best known today for her brutal death at the hands of Christian ...Show more
Geoffrey Chaucer (Radio Edit)
Greg Jenner is joined in medieval England by Professor Marion Turner and comedian Mike Wozniak to learn all about Geoffrey Chaucer, author of the Canterbury Tales.Since the 15th century, Chaucer has been referred to as the father of English literature. He was one of the first aut ...Show more
Thomas Edison loved electricity almost as much as he loved publicly electrocuting animals.Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherke ...Show more
Sometimes a tortured artist... emotionally tortures other people.Scumbags of History is a production of Voyage Media and Enthusiast Gaming. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, and Dan Benamor (Voyage Media), J.B. Elliott, Roarke Boes, and Amanda Scherker (Enthusiast Gaming) and ...Show more
James Brown's legal issues included being charged with domestic violence. He sang, "When I hold you, in my arms, I know that I can do no wrong." Many of the women in his life might disagree. You can find clips of the show on TikTok @wisecrackofficial or @scumbags.of.history, see ...Show more
Frank Sinatra was almost as addicted to getting married as he was to having affairs. You can find clips of the show on TikTok @wisecrackofficial or @scumbags.of.history, see full episodes on YouTube @ScumbagsOfHistory and follow Brittany (@BrittanySchmitt) and Mateen (@MateenStew ...Show more