The Death of “Pretty Boy” Floyd

On today’s Saturday Matinee, it's Christmas in April! Host Lindsay Graham discusses the history behind his European Christmas Market Tour with fellow podcaster, Will Clark of 'Grey History.' They trace back the origin of these markets, their surprising ties to Nazi Germany, the h ...  عرض المزيد

April 17, 1860. Englishman Tom Sayers and American John Heenan clash in a brutal and chaotic 2-hour boxing match—now regarded as the world’s first world championship bout. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airs ...  عرض المزيد

Sex, scandal and ... the Sacraments? Renaissance Rome wasn't for the faint hearted. And the Vatican? For some that was the source of the drama.In this episode, Kate is joined by Catherine Fletcher to meet one of the Vatican's randiest residents - Pope Alexander VI. From saucy par ...  عرض المزيد

May 13th 1981: Pope John Paul II is shot in a mysterious assassination plot with potential ties to the KGB.

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Church bells rang out across the world on Monday to mark the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88.

Jason Horowitz, the Rome bureau chief at The New York Times, discusses the pope’s push to change the church, his bitter clashes with traditionalists, and what his papacy ...

All eyes have been on the Vatican in recent days, as the conclave have decided who will be the next pope. But how does the process today compare to that of past centuries? What have been some of the most dramatic papal elections down the centuries? And was there ever really a fem ...  عرض المزيد