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How did the VW Beetle go from Hitler’s dream car to beloved hippie icon? Today, we’re sharing an episode from a new podcast, Business History. Hosts Jacob Goldstein and Robert Smith bring to life the greatest innovations, the boldest entrepreneurs and the craziest mavericks in th ...  Show more

January 25, 1908. Harry Houdini is the most famous magician in America. He’s known for his escapes – from handcuffs, boxes, jail cells, even a giant football. But the escape act is getting old, and ticket sales aren’t what they used to be. And on this day, an under-capacity audie ...  Show more

For centuries Spain had been an outlier in Europe due to its religious diversity; Christians, Jews, and Muslims all existed reasonably peacefully across the Iberian peninsula. Under Isabelle of Castile that all changed. She began the Spanish Inquisition and brought to the fore a ...  Show more

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue ... and Ferdinand, king of Aragon, and Isabella, queen of Castile expelled the Jewish population from Spain.

Estamos en Semana Santa y echo mucho de menos España, pero no es por motivos religiosos. Muchas personas piensan que España es un país muy religioso, pero no es verdad. España ya no es un país tan católico como antes. De todo eso hablamos en el episodio de hoy. Escucha todos los ...  Show more

Dans cet épisode de Crousti-History, on vous parle de l’inquisition espagnole. ¡ Vamos ! L’Espagne est en pleine Reconquista et le gouvernement fait de la foi catholique sa priorité. Le Pape charge les rois catholiques de désigner leur inquisiteur. Ils ne rigolaient pas : se conv ...  Show more