Each episode, hosts Kaveh Taherian and Hannah Hillam choose one of their countless open browser tabs and finally take the time to read and discuss its contents until they gain enough strength to close that tab once and for all.
This week we learn about all the many, many Popes who have been murdered, and guest host Alyssa Cooper shines a light on the unexpectedly progressive world of 19th century New England whaling wives. A listener email tells us all about the inventor of the automatic machine gun, Hiram Maxim, and his foray into amusement park rides.
Episode Tabs:
In 1303 the French King Sent Goons to Attack and Kidnap the Pope
https://www.history.com/articles/french-king-kidnapping-pope-philip-iv-boniface-vii
Whaling Wives Were Pioneers
https://www.cshwhalingmuseum.org/heroines.html
Listener Tabs:
Sir Hiram Maxim's Captive Flying Machines
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sir-hiram-maxim-s-captive-flying-machines
The Story of Princess Pocahontas
https://www.easthamptonstar.com/archive/story-princess-pocahontas
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