PBS
Following The Way Of Love Through Divisions, Upheaval And Uncertainty
The Most Rev. Michael Curry is the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of the U.S. His latest book "Love is the Way: Holding Onto Hope in Troubling Times," reveals how love fueled his journey from descendant of slaves to the top...
Crash Course
Pre-Columbian Theater, Spanish Empire, and Sor Juana: Crash Course Theater #22
This week, we're headed to the Americas to learn about the theater that existed there prior to the arrival of Europeans, how the theater of the Spanish influenced it, and the impact of Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz, playwrighting Spanish nun...
TED Talks
TED: The incredible inventions of intuitive AI | Maurice Conti
What do you get when you give a design tool a digital nervous system? Computers that improve our ability to think and imagine, and robotic systems that come up with (and build) radical new designs for bridges, cars, drones and much more...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The murder of ancient Alexandria's greatest scholar - Soraya Field Fiorio
Dive into the life of one of Ancient Rome’s most powerful figures, Hypatia of Alexandria, a renowned scholar and political advisor to the city's leaders. -- In the city of Alexandria in 415 CE, the bishop and the governor were in a...
Curated Video
Landmarks - Mont San Michel
MONT SAN MICHEL THIS IS A LANDMARK AS MYSTERIOUS AS IT IS MAGNIFICENT. MONT SAN MICHEL IS A ROCKY ISLAND IN NORMANDY, FRANCE. IT IS LOCATED JUST A KILOMETER OFF THE COUNTRY’S NORTH COAST AT THE MOUTH OF THE CUESNON RIVER NEAR AVRANCHES....
Curated Video
Origins of Favorite Cocktails
Weird History Food is taking you out for a delicious cocktail history date. It’s hard to think of a more popular bar drink on a night out than a cocktail. Some mixed drinks are so well-known, they’ve essentially become household names...
Curated Video
The Rise and Fall of Empress Matilda: A Tale of Power, Betrayal, and Defeat
This video describes the tumultuous events following King Stephen's defeat by his cousin Matilda, as she attempts to claim the throne of England with the support of the Church and key allies. Matilda faces challenges from various...
Curated Video
Christmas Traditions: What is Christmas?
Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, its traditional trappings surround many of us for between twenty (if you’re lucky) and sixty days of every year. So, let’s take a look at the origins of some of these traditions (without going too...
Curated Video
Aelfthryth of Devon part 4: Tumultuous Reign of King Aethelred
King Ethelred was the half-brother and successor of the murdered KingEdward, who was murdered. He was only 10 years old when he became king, and his mother, Elfrida, acted as regent until he came of age. Ethelred worked hard to establish...
Soliloquy
Why do Dutch cities get renamed for 3 days a year?
For three days each year, Dutch cities get renamed. For example, the city I live in changes from Oosterhout to Kaaiendonk! This is all done as part of the Burgundian Carnival tradition, but let’s take a deeper look. It all started in...
Curated Video
Croatia, Salona ancient city - Christian basilicas
Salona, the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia, is situated in one of the most beautiful baysof the East Adriatic coast. Salona, as stated by Strabo, had originally been a coastal base, fortification and a port used by the...
Curated Video
Macedonia, Heracles Lencestis - Chiristian basilicas
Heraclea Lyncestis was an ancient Macedonian city situated 2 km south of the present-day town of Bitola, Republic of Macedonia. It was founded by Philip II of Macedon in the middle of the 4th century BC, after he had conquered the...
Curated Video
Macedonia, Heracles Lyncetis ancient city
Heraclea Lyncestis was an ancient Macedonian city situated 2 km south of the present-day town of Bitola, Republic of Macedonia. It was founded by Philip II of Macedon in the middle of the 4th century BC, after he had conquered the...
Curated Video
Croatia, Salona ancient city
Salona, the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia, is situated in one of the most beautiful baysof the East Adriatic coast. Salona, as stated by Strabo, had originally been a coastal base, fortification and a port used by the...
History Hit
A History of Unbelief: Non-believers in the middle ages, Part 1
Were there Atheists in the middle ages? What does a non-believer in the middle ages, not believe in? What effect did ancient Greece and Rome have on non-belief in the middle ages? A History of Unbelief, Part 3
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Women Compete for Federal Offices in Australia
Ms Represented is a series that charts the rise of Australian female politicians over the last one hundred years and the unbelievable things they got up to along the way. In 1994, 100 years after women gained the right to run for office,...
Religion for Breakfast
The Gnostic Gospels: Were They Illegal?
A common theory is that the Nag Hammadi Library, a collection of Gnostic texts, were an illegal stash of books hidden from Orthodox Christian authorities. But recent scholarship has called this theory into question. Were the Gnostic...
TLDR News
The Vatican's Secret Deal with China - Is The Catholic Church Being Paid to Stay Quiet? - TLDR News
In 2018 the Vatican and the Communist Party of China signed a deal ostensibly to try and make life easier for Chinese Catholics. Since then though it's been alleged that the Catholic Church has allowed the CCP to take over Catholocism in...
Barcroft Media
Why I Ran Away From The Amish
AN EX-MEMBER of the Amish community has opened up about why she left the religious group. Misty Griffin currently happily resides in Pasadena, California with her husband, however she had an incredibly strict and difficult childhood...
IT'S HISTORY
SANTA CLAUS - Bishop of Mira I IT'S HISTORY
The figure of Saint Nicholas - but not the one we know from Christmas decorations. Nicholas of Bari is a saint of both a Catholic and an Orthodox church. He was born not in Lapland, but in the territory of today's Turkey.
Jabzy
Feast of Fools - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Feast of Fools
Jabzy
US Invasion of Grenada - 3 Minute History
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the US Invasion of Grenada
Jabzy
Sanctuary - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Sanctuary