This week, we have a biography of one of the rare women of medieval Japan who was prominent not just…
Was a poor Jewish kid from Massachusetts the real inspiration for Professor Moriarty? Meet Adam Worth, the gentleman thief so…
This week: how did the overseas slave trade from Japan continue despite a Portuguese ban? How was the trade finally…
This week, we’re beginning a two-part history on the pre-modern slave trade in Japan. Slavery existed in Japan before the…
Want to take your gang war to the next level? Try buying a rocket launcher! In this wild episode, we learn about the history of one of the world’s best-known criminal organizations, the split that launched a bloody turf war, and the linguistic complications of saying “yes” to arms dealers.
This week: the story of two men whose fascinating life trajectories led them into an interrogation room in Japan’s Edo…
How did one of the most famous political prisoners of all time end up in prison? What system did he have a part in taking down? This week, we discuss the strange legal maneuvers South Africa’s racist government used to stay in power, and the court case that changed the way the world reacted to the apartheid system.
This week, we’re talking about the story of a man whose story we don’t really know: the imperial prince Shotoku,…
This week, we’re looking at the legacy of Chikamatsu Monzaemon, the most famous playwright in Japanese history. During his career,…
One gang of women terrorized London’s merchants for more than a century. From smashing cars through shop doors to stuffing fur coats down their pants, learn the secrets of the lady gang of master criminals.