57 episodes

History for the Brave!

Ancient Rome Refocused Rob Cain

    • History

History for the Brave!

    Romans in England (Episode 42, S7)

    Romans in England (Episode 42, S7)

      

    • 47 min
    Story Contest (S7)

    Story Contest (S7)

    • 3 min
    Ancient Roman Girl Found! Dead but Stunning. (Epi 41, S6)

    Ancient Roman Girl Found! Dead but Stunning. (Epi 41, S6)

    A Halloween Special.  In 1485 workmen came across the body of a dead Ancient Roman girl in a sarcophagus.   The body was uncorrupted.  She was beautiful.  As you may guess this became a bit of a sensation in Rome.   

    • 19 min
    Great Books of the Western World (Epi 40, S6)

    Great Books of the Western World (Epi 40, S6)

    Total playing time: 12 minutes.
    An original story written by Rob Cain.
    Narration by Skye Taylor
    Synopsis: Alice has a YouTube Channel called Alice through the Looking Glass.  In this episode she talks about how she became a classics major. She avoided telling her father, and one day her grandfather gives her the entire set of GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD when she shared the news .   This sparks a conversation with Dad. Will Alice keep on the Appian Way or go back to Engineering School?  Great Books of the Western World is a cautionary tale about following your dreams.   Featuring the music GIVE ALL YOU GOT by Leroy Wild and the vocals of Noa Blu.  

    • 12 min
    Bob Carr’s Excellent Adventure (Epi 39, S6)

    Bob Carr’s Excellent Adventure (Epi 39, S6)

    Rob Cain interviews a Mr. Bob Carr who went down to Tikal in 1959 to assist in the surveying and mapping of this ancient site. Assisted by John Windmuller, Bob's son-in-law, Rob, John and Bob conduct a kitchen interview about his two years in the jungle. The mystery of what was termed an ARRIVAL BOWL is discussed near the end.

    • 54 min
    Frasier and the Witchery of Powerful Women (Epi 38, S6)

    Frasier and the Witchery of Powerful Women (Epi 38, S6)

    Rob Cain provides an Editorial on the beloved character of Lilith Sternin of the TV Show Frasier. Was Lilith just an ex-wive, or was she purposely created to take the attributes of a mythological character?

    • 8 min

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