The Poorly-Researched History Podcast Andrew Nathenson/Sophia Quinn

Andrew tells Sophia about Joan of Arc, the farm girl who turned the tides of the Hundred Years War for the French, and later became a Saint.

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Sophia tells Andrew about Commedia dell'arte in the second special theater episode! And they discover the true origin of the art form: a grade school project.

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Andrew tells Sophia about Pythagoras, the Greek philosopher/mathematician/astronomer/cult leader. Pythagoras, aside from allegedly inventing his famous theorem, was a really weird guy with a lot of strange ideas. Also, he ran what was effectively a cult.

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Sophia tells Andrew about the Great Emu War in Australia, a military/pest control operation to protect the wheat fields of farmers after the first World War. Then, we hear a brief snippet of the conversation that led to the escalation of this conflict.

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Andrew tells Sophia about Harald Hardrada, considered by many to be the last Viking King, and by some to be the last Viking. Harald is a lame name, though, apparently, so we only call him Hardrada.

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(...of Bologna. That part didn't fit in the title)
Sophia tells Andrew about Saint Catherine of Bologna, the nun whose mummified body is still on display at the church of Chiesa della Santa in Bologna, Italy. Also, Andrew learns he may have some trouble if he wants to become a saint.

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