Mother Nature threw some serious shade at New York this week.  This isn't the first time.  Curious? Let's explore the natural disasters of the past to sucker punch New York.

After destructive flooding in Italy's Emilia-Romagna region, Christory offers an ode to Bologna's history. As work begins on saving this heritage, it is clear it won't be an easy task, but Bologna has spirit.  It has earned the colorful nicknames the Red, the Intellectual, and the Fat.  This tough little city has come back from far worse.  Do you keep hearing about the floods, but find that you are curious about the history of the city?  Then you are in the right place!

Christory still has coronation fever. We've got a remix this week with some unsolicited advice for the new Queen consort. Did she kiss a frog? You be the judge.  It's not easy being green, but it's also not easy being a consort. Tune in to find out why.

Christory's got coronation fever. This historian has more unsolicited advice for the new king than M&S has piles of tea towels. What can Charles learn from the monarchs who came before him about? Tune in to find out.

Having trouble making new friends?  Can't get over an old toxic flame?  You are not alone.  The struggle is real, even for nation states.  Let's go monument hunting in the corners of Sofia, Bulgaria to explore the city's socialist past on the occasion of International Workers' Day.

Tired of the self-help mantra that tells you to send positive vibes into the universe like the busted system is your doing?  Then Gramsci, the thorn in Mussolini's side, is your guy.  Let's lay the system bare.

Often attributed to other great minds, the phrase  “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” actually belongs to none other than philospher George Santayana.  Here, we explore who Santayana was and why his lifestyle was considered unique for the time in which he lived.