Chris Stewart (History of China), Steven Guerra (History of the Papacy), Ben Jacobs (Wittenberg to Westphalia) and Thom Daly (American Biography) evaluate Marcus Aurelius and Tang Taizong head-to-head in the Duel of the Philosopher Kings! Musical attribution: opening and exit music by Brandon Liew (edited) used under a Creative Commons license (link below). Collection 1 (Brandon Liew) / CC BY 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

50 Shades of Great II - Marcus Aurelius v Tang Taizong

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In the frightful finale of Agoraphobia 2022, Daniel and Claude from the Canon Ball leave the crypt to deconstruct a pair of scary stories. Then, The History of China Podcast's Chris Stewart brings it home with a dramatic reading of an Edgar Allen Poe story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Agroaphobia 2022 - Eerie Interlocutors/The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar

As we enter the homestretch of Agoraphobia 2022, we’d like to thank this week’s guest presenters! First, Sarah from the Rejects & Revolutionaries Podcast tells us about Prince Rupert’s demonic dog. Then Roberto and Brendan from the Tsar Power Podcast share an original story based on Slavic folklore in, “The Kikimora.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Agoraphobia 2022 - The Perilous Poodle/Kikimora

Today's installment of Agoraphobia includes two special guest presenters!  First Kristin from the History Cache Podcast details a case of disinterred cadavers in, "The Screaming Mummies of Guanajuato." Then, Trevor from the History of Persia Podcast tells an alternative tale about a conqueror in, "The Accursed." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Agroaphobia 2022 - The Screaming Mummies/The Accursed

Agoraphobia 2022 kicks off with Bry, co-host of the Pontifacts Podcast, sharing a ghost story out of Renaissance Rome, concerning corruption and crimes of Olimpia Maidalchini Pamphilj, La Papessa. Then, Agoraphobia first-timer Gary and host of the French History Podcast, gets down and busts some moves to tell the story of the Dancing Plague of Strasbourg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Agoraphobia 2022 - Pimpaccia/Dancing Plague

On the one year anniversary of the 2020 federal election Agora is proud to present the first Agora Reflections and share some thoughts from Erik Fogg about fascism and America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

50 Shades of Great II - Marcus Aurelius v Tang Taizong

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