That Time When

You've probably heard the name Nicolas Flamel, most likely from the first Harry Potter book, but he was a real man with an... interesting story about his work as an alchemist and creator of the Philosopher's Stone. Of course, there's more to it than that, and also a whole lot less to it.

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Music: Suonatore di Liuto by Kevin MacLeod

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On this Halloween episode we hope that you've got your corpse storage room ready, because we're going to talk about Vlad the Impaler... well, actually we're going to talk about Vlad's handsome brother, but you know Vlad is gonna get talked about too. Plus there's an episodette about an experiment to see if coffee needed to be banned in Sweden.

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Music: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Kevin MacLeod

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Gone With the Wind is a... controversial film, but definitely not as heavy on the racism as the book. This week, Amelia talks about the making of the film and how it influenced race relations in America in the 20th Century.

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We're back and delving into the murky world of espionage and crime with a story from Cold War era South Korea. Also listen out for what I believe is the first appearance of our rabbit Pearl on the podcast.

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Music: Shades of Spring by Kevin MacLeod

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Possibly my favourite title I've ever come up with for one of these episodes. This week, Barnaby talks about the mysterious case of the Zaragoza Goblin, as well as the mysterious case of space fireflies... which might have been urine.

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Music: Come Play with Me by Kevin MacLeod

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Music: Waltz of Treachery by Kevin MacLeod

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Music: Symmetry by Kevin MacLeod

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You know how it is, you spend your teenage years in the army, decide you don't like it, go on holiday instead, and develop a fascination with English parks and also Vesuvius. Tale as old as time, or at least it is for Prince Leopold III who was probably the ultimate gap year student, at least, one who was able to build a volcano.

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Music: Master of the Feast by Kevin MacLeod

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Music: Thatched Villagers by Kevin MacLeod

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Music: Crossing the Chasm by Kevin MacLeod

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You'd think that before drowning you might struggle a bit, or give some indication that you're not exactly happy with your present situation. Turns out if you don't it might be that you've just defected to China or been assassinated by the CIA. Probably not, but these were some theories around the strange disappearance of an Australian Prime Minister and his mysterious peanuts. Also featuring the tale of girlboss: Penelope the Platypus.

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 Music: Del Rio Bravo by Kevin MacLeod

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 Music: Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod

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 Music: Shades of Spring by Kevin MacLeod

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What's this? A mysterious new voice on the podcast? Yes, this is our first ever guest episode of the podcast! This week Fiona Milway will tell us all about Australia's failed attempt to fight a war against Emus. Yes, Emus. You'd be surprised how tactical those birds can be and how much they learned about the art of war. Sun Tzu would be proud.

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Music: Nu Flute by Kevin MacLeod

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Music: Symmetry by Kevin MacLeod

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Music: Crossing the Chasm by Kevin MacLeod

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Detective fiction would be very different if more people came back from the dead to testify in the case of their own murder. Unfortunately we can't always rely on the supernatural to put away murderers, but that is what happened in the case of the Greenbrier Ghost.

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Netherworld Shanty by Kevin MacLeod

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What could be more English than going into a rural marketplace and seeing someone shouting "Wife for sale!" Surprisingly, wife-selling is a tradition in England that doesn't really get talked about that much. I wonder why...

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Music: Village Consort by Kevin MacLeod

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