So, this week we start an extended series about the history of medicine. We start in Ancient Egypt and move around the Mediterranean finally ending up in Colonial America. Along the way we discuss the idea of bodily humors, the principal of extractive therapy, as well as the naissance of scientific approaches to medicine. We also discuss the critical and often unwilling role marginalized people played in the creation of medical knowledge.
Hilary and Geoff are back to discuss the Second Amendment (that’s the one about guns). Join us as we trace the antecedents to the...
An Incomplete History returns from winter break with a special episode. We discuss the biggest events of 2019 and put them into broader historical...
Join Hilary and Geoff as we reflect on Christmases past. We add our own stories to overview as to how Christmas became, perhaps, the...