Historaholics Podcast
1) Frank Lloyd Wright: The Taliesin Murders Revisited
This week C.J. is joined by Lacey Jane, a Madison-based artist whose work can be found on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/laceyjanesartexpressions) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/laceyja...Show More
2) Ancient Poetry Part Three
This week C.J. keeps it short by talking about more ancient poetry by discussing Greek poetry, including some of the works of Alkman, Anakreon, Archilochos, and Homer.
3) Ancient Poetry Part Two: The Orphic Hymns
This week C.J. reads and discusses some selections from the Orphic Hymns, a collection of ancient Greek poetry ascribed to Orpheus, a legendary hero.
4) James Tilly Matthews Part One: Bedlam in the House of Commons
This week C.J. talks about the incident in the House of Commons that led to James Tilly Matthews’ incarceration at Bedlam.
5) Poetry of the Ancient World Part One: The Cannibal Hymn and Others
This week C.J. Talks about ancient poetry, including an Egyptian poem called the Cannibal Hymn, a Babylonian poem, and two poems by Sappho
6) The Eleusinian Mysteries: the Cult of Demeter and Persephone
This week C.J. talks about one of the mystery religions of the Mediterranean, the Eleusinian rites. This religion was centered around a nine-day festival that celebrated Persephone rising from the und...Show More
7) A Brief History of Madness Part Three: Monro v. Battie
This week C.J. talks about the competition between the Monro family and William Battie, who was the physician at St Luke’s Hospital, the rival of Bedlam.
8) The Battle of Wisconsin Heights
This week C.J. returns in order to discuss the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. This battle, which took place near present-day Sauk City, was a part of the Black Hawk War. This war was fought across North...Show More
9) A Brief History of Madness Part Two: The Monro Dynasty Begins
This week C.J. continues his discussion of the history of Bethlem Hospital by covering the period of time during which James Monro was the presiding physician. During this time period the paradigm of ...Show More
10) Announcement 11-22-22
No new episode this week!