Unlikely Explanations

Part 1 of 2. For most of history, eunuchs were an integral part of imperial administration. Who were eunuchs and what can we learn about gender in politics from them?Support the sh...

We have been quarantining since before the invention of germ theory. Why do we quarantine and what can we learn from pandemics of the past?Support the show Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Over the 20th Century, superconspiracy theories have infiltrated the American political discourse, particularly on the right. This process reached its climax in the election of our...

What is a conspiracy theory? Where do they come from? Why does my grandma keep posting them on Facebook? This is the story of how fringe theories conquered the mainstream.Support t...

In 1953 the Canadian government relocated Inuit to the inhospitable far north. Why?Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Warning: this episode discusses sexual assault and racist depictions. In the 1870s, the comic opera made the jump into English and started the tradition that made Broadway and West...

Two men claimed to be the first to the north pole. One man claimed to be the first to fly over. All three were lying. Hear the bizarre story of who truly reached the north pole fir...