Eliam Puente 8/23/20 Eliam Puente 8/23/20

STORICAL FOOTNOTES: MARY SHELLEY AND THE CALCIFIED HEART

When Percy Bysshe Shelley was cremated, Lord Byron and the others present noticed something odd… his heart wouldn’t burn. This week, we’re diving into the strange story of Mary Shelley and the calcified heart of her husband.

Eliam Puente 3/29/20 Eliam Puente 3/29/20

FAN FAV - CHARLOTTE BRONTË: A BIRD NO NET COULD ENSNARE

Final episode in our series for Irish History Month is a rebroadcast of last year’s episode on Charlotte Brontë! (Her grandparents were Irish, it counts.) Charlotte wasn’t just some spinster writer. Her life was full of adventure and tragedy. Listen to learn more about the creator of Jane Eyre!

JT Siems 9/29/19 JT Siems 9/29/19

STORICAL FOOTNOTES: SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE SEARCHES FOR AGATHA CHRISTIE

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, was a RAGING spiritualist. When Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926, the police investigators searching for her had no leads. So they turned to famed detective writers Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Dorothy Sayers for fresh angles in their search. Sayers investigated the crime scene, Doyle hired a psychic.

JT Siems 9/22/19 JT Siems 9/22/19

STORICAL FOOTNOTES: DID AGATHA CHRISTIE HAVE ALZHEIMER'S?

The Queen of Crime was a prolific writer. But research suggests that there may have been clues to dementia in Agatha Christie’s later writing. For more information on the research presented, check out the following links:

JT Siems 9/15/19 JT Siems 9/15/19

STORICAL FOOTNOTES: AGATHA CHRISTIE THE ARCHAEOLOGIST

After her divorce from Archie Christie, Agatha Christie found new love and a new life with a young archaeologist. Tune in to learn how the Middle East inspired her and how she made contributions to the field of archaeology.

Eliam Puente 9/8/19 Eliam Puente 9/8/19

STORICAL FOOTNOTES: AGATHA CHRISTIE'S ROMANCE NOVELS

You’ve read her detective novels, but did you know that Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pen name Mary Westmacott? Tune in to learn more!

JT Siems 4/1/19 JT Siems 4/1/19

CHARLOTTE BRONTË: A BIRD NO NET COULD ENSNARE

You keep asking for more Charlotte Brontë so here is a whopping 48 minute overview of the author’s life.

JT Siems 3/3/19 JT Siems 3/3/19

SAVE A WALTZ FOR ZELDA FITZGERALD

Our second episode of Storical is all about Zelda Fitzgerald, wife and muse to F. Scott Fitzgerald, and author-artist in her own right. Zelda died on March 10, 1948. My apologies as my voice starts to give out toward the end of the episode.