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Not Just the TudorsConquest of the AmericasYou may think you know about the daring exploits of Columbus, the ruthless ambition of Cortés, but beyond the accepted histories lies a world of indigenous voices—stories of fierce resistance, cunning survival, and unexpected alliances. What really happened when cultures collided? Who fought back and who forged new paths?Across April Professor Suzannah Lipscomb tells the untold stories and challenge the myths of the conquests of the Americas.Today she's joined by Professor Matthew Restall, an expert in Colonial Latin American history, to peel back the myths surrounding figures like Christopher Colu...2025-04-0351 min
The AncientsHelen of Troy with Natalie HaynesHelen of Troy, the face that launched a thousand ships - but is there more to her than a beautiful face? Commemorated throughout history in ancient epics and modern adaptations, Helen of Troy is known as one of the most beautiful women to ever have lived. But was Helen of Troy actually real, and from her story what can we learn about women's positions and roles in ancient societies?In this episode Tristan is joined by author and broadcaster Natalie Haynes to discuss Helen's place in mythology, history and modern society. Often viewed through the male...2023-07-1343 minThe AncientsHelen of Troy with Natalie HaynesHelen of Troy, the face that launched a thousand ships - but is there more to her than a beautiful face? Commemorated throughout history in ancient epics and modern adaptations, Helen of Troy is known as one of the most beautiful women to ever have lived. But was Helen of Troy actually real, and from her story what can we learn about women's positions and roles in ancient societies?In this episode Tristan is joined by author and broadcaster Natalie Haynes to discuss Helen's place in mythology, history and modern society. Often viewed through the male...2023-07-1343 min
Wyld Farm: Wyld Farm Family Fun ShowFood, Fun, Holistic Health Thanksgiving ShowWhat is Sheetpan Thanksgiving dinner? Join us as we have some fun talking with Chef, Health Coach, and Herb Farmer Suzannah Barrie for some cooking tips for around the holidays. Learn about some tasty recipes from an award winning cook!Nick and I close the show talking with Jordan Edwards, health coach and podcast host for #clockedIn, on the topics of holistic health around the holidays.Live video of the show is recorded on YouTube at Wyld Farm Family fun and on Facebook at Farm Brigge.Connect with...2021-01-2541 min
Tudors Dynasty & BeyondProfessor Suzannah Lipscomb on Tudor Life and Henry VIIIOn this episode Suzannah and I chat about Tudor women, a bit about Tudor queens, a little about Anne Askew, we chat about witchcraft, and then we wrap it up with Henry VIII. You don’t want to miss a minute of it.
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Written by: Rebecca Larson
Voiced by: Rebecca Larson & Professor Suzannah Lipscom
Produced by: Rebecca Larson
Imaging by: Troy Larson
Music Credits:Music from https://filmmusic.io"Folk Round" by Kevin MacLeod (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)2020-05-0142 min
Seriously...A Brief History of LustDoes what makes the heart beat faster really make the world go round? Oh yes. Welcome to a new history of lust presented by the American satirist Joe Queenan. From Helen and Paris of Troy to Bill and Monica via Rasputin, Edwina Currie and John Major, this is a tale of life as a bunga bunga bacchanal.
With contributions from historian Suzannah Lipscomb, classicist Edith Hall, plus Agnes Poirier, Joan Bakewell (of course), Caitlin Moran and Richard Herring on Rasputin; a specially composed new poem on lust from Elvis McGonagall; and music from Prince, T Rex, Bessie Smith and...2017-02-2158 min
The GoingNYC Oligarch Central part 2I am holding the piece from The New York Daily News “I gave $20 million to pals on Council, Bloomy Sez (Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008)and the mayor admits some of it went to City Councils -- “...their districts and questionable organizations”so why is it no surprise that the mayor a man who has no criminal record to avoid breaking any laws simple request$ that city council vote his way and this is the city council that voted themselves a raise when the city budget was far from flush and the NYPD salary was actually lowered. This is a democr...2008-10-0100 minThe GoingBloodersI posted this story idea on www.suzannahbtroy.blogspot.com before I removed the blog and yes when I think of blood the most positive thoughts are The New York Blood Center who calls me so much asking for donations because NYC is always low on blood. The people that work to get donors to come in, the donors, the nurses, etc are wonderful.The dark aspect are the “vampire people” that really want to drain you on any level possible.... exploitive selfish mega-narcissists (they are so funny they accuse anyone but themselves of being narcissists, greedy deve...2008-09-2700 minThe GoingAmericans can't afford AmericaAt the rate we are going the average American tax payer won’t be able to afford living in America....American tax payers are suppose to absorb the USPS's estimated loss this year alone of 2 billion dollars plus the mortgage crisis, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and now the possible the bail out of financial institutions with mega-wealthy leaders who's combined Christmas bonuses are large enough to feed every homeless person in the America.At the rate of this ever expanding list of bail outs the average American tax payer will not be able to afford to l...2008-09-2500 minThe Goingwww.nybloodcenter.orgNew York Blood Center called me and asked me to donate platelets again. They are really low on blood and they need help. I feel exhausted. The beautiful little cat I am holding just had her eye removed and my other cat was deathly ill and was on an iv for days. The card I am holding is from The NY Blood Center and says “Gallons of Blood” I can’t imagine running over to a blood center and hooking my arm up to a machine for one hour right now but if you can God Bless you!!!!!!!1...2008-09-1800 minThe Goingmayor's I want it now developersThe letter The New York Times won’t publish because of their very good friends and their use of eminent domain that I point out so often plus a rant about infrastructure concerns in NYC and on Wall St. and what will take -- an implosion or another explosion?Letter to the editor:Mayor Bloomberg faults "the I want it now" mentality in part for the "sub prime collapse" yet this is the very mentality to blame for the Bloomberg administration's green light for this furious tsunami of community crushing development that have outrage...2008-09-1700 minThe GoingDear 9th PrecinctDear 9th Precinct, Space ships have landed on the Bowery and we are waiting for you to ticket and tow them!!!!!!If there is a crime way you can take the Bowery Hotel and converted it to a prison because it looks like one!!!!!!!!I went to sleep in the East Village and woke up in a bad xerox of Dubai and NYU and Cooper Union NYU jr mega dormed and supersized our historic neighborhood and fellow real estate magnates joined higher ed in the destruction of our community and history.2008-09-1400 minThe Goingnyu stop supersizing our historic neighborhood and start supersizing your contributions!!!!!!!NYU has mega dormed the East Village to death and Cooper Union, The New School, New York Law and SVA all have mega dorms in the East Village and NYU has mega supesized student housing in China Town.Time to open up your doors and give us community outreach resource centers that empower the community and help including people and small businesses fight eviction, help with education of community members, computer access and more...The photo above shows an NYU mega dorm on 3rd Avenue and a Cooper Union mega dorm to the right...both hideous...2008-09-1400 minThe GoingNYC is oligarch central, yes to term limits!!!!NYC is oligarch central. This is a democracy and we need term limits!!!!!!!!!!2008-09-0900 minThe GoingThe GoingThis an an excerpt of me reading part of my short story The Going and sharing my thoughts on the story as well as now looking back in May of 2008.The story takes place in the East Village and it about a single young woman alone in NYC, a fireman, and an NYPD detective. This short story is dedicated to the NYPD Detectives, the greatest detectives in the world and is also a love letter to the East Village and New York City.2008-07-1100 minThe GoingChopping the Street, one mega million at a time“Chopping the Street” is a look at white collar crime, hypocrisy and people’s fasciation with gossip. I wrote this post 9-11 in 2003 and I remember feeling really sad but writing this gave me pleasure. My theory is Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda used the same inspiration as I did for their film Easy Rider meaning motorcycles as art and an expression of rebellion which is still iconic globally but the story is really about white collar crime which at the time I wrote this cost the tax payers of New York about 13 billion dollars as reported in The New York Po...2008-07-0800 minThe GoingMurderville, East Village, NYCA fictional sketch for a short story...people are dieing, activists are keeling over or vanishing, is something going on here? It is a dark murder mystery which is really a metaphor for the history, neighborhood that was the East Village, Lower East Side and Bowery. I based it on the stunning black and white film “Laura” but I have some bad news, she really is dead. There is also a NYPD hire, a retired billionaire Silicon Valley techno whiz kid who forms a special NYPD techno-task force. He is paid a dollar a year! I wanted to take...2008-07-0300 minThe GoingTompkins, 2 poemsI wrote these 2 poems both entitled “Tompkins” while sitting in Tompkins Square Park and I drew the trees over head.The poems have the same title but 2 different perspectives.I submitted them to The New Yorker and of course they rejected them. I am like Groucho Marks and you know what he said about any club...Go to http://suzannahbtroy.blogspot.com/2008/04/blog-post_1661.html to see my drawings with the poems...2008-07-0100 minThe GoingBuy Town Stuy Town bye, byeStuy Town, Buy Town, affordable housing an oxymoron....this is a very long poem that covers the tsunami of community crushing development, the firehouses being closed, the largest fire post 9-11 in Greenpoint, St. Ann’s picture above and NYU mega dorming it and the East Village to death and suggests a new t shirt “I love New York but I can’t afford it anymore!”2008-06-3000 min