Storical Footnotes: The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe

Storical Halloween Special: The True Horror Stories that Inspired Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe had a mind for the macabre. But as it turns out, some of his most famous works were based on true tales of horror. Listen to...

Literary Road Trip with Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe died in 1849, but there are still places standing that housed the author. This week, we’re traveling from Richmond to...

Edgar Allan Poe died as he lived…mysteriously. It’s been more than 200 years and we still don’t know what killed Poe but there are...

Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, & Grip the Raven

Edgar Allan Poe’s masterpiece, The Raven, was inspired not by any ordinary raven, not by a harbinger of doom, it was a talking pet raven...

Edgar Allan Poe: Atmosphere of Sorrow

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October is spOoOoky month and OF COURSE Edgar Allan Poe died in October. This month on Storical, tune in every week for a new episode on the...

Marie Laveau: Witch or Saint?

Marie Laveau was THE Voodoo Queen in a city overrun with purported doctors and queens. Today we’re separating fact from fiction about both...

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,...

Artemisia Gentileschi's Revenge

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Artemisia Gentileschi was a Baroque painter whose story has long been dominated by that of her father…and her rapist. But Artemisia lived...

Fan Fav: Frida Kahlo - Her Surreal Reality

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This week, we’re revisiting the colorful, iconic, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Her life was marked by pain and suffering of both the body...

Storical Footnotes: Mozart's Forgotten Sister, Nannerl

Nannerl Mozart was Mozart’s older sister and a child prodigy herself. Today we’re taking a look at the life of the pushed aside...

Storical Footnotes: Mozart vs Salieri

The movie Amadeus solidified the belief that not only was Mozart murdered, but he was murdered at Salieri’s hand. That didn’t actually...

Fan Fave - Henry VIII: His Kingdom for a Son

Replay episode! Get ready for some drama filled history as we welcome our first gentleman subject to Storical, King Henry VIII. Love him or...

Storical Footnotes: Joan of Arc from Heretic to Saint

Bishops from the Catholic church were in charge of Joan of Arc’s trial and ended up condemning her to die. So if it was the church that...

Storical Footnotes: The Saints Who Spoke to Joan of Arc

We all know that Joan of Arc believed she heard the voices of saints sent by God on her mission to save France. But who were these saints...

Storical Footnotes: The King Who Was Made of Glass

Charles VI believed he was made entirely of glass and that any small movement would cause him to shatter. Listen in for an exploration of...

Joan of Arc: Soldier and Saint

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Joan of Arc is the patron saint of France, and unlike many of the saints…she actually existed! Listen to the episode to learn how an...

5 Historical Pandemics and What They Tell Us About COVID-19

With the rapid spread of COVID-19, people across the globe are feeling anxious and uncertain. It’s important to remember that we’ve been...

Storical Shakespeare Special

This week marks both the birthday and death day of one of (the?) greatest writer of all time, William Shakespeare! For the Storical...

Storical Footnotes: Madame Tussaud's Chamber of Horrors

After you visited the museum, if you were brave enough and could afford the extra six pence admission, Madame Tussaud would allow you entry...

Madame Tussaud: The French Revolution in Wax

You’ve seen the creepy wax figures of celebrities, but did you know that Madame Tussaud was an actual person who hung out with Marie...