Today we talk about women's feet! More specifically, we talk about the now defunct practice of foot binding in China prior to the 1950's. 

What do Suffragettes, Woodrow Wilson and prison beating have in common? Today, Katy tells me, a harrowing tale from the women's right to vote movement. 

Today we discuss humanities attempts at eternal life. As well as some possible new versions of the fabled alchemy.

Are you a French peasant in the mid 900's? Would you like not to be? Here, eat of this questionable loaf! Today, Katy teaches Brian about St. Antony, his fire and ergot poisoning. Yum Yum!

Stanislav Petrov was monitoring a Soviet missile detection center when the worst thing possible happened. Technical Difficulties! Oh! And the threat of total nuclear annihilation.