Michelangelo’s naked David caused quite a stir in old Florence. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. ☞ Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) ☜ Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page | The Secret Cabinet — Instagram @podcastnik Podcastnik YouTube | Podcastn…

Ancient Romans worried about their overabundance of potency. Luckily there were things you could do against that. A show by podcastnik.com , created by the Buddler — visit the site for all projects and news. ☞ Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) ☜ Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page…

On January 1st, 1913 the US Parcel Post Service was set up in the United States. Shipped packages apparently included children. Add a postage stamp and off it goes. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Fa…

An apparently quite lively Mummy causes a terrible state of affairs in Brandenburg. A Halloween Special! A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page | The Secret Cabinet — Instagram @pod…

Cats. Today our purring family members - but the Middle ages and early modern period, the devilish beings who were in league with the devil. The story of a difficult relationship, not always with a happy ending. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J…

Travis is no longer a tech writer and is now learning how to make candy in Germany, so he can start a business in Oregon. And he has a boyfriend, Toby. Pete Collman is working overtime creating Past Access on YouTube. We could use your help! → GoFundMe Candy Campaign: https://www.gofundme.com/f/travis039-handmade-candy GoFundMe short link (to share…

The world is ending. Again. The cause is not clear yet, but it doesn't matter either — we've always managed to keep going in the past. Even though we stood at the brink a few times in the 2nd half of the 20th century of wiping ourselves out. Accidentally. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, P…

A monster is on the prowl in the British imperial capital. A monster with a knife, who is on the lookout for young women. To be more exact: the monster is looking for their backsides. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator)…

Again a limb goes missing. This time: an important bit of pharao Tutankhamun. Spoiler: it was never actually gone. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page | The Secret Cabinet — Inst…

What deviates from the norm does not always have it easy, especially regarding appearance. In antiquity that could be an advantage in certain cases, particularly in regards to certain body parts. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddl…

What's with the strange chair with a whole in the seat in the Vatican? Does it have anything to do with the supposed Popess Joan? Or did the chair have an entirely different purpose? A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) …

The talk of Paris was Moulin Rouge's shows of “le Pétomane”, Joseph Pujol, end of the 19th century. He brought crowds to a laughing uproar with his special talent. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Fac…

The sad and strange tale of Ota Benga, a Congolese pygmy who was kept in the Bronx Zoo Monkey House in the early 20th century. This one was a guest episode written by Travis Dow (the usual host). A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddl…

In 1939 Rex Keating of the BBC had the idea to have the trumpet of Tutankhamun -- which was silent for 3 millennia -- to once again be heard. And set off an ancient Egyptian curse (or something like that...) A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow…

Romans didn't just wash their hands in innocence, but also their clothes in urine. How urine fits into the Roman fullon's job description, cloth dyers, and other uses in the Modern Period. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (cre…

Book stealing is going around. Not only today are losses at the Leipzig Book Fair a problem. Already to GDR times -- but not a loss to to the publishers, but to the Stasi. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastn…

Pornographic film is about as old as cameras, and as soon as people started aiming them at each other. And it says a lot of the societies of the respective eras. http://podcastnik.com Created by Der Buddler, translated by Travis Dow A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Li…

Today: smelly or stinking church-goers, medieval garbage disposal, public waste carriers, and the perfect stink bomb. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page | The Secret Cabinet — I…

The Secret Cabinet goes ---under risk of life and sanity--- into deepest Albion, to get to know to of the most creative authors, Tolkien & Lewis. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik P…

Today's offer: musically challenged worms, illformed noses and pro/con marriage lists. Special Guest: Mr. Charles Darwin The original "Das Geheime Kabinett" is by @DerBuddler , who also englishes, and would love to hear from you on Twitter! The translator and host of the English version is Travis Dow. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for a…

Anthropodermic bibliopegy – The art of binding books with human skin. Often -- but not always -- with the donor's permission. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page | The Secret Cab…

What shall we do with a drunken sailor? Tipsy sailors was not uncommon, since large amounts of alcohol used to be carried on board -- for health reasons. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podc…

Magicians pull bunny rabbits out of their hats; Mary Toft pulled them out of her --- why don't you just have a listen? A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page | The Secret Cabinet — …

For women there were only few opportunities in the Early Modern period to get divorced. One recognized reason was the impotence of the husband -- he had the burden of proof. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcas…

Orphan, button maker, dyer, transvestite, prophet, soldier, husband, victim of justice. An unusual tale of an unusual women in the 18th century. Catharina Margaretha Linck. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcast…

You think Christmas is sh..? The Catalans also, but not quite as one might think. From nativity figures, scatological art history, productive wooden shites, and the answer to the question of why I don't hire Interns. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Tra…

in 1561 a condemned Cologne citizen was given the choice between gallows and marriage---he chose the noose. How that ended and what the further job description of the executioner was---well the Buddler dug into it and we let you know. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube …

New York doesn't just consist of sky scrapers--also what's underground is very interesting: starting with a human-carrying pneumatic tube system and buried dinosaurs, much still remains hidden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you are not satisfied with the current government, simply become it yourself. That must be what Joshua Norton thought and proclaimed himself shortly Emperor of the United States. Or as the original German episode has it: the "Kaiser von Amerika" A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Acc…

The mass-murderer Adolf Hitler surely had a whole number of deficiencies, but was he also missing something else decisive? A testical? On the trail of... A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podc…

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign. Those that can interpret them... uhm... can interpret them. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page | The Secret Cabinet — Instagram @podcastnik Podcas…

70 years ago Florence Foster Jenkins died, the worst singer of all time; but her fame lives on forever. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page | The Secret Cabinet — Instagram @podc…

Today's offer: blunt tools of the paleolithic, ancient greek tax evasion, enlargements of male anatomy according to the Kama Sutra, Chinese mushrooms and transparent artifacts from Early Modern Era womens' Stifts. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis…

What do Hitchcock's "Psycho", "Silence of the Lambs", and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" have in common? They are based on the same story -- a true story. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastn…

Milk makes tired medieval saints chipper - but only Mary's Original™ A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page | The Secret Cabinet — Instagram @podcastnik Podcastnik YouTube | Podcast…

Secret Services have been using animals as spies for a very long time. In this episode The Secret Cabinet follows the trails of photographer doves, accoustic kittens and innocent radio storks. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler …

Did medieval knights really encage their wives in chastidy belts before they went on their crusades? And how does this lead us to medieval brothels, anti-masturbation crusades and S&M practices? Find out in this brand-new Episode. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link…

In 1836 17 mysterious miniature coffins with wooden dolls were found by playing children at Arthur´s Seat, a volcanic rock near Scotland's capital Edinburgh. Had they been part of an occult ritual? Or were they related to the murder series oft the "Resurrection Men" William Burke und William Hare and their 17 victims? A show by podcastnik.com — vis…

Animal rights? My ass...em donkey! The Middle Ages and Early Modern Era went even further than that: They brought animals to court. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page | The Secr…

On one oft the weirdest relics of Christendom. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page | The Secret Cabinet — Instagram @podcastnik Podcastnik YouTube | Podcastnik Audio Podcast Supp…

If it had not been for his mother-in-law, the French aristocrat and author would not be (in)famous for his libertine sexual novels but maybe only for dull travel literature. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcas…

How you could save your life by outrunning the gardener. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page | The Secret Cabinet — Instagram @podcastnik Podcastnik YouTube | Podcastnik Audio Po…

The first episode deals with Napoleon´s best piece that has ventured further around the world than he ever did. A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @Travis J Dow | @DerBuddler (creator) | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page | The Secret Cabinet — Instagr…