The Cloak and Dagger Podcast
de Will Davis-Coleman and Patrick Courtney
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Will and Patrick explore strange and rarely told tales of history - from ancient Indian assassins and Baghdad scientists to Irish rebels and New York mob queens, and everything in between…
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- Worshipful Numbers - The Cult of Pythagoras, 530 BCE · 1 h 9 min · Episodul 68Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? Maybe not, or at least maybe not lately. But humans throughout our history have pondered questions like; why are we here…
- The Hero of the Fist - London, 1810s · 1 h 10 min · Episodul 67Some men fight for sport, some men fight for their lives. Bill Richmond was man who fought for both. Fighting not only for the life he had, but for the better life he dreamed of…
- The Queen the Empire Feared - Jamaica, 1728 · 1 h 4 min · Episodul 66Over course of 350 years, from the dawn of the 16th century till the second half of the 18th century, over 5 million men, women and children were kidnapped, bound and shipped…
- Mountain of Silver - Bolivia, 16th Century · 56 min · Episodul 65From across the vast seas they came. First a trickle, then a torrent of pale men with fire in their hands and hunger in their eyes. While they spoke a strange tongue, the desire…
- Look on my Works - Persia, 480 BCE · Episodul 64Empires rise, and empires fall. The never ending march of time will eventually grind all civilisations into the dust, preparing the ground for new nations to rise. Often it is…
- The Devil’s Advocate - Boston, 1770 · 1 h 3 min · Episodul 63In the streets of 1770 colonial Boston, working men and woman are a flame with ideas of revolution. Straining under the ever growing economic oppression of the British…
- Going Off Piste - Scandinavia · 52 min · Episodul 62Since the dawn of time, humanity has looked out across wide lands that we inhabit, captivated by the wonder and the beauty they see before them. But I’m willing to bet that some…
- The Tattooed Girl - Arizona, 1851 · 1 h 8 min · Episodul 61It takes a truly remarkable spirit to pack up all your worldly possessions, load your loved ones into a wagon, and brave the wilds on unknown lands in search for paradise. But it…
- The First Louvre Heist - Paris, 1911 · 58 min · Episodul 60We’ve all been astonished by the thieves who stole 88 million euros worth of jewellery from the Louvre earlier this year. But this was hardly the first heist that the most…
- The Great Gamble - Scotland, 1698 · 54 min · Episodul 59For many a nation throughout history, a grand overseas empire was their path to wealth, power and glory. It worked for the Romans, it worked for the English, and in 1698, the…
- Scourge of the Channel - Guernsey, 13th Century · 1 h 28 min · Episodul 59A monastic life, is a simple life. Daily prayer. Quiet contemplation. A pursuit of inner peace over worldly excitements. A pirate’s life on the other hand, is the exact…
- The Capitalist Catalyst - Madeira, 15th Century · 54 min · Episodul 58Life on this planet must endure a lot to survive. Earthquakes and tsunamis rock entire regions. While floods and wildfires destroy complex ecosystems in a matter of hours. And…
- Letters by Midnight - Japan, 11th Century · 1 h 31 minIn the elite world of 11th-century Japan, matters of the heart unfold alongside matters of state. Where the ability to compose poetry and display quick wit counted for more than…
- “What Girls Are Good For” - Pittsburgh, 1880sIn 1885, a Pittsburgh journalist wrote an article about women and their role in society - it argued that their only purpose was to get pregnant and keep up with the laundry. One…
- EXODUS: Talent or Trash Movie Review · 1 h 55 min · Sezonul 5 Episodul 15Hey guys, welcome to another special episode! The Film in our sights this time? Exodus: Gods & Kings. The 2014 biblical epic directed by Ridley Scott, with Christian Bale and…
- A Diamond in the Bluff - Paris, 1784 · 1 h 9 min · Episodul 55Someone once said, that if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. Sage words such as these should always be followed, and woe betide those who fail to heed this…
- Vengeance of the Prophet - New Zealand, 19th Century · Episodul 54As the New Zealand government militia treks through the jungle pass, they have no idea what might await them in the shadows. Tales of the man they are hunting are blended with…
- 7 Minutes to Midnight - Cuba, 1962 · 1 h 2 min · Episodul 53Humanity has spent an alarmingly large amount of it's existence at war with itself. Wars full of pain and loss and terror. But for most of our existence, we could take solace in…
