podcasts etc.
BBC Radio 3: Free Thinking
Viking burials, preserving archaeology in Uganda, the morgues of Paris and New York and the medieval attitude to dying are our topics as Chris Harding hears about new research from archaeologists Marianne Hem Eriksen and Pauline Harding, and historians Cat Byers and Harriet Soper.
Listen to Free Thinking: Approaches to Death here.
Criminal Podcast
Have you ever wondered about the real story behind the famous Inconnue de la Seine, the beautiful drowned woman from the Paris morgue who became “most kissed face of all time”?
Listen to Episode 223: The Unknown Woman here.
History Hit’s After Dark Podcast
Delving into the history of the Paris morgue, with a story full of poignant humour, Donald Trump, and party hats.
Listen to The Paris Morgue's Dark Story here.
Thee notorious New York Morgue; a history that has never been studied before, full of dark stories and buried secrets.
Listen to The New York Morgue’s Terrible Secrets here.
According to legend, Sawney Bean and Agnes "Black" Douglas raised a clan of cannibals in a remote Scottish cave…
Listen to Cannibalism in Scotland: Legend of Sawney Bean here.
A murder mystery that gripped 19th century France and changed crime investigation forever.
Listen to The Body in the Trunk here.
This 1897 New York murder case that has it all - a villain, an incredibly useless police force, and a duck who saves the day.
Listen to New York’s Wildest Murder here.
Clashists: Unpacking Culture Shock.
We chat about the mental clash of going from living a "normal" life to realizing you're living on top of centuries upon centuries of juicy history and how studying the stories of past deaths can be a surprisingly effective way to learn about life—both others' and your own.
And of course it wouldn't be a true Clashists ep if we didn't wind our way through the twisted tunnels of life's inevitable career changes—from Cat's food styling past (think: mashed potatoes as ice cream and glued-on sesame seeds) and why she was once convinced she hated history.
It’s an episode about the past not as a museum piece, but as something you’re constantly tripping over—and about pushing yourself off proverbial life cliffs, even when that leads you to...well, death.
Listen to: What happens when the past won’t stay buried? Guest Ep with Dr Cat Byers here