True History schedule

Learn what we owe to the Poetic Edda and its adaptation in the Prose Edda.

Focus on the profound Norse sense of fatalism and the importance of reckless courage.

Compare versions of a key story that highlight the 'dream logic' inherent to much of Norse mythology.

The roles of the Norse gods are often not as clear-cut as popular treatments would have us believe.

In this episode, discover how the Norse creation myth begins'and ends.

Step back for a broader look at the Norse mythos and our human place within it.

Meet the complicated, ambivalent figure who lives alongside the gods but compulsively troubles them.

Consider two different angles on this story'one of which omits the presence of the trickster Loki.

What did Mark Twain meant to his American audience—and to the man who created him?

In this biographical episode, learn how to see Twain's life as a life of milestones.

Learn how Twain's humor tickled his audiences' funnybones—as it poked them in the ribs.

In this episode, explore the marketing schemes Twain used to maximize his income.

How did Twain psychologically prepare America for its role as a world power?

Twain's goal in Innocents Abroad was to teach his readers to see the Old World with their own eyes.

Roughing It shows Twain's intimation that the American vernacular deserved a place in American literature.

Despite the rigors of touring, Twain came to love the thrill of live lecturing.

Learn what we owe to the Poetic Edda and its adaptation in the Prose Edda.

Focus on the profound Norse sense of fatalism and the importance of reckless courage.

Compare versions of a key story that highlight the 'dream logic' inherent to much of Norse mythology.

The roles of the Norse gods are often not as clear-cut as popular treatments would have us believe.

In this episode, discover how the Norse creation myth begins'and ends.

Step back for a broader look at the Norse mythos and our human place within it.

Meet the complicated, ambivalent figure who lives alongside the gods but compulsively troubles them.

Consider two different angles on this story'one of which omits the presence of the trickster Loki.

What did Mark Twain meant to his American audience—and to the man who created him?

In this biographical episode, learn how to see Twain's life as a life of milestones.

Learn how Twain's humor tickled his audiences' funnybones—as it poked them in the ribs.

In this episode, explore the marketing schemes Twain used to maximize his income.

How did Twain psychologically prepare America for its role as a world power?

Twain's goal in Innocents Abroad was to teach his readers to see the Old World with their own eyes.

Roughing It shows Twain's intimation that the American vernacular deserved a place in American literature.

Despite the rigors of touring, Twain came to love the thrill of live lecturing.

Learn what we owe to the Poetic Edda and its adaptation in the Prose Edda.

Focus on the profound Norse sense of fatalism and the importance of reckless courage.

Compare versions of a key story that highlight the 'dream logic' inherent to much of Norse mythology.

The roles of the Norse gods are often not as clear-cut as popular treatments would have us believe.

In this episode, discover how the Norse creation myth begins'and ends.

Step back for a broader look at the Norse mythos and our human place within it.

Meet the complicated, ambivalent figure who lives alongside the gods but compulsively troubles them.

Consider two different angles on this story'one of which omits the presence of the trickster Loki.

Trace the history of post-Roman Britain.

Investigate archaeological and historical evidence that support the existence of an Arthur-like figure.

Explore some of the earliest witnesses to the Arthurian legend.

Grasp how Arthur became a cultural touchstone early in Welsh history.

Examine the common preconceptions about Celtic identity.

Our earliest written records of the Celts come from Italy, Greece, and Spain.

Archaeological studies of Celtic artifacts have woven a rich tapestry of their millennia-old society.

Discover how Celtic inscriptions on the coast of Spain suggests the development of a common language .