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  • S3 Ep10: Gentle Parenting or Crying it Out? Raising Children in 1920s

    S3 Ep10: Gentle Parenting or Crying it Out? Raising Children in 1920s
    Jul 9 2026
    Over a hundred years ago parents were also looking to parenting books for advice. What does this one, "The Best Method for Raising Children" from 1924, has to say about caring for newborns, corporal punishment or regulating your emotions? You'll be surprised.
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    30 Min.
  • S3 Ep9: Monsters, Amber and Elks

    S3 Ep9: Monsters, Amber and Elks
    Jun 25 2026
    Located at the edge of the Baltic sea, 17th century Gdańsk was a multicultural merchant city. Peter Mundy, a British traveller, lived there for around a decade, and left a fascinating memoir of his time in the town located in modern-day northern Poland that we're reading in this episode.
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    37 Min.
  • S3 Ep8: “Slept All Day”. A Victorian Teacher’s Diaries

    S3 Ep8: “Slept All Day”. A Victorian Teacher’s Diaries
    Jun 11 2026
    What was a typical day like for a teacher in a small town in 1890s Illinois? Today we’re reading diaries of Emma Wormwood and reflecting on the lifestyle, duties and leisure a woman faced in a 19th century rural setting.
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    33 Min.
  • S3 Ep7: The 17th Century Relationship Advice Column

    S3 Ep7: The 17th Century Relationship Advice Column
    May 28 2026

    What if I told you first popular advice column was published in the 1690s? “The Athenian Mercury” followed a Q&A format, which dealt with issues from the fields of philosophy, physics, religion, and interpersonal relationships, which are the focus of today’s episode.
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    29 Min.
  • S3 Ep6: How To Woo: Courting in The 1920s

    S3 Ep6: How To Woo: Courting in The 1920s
    May 14 2026

    Should a potential 1920s candidate for a wife be "untouched”? Not at all, let her use life! At least that was the opinion of Clement Wood, the author of today’s text - “The Art of Courtship” from 1926. Surprisingly bold for the era, Wood’s tips and tricks on “wooing” the opposite sex are the focus of today’s episode. Enjoy!
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    34 Min.
  • S3 Ep5: Strawberries, Mermaids and Revenge

    S3 Ep5: Strawberries, Mermaids and Revenge
    Apr 30 2026

    Are women good at poetry? Can they even write it? These were probably serious questions people in the past were asking. In today’s episode we have an answer that is a loud and clear “YES”, as we read works of female English, Scotch and Irish women throughout 17th-19th centuries.
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    28 Min.
  • S3 Ep4: Filthy Matters. A Renaissance Guide to Good Manners

    S3 Ep4: Filthy Matters. A Renaissance Guide to Good Manners
    Apr 16 2026

    We might imagine Renaissance Italy as a place of innovation and art, but the day to day reality was plagued by disgusting behaviors. Today we're reading a surprisingly foul 16th century manual on being a well-behaved person.
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    29 Min.
  • S3 Ep3: Jane Austen's Situationship

    S3 Ep3: Jane Austen's Situationship
    Apr 2 2026

    Tom Lefroy is often pictured as Jane Austen’s true love that forever ruined her views on marriage. But do her own writings suggest it was mostly... well, a situationship? Find out in today’s episode!
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    33 Min.