8: The First Hype-Man, and Last Viking (Harald Hardrada)

12: Hang in There, Joan (Joan of Arc)

Andrew tells Sophia about Joan of Arc, the farm girl who turned the tides of the Hundred Years War for the French, and later became a Saint. Send us your questions! From now on, we're going to be answering listener questions at the start of episodes. Email us at poorlyresearchedhistory@gmail.com Tweet us at @prhpod Our music is by Richard Ciavarelli

11: A Stick That Slaps Loud (Commedia dell'arte)

Sophia tells Andrew about Commedia dell'arte in the second special theater episode! And they discover the true origin of the art form: a grade school project. Send us your questions! From now on, we're going to be answering listener questions at the start of episodes. Email us at poorlyresearchedhistory@gmail.com Tweet us at @prhpod Our music is by Richard Ciavarelli

10: He Was Afraid of Beans! (Pythagoras of Samos)

Andrew tells Sophia about Pythagoras, the Greek philosopher/mathematician/astronomer/cult leader. Pythagoras, aside from allegedly inventing his famous theorem, was a really weird guy with a lot of strange ideas. Also, he ran what was effectively a cult. Send us your questions! From now on, we're going to be answering listener questions at the start of episodes. Email us at poorlyresearchedhistory@gmail.com Tweet us at @prhpod Our music is by Richard Ciavarelli

9: Dark Times for Emu-nity (Great Emu War)

Sophia tells Andrew about the Great Emu War in Australia, a military/pest control operation to protect the wheat fields of farmers after the first World War. Then, we hear a brief snippet of the conversation that led to the escalation of this conflict. Send us your questions! From now on, we're going to be answering listener questions at the start of episodes. Email us at poorlyresearchedhistory@gmail.com Tweet us at @prhpod Our music is by Richard Ciavarelli

8: The First Hype-Man, and Last Viking (Harald Hardrada)

Andrew tells Sophia about Harald Hardrada, considered by many to be the last Viking King, and by some to be the last Viking. Harald is a lame name, though, apparently, so we only call him Hardrada. Send us your questions! From now on, we're going to be answering listener questions at the start of episodes. Email us at poorlyresearchedhistory@gmail.com Tweet us at @prhpod Our music is by Richard Ciavarelli