01 – The Oldest Child We Know

05 – Toys of the Century (Volume 1, 20th Century)

Covered: Action figures, Barbie, construction sets (Meccano, Erector, LEGO), die-cast cars (Matchbox, Hot Wheels), Frisbee, G.I. Joe, Nerf, Play-Doh, teddy bear, water guns. Support the show (and propose a topic): https://patreon.com/thehistoryofchildhood

04 – Enslaved till 9

Covered: The American Civil War, Slave Narratives, The Antebellum South, The Postbellum South, Emancipation, Plantation Slavery, Infantilization of the Enslaved, Paternalism in Slavery, Childrenization of the Enslaved, Up From Slavery, Booker T. Washington. Support the show (and propose a topic): https://patreon.com/thehistoryofchildhood

03 – Child Sacrifice, or the Lack Thereof

Covered: Shang Dynasty China, Minoans (Crete), Phoenicians and Carthage, Celts and Druids, The Biblical World, Aztec Empire, Maya Civilization, Inca Empire (Peru, Argentina), Johan Reinhard’s discoveries in Peru and Brazil, Llullaillaco Mountain and the three children, Salta Museum (Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña), Colonial Spain and the Americas, Seville and the Foundling Wheel, Colonial and Missionary Accounts in Africa and the Pacific. Support the show (and propose a topic): https://patreon.com/thehistoryofchildhood

02 – Art and War

Onfim's warrior drawing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onfim#/media/File:Онфим_(200).gif Paul Klee's Angelus Novus: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Paul_Klee_~_Angelus_Novus_~_1920.jpg Walter Benjamin's "Theses on the Philosophy of History": https://www.sfu.ca/~andrewf/CONCEPT2.html Support the show (and propose a topic): https://patreon.com/thehistoryofchildhood

01 – The Oldest Child We Know

We begin in Qafzeh Cave, 90,000 years ago, to meet the oldest child we know. Support the show (and propose a topic): https://patreon.com/thehistoryofchildhood