Today’s subject, Jacques de Molay, was the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, or to give them their full... more

This month, we begin with a conversation about the just-occurred German elections. The far right made gains: but the elections... more

Adele Spitzeder, born into operatic royalty, washed up when she tried a career on the stage: so instead, she started... more

She was an industrialist, a lesbian, a landlord, a traveler, a businesswoman, a womanizer, a butch, a snob, a pioneer... more

Today we profile Larry Kramer, the writer and AIDS activist. Kramer took space, took credit, operated in the world with... more

In this month's subscriber-only episode, we examine some recently discovered diaries from Unity Valkyrie Mitford, odious sister of the odious... more

The Crown Prince of Iraq, Abd Al-Ilah, ruled the country as a prince regent on behalf of his nephew, from... more

Today's episode profiles an eccentric, wealthy businessman––with the pet tiger, Mexican nudist ashram, ketamine and cocaine habits, and baroque legal... more

For today’s episode, I we take you into the murky world of the Washington foreign policy elites, and one of... more

A fascist femboy, a Baltic count, an orientalist white supremacist, editor of the first anthology of gay literature, painter of... more