Henry the Eighth needed a "fixer" to make his break from the Church of Rome and his many marriages legal in England. That man was Thomas Cromwell.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Seth Kane Kwei launched a revolution in Ghanaian funeral practices in the early 1950s, when he redesigned a chief's traditional palaquin into a coffin. His grandson, Eric Adjetey Anang, is now carrying on his grandfather's work, making coffins that reflect the trades, accomplishments and dreams of the deceased.
Eugene Thacker talks to Anne Strainchamps about what horror and philosphy have in common in this UNCUT interview from our "Horror" show.
Geneva Handy Southall tells Jim Fleming about Blind Tom, a nineteenth century American prodigy who could reproduce any sound he heard.
George Sarrinikolaou was born in Greece and now lives in New York. He can pass for a Greek, but still feels like an outsider there
Historian Henry Fetter tells Jim Fleming the Yankees have been accused of buying their way to the top but both the team and the game are going strong.
Gersh Kuntzman tells Jim Fleming the Romans invented both the comb-over and painted-on hair and that toupees are much better than they used to be.
Historian Guy Beiner is interested in how folk memory of events differs from the historical record.
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