Children of the Panther | Part 1 | Danhomé & Vodun In Part 1, Onuora Abuah travels to his boyhood home of Benin (West Africa) to learn the history of the 17th century Danhomé (Dahomey) kingdom which ruled the region. His journey begins in the water town of Ganvie, before…
A massive ship, an unthinkable tragedy, a chance to make sure the victims of the SS Eastland aren’t lost to time.
Redemption Through Sin? Sabbatai Zevi’s claim to be the King Messiah was convincing to perhaps more than half of the world’s Jews before his apostacy in September 1666. Then the movement went underground, with small communities still holding the faith for nearly 400 years now. What were the actual Kabbalistic…
The Kung Fu movie with everything: the evil raider queen, baby born with a curse, martial arts monks, and clan wars.
In today’s episode of Meals of History, Josh and Emily are recreating a gladiator feast from ancient Rome!
TOUBAKOUTA, SENEGAL – Today we’re in the village of Toubakouta in southern Senegal, West Africa. We’ll be cooking and eating a dish called C’est Bon (That’s Good!), also known as Thiebou Diola. It includes rice, fried and grilled fish, pounded hibiscus leaves, and the world’s most addictive onion sauce with mustard. This is one of the best dishes I’ve eaten in West Africa and I can’t wait to share it all with you!
Some Bostonians call it a ‘spuckie’, but what exactly is it?
Using layered plantings, backyard forests offer plenty of food production, but also so much more, like food for pollinators, habitat for wildlife, and erosion control for your soil. While setting one up set up is more difficult than plotting out a rectangular bed, a food forest ultimately requires less maintenance…
KAYAR, SENEGAL – Today we are on the coast of Senegal and we are going to explore the amazing seafood of the country. We’ll be starting at one of the biggest fishing villages in Senegal, then we’ll be touring Lake Retba, known as the pink lake, experiencing the Dakar rally,…