The Reluctant Historian

Welcome back to season three!This week, Dakota shares the story of a medical history/mystery from the French Revolution, the tale of the man who couldn't stop eating: TarrareEpisode Noteshttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/747/747-h/747-h.htmhttps://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/tarrare/https://www.wiltons.org.uk/news/155https://historianandrew.medium.com/tarrare-the-man-who-couldnt-stop-eating-including-puppies-and-a-maybe-toddler-dde79b8d50b7https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20161014-the-man-who-couldnt-stop-eatinghttps://www.messynessychic.com/2018/07/13/whatever-you-do-dont-tell-the-french-about-tarrare/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrarehttps://allthatsinteresting.com/tarrare

This week, Liz and Dakota look back at some of their favourite episodes from 2022, recounting memories and zingers, and looking forward to the future.A huge thanks goes out to all of you who have tuned in this year... the podcast wouldn't be the same without you, and we are so incredibly appreciative that you take the time out of your day to listen to us talk history. We look forward to connecting with you all again on January 18, 2023... Happy Holidays from us at The Reluctant Historian

This week, Liz and Dakota delve into some Icelandic Christmas Folklore, learning about the Christmas Witch, a hungry Christmas Cat, and 13 meddlesome pranksters.Episode Noteshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-thirteen-yule-lads-icelands-own-mischievous-santa-clauses-180948162/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-icelands-christmas-witch-much-cooler-and-scarier-krampus-180967605/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklorehttps://www.britannica.com/place/Icelandhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/568050/gryla-christmas-troll-iceland