History Podcasts and Golden Thread Podcasts are both listed here - the religion and Faith selectors will only pull content from The Golden Thread.
Podcast: History's ArrowCirca: -60
Central Character: Diocles of Magnesia
About this episode: A quiet teacher shows why civilization survives only when inherited knowledge is maintained with care, not assumed to be safe.
Central Character: Diocles of Magnesia
About this episode: A quiet teacher shows why civilization survives only when inherited knowledge is maintained with care, not assumed to be safe.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: -30
Central Character: Hillel the Elder
Faith: Judaism
About this episode: Hillel the Elder-a quiet scholar whose patience changed the future of Jewish life.
Central Character: Hillel the Elder
Faith: Judaism
About this episode: Hillel the Elder-a quiet scholar whose patience changed the future of Jewish life.
Podcast: History's ArrowCirca: -30
Central Character: Hillel the Elder
About this episode: How one gentle teacher helped a people's traditions survive empires, exile, and their own mistakes.
Central Character: Hillel the Elder
About this episode: How one gentle teacher helped a people's traditions survive empires, exile, and their own mistakes.
Podcast: History's ArrowCirca: -25
Central Character: Herod the Great
About this episode: Harmonia guides us through the daring construction of Caesarea Maritima’s harbor, exploring human ingenuity, risk, and the Protopian hope woven into one of the ancient world’s greatest engineering feats.
Central Character: Herod the Great
About this episode: Harmonia guides us through the daring construction of Caesarea Maritima’s harbor, exploring human ingenuity, risk, and the Protopian hope woven into one of the ancient world’s greatest engineering feats.
Podcast: History's ArrowCirca: -24
Central Character: Amanirenas
About this episode: Amanirenas and the Battle for Kush
Central Character: Amanirenas
About this episode: Amanirenas and the Battle for Kush
Podcast: History's ArrowCirca: -7
Central Character: Strabo
About this episode: Strabo, how his writings connected the past and the future
Central Character: Strabo
About this episode: Strabo, how his writings connected the past and the future
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 47
Central Character: Thecla of Iconium
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: A nearly forgotten early Christian woman, equal in rank to Mary Magdalene, reveals how faith's history is curated, not fixed.
Central Character: Thecla of Iconium
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: A nearly forgotten early Christian woman, equal in rank to Mary Magdalene, reveals how faith's history is curated, not fixed.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 52
Central Character: Saint Thomas Christians of India
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: The Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala held a living faith for two thousand years without empire, institution, or outside validation --- and their church still stands.
Central Character: Saint Thomas Christians of India
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: The Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala held a living faith for two thousand years without empire, institution, or outside validation --- and their church still stands.
Podcast: History's ArrowCirca: 55
Central Character: Seneca the Younger
About this episode: Seneca the Younger shows what happens when inherited wisdom is tested by power, fear, and imperfect human choices.
Central Character: Seneca the Younger
About this episode: Seneca the Younger shows what happens when inherited wisdom is tested by power, fear, and imperfect human choices.
Podcast: History's ArrowCirca: 60
Central Character: Hero of Alexandria
About this episode: Amanirenas and the Battle for Kush
Central Character: Hero of Alexandria
About this episode: Amanirenas and the Battle for Kush
Podcast: History's ArrowCirca: 67
Central Character: Nero
About this episode: A reflection on Nero's failed attempt to cut the Corinth Canal and what unfinished infrastructure teaches us about ambition, memory, and progress.
Central Character: Nero
About this episode: A reflection on Nero's failed attempt to cut the Corinth Canal and what unfinished infrastructure teaches us about ambition, memory, and progress.
Podcast: History's ArrowCirca: 79
Central Character: Pliny the Elder
About this episode: Pliny the Elder gathered the world's knowledge just before disaster struck, revealing what happens when curiosity grows faster than wisdom.
Central Character: Pliny the Elder
About this episode: Pliny the Elder gathered the world's knowledge just before disaster struck, revealing what happens when curiosity grows faster than wisdom.
Podcast: History's ArrowCirca: 97
Central Character: Sextus Julius Frontinus
About this episode: Frontinus reveals how Rome learned that knowledge must be disciplined, maintained, and protected to serve the common good.
Central Character: Sextus Julius Frontinus
About this episode: Frontinus reveals how Rome learned that knowledge must be disciplined, maintained, and protected to serve the common good.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 100
Central Character: Akiva ben Joseph
Faith: Judaism
About this episode: Akiva ben Joseph and the enduring truth that law must serve justice, justice must serve love, and a civilization is measured by how it treats its most vulnerable.
Central Character: Akiva ben Joseph
Faith: Judaism
About this episode: Akiva ben Joseph and the enduring truth that law must serve justice, justice must serve love, and a civilization is measured by how it treats its most vulnerable.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 100
Central Character: Epictetus
Faith: Stoicism
About this episode: A freed Roman slave discovers the one freedom no master can touch --- and spends forty years giving it away.
Central Character: Epictetus
Faith: Stoicism
About this episode: A freed Roman slave discovers the one freedom no master can touch --- and spends forty years giving it away.
Podcast: History's ArrowCirca: 100
Central Character: Ban Zhao
About this episode: Harmonia tells the story of Ban Zhao, the Han dynasty historian who protected truth, continuity, and memory by finishing a history the future depended on.
Central Character: Ban Zhao
About this episode: Harmonia tells the story of Ban Zhao, the Han dynasty historian who protected truth, continuity, and memory by finishing a history the future depended on.
Podcast: History's ArrowCirca: 110
Central Character: Cai Lun
About this episode: Harmonia tells how Cai Lun refined paper in Han China, turning memory into something light, portable, and powerful enough to reshape society.
Central Character: Cai Lun
About this episode: Harmonia tells how Cai Lun refined paper in Han China, turning memory into something light, portable, and powerful enough to reshape society.
Podcast: History's ArrowCirca: 120
Central Character: Zhang Heng
About this episode: Harmonia tells how Zhang Heng taught societies to listen to earth and sky, turning observation into responsibility and harmony into something that could be tested.
Central Character: Zhang Heng
About this episode: Harmonia tells how Zhang Heng taught societies to listen to earth and sky, turning observation into responsibility and harmony into something that could be tested.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 142
Central Character: Zhang Daoling
Faith: Taoism
About this episode: Zhang Daoling climbed a mountain in 142 CE and asked what a failing world actually required. Harmonia finds his answer startlingly current.
Central Character: Zhang Daoling
Faith: Taoism
About this episode: Zhang Daoling climbed a mountain in 142 CE and asked what a failing world actually required. Harmonia finds his answer startlingly current.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 144
Central Character: Marcion of Sinope
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Marcion of Sinope compiled the first Christian canon, was excommunicated for it, and inadvertently forced the orthodox church to build the Bible we know today.
Central Character: Marcion of Sinope
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Marcion of Sinope compiled the first Christian canon, was excommunicated for it, and inadvertently forced the orthodox church to build the Bible we know today.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 170
Central Character: Marcus Aurelius
Faith: Stoicism
About this episode: Harmonia traces the survival of Marcus Aurelius's Meditations and the living presence of Stoic philosophy from ancient Rome to your refrigerator door.
Central Character: Marcus Aurelius
Faith: Stoicism
About this episode: Harmonia traces the survival of Marcus Aurelius's Meditations and the living presence of Stoic philosophy from ancient Rome to your refrigerator door.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 200
Central Character: Nagarjuna
Faith: Buddhism
About this episode: Nagarjuna's philosophy of emptiness revealed that human connection is not an achievement but the ground of reality itself.
Central Character: Nagarjuna
Faith: Buddhism
About this episode: Nagarjuna's philosophy of emptiness revealed that human connection is not an achievement but the ground of reality itself.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 200
Central Character: Judah ha-Nasi
Faith: Judaism
About this episode: A reflection on Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and how law remains just when it is lived, argued, and carefully aligned with conscience across generations.
Central Character: Judah ha-Nasi
Faith: Judaism
About this episode: A reflection on Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and how law remains just when it is lived, argued, and carefully aligned with conscience across generations.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 203
Central Character: Perpetua
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Harmonia remembers Perpetua and Felicity, two young women in 3rd-century Carthage who faced the Roman arena with unshakable faith and unbreakable companionship.
Central Character: Perpetua
Faith: Christianity
About this episode: Harmonia remembers Perpetua and Felicity, two young women in 3rd-century Carthage who faced the Roman arena with unshakable faith and unbreakable companionship.
Podcast: The Golden ThreadCirca: 242
Central Character: Mani
Faith: Manichaeism
About this episode: Mani saw one light shining through every faith tradition --- and built a world religion on that conviction.
Central Character: Mani
Faith: Manichaeism
About this episode: Mani saw one light shining through every faith tradition --- and built a world religion on that conviction.