Podcasts

Melvyn Bragg and esteemed guests explore the epic “Saga of the Earls of Orkney,” unraveling the Viking power plays and legends that shaped the icy isles and beyond.

Jane Wu began her career as an animation storyboard artist. She talks about why she took a live action approach to planning animated sequences in Blue Eye Samurai, and how she wanted to represent Japanese culture in a way that’s never been done in Western animation.

The Sacred Flame Podcast explores our ancestral story-worlds: the ancient foundation narratives that helped guide our ancestors in life.

Thor and Loki have become pop culture icons thanks to Marvel. But the influence of Norse mythology on contemporary fantasy runs through Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings and so much more.

Pagan Viking Sea Kings spend the 10th and 11th centuries morphing into Christian monarchs. But with rulers like Harald Bluetooth and Svein Forkbeard it’s debatable whether things will be any less horrific for Scandinavia’s neighbors.

Exploring the forgotten and rejected story of Western thought.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Danish prince who became King of England in 1016, and restored stability and prosperity to the troubled country he inherited.

This show picks up where Dan’s Thor’s Angels show left off. In the early Middle Ages Pagan Germanic-language speakers like the Vikings are a dying breed.

Join the quirky hosts on a journey through Japanese history. Culture, warfare, literature — it's all here, spiced with interviews.

Dan Carlin delves into some dicey topics—gods, Germans, bikers, and even Jesus.