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Did secret societies create the first and second world wars? Were clandestine groups behind the rise of the Nazi Party? Scholars still accept that both world wars were part of the grand European power struggle between the old world and the new, between royalty, politicians, communists, and capitalists. But researchers now believe WWII was the result of a massive, worldwide conspiracy by an elusive secret society known as the Illuminati.

This podcast slithers, oozes, writhes and flickers with all things dark, forbidden, strange and tabooed. It also tries to offer something very new. For over 15 years I lectured at the universities of Cardiff and Durham. It was a great great life. I got paid to write and to think. I got paid to share these passions with some brilliant and unforgettable students. Unfortunately, students now have to pay staggering amounts of money for that privilege. Welcome, then, to the Secret University. Its ideas, its magic, its joys are endless. And it is free. Richard Sugg. @DrSugg

Confession is a crucial ritual of the Catholic Church, offering absolution of sin and spiritual guidance to the faithful. Yet this ancient sacrament has also been a source of controversy and oppression, culminating, as prize-winning historian John Cornwell reveals in The Dark Box, with the scandal of clerical child abuse. Drawing on extensive historical sources, contemporary reports, and first-hand accounts, Cornwell takes a hard look at the long evolution of confession.