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Ancient Crimes, Modern Minds is a true crime and history podcast exploring the darkest crimes of the ancient world through the lens of modern psychology.Long before profiling, forensics, and criminal psychology, there were killers, poisoners, conspirators, and tyrants whose motives are still painfully familiar. Ambition. Jealousy. Revenge. Fear. Power.Each episode dives into a real case from ancient history, telling the full story behind historical murders, political assassinations, poison plots, court conspiracies, and acts of betrayal from Greece, Rome, Egypt, Persia, China, and beyond. Then...

World War I saw an unprecedented loss of life in Western Europe, and destruction on a scale no one alive had ever seen. All those who experienced it were irrevocably changed, including many writers and artists upon whose oeuvre it left an indelible mark. This captivating series examines the impact of the war on artists and thinkers through the prism of their great works. In each episode, a leading figure from the worlds of science, culture and the arts reflects on a single iconic piece, and discusses how the events of 1914-18 shaped its creation.