The Cloak and Dagger Podcast
Will and Patrick explore strange and rarely told tales of history - from ancient Indian assassins and Baghdad scientists to Irish rebels and New York mob queens, and everything in between…
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- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 68 minutes
- Episodes
- 68
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
The Capitalist Catalyst - Madeira, 15th Century
Life on this planet must endure a lot to survive. Earthquakes and tsunamis rock entire regions. While floods and wildfires destroy complex ecosystems in a matter of hours. And yet life always finds a…
00:53:31 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
Letters by Midnight - Japan, 11th Century
In the elite world of 11th-century Japan, matters of the heart unfold alongside matters of state. Where the ability to compose poetry and display quick wit counted for more than brute strength and ma…
01:31:51 |
Tue 12 Aug 2025
“What Girls Are Good For” - Pittsburgh, 1880s
In 1885, a Pittsburgh journalist wrote an article about women and their role in society - it argued that their only purpose was to get pregnant and keep up with the laundry. One reader was so angry w…
Tue 08 Jul 2025
EXODUS: Talent or Trash Movie Review
Hey guys, welcome to another special episode! The Film in our sights this time? Exodus: Gods & Kings. The 2014 biblical epic directed by Ridley Scott, with Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton in the lea…
01:55:25 |
Sat 14 Jun 2025
A Diamond in the Bluff - Paris, 1784
Someone once said, that if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. Sage words such as these should always be followed, and woe betide those who fail to heed this lesson. For there a those…
01:09:45 |
Wed 28 May 2025
Vengeance of the Prophet - New Zealand, 19th Century
As the New Zealand government militia treks through the jungle pass, they have no idea what might await them in the shadows. Tales of the man they are hunting are blended with myths of his supernatur…
Wed 30 Apr 2025
7 Minutes to Midnight - Cuba, 1962
Humanity has spent an alarmingly large amount of it's existence at war with itself. Wars full of pain and loss and terror. But for most of our existence, we could take solace in the knowledge that wh…
01:02:39 |
Wed 02 Apr 2025
The Soldier's Secret - USA, 19th Century
As the US Civil War entered its second bloody year, a young man recently arrived from Ireland enlists in the 95th Illinois Volunteer Regiment and marches to war.He joined thousands of other young men…
Wed 26 Feb 2025
Grave Misconduct - Rome, 897
Pope Stephen was furious. So angry, in fact, that he was going to make his predecessor feel his wrath - no matter the consequences.
His cardinals were too scared or too shocked to intervene and soo…
01:09:24 |
Thu 30 Jan 2025
Unbowed, Unbroken - England, 16th Century
Everyone thinks they know about Katharine of Aragon but beyond a few nursery rhymes and inaccurate tv shows, the true story of Katharine is far more compelling and rich than you can imagine. Jackson …
01:05:01 |
Sat 18 Jan 2025
Against the Current - London, 1843
Happy festive season listeners! Whether you're celebrating Christmas or just enjoying the day off work, we've got a tale for you. A spectacular story of a man's journey across a world turned upside d…
01:12:20 |
Wed 25 Dec 2024
Hell Hath No Fury - Crimea, 1943
Vengeance is a fire that burns white hot. A life once filled with joy, can become shadowed with the dark specter if revenge. But sometimes in a time of horror, brutality and misery, the only thing on…
00:54:51 |
Fri 29 Nov 2024
Bonded by Bourbon - Lynchburg Tennessee, 1856
As an old Irish proverb says “What whisky will not cure, there is no cure for”. And while I’m no doctor, I am Irish so I do believe there is something in that. Even in a land so divided it’s close to…
Thu 31 Oct 2024
Cousins of Anarchy - England, 12th Century (Part 2)
Well this has gotten out of hand. The new and improved England seemed to be going so well, but a sunken ship, a flurry of royal bastard, and few too many sexist principles and now the whole kingdom’s…
00:58:27 |
Thu 26 Sep 2024
Cousins of Anarchy - England, 12th Century (Part 1)
Ever have a family spat go a bit too far? Well 12th Century two cousins did just that, and their little argument over who got to sit in their grandfathers chair, tore the entire English Kingdom in ha…
Wed 25 Sep 2024
A Mind for War - Sicily, 287 BCE
Can a great mind cut deeper than a sword? If the history of humanity’s endless wars with itself is anything to go on, the answer is undoubtably yes. Again and again, great scientists, engineers, and …
01:22:43 |
Wed 28 Aug 2024
Sequins and Secrets - New York, Mid-20th Century
1930s New York was a city of opportunity. Where any man with enough grit and determination could make his fortune... inside or outside the law. But this was a world built by and for men. So who knows…
01:13:51 |
Wed 31 Jul 2024
The Swamp Had Eyes - Burma, 1945
War is terrible. But some stories of war are even more terrible than others. Fighting on a strange island, in a strange land, for a lost cause, the Japanese imperial soldiers stationed on Ramree Isla…
00:46:51 |
Thu 27 Jun 2024
The Hammersmith Haunting - London, 1803
Do you believe in ghosts? This may seem an inappropriate question for this incredibly serious history podcast, but sometimes to broaden ones mind, one must leave the safe, factual world of history an…
01:18:14 |
Thu 23 May 2024
The Pirate King - Indian Ocean, 1695
On a misty morning off the Yemeni coast, the jewel of the Mughal Emperor's treasure fleet sails slowly eastwards. She is carrying a full cargo of solid gold bullion and jewels from Mecca to Surat.
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01:18:50 |
Fri 26 Apr 2024
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