Best Comic Book Historians Podcasts (2025)

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Creig Flessel & Fred Guardineer interview by David Armstrong 34:05

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David Armstrong interviewed Platinum and Golden Age great, Creig Flessel in 1998 on set at Long Island, New York about his early training in the Grand Central Art School, his entry into comic books in the mid 1930s with Vincent Sullivan on More Fun Comics for Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's National Allied Publications, his covers for Detective C…

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Vasilisa The Brave: Part 9 - Like A Cat To Sour Cream 32:20

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A new telling of a classic tale based on Slavic folklore, this special Three Ravens winter story is our bonus mini series for Advent 2025. Split into 21 parts, with one released every day up to Midwinter, the tale follows Vasilisa, a young girl who is uprooted from her life and thrown into adventures which carry her through the dark forest to find …

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Vasilisa The Brave: Part 8 - Talking About The Wolf 33:11

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A new telling of a classic tale based on Slavic folklore, this special Three Ravens winter story is our bonus mini series for Advent 2025. Split into 21 parts, with one released every day up to Midwinter, the tale follows Vasilisa, a young girl who is uprooted from her life and thrown into adventures which carry her through the dark forest to find …

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Vasilisa The Brave: Part 7 - A Sabre Helps A Cossack 30:26

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A new telling of a classic tale based on Slavic folklore, this special Three Ravens winter story is our bonus mini series for Advent 2025. Split into 21 parts, with one released every day up to Midwinter, the tale follows Vasilisa, a young girl who is uprooted from her life and thrown into adventures which carry her through the dark forest to find …

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Vasilisa The Brave: Part 6 - Like Two Drops Of Water 34:37

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A new telling of a classic tale based on Slavic folklore, this special Three Ravens winter story is our bonus mini series for Advent 2025. Split into 21 parts, with one released every day up to Midwinter, the tale follows Vasilisa, a young girl who is uprooted from her life and thrown into adventures which carry her through the dark forest to find …

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Vasilisa The Brave: Part 5 - Two Shoes Make A Pair 37:43

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A new telling of a classic tale based on Slavic folklore, this special Three Ravens winter story is our bonus mini series for Advent 2025. Split into 21 parts, with one released every day up to Midwinter, the tale follows Vasilisa, a young girl who is uprooted from her life and thrown into adventures which carry her through the dark forest to find …

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Vasilisa The Brave: Part 4 - Borrowed Bread Lies Heavy On The Stomach 37:35

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A new telling of a classic tale based on Slavic folklore, this special Three Ravens winter story is our bonus mini series for Advent 2025. Split into 21 parts, with one released every day up to Midwinter, the tale follows Vasilisa, a young girl who is uprooted from her life and thrown into adventures which carry her through the dark forest to find …

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Week 52 - A Year in the Life 1:10:16

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Are you ready? All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe finish issue 52 of 52, and share the thesis statement of this entire podcast, the still-unknown secret of “52,” and Booster getting Ted Tedgnant. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen Danny Boy World War III Alex Sinclair Vic Sage Renee Montoya …

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Vasilisa The Brave: Part 3 - Every Second Woman Is A Witch 38:42

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A new telling of a classic tale based on Slavic folklore, this special Three Ravens winter story is our bonus mini series for Advent 2025. Split into 21 parts, with one released every day up to Midwinter, the tale follows Vasilisa, a young girl who is uprooted from her life and thrown into adventures which carry her through the dark forest to find …

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Almost Yesterday: Nell Holcomb School Established 1:48

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It seems like Almost Yesterday that residents in the northern area of Cape Girardeau County established a new school which would bring together the students from six one-room country schools in the area. The country schools were crowded and located in wood-frame buildings that dated back to the 1800’s.…

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S11E6 Letters from the Frontier – The Jesuit Relations and Old World Understandings of New France 48:15

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The Jesuit Relations, a series of annual reports produced between 1632 and 1673 detailing the experiences of Society of Jesus missionaries in what is now Eastern Canada, have long been an influential source on the history of New France and encounters between European settlers and Indigenous Peoples. The question of what exactly the Relations are, a…

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Vasilisa The Brave: Part 2 - Where It's Thin, It Tears 39:30

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A new telling of a classic tale based on Slavic folklore, this special Three Ravens winter story is our bonus mini series for Advent 2025. Split into 21 parts, with one released every day up to Midwinter, the tale follows Vasilisa, a young girl who is uprooted from her life and thrown into adventures which carry her through the dark forest to find …

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Vasilisa The Brave: Part 1 - Like Thunder In A Clear Sky 38:14

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A new telling of a classic tale based on Slavic folklore, this special Three Ravens winter story is our bonus mini series for Advent 2025. Split into 21 parts, with one released every day up to Midwinter, the tale follows Vasilisa, a young girl who is uprooted from her life and thrown into adventures which carry her through the dark forest to find …

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December Update: In The Bleak Midwinter 1:07:59

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In this month's update episode we're getting ready to hibernate, as it's time for our annual Winter Interlude! As usual, the episode features Three Ravens news and updates from the last month, and the things we're looking forward to in the month ahead, along with excerpts from November's Patreon Exclusive episodes. These include a section of our sp…

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Local Legends #52: Mhara Starling 1:42:53

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On this week's episode of Local Legends we have a real treat for you: Martin's good long chat with the truly brilliant Mhara Starling! Mhara is a prominent figure in modern Welsh witchcraft. Born and raised on the Isle of Anglesey, she is a native Welsh speaker who brings an authentic, culturally grounded perspective to her practice and teachings. …

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Magus #6: Doctor John Dee 1:18:49

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For this month's episode of Magus we're chatting about a genuine icon of esoterica and the occult, Doctor John Dee! Born during the reign of Henry VIII, Dee lived under five fundamentally important English monarchs, and birthed the idea of "The British Empire" over a century before the United Kingdom even coalesced. He spent seven years speaking wi…

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Almost Yesterday: The Sulfur Springs Train Wreck of 1922 1:51

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It seems like almost yesterday that the worst train wreck in Missouri history occurred. The date was August 5, 1922, and the location was on a bridge over Glaize Creek, beside the Mississippi river, between Herculaneum and Kimmswick.By Frank Nickell

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Series 7 Episode 6: Anglesey 2:00:34

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This week we're headed over one of the oldest suspension bridges in the world to explore the history and folklore of Anglesey! Perhaps most famous for being the place where the Romans slaughtered the last of the Druids, we start with St Dwynwen, the Welsh Patron Saint of Lovers, along with Love Spoons and the Anglesey-born fathers of the "Welsh Ren…

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LIVE @ Treadwell's Books 2025! 1:02:01

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For our final Three Ravens Live Show release of 2026 we have a Live Q&A hosted by the one and only Treadwells Books! In case you're unfamiliar, Treadwell's is an esoteric bookshop in London specializing in occult and spiritual topics like magic, witchcraft, and world religions. It offers a curated selection of new and secondhand books along with un…

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Local Legends #51: Deborah Winter 1:15:00

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Eleanor talks to the wonderful storyteller Deborah Winter about her home county of Pembrokeshire, a land of mermaids, pirates and the cry of the raven... Deborah has gained a widespread reputation as an oral storyteller, and performs at festivals and arts events across the UK, including Aberystwyth Storytelling Festival, End of the Road Festival, O…

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A conversation with Martin McNally and film directors Eli Kooris and Joshua Shaffer 24:03

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American Skyjacker (2025) is a true-crime action documentary that chronicles the story of Martin McNally, who in June 1972 hijacked an American Airlines Boeing 727, demanded $500,000 in ransom, and parachuted out of the back — modeling his crime after the infamous D.B. Cooper hijacking. McNally narrates the tale in his own words, with cinematic ree…

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Forgotten Melodies #7: Witch Songs 1:14:34

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For this month's Forgotten Melodies bonus episode we're singing and talking about Witch Songs! As ever, the episode features new arrangements of three traditional folk songs: Witches Reel, Broomfield Hill and Hare Spell, and Martin, Ben and Eleanor chat about the history and context of each. With Witch Trials continuing in Scotland long after they …

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Week 51 - Homecoming 1:06:56

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Forget it baby, it’s Rann! All-Star Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Alex Jaffe cast an emerald eye on issue 51, as well as an improved Court of Owls poem, the relative strength of DC live action movies right now, and SuperBat shipping. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keith Giffen World War III John Ostrander Keith Cha…

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Almost Yesterday: The Burning of the Comic Books! 1:47

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It seems like Almost Yesterday that hundreds of comic books and magazines, judged as indecent and unfit for children, were ceremonially burned in Cape Girardeau.By Frank Nickell

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S11E5 Canada at War with Angus Wallace 1:06:52

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Recently our very own David Borys had the pleasure of having a long chat with Angus Wallace of The WW2 Podcast to explore Canada's military legacy from confederation to the Second World War. Angus and David start at the very beginning with Canada’s military (or lack there-of) in 1867 and trace its development through the next near-century all the w…

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Inside Otis Technology: Smarter Gun Care with Bill Kleftis 1:14:42

22d ago1:14:42

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Gun cleaning should not feel like a chore. Today I sit down with Bill Kleftis, CEO of Otis Technology, to talk about smarter maintenance, better tools, and the simple habits that keep your guns running when it actually matters. Bill brings real experience to the table. He works with the military. He competes. He teaches concealed carry. And he runs…

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Series 7 Episode 5: Pembrokeshire 2:03:02

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This week, the good ship Three Ravens is pulling into port in the south-westerly Welsh county of Pembrokeshire! Populated in days of yore by 'The Demetae' - the Mead Drinkers - Pembrokeshire was, for a time, known as 'Little England Beyond The Border' as once it was claimed by the Normans, it stayed under their control. With a long legacy in naval …

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Local Legends #50: Michael Harvey 1:08:29

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For our 50th Local Legends interview episode, we've rustled up author and award-winning storyteller Michael Harvey, and made him talk about the extremely dreamy Welsh county of Radnorshire. Michael is a Welsh storyteller and author with more than 25 years of experience. Gongs include a Major Creative Wales Award and a British Award for Storytelling…

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A conversation with Randy Garnder, brother of executed prisoner Ronnie Gardner: Live Feed 1:10:19

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Please note that the live was done on a cell phone, due to Randy being unable to access a laptop/tablet. Ronnie Lee Gardner was a convicted murderer from Utah whose violent criminal history and dramatic courtroom escape attempt made him one of the state’s most infamous prisoners. Born in 1961, Gardner endured a troubled childhood marked by abuse, n…

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Three Ravens Bestiary #20: Wargs and Werewolves 1:13:39

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This month's episode of the Three Ravens Bestiary is all about one of our favourite topics - Wargs and Werewolves! We start with J.R.R. Tolkien, exploring how the species of intelligent wolf he invented - the Warg - combined Old English and Old Norse words and ideas, bringing different traditions of werewolf belief crashing into the public consciou…

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"Remembrance in their Own Words" a CDA Institute Remembrance Day Series 21:19

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Our very own David Borys was flattered when recently he was made a fellow at the CDA (Conference of Defence Associations) Institute, Canada's leading think tank on defence and security issues. The Institute immediately put David to work interviewing Canadian veterans as part of a Remembrance Day special series titled "Remembrance in their Own Words…

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Jailhouse interview with convicted double murderer Jeffrey Franklin 56:46

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In March 1998, Jeffrey Franklin, a 17-year-old high school student from Huntsville, Alabama, brutally attacked his family in their home in the Camelot subdivision. Armed with a hatchet, sledgehammer, and knife, Franklin killed his mother, Cynthia, and father, Gerald, and severely injured three of his younger siblings. Two other siblings managed to …

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Series 7 Episode 4: Radnorshire 1:52:24

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On this week's episode we're off to the least populated historic county of Wales, Radnorshire on the Welsh Marches! As for why Radnorshire has been so depopulated and wild for quite so long, it has a lot to do with war, and plenty to do with the Black Death. We discuss how these traumas, combined with the destruction of castles, have left the count…

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Three Ravens Podcast Trailer 4:16

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The Three Ravens is a Myth and Folklore podcast hosted by award-winning writers Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux. Released on Mondays, each weekly episode focuses on a historic county, exploring the heritage, folklore and traditions of the area, from ghosts and mermaids to mythical monsters, half-forgotten heroes, bloody legends, and much, much more.…

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Local Legends #49: Christine Watkins 58:50

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Eleanor is joined around the campfire by storyteller priestess Christine Watkins to talk all about her home county of Monmouthshire. Christine was born in Monmouthshire, where her family has deep roots. She has been crafting words for speaking live or in broadcast since 1980 - stories of belonging and apartness, discovery and creation. She's the au…

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Magic and Medicines #20: Reiki 1:12:04

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For this month's Magic and Medicines Bonus Episode, we're talking all about Reiki! We have a bit more direct experience with this one than some of our past topics, as we completed our First Degree Reiki qualification this summer over the Solstice. Our conversation digs into the theory and history behind Reiki, its development by Mikao Usui and subs…

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World War III #1-4 1:40:59

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World’s FInest Gita Jackson and All-Star Alex Jaffe dare to read World War III, the widely despised 52 sub-event that actually has some great John Ostrander work. Also featuring a brief diversion to talk about Peacemaker season 2, and the connection between comic books and hip-hop. Show Notes: 52 Geoff Johns Grant Morrison Greg Rucka Mark Waid Keit…

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Almost Yesterday: Virdon Scholarships at Southeast 1:43

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It seems like Almost Yesterday that the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team traded one of their most famous players, Enos Slaughter, to the New York Yankees for Mel Wright and four players to be named later. One of those four players, named later, was Bill Virdon, who became a successful major leaguer.…

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S11E4 Internment to Exile: The Japanese-Canadian War Experience 1:00:43

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During the course of the Second World War nearly 22,000 Japanese-Canadians were uprooted and forcible interned by the government of Canada. More than half of those had been born in Canada, thousands more were naturalized British subjects. Despite no shred of evidence that the population posed any threat to the Canadian nation at war the internment …