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We explore the history of European and Native American contact, communication and conflict.

Episode 13 – Panfilo de Narvaez, the Idiot

An episode where Panfilo de Narvaez,  the Butcher of Caonao, manages to prove himself the least competent conquistador to ever live.  Truly an …

09-30
36:45

Episode 12 – Ponce De Leon (part 2) Names Florida, Dies.

Ponce De Leon obtains the Charter for Florida, then finds it and some not so cooperative indigenous people who have anticipated his arrival …

09-03
22:51

Episode 11 – Dogs of the Caribbean: Drooling Nightmares or Tasty Protein Alternative?

My friends, in this new ‘merca, tell me – why can’t we have both?  Why wouldn’t our best friends trudge across that icy …

06-12
27:53

Episode 10 – Ponce De Leon, The Kindest (meh?) Conquistador, Part 1

Meet Juan Ponce De Leon, the conquistador voted most likely to succeed (Order of Calatrava Yearbook, 1487) and the richest man in all …

04-30
26:12

Episode 9 – Surprise, Old World! It’s a Gift from Your Spanish Friends!

An episode in which we finally lay Columbus to rest (literally) and talk in brief, hushed tones about the Big Secret that none …

04-13
38:02

Episode 8 – Bartolome de las Casas and Basic Human Dignity

Bartolome de las Casas was a Dominican and a lifelong advocate for the indigenous peoples of South and Central America.  Unfortunately, this stance …

03-01
13:22

Episode 7 – La Navidad and Smallpox; Merry Christmas, Indigenous Folks!

The jolly fat man whose belly shakes like a bowl of jelly brings the native peoples of La Hispaniola some memorable gifts, that …

02-21
38:22

Episode 6 – Enrique’s Rebellion

Enough is enough – the Taino Cacique Enrique finds Spanish Justice totally about “Spanish” and almost never about “Justice.”  Makes a man want …

02-06
21:45

Episode 5 – Close Encounters of the Columbian Kind

Wherein Chris Columbus and his henchmen run into some trouble – and find that the beautiful Christmas Present that they left the indigenous …

01-20
28:03

Episode 4 – Christopher Columbus – The Genoese That Tried to Please (or at least get rich and famous)

OK, Ol’ Chris didn’t find NORTH America, which is the half-continent within our oeuvre.  But you can’t talk about them ‘Mercan Indians without …

01-03
17:44

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