Grim & Mild Presents

The Gold Rush became a beacon of hope for many. They headed West to seek their fortunes. But Americans weren’t the only ones looking for a better life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the Spanish to the French, to the British — everyone had their eye on the vast expanse of America’s western frontier. Then, in the early 1800s, Thomas Jefferson saw an opportunity and made a deal no one expected.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the early explorers and the indigenous peoples they encountered, to the gunslingers of legend, and everything in between, this is your chance to learn just how complicated our move into western North America really was—and why so many of the assumptions we have about it are dead wrong.Beginning July 7th 2023, Grim & Mild Presents: A trek into the unknown, the misunderstood, and the forgotten tales of America’s westward expansion. Subscribe today on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.Learn more at GrimAndMild.com/presents. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Humans have been mothering and midwifing since the beginning of humanity. Why, then, did something so natural become so fiercely under fire? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone poops. And for thousands of years, as civilizations have risen and fallen, humans have been trying to figure out exactly what to do with it all. The story of waste is one of ingenuity and class, of innovation and epidemic – and it is one that is deeply human. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Poets have been writing about the madness of love for thousands of years. We love to be in it; we hate to be without it. But what if this wasn’t just hyperbole, and there is something indeed bigger happening to a brain in love? Where does love and madness meet? And, perhaps, where does one end, and another begin? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The human body has long been a battleground for morality. And one of the places that these ideas have shown up might be surprising to you: the dinner table. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the not-too distant past, many European communities had their own local executioner. It was a paid government trade just like any other, but it came with a damning social stigma. But this role was a crucial one: though they brought imminent death, many people believed they also played a significant role in holistic healthcare. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.