400 years ago, a trio of tiny kingdoms were perched on some damp islands off the coast of Europe.

Within three short centuries, these islands would become the center of an empire which ruled a quarter of the globe and on which the sun never set.

I'm Dr Samuel Hume, a historian of the British Empire, and my podcast, Pax Britannica, follows the people and events

that built those islands into a global superpower.

Learn the history of the British Empire by listening to Pax Britannica

everywhere you find your podcasts, or go to pod.link slash Pax.

Welcome to From Beneath the Hollywood Sign.

If you love old movies, Hollywood history, or the Golden age of filmmaking, you've come to the right place.

This is the podcast that talks about amazing stories of Tinseltown from another era and fascinating conversations with writer-producer Steve Kubine and actress writer Nan McNamara.

So Steve, did Ava Gardner and Howard Hughes have a good relationship?

Well, they did until he dislocated her jaw. What? Well, don't worry. She hit him back with an ashtray.

From beneath the Hollywood sign is the gin joint for you.

If you like this podcast, can we recommend another one? It's called Big Picture Science. You can hear it wherever

you get your podcast and its name tells part of the story. The big picture questions and the most

interesting research in science. Seth and I are the host. Seth is a scientist. I am Molly and I'm a

science journalist and we talk to people smarter than us and we have fun along the way.

The show is called Big Picture Science, and as Seth said, you can hear it wherever you get your podcast.

Hey, everyone, it's Eric. I've got a mono-oncore episode for you today. And honestly, this one is one of my all-time favorites. Karen Smith was such an

awesome guest, smart, articulate, a great storyteller. She's a longtime forensic detective with a ton

of experience, and she took on the 1935 Car Barnders, a case that's especially personal for her,

since one of the victims was her great-great-uncle.

I loved revisiting this conversation, and I think you are really going to enjoy it, too.

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