Welcome to AirNmenky's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

In 16th century Rome, six individuals step forward to comment on the socio-political

issues of the day.

Back when speaking out against the rich and powerful could be met with violence or even

death.

Still, the consequences didn't stop them.

They refused to stay quiet and in doing so, cemented their place in history as champions

of free speech.

This was Pascuino, a tailor so talented he managed to work his way into the Vatican.

Nobody there paid much attention to a tailor and so they didn't think twice when discussing

sensitive topics around him.

Pascuino would eavesdrop and collect valuable bits of gossip, which would then be spread

to his friends and family.

Then there was Marforio, who spent much of his time in the water lazing about.

He would often carry with him funny poems and satires written by others, showing them

to all who passed by, and those pieces were almost always directed toward powerful government

figures, which I'm sure made a lot of people very uncomfortable.

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