Linnet Goes Live

French winemaking spans over 2,600 years — from Greek settlers planting the first vines near Marseille to Cistercian monks defining terroir in Burgundy, and from the phylloxera crisis that reshaped an industry to today's climate-driven reinvention. This episode traces the history, the regions, and the ideas that made France the world's benchmark for wine.

In 1478, Ferdinand and Isabella created a religious tribunal answering to the Spanish Crown — not Rome. From secret trials of Jewish and Muslim converts to public auto-da-fés and the 1492 expulsion of Jews, the Spanish Inquisition shaped 350 years of history before formally ending in 1834.

Jazz emerged from the cultural collision of late 19th-century New Orleans and never stopped evolving. From Buddy Bolden to Miles Davis to today's innovators, this episode traces jazz's journey through the Jazz Age, bebop, modal experimentation, and electric fusion — revealing how a music built on freedom continues to reinvent itself.

From the tiny dawn horse of 55 million years ago to today's 400-plus breeds, this episode traces the horse's evolutionary journey and its transformative role in human civilisation. Covering domestication, warfare, agriculture, iconic breeds, and the growing movement to protect horses worldwide, it explores one of history's most profound human-animal partnerships.