A podcast and a newsletter — siblings, not twins.
The Venetian Stories Podcast
A podcast of Venetian Stories — episodes from the History of Venice from the time of Augustus until today. It is not a chronological narrative, but a series of freestanding episodes from the two millennia of Venetian history.
Chronology is, however, the mother of all History, and she cannot be ignored. Therefore, the first few episodes are a quick-paced chronological narrative of the most important events. Listen to those episodes first, for the background.
The schedule for now is for two episodes a month, or roughly every two weeks.
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Episode 8 — Decline and fall

The 1600s and 1700s were a period of slow decline for Venice, until the Republic of Venice fell to Napoleon in 1797.
The Venetian Stories newsletter
Venetian Stories is also a newsletter. The newsletter will often, but not always, cover the same material as the podcast, but in a shorter and more visual form.
They’re siblings, but not twins.
To sign up for the Venetian Stories Newsletter, simply send an email with the word “Subscribe” in the subject line.
About me
Your guide is René Seindal — rene@venetianstories.com.
The Venetian Stories podcast and newsletter are part of History Walks Venice — bespoke history tours in Venice, Italy.
Venetian Stories on the Fediverse
Venetian Stories is on the Fediverse, and can be followed directly on Mastodon and other compatible networks. All blog posts, podcast episodes and newsletters are available on the Fediverse as soon as they’re published.