Is It True That...?
“A New Way of Demystifying History”
Series Overview
Did democracy actually originate in Greece? Was the plague the worst epidemic of all time? And did we really work harder in the past than we do today? Is it true that ...? questions what we think we know and takes another look at history.
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2 Seasons • 61 Episodes
25 min per episode
2025 – Present
Premiered: 18/06/2025
Creative Production Team
Latest Aired Episode
Season 2, Episode 34: “Have we ever been this exhausted?”
Burnout is often seen as a defining condition of our time. But were earlier generations really less exhausted? This episode traces the history of fatigue from burnout and industrial-era neurasthenia back to the Renaissance and Middle Ages, while exploring other cultures for clues to the cultural roots of exhaustion.
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Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Jakob Schmidt, Jannis Funk
Jakob Schmidt, Jannis Funk
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Jakob Schmidt
Producer
Jannis Funk
Producer
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What is Is It True That...? about?
Did democracy actually originate in Greece? Was the plague the worst epidemic of all time? And did we really work harder in the past than we do today? Is it true that ...? questions what we think we know and takes another look at history.
How many seasons does Is It True That...? have?
Is It True That...? comprises 2 seasons available to explore.
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