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Michael Dillon: The Doctor Who Became The First Trans Man In Surgery And The First Western Monk At Rizong
Before headlines found him, Michael Dillon quietly changed medicine and himself. Oxford scholar, ship’s doctor, Buddhist monk — and the first known trans man to undergo phalloplasty. A life shaped by intellect, ethics, and quiet courage.


Martin Gusinde and the Vanishing Worlds of Tierra del Fuego
In the early 1900s, Austrian priest Martin Gusinde journeyed to Tierra del Fuego to live among the Selk’nam, Yamana, and Kawésqar peoples. His 1,200 photographs and sound recordings remain one of the last great records of a vanishing world.


Music, Baseball and New Orleans Pride: Louis Armstrong’s Forgotten Team, the Secret Nine
In 1931, New Orleans threw a party for Satchmo. There was jazz, there was baseball, and there was a team in white uniforms called the Secret Nine. Discover the story of Louis Armstrong Day and his lifelong love of the game.
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