About The Guild
We are storytellers who love to illuminate and investigate the curious corners of history through public talks that build community and celebrate the wonderfully weird - we are you!
We seek to encourage speakers with mentorship to research responsibly, and engage audiences with thoughtful stagecraft.
Our mission is to learn together, connecting people to the stories of our collective past and to each other today.
Our Values: Community / Togetherness / Research / Teaching / Learning
Who we are
We are guided by an advisory committee with years of experience in research, storycraft, and community building.
Events, web content, and newsletters are produced by a:
Production team:
Chief Ferret Officer
Isolde Honore
Event producer, public speaker, writer, maker of nifty things, sometimes artist. Isolde’s inexplicable interests include weird animal trivia, vengeful women from the middle ages, and specialized utensils. She/her.
Song And Dance Ferret
Martin Strauss
Martin has been making music and telling stories since he was four years old, when his parents bought him his first piano to keep him out of trouble. He loves the weird - and the weirdly relatable. He/him.
Chief Operations Ferret
Laura Rubin
Laura enjoys connecting disparate threads of history in unexpected ways, recreating distressing foodstuffs, and making operations go. She/they.
Sociable Ferret
Sahil Bansal
Collector of stories about weird science, medieval India, and far-off lands, Sahil delights in connecting curious humans, uncovering hidden cocktail bars, and occasionally persuading The Algorithms to behave. He/him.