Oct. 23, 2025

The Myth of the Hammer and the Door

The Myth of the Hammer and the Door

For centuries, we've pictured Martin Luther hammering his Ninety-Five Theses to the church door in Wittenberg—but history says otherwise.

In this episode, we uncover what really happened on October 31, 1517, why the famous hammer-and-door scene is a legend, and why truth matters more than the myth.