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How Jamaica Accidentally Changed World History
What is the most important person or place in the history of the colonization of the New World? Columbus? Cortez? Jamestown? Nah mon! It’s Jamaica br…
6 months, 1 week ago
Softcore History Theater | Two People Arguing About History | FREE Patreon Preview
Softcore History presents "Two People Arguing on the Internet, About History," a full-cast comedy audiobook short story following a day in the lives …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Confederacy's Drag Queen Hero
On June 28, 1861 Confederate pirates led by Captain George Hollins and Lt. Colonel Richard Thomas Zarvona captured a passenger steamer on the Potomac…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Roman History Expert Answers Our Dumb Questions
Actual expert Alex Petkas, who has a PhD in Classics from Princeton and hosts the history podcast Cost of Glory, joins the show for some inexplicable…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Invincible Cowboy Mercenary Oil Baron
Fredrick Russell Burnham experienced one of the most insane and eventful lives in all of human history. From tracking Geronimo and getting into famil…
7 months ago
The Manly History Of Makeup
We break down the history of men wearing makeup with beauty writer Cristina Montemayor (@crismontyy), from Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens inventing su…
7 months, 1 week ago
Epstein's Lady's Daddy
Robert Maxwell was a media mogul, decorated war hero, member of British Parliament, and Israeli intelligence asset. He was the father to Ghislaine, a…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Rome’s Worst Serial Killer Was A Woman
Wanton killing was common in Ancient Rome, but most mass murderers were Emperors and Generals. One woman, though, killed hundreds if not more. Not fo…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Carny Days Of Professional Wrestling
Comedian Uncle Lazer joins the show to break down the history of professional wrestling in the United States, from Civil War campsite brawls to the s…
8 months ago
The Prophecy of the Coke-Addled Pope
In 1884 Pope Leo XIII had a vision. A terrible vision. He overheard a conversation between God and the Devil about the destruction of the Catholic Ch…
8 months, 1 week ago