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Can Germans Use The N-Word?
In 1751 Benjamin Franklin wrote "Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind," a letter with a number of interesting observations and ideas, and …
1 year, 5 months ago
The Bearded Queen Egypt Erased
Hatshepsut is the female Pharaoh you've never heard of. Why? Because the Egyptians erased her. But the queen turned queen regent turned full-on Phara…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Man Who Lived Every Basic Bro's Dream Life
Titanic Thompson would bet on anything, and usually win. And usually because he was cheating. It's one of the many reasons Titanic is the greatest ga…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Rise Of The Last Lion
Winston Churchill was one of the most important historical figures of the 20th century, taking power over the United Kingdom in the midst of World Wa…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Founding Father of Organized Crime
Kyle Bandujo, podcaster and author of the new sports movie book "Movies With Balls", joins the show to talk about one of the most famous figures in A…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Civil War's Cocktail Hour
Bleeding Kansas was a series of conflicts between abolitionists and pro-slavery forces after the passing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. Election…
1 year, 6 months ago
Abe Lincoln's Favorite Hate Read
19th Century Southern lawyer-turned-sociologist and noted shut-in George Fitzhugh was "too online" 140 years before the internet was even invented. H…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Real Game Of Thrones
The Wars of Roses were a series of civil wars fought for the English crown from 1455 to 1487. These bloody and nasty conflicts between the Houses of …
1 year, 6 months ago
Would You Eat Hippo? - FREE PATREON PREVIEW
An American meat shortage in 1910 caused people to get real desperate, real fast. Enter Louisiana Representative Robert F. Broussard, who proposed th…
1 year, 7 months ago
Every Time A President Personally Killed Someone
Presidents aren't only passive victims. Helpless bystanders as gunmen attempt to kill them. This week we discuss every American president who TOOK li…
1 year, 7 months ago