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OFH Throwback- Episode #90- How Bad Was Blackbeard? (Part II)
In this throwback episode Sebastian takes you back to Season 4 to finish up the series on Blackbeard. Thanks to the mysterious pirate historian Capta…
1 year, 10 months ago
OFH Throwback - Episode #89 - How Bad Was Blackbeard? (Part I)
In this throwback episode Sebastian takes you back to season four and a fan favorite about one of history's most notorious pirates. Blackbeard may be…
1 year, 10 months ago
Episode #209- What Are the Olympic Myths? (Part III)
The man credited with reviving the Olympics in the late 1800's was a French aristocrat named Baron Pierre De Coubertin. In his memoir he claimed that…
1 year, 11 months ago
Episode #208- What Are the Olympic Myths? (Part II)
Ahead of the Olympic Games there is always some discussion of the so-called "Olympic Spirit." This is a spirit of fair play and virtuous competition …
1 year, 11 months ago
Episode #207- What Are the Olympic Myths? (Part I)
When the Olympic games were revived in the late 19th century there was a widespread belief in the "purity" of ancient Greek athletics. The original m…
1 year, 11 months ago
OFH Throwback- Episode #71- Who Invented Your Favourite Sport?
In this throwback Sebastian does his best to get you geared up for an upcoming trilogy on the Olympics by returning to this much-loved episode on the…
2 years ago
Episode #206- Were Magical Dwarves the First Hawaiians?
There are few pieces of Hawaiian folklore as beloved as the tales of the Menehune. This group of pint-sized magical wonderworkers have been given cre…
2 years ago
OFH Throwback- Episode #14- Did Gods Colonize the Pacific?
On this throwback episode we revisit Episode #14 from Season One of the podcast. The Pacific Ocean is the most expansive body of water on planet ear…
2 years ago
Episode #205- Why the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa is undoubtedly the world's most famous painting. But, despite this, many visitors to the Louvre come away disappointed …
2 years ago
Episode #204- Who Were the Magicians of the Golden Dawn?
In the late 19th century many Victorian's were experiencing a crisis of faith. Changing technology and scientific breakthroughs had many questioning…
2 years, 1 month ago