Podcast Episodes

The Weird Story Of The Olympics

The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece and were revived in the late 19th century. The Games are now the world’s preeminent sporting competiti…

1 year, 8 months ago

Badasses of History: The Giant Peter Freuchen

The shortlist of Peter Freuchen’s accomplishments includes escaping an ice cave armed with his bare hands and frozen feces, escaping a death warrant …

1 year, 8 months ago

The Battle of Mogadishu

Battle of Mogadishu was a battle between U.S. forces and Somali militia fighters in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 3–4, 1993. It marked the end of a …

1 year, 8 months ago

The Many Assassination Attempts of Adolf Hitler

Over the course of history there have been many different attempts upon the lives of major figures. If they had succeeded the world as we know it wou…

1 year, 9 months ago

Bonus: Egypt is Destroying Itself

Years of over spending and horrible financial management have left the egyptian state in a state of chaos. What will the future bring?

Travel to Germ…

1 year, 9 months ago

Samuel L Jackson and the Fight for Rights

Samuel L. Jackson’s got big plans when he arrives at Morehouse College in

the late 1960s. He loves movies, and he’s dreaming of a bright future as a

ma…

1 year, 9 months ago

The Peacock Dress: When Britain Wed India

Here we will be diving into another random piece of history. The original peacock dress was designed by Jean-Phillipe Worth and worn by Mary Curzon, …

1 year, 9 months ago

Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh and The fall of Colonial Indochina

My friends I am currently in Peru and was not able to record an episode. As such we will be pulling a patron episode, something that is the first epi…

1 year, 9 months ago

The Adventures of Lewis and Clark

The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western…

1 year, 9 months ago

The Absolute Mad Lad John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones was a Revolutionary War hero known as the father of the U.S. Navy. Born in Scotland in 1747, Jones came to America as a merchant sail…

1 year, 10 months ago