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The Birth of the Lexicon, Part II: The American Lunatic (Infinitesimal Impossibilities 04)
In this second part of our story about the birth of the Oxford English Dictionary, we cover the second half--perhaps the second hemisphere, to use a brain pun--of the main minds behind the creation o…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
The Birth of the Lexicon, Part I: The Scottish Polymath (Infinitesimal Impossibilities 04)
If ever there was a story whose subject was small but whose effect was immense--i.e., the central theme of Infinitesimal Impossibilities--this would be that story.
We don't often think about where wor…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Ken Burns' Water-Carrying Failure
Hey everybody. This is the first of hopefully many audio versions of the essays/analyses I write for the History Impossible Substack. This one is going up on the public feed of the podcast (though yo…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
A Third Reich Bildungsroman
NOTE: Please stick through the intro. There's an important announcement.
WARNING: This episode contains the use of offensive racial epithets and disturbing depictions of bigotry that some listeners ma…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Assassinations and Historical Discontents (ft. Kristaps Andrejsons of the Eastern Border)
In this special episode of History Impossible--and The Eastern Border--I was lucky enough to sit down with the host OF The Eastern Border, Kristaps Andrejsons, in what I am calling my fastest guest t…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
The Fuhrer’s Court Jew Part II: The Fall of Icarus
You can only fly so close to the sun for so long before the wax starts melting.
This was a lesson that Erik Jan Hanussen, the most successful and famous clairvoyant in Europe (and quite possibly the w…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
The Fuhrer’s Court Jew Part I: In League With the Devil
It's been well-documented, especially on History Impossible, that many of the Nazis in the upper echelons of power had a certain fascination with the occult, the otherworldly, and the non-Western. On…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Ukraine and the Latvian Podfather (An Impossible Interview VI): Kristaps Andrejsons of The Eastern Border
Note: Supporters of History Impossible over on Patreon currently have access to the uncut version of this interview, complete with more banter and fun discussion regarding how weird America is. Head …
Published on 3 years ago
Hitler‘s Bastards
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains some graphic depictions of war and civilian casualties.
"Treason" is a funny word: it carries with it such a strong stigma that it can sometimes feel like a true…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Ideological Realignments: Past, Present, and Future (feat. CJ Killmer)
In the midst of world events feeling significantly more historical than usual, we're joined by the host of the Dangerous History Podcast CJ Killmer--in our fifth overall collaboration!--to have a lon…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago