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The Werewolves of the Fourth Reich (Trauma)
On April 30th, 1945, Adolf Hitler's brain was ripped apart by the bullet he'd fired through his skull. That is how we believe the Second World War ended. But in reality, the struggle to crush the mos…
Published on 6 years, 1 month ago
An Impossible Interview I: Daniele Bolelli
In this special edition of History Impossible, a trend is broken: this is not about a particular story in history. This is about a man. Or rather, a conversation with a man. The one, the only, Daniel…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
An Impossible Pop Quiz: The Great Hollywood Coverup
After a mega-sized two-parter episode of History Impossible, it seems only fitting that listeners get a pseudo-mega-sized Pop Quiz episode (if only because there was indeed more ground to cover).
Ms. …
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
The Great Hollywood Coverup Part II: Dames, Drug Dealers, and Dragoonery
When we last left the side of renowned and loved silent film director William Desmond Taylor, he was lying dead on the floor of his bungalow and his valet was shrieking for someone--anyone--to help. …
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
The Great Hollywood Coverup Part I: Moving Pictures, Moral Crusaders, and Murder
Nearly 100 years ago, scandal after scandal was rocking the new kid in town, the motion picture business; Tinseltown; Hollywood. Overdoses on mercury bichloride, cocaine-addicted starlets, prostituti…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
An Impossible Pop Quiz: The White Death
The Pop Quiz returns for a much lighter, more fun episode (or fun recounting for Molly, at least) of the third episode of History Impossible, the story of Simo Häyhä, the White Death, the Magic Shoot…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
The White Death
In the winter of 1939, a Soviet colossus came bearing down on the small Baltic nation known as Finland, sparking off a 105-day conflict known to history as the Winter War. Facing impossible odds, the…
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
An Impossible Pop Quiz: The Union Rapists
For the second episode of History: Impossible, we have our second episode of An Impossible Pop Quiz!
This time around, we discuss the misery that was the second episode of History: Impossible about se…
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago
The Union Rapists
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contents graphic depictions of sexual assault and violence, occasionally involving minors.
The American Civil War was supposedly a war of liberation. But the question of …
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago
An Impossible Pop Quiz: The Original Donald Trump
And now for something completely different...
In light of the fact that there inevitably will be delays and desires to hear more from the world of History: Impossible, I've decided to have my history-…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago