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An Impossible Pop Quiz: Blood, Bardos, Bullets, and Buddhism
Surprise!
In light of the current quarantine in which becoming starved for content is actually a very real possibility, as well as a way to say thank …
5 years, 10 months ago
Blood, Bardos, Bullets, and Buddhism (Appropriation)
Let's set the stage:
The most explosive event of the 20th century has just occurred and it has nothing to do with Nazis or atomic bombs or American bl…
5 years, 10 months ago
An Impossible Interview II: CJ Killmer
In this inaugural 2020 episode of History Impossible (and on the one year anniversary no less!), I sit down with CJ Killmer, host of the long-running…
6 years, 1 month ago
The Prisoner on the River Kwai (Forgiveness)
Content Warning: This episode contains graphic depictions of physical and psychological torture.
A world away from the war raging across the European …
6 years, 2 months ago
The American Executioners (Vengeance)
Content Warning: This episode contains extremely graphic depictions of genocide, torture, and human experimentation.
On April 29th, 1945, one day befo…
6 years, 4 months ago
An Impossible Pop Quiz: The Werewolves of the Fourth Reich
It's the end of one era and the beginning of another. With the launch of History Impossible's Patreon, things with the Pop Quiz are different. This w…
6 years, 4 months ago
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 en…
6 years, 5 months 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 …
6 years, 6 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 b…
6 years, 6 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 …
6 years, 7 months ago