Great History Stories
79 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsShort, serialized episodes telling some of the greatest stories in human history. Season one focused on the Donner Party, season two focused on underdogs, and Season three will focus on the Bronze Age collapse.
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Episode 77: The Losers: Suffering Through the History of the Chicago Cubs
January 24, 2024 00:00 - 25 minutes - 26.1 MBWe've covered a lot of terror in this podcast; it's time to relive a different type of pain. For all the Cubs fans who didn't live to see the Lovable Losers win it all, this one's for you. Sources: https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/inventions-and-discoveries-of-the-twentieth-century/inventions-1900-to-1990/ https://www.mlb.com/cubs/history/timeline https://chicagology.com/baseball/chicagoballparks/doublenohitter/ https://sportsnaut.com/longest-championship-droughts-nfl-nba-s...
Episode 76: The Worst Play in Baseball
March 23, 2023 00:00 - 18 minutes - 23.3 MBJavy runs to home and it ruins Will Craig's career.
Episode 75: The Frozen Nightmare of the Franklin Expedition
February 17, 2023 00:00 - 12 minutes - 14.6 MBMother nature strikes again.
Episode 74: The Béziers Massacre
February 09, 2023 00:00 - 12 minutes - 15.1 MBThe most metal monk you'll ever find.
Episode 73: Why is Black History Month in February?
February 01, 2023 00:00 - 3 minutes - 4.51 MBIt's a simple answer, but one that you don't often hear about.
Episode 73: Why is Black History Month in February?
January 20, 2023 00:00 - 3 minutes - 4.51 MBIt's a simple answer, but one that you don't often hear about.
Episode 72: Introducing Season 4: In the Face of Evil
March 11, 2022 00:00 - 4 minutes - 4.85 MBUnfortunately, we're back.
Episode 71: Apocalypse Part 14: Bygone Age
March 05, 2021 00:00 - 10 minutes - 7.52 MBEnd of Season 3. Thanks for coming along for the ride!
Episode 70: Apocalypse Part 13: The Sea Peoples (Part 2)
February 26, 2021 00:00 - 58 minutes - 10.6 MBAshes to ashes. Dust to dust.
Episode 69: Apocalypse Part 12: The Sea Peoples (Part 1)
February 19, 2021 00:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBSpeculation, theories and chaos.
Episode 68: Apocalypse Part 11: Rebellion
February 13, 2021 00:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBLet me tell you a tale of a king and his kingdom.
Episode 67: Apocalypse Part 10: Famine
February 04, 2021 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBShades of the Donner Party
Episode 66: Apocalypse Part 9: Missing Pieces
January 30, 2021 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MB"It takes an earthquake to remind us that we walk on the crust of an unfinished planet." - Charles Kuralt
Episode 65: Apocalypse Part 8: Troy
January 23, 2021 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBA myth and a theory.
Episode 64: Apocalypse Part 7: Explosion
January 16, 2021 00:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBEven more ancient Greeks and the impact of 40 nuclear bombs going off at once.
Episode 63: Apocalypse Part 6: The Sea Powers
January 08, 2021 00:00 - 13 minutes - 9.39 MBAn ocean of trouble.
Episode 62: Apocalypse Part 5: Rise and Fall
December 31, 2020 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.3 MBWe meet (and then leave) the Mitanni.
Episode 61: Apocalypse Part 4: Kadesh
December 27, 2020 00:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBGiving a sense of scale for bronze age combat.
Episode 60: Apocalypse Part 3: Election by Assassination
December 18, 2020 00:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBI apologize for all the names butchered in this episode. Then again, if you've made it this far, you know that's par for the course by now.
Episode 59: Apocalypse Part 2: The Black Land
December 12, 2020 00:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBThe Egyptians are to us what the Elves are to Middle Earth: crazy old.
Episode 58: Apocalypse Part 1: Set the Stage
December 05, 2020 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBGetting to know the world we will be exploring.
Episode 57: Introducing Season 3: Apocalypse
November 27, 2020 00:00 - 7 minutes - 4.99 MBIt's the end of the world as we know it!
Reevaluating, Research and Rest
August 07, 2020 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.15 MBWe'll be back soon. Promise.
Underdogs Part 27: Aftermath
August 01, 2020 00:00 - 14 minutes - 9.86 MBLess exciting than Dr. Dre's album, but covers slightly more influential events.
Great History Stories Part 26: Unconquerable Soul
July 25, 2020 00:00 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MBThe stage is set for greatness.
Underdogs Part 25: The Lady With The Lamp
July 18, 2020 00:00 - 14 minutes - 9.8 MBThis is a good time to be alive, but not an easy one.
Underdogs Part 24: Qualified
July 11, 2020 00:00 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBFlorence Nightingale could have been anything she wanted to be.
Underdogs Part 23: Filth
July 04, 2020 00:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBPre-Nightingale hospitals weren't great.
Underdogs: Two Options
June 06, 2020 00:00 - 14 minutes - 9.62 MBThe greatest history story of our lifetime is happening right now. What are we going to do about it?
Underdogs Part 18: Half a League
May 29, 2020 00:00 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MBWhen can their glory fade?
Underdogs: Intermission
May 23, 2020 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.98 MBHappy Memorial Day, we'll get back to the action properly next week.
Underdogs Part 17: Allies
May 16, 2020 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBA bunch of names that I can't pronounce.
Underdogs Part 16: Gunboat Diplomacy
May 09, 2020 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MB"Walk softly and carry a big stick" - A man physically incapable of walking softly.
Underdogs Part 15: Sick Man of Europe
May 02, 2020 00:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBNote: don't punch people in the nose.
Underdogs Part 14: The Best Revenge
April 25, 2020 00:00 - 15 minutes - 20.7 MBReality is often disappointing
Underdogs Part 13: Elephants
April 18, 2020 00:00 - 14 minutes - 9.76 MBMan vs Wild, but without the camera crews and the hotel rooms.
Underdogs Part 12: Death Threshold
April 11, 2020 00:00 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MBIf you think social distancing stinks, try breaking every bone in your body and being left for dead.
Underdogs Part 11: Mama Bear
April 04, 2020 00:00 - 2 minutes - 9.94 MBClose encounters of the fur kind.
Underdogs Part 9: Work From Home
March 21, 2020 00:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBI expected the apocalypse to be full of zombies and anarchy and all I got was working from home and no toilet paper.
Underdogs Part 8: Mountain Man
March 14, 2020 18:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBThe man. The myth. The legend. Featuring some familiar faces.
Underdogs Part 7: They're Getting Away
March 07, 2020 00:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBWe're parting ways with Taffy 3, one way or another.
Underdogs Part 6: Sitting Ducks
February 29, 2020 00:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBA Destroyer Escort fights like a battleship.
Underdogs Part 4: Harm's Way
February 15, 2020 00:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBIn the words of John Wayne: "Fill your hands, you- (censored on the chance my mom listens to these and I don't want to disappoint her any more than I already do)"
Underdogs Part 3: I Have Returned
February 08, 2020 00:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBA real life uno reverse card is played.