Hard Fried History
210 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsMade by the curious, for the curious, Hard Fried History (HFH) is your crash-course in everything. HFH is a hybrid comedy-history podcast that provides you with quality and responsibly-sourced information, all while dispensing a healthy dose of sugar to help the medicine go down. Hosted by H. Price and Joshua Stokes (@joshuabstokes), HFH focuses on lesser-studied figures, events and eras, and if not, delivers refreshing interpretations and updated takes on better-known people and subjects.
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The School of the Americas - Our Tax Dollars at Work
September 23, 2020 15:35 - 58 minutes - 41.8 MBThe School of the Americas is now open for enrollment and accepting new applications. The curriculum? Mass murder. Join us as we discuss this not-notorious-enough institution and learn why the US trained and supplied death squads and dictators in various Latin American countries, and why it's still in operation today.
Ep 52: The School of the Americas - Our Tax Dollars at Work
September 23, 2020 15:35 - 58 minutes - 41.8 MBThe School of the Americas is now open for enrollment and accepting new applications. The curriculum? Mass murder. Join us as we discuss this not-notorious-enough institution and learn why the US trained and supplied death squads and dictators in various Latin American countries, and why it's still in operation today.
Ep 51: Ho Chi Minh p2 - Toppling the Domino
September 16, 2020 15:23 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBWhat did Vietnamese political landscape look like before the worst of the war? How did the Viet Minh topple the military might of US? Was Ho Chi Minh more a true-blue (or, more suitably, true-red) communist or a pragmatic nationalist? These questions answered and much more on this episode.
Ho Chi Minh p2 - Toppling the Domino
September 16, 2020 15:23 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBWhat did Vietnamese political landscape look like before the worst of the war? How did the Viet Minh topple the military might of US? Was Ho Chi Minh more a true-blue (or, more suitably, true-red) communist or a pragmatic nationalist? These questions answered and much more on this episode.
Ep 50: Ho Chi Minh p1 - Odyssey of a Radical
September 09, 2020 15:36 - 1 hour - 46 MBSurely one of the most vilified men in American historical memory wasn't always such a bad guy, if indeed he ever was. Listen now to learn how this globetrotting insurrectionary became radicalized and what preconditions existed that made Vietnam so ripe for revolution.
Ho Chi Minh p1 - Odyssey of a Radical
September 09, 2020 15:36 - 1 hour - 46 MBSurely one of the most vilified men in American historical memory wasn't always such a bad guy, if indeed he ever was. Listen now to learn how this globetrotting insurrectionary became radicalized and what preconditions existed that made Vietnam so ripe for revolution.
Ep 49: Indira Gandhi p2 - The Death of Democracy
September 02, 2020 15:02 - 57 minutes - 44.6 MBOpposition protests turning violent causing the declaration of a period of national emergency, thus granting the executive broader powers, including the ability to suspend elections and send federal troops into 'problematic' states, all in an a desperate attempt to stay in power when faced with impending criminal charges? That's right, we're talking about Indira Gandhi! Wait, who did you think?
Indira Gandhi p2 - The Death of Democracy
September 02, 2020 15:02 - 57 minutes - 44.6 MBOpposition protests turning violent causing the declaration of a period of national emergency, thus granting the executive broader powers, including the ability to suspend elections and send federal troops into 'problematic' states, all in an a desperate attempt to stay in power when faced with impending criminal charges? That's right, we're talking about Indira Gandhi! Wait, who did you think?
Ep 48: Indira Gandhi p1 - The Birth of Democracy
August 26, 2020 17:10 - 48 minutes - 37.6 MBBorn into the nucleus of emerging Indian nationalism, Indira Nehru Gandhi survived German air-raids and later British detention to became India's first (and only) female Prime Minister. Listen to learn how she shaped the the world's largest, and most ethnically diverse, democracy.
Indira Gandhi p1 - The Birth of Democracy
August 26, 2020 17:10 - 48 minutes - 37.6 MBBorn into the nucleus of emerging Indian nationalism, Indira Nehru Gandhi survived German air-raids and later British detention to became India's first (and only) female Prime Minister. Listen to learn how she shaped the the world's largest, and most ethnically diverse, democracy.
Patrice Lumumba p2 - Autopsy of a Coup
August 19, 2020 15:21 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBOnly 11 days after announcing independence, the Congo rapidly deteriorated into an orgy of chaos. Army grunts sought reprisals against its still-Belgian officers, the mineral-rich province of Katanga seceded from the nation and even the UN dragged its feet when it came to stabilizing the situation. But why? Why did UN troops refuse to enter Katanga, the problematic, pro-Belgium, secessionist province? Why did Joseph Mobutu, once one of Lumumba's closest friends, betray him and declare rebell...
Ep 47: Patrice Lumumba p2 - Autopsy of a Coup
August 19, 2020 15:21 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBOnly 11 days after announcing independence, the Congo rapidly deteriorated into an orgy of chaos. Army grunts sought reprisals against its still-Belgian officers, the mineral-rich province of Katanga seceded from the nation and even the UN dragged its feet when it came to stabilizing the situation. But why? Why did UN troops refuse to enter Katanga, the problematic, pro-Belgium, secessionist province? Why did Joseph Mobutu, once one of Lumumba's closest friends, betray him and declare rebell...
Ep 46: Patrice Lumumba p1 - Emerging Independence and Social Justice
August 12, 2020 14:42 - 56 minutes - 41.7 MBEmerging from centuries of division, exploitation and abuse at the hands of outside oppressors, the people of the Congo began to assert themselves in the aftermath of World War Two, part of the "liberating breath" rolling over the African continent. None came to epitomize the newfound independence movement quite as much as nationalist politician Patrice Lumumba, but is the common image of Lumumba as a fire-breathing, pro-independence radical warranted? What were Lumumba's exact motives, and ...
Patrice Lumumba p1 - Emerging Independence and Social Justice
August 12, 2020 14:42 - 56 minutes - 41.7 MBEmerging from centuries of division, exploitation and abuse at the hands of outside oppressors, the people of the Congo began to assert themselves in the aftermath of World War Two, part of the "liberating breath" rolling over the African continent. None came to epitomize the newfound independence movement quite as much as nationalist politician Patrice Lumumba, but is the common image of Lumumba as a fire-breathing, pro-independence radical warranted? What were Lumumba's exact motives, and ...
Suharto and the Forgotten Genocide
August 05, 2020 14:59 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBServing as the world's most-populous Islamic nation, Indonesia's modern history has been dominated by Suharto, a general who took power in a violent counter-coup, annihilated the opposition while suspending due process, thereby detaining, torturing and killing innocents, and established a corporatist autocracy nominally under the thin veil of democracy whereby the army controlled all major political and economic affairs. So why did the US endorse and support his rise to power? Was Vietnam th...
Ep 45: Suharto and the Forgotten Genocide
August 05, 2020 14:59 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBServing as the world's most-populous Islamic nation, Indonesia's modern history has been dominated by Suharto, a general who took power in a violent counter-coup, annihilated the opposition while suspending due process, thereby detaining, torturing and killing innocents, and established a corporatist autocracy nominally under the thin veil of democracy whereby the army controlled all major political and economic affairs. So why did the US endorse and support his rise to power? Was Vietnam th...
Ep 44: Mao Zedong p3 - Building Communist China
July 29, 2020 14:53 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBDo the ends justify the means? No. They don't. At least, not in the case of Mao's governing. Join us as we discuss what Mao does once he finally ascends to the position of undisputed ruler of China, his attempts to transform China into a communist utopia and how that reality nosedives from collective expectations.
Mao Zedong p3 - Building Communist China
July 29, 2020 14:53 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBDo the ends justify the means? No. They don't. At least, not in the case of Mao's governing. Join us as we discuss what Mao does once he finally ascends to the position of undisputed ruler of China, his attempts to transform China into a communist utopia and how that reality nosedives from collective expectations.
Ep 43: Mao Zedong p2 - Rise of the Reds
July 22, 2020 15:08 - 49 minutes - 35.9 MBA once-great country splintering into various factions all jockeying for control causing a Civil War even though the hostile factions should really rejoice in the common bond of their collective patriotism, allowing them to unite against the real threat - an outside, foreign aggressor? Nah, couldn't happen here. But it did happen in China. Join us as we examine how Mao Zedong managed to lead his army through the Chinese Civil War and eventually obtain victory through the use of Machiavellian...
Mao Zedong p2 - Rise of the Reds
July 22, 2020 15:08 - 49 minutes - 35.9 MBA once-great country splintering into various factions all jockeying for control causing a Civil War even though the hostile factions should really rejoice in the common bond of their collective patriotism, allowing them to unite against the real threat - an outside, foreign aggressor? Nah, couldn't happen here. But it did happen in China. Join us as we examine how Mao Zedong managed to lead his army through the Chinese Civil War and eventually obtain victory through the use of Machiavellian...
Ep 42: Mao Zedong p1 - From Protests to Bullets
July 15, 2020 15:35 - 50 minutes - 37.4 MBIn less than a century, China transformed itself from a colonized nation dreaming of its former glory to one of the world's dominant economic and political powers. For better or for worse, this transformation could not have taken place without Mao Zedong, a pivotal figure in the Cold War who brought China into the Communist camp and thrust the nation back into global prominence. So how did this young revolutionary get his start? How did the son of two peasants rise through the ranks of pove...
Mao Zedong p1 - From Protests to Bullets
July 15, 2020 15:35 - 50 minutes - 37.4 MBIn less than a century, China transformed itself from a colonized nation dreaming of its former glory to one of the world's dominant economic and political powers. For better or for worse, this transformation could not have taken place without Mao Zedong, a pivotal figure in the Cold War who brought China into the Communist camp and thrust the nation back into global prominence. So how did this young revolutionary get his start? How did the son of two peasants rise through the ranks of pove...
The Rosenbergs - a Miscarriage of Justice
July 08, 2020 15:30 - 53 minutes - 43.7 MBThe Rosenbergs, two Soviet spies stationed in Manhattan are alleged to have passed vital information about the atomic bomb to the Soviets, secrets so pivotal they provided the Russians the breakthrough they needed in the development of this apocalyptic weapon. They were sentenced to the electric chair in 1953, but did the US justice system get it right? What exactly was the case against the Rosenbergs? Who actually passed atomic secrets to the Soviets, and was that information of any actual ...
Ep 41: The Rosenbergs - a Miscarriage of Justice
July 08, 2020 15:30 - 53 minutes - 43.7 MBThe Rosenbergs, two Soviet spies stationed in Manhattan are alleged to have passed vital information about the atomic bomb to the Soviets, secrets so pivotal they provided the Russians the breakthrough they needed in the development of this apocalyptic weapon. They were sentenced to the electric chair in 1953, but did the US justice system get it right? What exactly was the case against the Rosenbergs? Who actually passed atomic secrets to the Soviets, and was that information of any actual ...
Ep 40: Nikita Khrushchev p2 - Denouncing the Giant
July 01, 2020 14:50 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBSuez Canal, the Cuban Missile Crisis, civil war in the Congo, the construction of the Berlin Wall, the assassination of JFK; all this and more on this episode of Hard Fried History.
Nikita Khrushchev Part Two
July 01, 2020 14:50 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBSuez Canal, the Cuban Missile Crisis, civil war in the Congo, the construction of the Berlin Wall, the assassination of JFK; all this and more on this episode of Hard Fried History.
Nikita Khrushchev p2 - Denouncing the Giant
July 01, 2020 14:50 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBSuez Canal, the Cuban Missile Crisis, civil war in the Congo, the construction of the Berlin Wall, the assassination of JFK; all this and more on this episode of Hard Fried History.
Nikita Khrushchev Part One
June 24, 2020 23:38 - 56 minutes - 44.4 MBWhat's the only type of party you don't want to attend? A party purge. Communist boogeyman Nikita Khrushchev survived not only waves of bloody purges, but other historic free-for-alls such as the Russian Revolution, the Great Famine, the Great Terror and World War Two. So how did this meager, uneducated peasant manage to navigate his own course through the treacherous, shark-infested waters that is the Soviet bureaucracy to eventually become Stalin’s successor?
Ep 39: Nikita Khrushchev p1 - Under Stalin's Shadow
June 24, 2020 23:38 - 56 minutes - 44.4 MBWhat's the only type of party you don't want to attend? A party purge. Communist boogeyman Nikita Khrushchev survived not only waves of bloody purges, but other historic free-for-alls such as the Russian Revolution, the Great Famine, the Great Terror and World War Two. So how did this meager, uneducated peasant manage to navigate his own course through the treacherous, shark-infested waters that is the Soviet bureaucracy to eventually become Stalin’s successor?
Nikita Khrushchev p1 - Under Stalin's Shadow
June 24, 2020 23:38 - 56 minutes - 44.4 MBWhat's the only type of party you don't want to attend? A party purge. Communist boogeyman Nikita Khrushchev survived not only waves of bloody purges, but other historic free-for-alls such as the Russian Revolution, the Great Famine, the Great Terror and World War Two. So how did this meager, uneducated peasant manage to navigate his own course through the treacherous, shark-infested waters that is the Soviet bureaucracy to eventually become Stalin’s successor?
Ep 38: Fidel Castro p2 - Exporting the Revolution
June 17, 2020 15:08 - 59 minutes - 46.1 MBAbsolute power corrupts? Absolutely! Cuba might be under economic blockade, but they've got a new chief export: the revolution. Join us as we talk about Fidel's attempts to support independence movements in other developing nations, his secret visit with North Korea's Kim il-Sung and Cuba's illicit dealings with the Colombian cartel.
Fidel Castro p2 - Exporting the Revolution
June 17, 2020 15:08 - 59 minutes - 46.1 MBAbsolute power corrupts? Absolutely! Cuba might be under economic blockade, but they've got a new chief export: the revolution. Join us as we talk about Fidel's attempts to support independence movements in other developing nations, his secret visit with North Korea's Kim il-Sung and Cuba's illicit dealings with the Colombian cartel.
Fidel Castro Part Two
June 17, 2020 15:08 - 59 minutes - 46.1 MBAbsolute power corrupts? Absolutely! Cuba might be under economic blockade, but they've got a new chief export: the revolution. Join us as we talk about Fidel's attempts to support independence movements in other developing nations, his secret visit with North Korea's Kim il-Sung and Cuba's illicit dealings with the Colombian cartel.
Fidel Castro p1 - Building the Revolution
June 10, 2020 16:32 - 50 minutes - 40 MBWhat do you do after a dictator has been overthrown? How does the youth become radicalized? Join us in the premier of season two with a look at the enigmatic Fidel Castro, the long-time leader (dictator?) of the socialist country of Cuba, located a mere 90 miles away from the US.
Ep 37: Fidel Castro p1 - Building the Revolution
June 10, 2020 16:32 - 50 minutes - 40 MBWhat do you do after a dictator has been overthrown? How does the youth become radicalized? Join us in the premier of season two with a look at the enigmatic Fidel Castro, the long-time leader (dictator?) of the socialist country of Cuba, located a mere 90 miles away from the US.
Fidel Castro Part One
June 10, 2020 16:32 - 50 minutes - 40 MBWhat do you do after a dictator has been overthrown? How does the youth become radicalized? Join us in the premier of season two with a look at the enigmatic Fidel Castro, the long-time leader (dictator?) of the socialist country of Cuba, located a mere 90 miles away from the US.
Ep 36: Quick Announcement!
June 07, 2020 17:04 - 4 minutes - 3.59 MBJust a brief announcement of the direction the pod is heading. We hope you will tune in over the next few months for what will be a wild, wild ride!
Quick Announcement!
June 07, 2020 17:04 - 4 minutes - 3.59 MBJust a brief announcement of the direction the pod is heading. We hope you will tune in over the next few months for what will be a wild, wild ride!
Boko Haram (w/ JT Kelley)
June 03, 2020 18:07 - 1 hour - 43 MBOppressive governments? Disenfranchised people? Throw in some desertification, a whole lot of Libyan guns and some viral YouTube videos and you’ve got a recipe for one of the most notorious terrorist groups on the African continent. Known in the West as Boko Haram, they have committed a slew of horrific terrorist attacks, ranging from child abduction to suicide bombings, displacing millions and killing tens of thousands of civilians in the name of waging jihad. So why do their teachings stil...
Ep 35: Boko Haram (w/ JT Kelley)
June 03, 2020 18:07 - 1 hour - 43 MBOppressive governments? Disenfranchised people? Throw in some desertification, a whole lot of Libyan guns and some viral YouTube videos and you’ve got a recipe for one of the most notorious terrorist groups on the African continent. Known in the West as Boko Haram, they have committed a slew of horrific terrorist attacks, ranging from child abduction to suicide bombings, displacing millions and killing tens of thousands of civilians in the name of waging jihad. So why do their teachings stil...
Boko Haram
June 03, 2020 18:07 - 1 hour - 43 MBOppressive governments? Disenfranchised people? Throw in some desertification, a whole lot of Libyan guns and some viral YouTube videos and you’ve got a recipe for one of the most notorious terrorist groups on the African continent. Known in the West as Boko Haram, they have committed a slew of horrific terrorist attacks, ranging from child abduction to suicide bombings, displacing millions and killing tens of thousands of civilians in the name of waging jihad. So why do their teachings stil...
Sam Houston Part Two
May 27, 2020 15:30 - 51 minutes - 39.9 MBIn the second half of his life, Sam Houston navigates the treacherous waters of international diplomacy as president of the new Republic of Texas, considers annexing all of Mexico to the Union and maybe even...runs for president? Please like, share, subscribe, rate and review!
Ep 34: Sam Houston Part Two
May 27, 2020 15:30 - 51 minutes - 39.9 MBIn the second half of his life, Sam Houston navigates the treacherous waters of international diplomacy as president of the new Republic of Texas, considers annexing all of Mexico to the Union and maybe even...runs for president? Please like, share, subscribe, rate and review!
Sam Houston Part One
May 20, 2020 16:25 - 53 minutes - 40.7 MBRounding out Season One, Josh and Henry take a look at Sam Houston, adopted Cherokee, disgraced governor, raging alcoholic and one of the founding fathers of the weird, weird place that is Texas.
Ep 33: Sam Houston Part One
May 20, 2020 16:25 - 53 minutes - 40.7 MBRounding out Season One, Josh and Henry take a look at Sam Houston, adopted Cherokee, disgraced governor, raging alcoholic and one of the founding fathers of the weird, weird place that is Texas.
Ulysses S. Grant (w. Jake Rawls)
May 13, 2020 15:33 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBPerhaps the world's most highly-functioning alcoholic, Ulysses S. Grant served in the Mexican-American War, the Civil War and served two terms as America's president. Featuring Jake Rawls from the Regular Dude Report.
Ep 32: Ulysses S. Grant (w/ Jake Rawls)
May 13, 2020 15:33 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBPerhaps the world's most highly-functioning alcoholic, Ulysses S. Grant served in the Mexican-American War, the Civil War and served two terms as America's president. Featuring Jake Rawls from the Regular Dude Report.
Ep 31: Cleopatra Part Two
May 06, 2020 16:13 - 55 minutes - 42.2 MBLove is a battlefield, sometimes literally. Join us as we conclude Cleopatra's tale, covering the rise of Caesar Augustus, the Battle of Actium and the tragic curtain call of Antony and Cleopatra, Shakespeare's other pair of star-crossed lovers. Please like, subscribe, rate, review and share (and stay safe)!
Cleopatra Part Two
May 06, 2020 16:13 - 55 minutes - 42.2 MBLove is a battlefield, sometimes literally. Join us as we conclude Cleopatra's tale, covering the rise of Caesar Augustus, the Battle of Actium and the tragic curtain call of Antony and Cleopatra, Shakespeare's other pair of star-crossed lovers. Please like, subscribe, rate, review and share (and stay safe)!
Cleopatra Part One
April 29, 2020 16:52 - 50 minutes - 39.9 MBCleopatra, allegedly both cunning and stunning, this international and cosmopolitan woman of mystery has moreso served as a sexual icon than as the calculating yet benevolent stateswoman who presided over arguably the most advanced civilization that existed during her era. Does this projected sexuality eclipse her accomplishments as a ruler? How much do you really know about Cleopatra? Please like, subscribe, rate, review and share (and stay safe)!