Off the Wall History
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAre you a history geek who also loves a good laugh? Do you want to know more about the history of humanity but hate the snooze fest that history class can be?
Well, prepare to hear history as you’ve never heard it before. Join Maddie Hodson weekly as she relays some of the most bizarre and hilarious actions committed by our favorite historical characters. Each episode will leave you with a chuckle or a scoff and a nugget of information I bet you didn’t know.
So, take a lesson from the past and learn to laugh.
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Episodes
Episode 20: Man‘s Best Friend
September 13, 2021 03:09 - 7 minutes - 12.5 MBAnimals are extraordinary and many of them have taken their place alongside great women and men in the pages of history.
Episode 19: Inadequate Mules
September 06, 2021 01:51 - 8 minutes - 13.1 MBMove aside Muhammad Ali; a Civil War Commander gives us all a history lesson in trash talking.
Episode 18: I Suck at my Job
August 29, 2021 22:24 - 10 minutes - 17.2 MBMaybe you're not very good at your job but at least you've never flubbed one of the most famous assassinations in world history.
Episode 17: Fake it Till You Make It
August 23, 2021 01:38 - 7 minutes - 11.8 MBThe Empty Fort Strategy has played out time and time again in military history and it never seems to disappoint.
Episode 16: A Ship Destined for Luck
August 15, 2021 20:41 - 9 minutes - 14.5 MBThe history behind two different ships during two different wars with two different ideas and two very different outcomes.
Episode 15: The Holy War of the Bucket?
August 08, 2021 22:41 - 9 minutes - 15.6 MBDid you know one of the bloodiest battles fought in the Middle Ages was fought over a bucket?
Episode 14: If You Give a Baker Some Whiskey
August 01, 2021 17:06 - 8 minutes - 14 MBCharles Joughin was one cool baker who loved his whiskey. A vice that just might have saved his life.
Episode 13: Curious George Escapes the Nazis
July 25, 2021 16:58 - 8 minutes - 13.4 MBYou've probably heard a Curious George story a time or two. But do you know the history of Curious George? It might surprise you.
Episode 12: Al Capone the Humanitarian
July 18, 2021 15:02 - 8 minutes - 14.4 MBAl Capone was known for many things, his humanitarian work is not one of them. History may have forgotten his good deeds but I'd like to shed some light on them once more.
Episode 11: Woman Can
July 11, 2021 12:45 - 9 minutes - 14.4 MBHistory loves strong female leads just as much as fiction. The Van Buren sister's incredible journey not only proved a point and captured a nation but also inspired young women for many generations to come.
Episode 10: Aliens of course
July 04, 2021 14:07 - 8 minutes - 13.9 MBWhat do King Tut and outer space have in common? More than you might know. Most have heard the history of King Tut's tomb, but how much do you know about his dagger?
Episode 9: Everybody Talks
June 27, 2021 18:25 - 9 minutes - 15.9 MBThe history of the small English village of Almondsbury has been a quiet one. That is until an exotic stranger showed up one day and got everyone talking.
Episode 8: Stagecoach Mary
June 20, 2021 15:22 - 7 minutes - 12.3 MBMary was emancipated after the Civil War and became a fearsome yet beloved gunfighter on the wild west frontier. Her history is the stuff of legends.
Episode 7: Play the Fool
June 13, 2021 20:28 - 7 minutes - 12.7 MBWho is history's favorite funny guys? Court jesters of course. Triboulet's wit was just enough to get him in (and maybe out) of some serious trouble.
Episode 6: Operation Exceed Expectations
June 06, 2021 15:23 - 7 minutes - 12.5 MBHistory shows us that things don't always go as planned. For example, rocket scientists planned that the first artificial object launched into space would be a rocket. But that is not how history would have it.
Episode 5: Tactful Polly
May 30, 2021 15:54 - 11 minutes - 18.3 MBThe history of Polly Baker and how her sharp words helped shape the conversation of women's rights.
Episode 4: That's Willie Bad Luck
May 23, 2021 13:45 - 11 minutes - 18 MBDo you believe in bad luck? Whether or not you answered yes, the ill-fated historical saga of the USS William D. Porter will make you think twice.
Episode 3: Misguided
May 16, 2021 05:33 - 7 minutes - 12.7 MBThe history of how the world's most trustworthy news source committed to the telling of fake news long before the phrase was trending on Twitter.
Episode 2: My Hat is off to You
May 16, 2021 05:30 - 8 minutes - 13.4 MBCaptain Benjamin Hornigold was the most notorious pirate to sail the seven seas in 1717. Captain Hornigold committed quite the joke when he boarded a merchant ship with his crew of rapscallions and stole the last thing anyone expected such a fearsome pirate to steal.
Episode #1: A Leg Up
May 05, 2021 19:38 - 7 minutes - 12.2 MBWe all learned about General Santa Anna in our American history class. But I bet they didn't teach you about his infamous appendage and the 147-year war that has been raging around it ever since its misplacement in 1874.