Softcore History
263 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 132 ratingsA podcast for the casual fan of history. The Wikipedia reader. The kids who grew up with a dad who watched the same 10 hours of World War II specials on The History Channel. Join Dan Regester, Rob Fox, and a weekly guest as they tastefully insert themselves into the past. The only thing we don’t show is our research.
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Communists Killed the Whales
July 01, 2024 14:38 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBIf you’ve ever wondered why whale sightings are such a big deal or why we need to “save the whales”… it’s because the Soviet Union killed them all. Find out why the communist super power had such a lust for whale blood in this week’s episode. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Go to GhostBed.com/drinkinbros and use code DRINKINBROS for 50% off EV...
Do We Owe France An Apology?
June 24, 2024 16:42 - 1 hour - 54 MBFor decades Americans have sneered at the French for taking a big, fat L in World War 2 -- but are we too hard on France? How many of their contributions to this country -- let alone its freedom -- have we overlooked?? Special guest Jack Mandaville helps us dive in. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Go to GhostBed.com/drinkinbros and use code DR...
Kamikaze Puppies, Monkey Bombs, and Unfortunately So Much More
June 17, 2024 12:51 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBA brief overview of warfare's long, rich tradition of using animals in creative and horrifying ways, from Alexander the Great's war pigs all the way up to... pretty much modern day, actually. It's not great. Featuring special guest host Jessie Wiseman of Crime Corner. Listen to Crime Corner wherever you get podcasts! Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus epi...
The Hobo King Of America
June 10, 2024 06:33 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBJoshua Norton was a 19th century English immigrant who became financially ruined after a deal went south with a Peurivian rice company. After a long legal battle that reached the California Supreme Court, banks took all of his assets and he wandered the streets of San Francisco for the next 20 years. Not one to accept his fate in the gutter, Joshua declared himself Emporer of the United States and commanded the hearts of his fellow Bay Area residents until his death in 1880. Long live the kin...
Is Setting Your Kid On Fire A Dealbreaker?
June 03, 2024 05:39 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBKing Mannesah of Judah is considered one of the worst kings in the Old Testament but is that the reality of the situation or just the perspective of the authors of the Bible? It turns out he might have had some surprisingly good reasons for doing (some) of the supposedly egregious things he did. DONATE to Iris Faust's College Fund GoFundMe Here Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-a...
The Big Dumb Conspiracy Iceberg
May 28, 2024 15:40 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBIn Jake’s final episode, he takes us down a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories -- and the history behind them -- that range from somewhat plausible to totally insane, and what unifies all of them. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Go to GhostBed.com/drinkinbros and use code DRINKINBROS for 50% off EVERYTHING (Mattresses, Adjustable Base, Pillows...
A Land Of Giants - FREE PATREON PREVIEW
May 24, 2024 06:54 - 1 hour - 38.9 MBJust about every Native tribe has passed down legends of a race of white giants that they defeated to take the Americas. The Cherokee call them the Moon People. The Utes and Paiutes spoke of a group of ten-feet-tall beings living in caves and ironically referred to them as "savages" and "cannibals." We discuss this mysterious society of mountain sized men and women that disappeared off the continent. For this show and 2 additional episodes every week ad free follow the link below. Subscribe...
Was Yasuke The First And Only Black Samurai?
May 21, 2024 02:34 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBYasuke was a 16th century African slave that found his way to the far east working for Italian missionaries and became an obsession and friend to one of the most influential warlords in Japan. Yasuke eventually took over as Oda Nobunaga's personal weapon bearer, body guard, and -- many speculate -- earned full samurai status in just 15 months. But did he actually accomplish that feat? We discuss the documented details and make a judgement for ourselves. Subscribe to the Softcore History Pat...
China's History-Based Plan For World Domination
May 13, 2024 15:14 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBThose who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it, but the Chinese are studying history with the explicit hope that they do, in fact, repeat it. National Security and the Rise and Fall of Great Powers is the Chinese Communist Party's examination of how nations over the last 500 years -- from Spain and Portugal to Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States -- gained and lost power. The idea being that the Chinese want to follow that blueprint for themselves. We break down their idea...
A Brief History of Humans Eating Oysters
May 06, 2024 17:31 - 1 hour - 61 MBFrom cavemen to Rome to post-Civil War America and the present day, humans have been harvesting and eating oysters for hundreds of thousands of years. Jake, who just got back from working an oyster farm for a week (seriously), details how humans came to eat these little gooey delicacies, the wars we've fought over them, and the myths we've created about how horny they make you. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history...
Drowning In Alcohol
April 29, 2024 19:09 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBIn celebration of reaching 1,000 reviews on Apple Podcasts, and perhaps in a bit of method podcast hosting, Dan Regester attempts to tell the story of The London Beer Flood of 1814 while flooding his own body with a mixture of Guinness and whiskey. Like the flood itself, Dan's evening ends in disaster. (Maybe come back to this one if this is your first episode.) Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, hist...
Never Meet Your (Communist) Heroes
April 22, 2024 15:35 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBMalcolm Caldwell was a professor at the University of London who loved two things: Communism, and publicly cheerleading Pol Pot's regime in Cambodia. The latter, he insisted, was a beacon of hope for humanity and definitely not killing people by the millions. In 1978, Caldwell was granted an audience with his political and humanitarian hero, but after his meeting with Pol Pot something... interesting happened. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history c...
The Man Who Made Baby Boomers Insufferable
April 15, 2024 17:24 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBThomas Midgley Jr. revolutionized the U.S. auto industry in the early 1900s. But, he may have also been responsible for a violent mid-century American crime wave and lowered IQs across the world. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Go to GhostBed.com/drinkinbros and use code DRINKINBROS for 50% off EVERYTHING (Mattresses, Adjustable Base, Pillows...
The Worst Man To Ever Live
April 08, 2024 19:56 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBHong Xiuquan was the leader of the Taiping Rebellion that killed over 30 million people, the self-proclaimed celestial brother of Jesus Christ, and an inspirational figure to future chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Mao Zedong. He (initally) had the backing of Karl Marx and was a massive thorn in the side of the Qing Dynasty for 14 years after a mental breakdown from failing his civil service exams. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history conte...
Modern History's First Great Sex Cult
April 01, 2024 17:21 - 1 hour - 46 MBThe Agapemonites were a Victorian religious cult that checked all the boxes. A leader who thought he was God and also immortal and needed multiple wives? Check, check, and check. A way to separate idiots from their money and possessions? Check. A creepy compound with high walls? Check. But even for a relatively early modern cult Henry Prince and his followers found some fun (see: horrible) ways to make their mark on the history of cults. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds...
The Most Haunted Beach In America
March 25, 2024 17:08 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBIn 1565 both the French and Spanish were competing to establish a colonial presence on Florida's east coast. That competition came to a quick and violent head (you'll see what we did there) and now the site of their confrontation might be the most haunted beach in America. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Go to GhostBed.com/drinkinbros and use ...
Turning Criminals Into A Hit Squad? What Could Go Wrong!
March 18, 2024 17:22 - 1 hour - 38 MBUnit 684 was a secret group created by the South Korean Air Force in 1968 tasked with assasinating North Korean leader Kim Il Sung. After three brutal years training on a remote island and suffering multiple executions at the hands of their own trainers, the surviving members and former convicts threw a mutiny and hijacked a bus back to Seoul. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-al...
A Brief History of Butt Medicine
March 11, 2024 18:58 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBFrom ancient drug enemas to World War 1 era, steampunk-esque prostate vibrators, the history of doctors trying to treat what ails a man through his butt is as long as it is weird and gross and, quite often, extremely unfortunate. (Just ask a couple of our former presidents.) Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Head to FACTORMEALS.com/softcore50 an...
The Fall Of Rome Is Why You Have A "Landlord"
March 04, 2024 19:32 - 1 hour - 37.5 MBHate landlords? You can thank Rome for them. (Just kidding, you'd be paying someone to live on their property either way you bastards, but you just might not call them "landlord.") Either way, the fall of the Western Roman Empire paved the way for Feudalism and traditional monarchy in the Middle Ages. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Head to FA...
The Donner Party's Descent Into Cannibalism
February 26, 2024 18:27 - 58 minutes - 33.5 MBThe Donner-Reed Party was a group of American pioneers who migrated west to California in a wagon train and slowly tumbled into madness after months of mishaps, moronic moves, and murder. After a "shortcut" added weeks to their journey, the group ran out of food, supplies, transportation and turned to cannibalism to survive a brutal winter in the Sierra Nevadas. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, his...
The Mother of Mexicans
February 19, 2024 19:50 - 1 hour - 43 MBThough Spanish Conquistador Hernán Cortés is credited with conquering the Aztec Empire the conquest might actually be thanks to his native female interpreter and first baby mama, La Malinche. The Indian noblewoman, who was sold into slavery as a child before being gifted to Cortés after a battle with Mayans and rising to become his interpreter and top diplomat, is thought by many historians to be the reason the Spanish conquest was successful. Needless to say, her legacy in Mexico is... compl...
How Humans Became Wheat Puppets
February 12, 2024 18:40 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBDid human beings domesticate wheat? Or did wheat domesticate humans? We dive into the long history of humanity's relationship with the plant and how we ultimately went from eating wild wheat to baking bread and conquering the planet. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Head to FACTORMEALS.com/softcore50 and use code softcore50 to get 50% off.
The Nepo Baby Who Possibly Stole An Election
February 05, 2024 18:41 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBJohn Quincy Adams was the 6th president of the United States who won his election in controversial fashion over Andrew Jackson in 1824. He spent his youth gallivating around Europe on his daddy's dime, helped author the Monroe Doctirine as Secretary of State, brought Florida into the union, was an incredibly outspoken abolitionist, and kept a pet alligator in the East Room of the White House. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including ...
Making Animals Answer For Their Crimes
January 29, 2024 19:21 - 1 hour - 37.8 MBJustice is blind. So blind, apparently, that it doesn't mind if pigs, rats, statues, and other non-human entities are brought to trial. This is the history of the trials of animals and inanimate objects held over the centuries. The charges against them range from murder to vandalism and, as it turns out, these trials were often conducted for surprisingly existential reasons. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history qu...
The History of Pirate Mardi Gras
January 22, 2024 18:23 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBTampa Bay’s Gasparilla Pirate Festival is a huge city holiday and boasts the third-largest annual parade in the United States. It’s also a drunken, pirate-themed, rage fest based on a lie. Learn about its history as a holiday, Jake and Dan’s Gasparilla experiences, and all you ever wanted to learn about turn-of-the-century tourism. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and wee...
Harry Houdini's War With The Afterlife
January 15, 2024 19:09 - 1 hour - 38.9 MBHarry Houdini was a Hungarian-American escape artist, illusionist, actor, and aviator who beefed with spirit mediums and psychics throughout the early 20th century. He went from poor immigrant slumming it with his family in Wisconsin to an international superstar traveling the globe and mystifiying audiences with his wife Bess all throughout Europe and the States. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, h...
This Pope Hated The Second Amendment
January 08, 2024 17:19 - 58 minutes - 33.6 MBAt the Second Council of the Lateran in 1139, Pope Innocent II banned Christians from using ranged weapons against other Christians under threat of excommunication. Was this to disarm the peasantry whose primary combat weapon was bows and arrows? Or were the reasons much... dumber and more selfish? Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Head to FACT...
The Demon Bear Who Terrorized Japan
January 03, 2024 14:09 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBDuring a snow storm in December of 1915, an incredibly intelligent Enzo brown bear launched a series of attacks on dozens of residents in a small Japanese town. The Sankebetsu incident is regarded as the worst animal attack in Japanese history. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Head to FACTORMEALS.com/softcore50 and use code softcore50 to get ...
Who Is The Better Father?
December 26, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 38.4 MBJake and Dan compete in a historical parenting advice quiz to determine who would be the better father. Enjoy this FREE Softcore History Patreon preview and Merry Christmas to all our Softies out there. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.
Christmas Is For Settling Scores
December 18, 2023 17:32 - 59 minutes - 34.3 MBTakanakuy is an annual Christmas tradition where residents of Santo Tomás, Peru call out neighbors they believe have wronged them throughout the year to physical combat. With no court houses in this community tucked away high up in the Andes Mountains, this centuries old tradition is used to settle legal disputes or clean the slate on petty disagreesments in front of the whole town. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener h...
The Worst Botched Executions In History
December 11, 2023 18:20 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBBeing executed for your crimes is never fun but throughout history, some executions have been much, MUCH worse than others. Specifically, the executions that did NOT go as planned. From beheadings that needed way too many swings of the ax and backup executioners who had no idea what they were doing to the first-ever use of the electric chair in 1890, many an execution has gone horribly wrong. We go over some of the worst. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of ext...
Kissinger Kept You Safe (And Put Everyone Else In Danger)
December 04, 2023 18:39 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBHenry Kissinger was a pragmatic statesman above all else. Unfortunately, he was also German and, as such, his pragmatism took a lot of dark, destructive turns. His Cold War policy eschewed ideology (and any morsel of morality that might have previously existed) in favor of outcomes. The ends always justified the means to Kissinger when it came to the global stage. Also, this guy f*cked. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listene...
Diary Of A 16th Century Executioner
November 27, 2023 16:53 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBFranz Schmidt was a seasoned civil servant killer who hung, decapitated, drowned, burned alive, and crippled criminals' spirits and bodies on the breaking wheel as the head hangman in Nuremberg for 45 years during the Renaissance. He kept a diary detailing all 361 public executions he performed. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. 1stphorm.com/so...
Did Osama bin Laden Have A Point? (No.)
November 20, 2023 05:48 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBOsama bin Laden’s 2002 “Letter to the American People” recently went viral on TikTok because random Gen Z’ers thought the terrorist architect of 9/11 made some… pretty good points? The actual contents of the letter, however, range from insane to literally fake quotes about Jews attributed to Benjamin Franklin. We break down all the historical inaccuracies and crazy claims in the letter. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listene...
The Drug-Fueled Cults Christianity Stole From
November 13, 2023 17:56 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBLearn about the mystery cults that dominated the religious landscape right before Christianity took off in the Greco-Roman world. From fraternity-style initiations to hallucinatory beverages that made you see gods and think you were dead, these cults sounded... pretty fun? Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Secure your appointment now with sales ...
The Order Of Assassins
November 06, 2023 19:02 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBFor 200 years a radical group of stone cold killers high on opium and hash living in an eagle's nest fortress in Persia terrorized Muslim and Crusade leaders alike. Hasan-i Sabbah, the "Old Man in the Mountain" led an often outnumbered group of Nizari Ismalis to mulitple victories over massive armies and organized hundreds of political hits throughout the Middle East. This devout branch of Islam often knew missions were one way tickets to Allah and happily carried out their responsibilities n...
The Real Witches Shakespeare Ripped Off
October 30, 2023 16:44 - 1 hour - 36.8 MBThere's nothing like the thrill of the hunt, and for King James of Scotland and England, his favorite prey was witches. This is the story of the North Berwick Witch Trials in late 16th-century Scotland, which were inspired almost entirely by how awesome contemporary witch trials in Denmark and Germany seemed to King James. Hundreds of innocent people were executed but at least we got Macbeth out of it. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content i...
You Won't Believe This 10-Year-Old Girl's Body Count
October 23, 2023 17:01 - 1 hour - 36.1 MBMary Bell was a child murderer, in that she was a literal 10-year-old child when she began murdering, and because her victims were children even younger than her. Learn about one of England's most horrifying murder cases as our hosts squirm in their seats. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. 1stphorm.com/softcorehistory Free shipping on all order...
The Villisca Axe Murders
October 16, 2023 20:11 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBA small Iowa town was shook to its core in the summer of 1912 after six members of a local affluent family and two of their guests were brutally murdered with an axe inside the comfort of their own home. A lengthy investigation resulted in several oddball suspects but ultimately zero convictions. The case remains unsolved. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonu...
Gaza Has Never Belonged To Anyone Who Lives There
October 13, 2023 05:04 - 1 hour - 38.8 MBWho does Gaza really belong to? Or Israel/Palestine in general? It's sort of hard to say since the people native to that area have basically NEVER been in charge of it. From the Bronze Age to the end of World War 2 the area we know today as Israel and/or Palestine has been ruled by everyone from the Egyptians and Alexander the Great to the Romans and the British. Basically every empire you've ever heard of. But pretty much never, ever Jews or Palestinians. Subscribe to the Softcore History P...
The Witch Who Deserved Her Trial
October 09, 2023 17:51 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBThroughout history, women accused of witchcraft have been wrongly executed. Mary Bateman, known as the Yorkshire Witch, was not one of those women. She absolutely earned her date with the hangman. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Customize the perfect system for your home in just a few minutes at SIMPLISAFE.com/Softcore. Go today and claim a f...
How To Train Your Demon
October 02, 2023 18:54 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBHalloween Horror Month kicks off with a detailed look at how the ancient ruler of Israel King Solomon learned to summon demons, the time he got sent to horny jail by God, and the corporate hierarchy of hell. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Get 25% off your subscription at Fitbod.me/SOFTCORE Head to Policygenius.com to get your free life insu...
The Violent Life And Dejected Death Of Geronimo
September 25, 2023 17:19 - 59 minutes - 34 MBGeronimo was seen as both the last great defender of the Native American way of life and a stubborn, savage holdout who put Apache lives in danger in the name of revenge. His life was a rollercoast ride of peaks and valleys -- constantly at odds with both the Mexican and US Governments. From North America's most wanted fugitive terrorizing Southwestern settlers to glorified parade decoration for Teddy Roosevelt's inauguration, the slow burn of Geronimo's story was ultimately a tragic and bitt...
How Hollywood Killed Your Dad’s Favorite Comedian
September 18, 2023 17:41 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBLong before the first SAG strike, Hollywood’s working conditions and lack of fair pay weren't just questionable, they were INSANE. So bad, in fact, that it helped lead to the early death of Curly Howard of The Three Stooges, who was forced to film despite suffering multiple strokes and other severe health issues. The Stooges were also robbed of millions by their studio, Columbia Pictures, who refused to share with their biggest comedy stars how popular they really were. Subscribe to the Soft...
The Emo Christians Who Thought God Was A Poser
September 11, 2023 16:09 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBThis week, learn about the ancient belief system of Gnosticism, its insane creation myth, and the lion serpent that keeps us all entrapped in a material hell. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Head to FACTORMEALS.com/softcore50 and use code softcore50 to get 50% off. That’s code softcore50 at FACTORMEALS.com/softcore50 to get 50% off! Go to gho...
The Brutally Metal Deaths Of Catholic Saints
September 05, 2023 13:19 - 1 hour - 36.3 MBFrom having their skin flayed off with knives to arena bears and school children ripping limbs clean off their body, sainthood typically meant dying in the most horrific and torturous ways possible. You probably didn't hear about these stories in Catholic School. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Head to FACTORMEALS.com/softcore50 and use code ...
No One Will Remember You
August 28, 2023 15:11 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBThe Zanj Rebellion — an African slave uprising in modern Iraq from 869 AD TO 883 AD during the reign of the Abbasid Caliphate — was a massively consequential event for arguably the world’s most powerful empire at the time and certainly for those involved in the revolt. Ever heard of it? Probably not. Nothing matters. No one will remember you. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alon...
Venetians Loved Touching Tips
August 21, 2023 17:28 - 1 hour - 36.5 MBArmed with nothing more than sharpened sticks, thousands of Venetian tradesman would battle each other on bridges for glory and the entertainment of their fellow citizens. Learn about this violent pastime that lasted hundreds of years, and how the sport "evolved" over time. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Go to ghostbed.com/drinkinbros and use...
The California Water Wars
August 14, 2023 16:38 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBAs Los Angeles expanded during the late 19th century, it began outgrowing its water supply. So, city officials decided to build a pipeline north and slurp up all the precious snow melt from the Sierra Nevadas bleeding Owens Valley dry. The resident farmers in the area didn't take kindly to this threat against their livelihood and conflict soon popped off with the help of an abundance of dynamite and the backing of a local (potentially mob run) bank. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon...
Too Rich To Be Gay
August 07, 2023 22:43 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBDespite it being socially acceptable (and encouraged) for men to sleep with other men, the sexual environment in Ancient Rome was absolutely NOT liberated or healthy, especially if you were poor, or a woman, or liked oral. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Experience the full majesty of the cannabis plant with Chill Country's organic rosin gummi...