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History Told By Idiots

From hilarious and wacky to dark and disturbing, history has a lot of fascinating topics worth discussing. Join us as we delve in to a new historical topic each episode!

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4.8: Consumption Assumptions

4.8: Consumption Assumptions

FINALLY! This episode has been a long time in the making. When one views massive, defunct sanitoriums like Waverly Hills... Read more

22 Jan 2022

1hr 13mins

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4.7: Death By Rock And Roll

4.7: Death By Rock And Roll

Rock and Roll is a musical genre near and dear to the Idiots.  Do you know what actually happened the day the music died... Read more

29 Sep 2021

56mins

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4.6: They Chose Violence - The Molly Maguires and The Battle of Blair Mountain

4.6: They Chose Violence - The Molly Maguires and The Battle of Blair Mountain

Have you ever heard of the Molly Maguires? What about the Battle of Blair Mountain? Strikes, unfair wages, and raging te... Read more

30 Jun 2021

1hr 2mins

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4.5: Things You Can Never Un-know

4.5: Things You Can Never Un-know

You wanted dark and terrifying, and we delivered! Mature content warning: the topics discussed in this episode are distu... Read more

18 May 2021

46mins

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4.4: Rabbits All The Way Down (Treasures and Secrets)

4.4: Rabbits All The Way Down (Treasures and Secrets)

Ever hear of Jonathan Swift's silver mines? What about hidden golden rabbits and clues within picture books? What about ... Read more

7 Apr 2021

54mins

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4.3: Beauty in Bravery - Strong Italian Women (Feat. Jennifer Anton)

4.3: Beauty in Bravery - Strong Italian Women (Feat. Jennifer Anton)

Let us take you a few steps back in history to Italy under fascism, and the thumb of Mussolini. Come and listen to the s... Read more

8 Mar 2021

46mins

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4.2: Love Your Libraries

4.2: Love Your Libraries

Ever wonder about the history of libraries? Throughout history, there have been some great libraries, great librarians, ... Read more

14 Feb 2021

1hr 11mins

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4.1: Not So Silent Nights

4.1: Not So Silent Nights

Crime doesn't take off on holidays! Listen as Josh and Tessa tell you about some murder cases that happened around the h... Read more

9 Jan 2021

1hr 2mins

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3.7: Miracle Babies and Cautionary Tales

3.7: Miracle Babies and Cautionary Tales

Did you know that historic Coney Island was once home to a sideshow exhibit of premature infants in  life-saving incubat... Read more

4 Nov 2020

47mins

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3.6: Feuding, Fighting and (Not So) Fun Times

3.6: Feuding, Fighting and (Not So) Fun Times

Kentucky is full of rowdy folks that love to start feuds! Come join us for this episode as we tell you a little about so... Read more

23 Sep 2020

1hr

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