Episodes
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Episode 77: The Losers: Suffering Through the History of the Chicago Cubs
We'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:...
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Episode 76: The Worst Play in Baseball
Javy runs to home and it ruins Will Craig's career.
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Episode 75: The Frozen Nightmare of the Franklin Expedition
Mother nature strikes again.
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Episode 74: The Béziers Massacre
The most metal monk you'll ever find.
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Episode 73: Why is Black History Month in February?
It's a simple answer, but one that you don't often hear about.
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Episode 73: Why is Black History Month in February?
It's a simple answer, but one that you don't often hear about.
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Episode 72: Introducing Season 4: In the Face of Evil
Unfortunately, we're back.
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Episode 71: Apocalypse Part 14: Bygone Age
End of Season 3. Thanks for coming along for the ride!
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Episode 70: Apocalypse Part 13: The Sea Peoples (Part 2)
Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust.
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Episode 69: Apocalypse Part 12: The Sea Peoples (Part 1)
Speculation, theories and chaos.
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Episode 68: Apocalypse Part 11: Rebellion
Let me tell you a tale of a king and his kingdom.
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Episode 67: Apocalypse Part 10: Famine
Shades of the Donner Party
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Episode 66: Apocalypse Part 9: Missing Pieces
"It takes an earthquake to remind us that we walk on the crust of an unfinished planet." - Charles Kuralt
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Episode 65: Apocalypse Part 8: Troy
A myth and a theory.
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Episode 64: Apocalypse Part 7: Explosion
Even more ancient Greeks and the impact of 40 nuclear bombs going off at once.
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Episode 63: Apocalypse Part 6: The Sea Powers
An ocean of trouble.
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Episode 62: Apocalypse Part 5: Rise and Fall
We meet (and then leave) the Mitanni.
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Episode 61: Apocalypse Part 4: Kadesh
Giving a sense of scale for bronze age combat.
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Episode 60: Apocalypse Part 3: Election by Assassination
I 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.
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Episode 59: Apocalypse Part 2: The Black Land
The Egyptians are to us what the Elves are to Middle Earth: crazy old.
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Episode 58: Apocalypse Part 1: Set the Stage
Getting to know the world we will be exploring.
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Episode 57: Introducing Season 3: Apocalypse
It's the end of the world as we know it!
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Reevaluating, Research and Rest
We'll be back soon. Promise.
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Underdogs Part 27: Aftermath
Less exciting than Dr. Dre's album, but covers slightly more influential events.
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Great History Stories Part 26: Unconquerable Soul
The stage is set for greatness.
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Underdogs Part 25: The Lady With The Lamp
This is a good time to be alive, but not an easy one.
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Underdogs Part 24: Qualified
Florence Nightingale could have been anything she wanted to be.
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Underdogs Part 23: Filth
Pre-Nightingale hospitals weren't great.
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Underdogs Part 22: Blame Game
Why do we love war?
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Underdogs Part 21: Advance!
Whoops.
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Underdogs Part 20: Pocket Aces
Thus, the folly of man.
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Underdogs: Two Options
The greatest history story of our lifetime is happening right now. What are we going to do about it?
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Underdogs Part 18: Half a League
When can their glory fade?
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Underdogs: Intermission
Happy Memorial Day, we'll get back to the action properly next week.
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Underdogs Part 17: Allies
A bunch of names that I can't pronounce.
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Underdogs Part 16: Gunboat Diplomacy
"Walk softly and carry a big stick" - A man physically incapable of walking softly.
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Underdogs Part 15: Sick Man of Europe
Note: don't punch people in the nose.
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Underdogs Part 14: The Best Revenge
Reality is often disappointing
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Underdogs Part 13: Elephants
Man vs Wild, but without the camera crews and the hotel rooms.
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Underdogs Part 12: Death Threshold
If you think social distancing stinks, try breaking every bone in your body and being left for dead.
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Underdogs Part 11: Mama Bear
Close encounters of the fur kind.
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Underdogs Part 10: Plagues
This is not the end.
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Underdogs Part 9: Work From Home
I expected the apocalypse to be full of zombies and anarchy and all I got was working from home and no toilet paper.
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Underdogs Part 8: Mountain Man
The man. The myth. The legend. Featuring some familiar faces.
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Underdogs Part 7: They're Getting Away
We're parting ways with Taffy 3, one way or another.
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Underdogs Part 6: Sitting Ducks
A Destroyer Escort fights like a battleship.
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Underdogs Part 5: 50 Cal
RIP Terry.
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Underdogs Part 4: Harm's Way
In 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)"
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Underdogs Part 3: I Have Returned
A real life uno reverse card is played.
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Underdogs Part 2: Behemoth
You PLAY to WIN the GAME.
About this show
Short, 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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