Rethinking Our History

Send us Fan MailWhen we last left the crusades both of the main leaders of the warring parties have died. And of course there is a power struggle before we get new leaders who also set about planning their own crusades. Follow along as we meet new champions and villains, and you can choose who you think the real villains are in this lesson.  ROH EP 68 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusadeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Constantinoplehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Crusade

Send us Fan MailWe will be back in one week with our continuance of our look at the Crusades but this week we are going to look at an event that took place over a hundred years ago, but changed the way people did business forever. At the turn of the century it was common to find sweatshops that employed hundreds of immigrants to make products; for little pay in terrible conditions.At the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory they took things a step further and locked the doors leaving only one exit so that they could inspect bags as employees were leaving for the day. And so, on March 25th 1911, over 400 workers found themselves in these conditions when a fire broke out on the 8th floor. With no fire alarms, smoke detectors, or sprinklers the employees were trapped high above the street with no way to escape.  ROH EP 67 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_firehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirtwaisthttps://rememberthetrianglefire.org/https://www.history.com/articles/triangle-shirtwaist-firehttps://www.nfpa.org/news-blogs-and-articles/blogs/2024/03/01/the-triangle-shirtwaist-factory-fire-of-1911https://rememberthetrianglefire.org/memorial/

Send us Fan MailWe are going way back in time this week, even further than the Ottoman Empire, to look at a series of events that we all know about, but probably know very little about. Christianity and Islam have been large players in the religious world for thousands of years. The Pope has been the leader of one of those religions for almost as long, and through him wars have been raged in their gods name. Things really kick off in the 11th century as these two huge forces fought for what they felt their religion entitled them too.  ROH EP 66 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusadeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_war_theoryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusade_of_1101

Send us Fan MailWe are taking a look at the case of a man who terrorized the nation, and our little slice of heaven, for years. Fueled by white supremacy, a hatred of socialism and abortions, Eric Rudolph set off several bombs, starting at the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta GA. Even after 5 years of a federal man hunt, it was a local rookie cop from right here in Appalachia that would be the one to arrest the Olympic Park Bomber.  ROH EP 65 Source Notes:https://www.churchofisrael.org/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Rudolph

Send us Fan MailWe took a little trip this past weekend and did not record so we decided to rerelease one of our more important episode. Imagine getting a phone call that your 24 year old child did not return to their jobsite out in the Arizona desert. And then imagine getting told that your child is an adult and can disappear into the desert if they want too. That is what David Robinson had to deal with the summer of 2021 when his son Daniel went missing from his job in Tempe Arizona. The Buckeye Police Department did not want to deal with a missing young adult, especially not a missing young black man. David drove from his SC home all the way to Arizona to look for his son himself. A search he has not given up although there have been few to no leads in the 4+ years since Daniel disappeared. What make it even harder is when a pretty young white girl goes missing Daniel gets pushed aside. This is some thing Joe Petito, Gabby Petito's father has been fighting against, even as he is along side David helping him look for his son. If you know anything about what happened to Daniel Robinson in June of 2021 please contact the Buckeye Police Department at 623 349 6400. You can also contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1 800 843 5678.ROH EP 54 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Daniel_Robinsonhttps://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-geologist-daniel-robinson-still-missing-4-years-laterhttps://www.azfamily.com/2025/06/23/search-continues-daniel-robinson-4-years-after-disappearance-buckeye-worksite/https://www.foxnews.com/us/army-vets-search-missing-son-receives-help-from-gabby-petitos-family-hunt-evidence-continueshttps://www.buckeyeaz.gov/residents/police/contact-us

Send us Fan MailThis week we are finishing our look at one of the longest running empires in the world. We take a look at how their government was ran, their culture, and various other things that make this empire so unique.  ROH EP 64 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire

Send us Fan MailThis week we go through the last part of the regain of the Ottoman Empire. At their height they had over 30 million people under their rule. But in the late 1700's the might of the Empire began to fall. Over the next couple of centuries the border of the empire fluxed, with wars raging on almost all sides. When the 20th century came around, citizens of this once great empire found themselves seeking a change in guard. ROH EP 63 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empirehttps://www.academia.edu/1391739/The_Habsburg_Defense_System_in_Hungary_Against_the_Ottomans_in_Sixteenth_Century_A_Catalyst_of_Military_Development_in_Central_Europe_In_Warfare_in_Eastern_Europe_1500_1800_Ed_Brian_J_Davies_Leiden_Boston_Brill_2012_History_of_Warfare_72_p_35_61

Send us Fan MailWe wanted to take a look at an Empire that most of us have heard of but probably do not know much about, the Ottoman Empire. Beginning in 1299 and lasting until the early 1900's, this Empire rule vast portions of different countries across different continents. They were brutal in their attacks and left no one to rebuilt, you were either killed or take into slavery. If another empire was large enough to defend itself, you were either useful to the Ottomans, or you were an enemy to be defeated, there was no in between. ROH EP 62: Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire

Send us Fan MailWe are bringing you guys a lighthearted story this week with the tale of John Donohue and his mission to take his friends beer; all the way from New York City, to the battle fields of Vietnam. John had done his stint in the military but was never placed on the front lines. His friends were though and at the time of his journey, over two dozen neighborhood boys had died in the course of the war. A suggestion from the local bartender would send John on a months long journey all the way to the front lines of one of the most protested wars in the history of the US. Protest that John was angry at, until he made his journey. ROH EP 61 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick_Donohuehttps://allthatsinteresting.com/john-chickie-donohuehttps://cherrieswriter.com/2023/07/22/the-unbelievable-true-story-of-john-donohue-and-the-greatest-beer-run-ever/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4WAUmyKDq0https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-john-chickie-donohue-now-the-greatest-beer-run-ever-update/

Send us Fan MailThis week we are hopping into the way back machine to look at a missing persons case that has plagued this area for over 80 years. On the night of Christmas Eve in 1945 the Sodder Family had settled in for a night of celebration. Leaving her children playing with their new toys, Mrs. Sodder went to bed, planning on celebrating the holiday. But she would never get the chance.After having been woken up a couple of time already, she awoke to find her home in flames. When she made it out, only 4 of the 9 children in the home made it out with her. Ever since then, there have been questions about what happened to those kids. Did they die and burn up in the fire that took their family home? Or were they taken by political rivals of their father? We may never know. ROH EP 60 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodder_children_disappearance

Send us Fan MailDue to doctors appointments we got a bit behind with notes this week so enjoy this FREE patreon episode!We have got a doozy for you guys this week. Carl Panzram was one of seven children born on a farm where the kids worked the land. This did not change when the parents were forced to send their kids to school, instead the kids were forced to work long into the night, or else. By the age of 8 Panzram was getting arrested for being drunk in public, which started after a botched home surgery to his head. This was just the beginning of 30 years of arrest and imprisonment that would define the life of this man. As he got older his crimes evolved, and he maybe the worse rapist in human history. WDM EP 6 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Panzram

Send us Fan MailWe are headed up Appalachia this week to take a look at an event of great historical significance. During this time of extreme division in the US, and across the global, we are taking a look at a time when people came together to fight the powers in charge. The coal industry was the backbone of Appalachia for a long time. Generations went deep underground to mine out the mineral that was running the world at the time. These families worked and lived in towns built and owned by the company they worked for, and if they should ever consider joining a union, they could lose their jobs, as well as their homes. Tired of being used and abused thousands of miners rallied together to march to free their imprisoned friends. But along the way they came across Blair Mountain, where an anti union sheriff had set up shop to stop their march. What came next was the largest armed fight on US soil since the civil war. One in which citizens on both sides fought for what they thought was right, or for whoever was paying them. ROH EP 59 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountainhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_Warshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town

Send us Fan MailWe are going way back in time today to look at a man many of us have wrongly credited with being the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula; Vlad The Impaler.Born in the time of the great Ottoman Empire, Vlad the 3rd had a rough go at life. At a young age he and his brother were taken hostage by the Sultan for years, while their father stood again him and his reign.After his father was killed Vlad had to fight long and hard before he was actually able to take the throne of Wallachia for himself. Keeping it would be another long hard struggle, with many of those years spent imprisoned.Long after his death Vlad leaves a lasting legacy that will debated till the end of time. While it is true he used cruel and barbaric tactics, he is somewhat hailed as a hero for his fight to keep the region autonomous.ROH EP 58 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impalerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_II_Draculhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyars_of_Moldavia_and_Wallachiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A2rgovi%C8%99tehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire

Send us Fan MailIn this day and age we have the benefit of science but in the 18th and 19th century there wasn't much of that. You know, you have ghost in your blood, do cocaine about it. So when one member of the family died, then others around them also begin to get sick, suspicion often fell on the recently deceased. For around 100 years New England was in the grip of a panic; panic that dead people were coming back to consume the life force of their relatives. Long before the word vampire became pop culture, these people feared these relatives had turned into these creatures and were tormenting their living relatives. So what do you do when the dead are coming back to hurt the living? Dig them up and desecrate their body of course. ROH EP 57 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_vampire_panichttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercy_Brown_vampire_incidenthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewett_City_vampireshttps://www.damnedct.com/the-jewett-city-vampires-griswold/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-new-england-vampire-panic-36482878/

Send us Fan MailThis week we are looking at someone who has made it their life mission to try to talk to a certain set of individuals and change their mind. Daryl Davis stands in his own right as an amazing R&B and Blues musician, playing with the like of Chuck Berry and BB King. But when he is not playing the piano, he is talking to members of the Ku Klux Klan to try and understand what makes them hate people they have never even met. Daryl has changed the hearts of many men, but not everyone believes he is doing this for the right reasons. ROH EP 56 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Davishttps://www.daryldavis.com/https://allthatsinteresting.com/daryl-davishttps://dangerousminds.net/history/daryl-davis-understand-ku-klux-klan/

Send us Fan MailA couple hundred years after the Hellfire club fell to ruin a more sinister club emerged. The Atomic Energy Commission. But the AEC is not the only bad actor in our lesson today. Oh no, the US government had their hands dirty too. From America's favorite Oatmeal brand, to the US Navy, to hospitals, citizens of this oh so great country were- without their informed consent- exposed to radioactive materials in various ways. And when these crimes came to light, absolutely nothing was done for the victims, or to prevent these things from happening again. ROH EP 55 Source Notes:https://www.britannica.com/topic/Quaker-Oats-Companyhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/fernald-state-schoolhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/spoonful-sugar-helps-radioactive-oatmeal-go-down-180962424/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_radiation_experimentshttps://www.sfpublicpress.org/exposed-part-1-how-a-san-francisco-navy-lab-became-a-hub-for-human-radiation-experiments/https://allthatsinteresting.com/american-government-human-radiation-experiments

Send us Fan MailImagine getting a phone call that your 24 year old child did not return to their jobsite out in the Arizona desert. And then imagine getting told that your child is an adult and can disappear into the desert if they want too. That is what David Robinson had to deal with the summer of 2021 when his son Daniel went missing from his job in Tempe Arizona. The Buckeye Police Department did not want to deal with a missing young adult, especially not a missing young black man. David drove from his SC home all the way to Arizona to look for his son himself. A search he has not given up although there have been few to no leads in the 4+ years since Daniel disappeared. What make it even harder is when a pretty young white girl goes missing Daniel gets pushed aside. This is some thing Joe Petito, Gabby Petito's father has been fighting against, even as he is along side David helping him look for his son. If you know anything about what happened to Daniel Robinson in June of 2021 please contact the Buckeye Police Department at 623 349 6400. You can also contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1 800 843 5678.ROH EP 54 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Daniel_Robinsonhttps://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-geologist-daniel-robinson-still-missing-4-years-laterhttps://www.azfamily.com/2025/06/23/search-continues-daniel-robinson-4-years-after-disappearance-buckeye-worksite/https://www.foxnews.com/us/army-vets-search-missing-son-receives-help-from-gabby-petitos-family-hunt-evidence-continueshttps://www.buckeyeaz.gov/residents/police/contact-us

Send us Fan MailWe are brining you a lighter topic this week, and a peek at our flagship show if you haven't given it a try. Historically the ocean has always been a dangerous place. From the way the water behaves, to other humans one may encounter while on the water, tales of the dangers of the open ocean have been around since the beginning of mankind. So when a crew runs across the abandoned ship of a friend, theories abound about what could have happened to the passengers. From initial theories of insurance fraud and murder, to wilder theories of aliens and large sea creatures, theories have been whispered since the ship was brought in. But we will probably never know what happen to the ten souls aboard this brig. Only the ocean knows that secret now. ROH EP 53 Source Notes:https://allthatsinteresting.com/mary-celestehttps://www.history.com/articles/what-happened-to-the-mary-celestehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Celeste

Send us Fan MailWe are bringing you the end of the Bosnian War, as it is on paper anyways, this Christmas week. It has been just over 30 years since the treaty to end the war was signed, and life has somewhat went back to normal for many of the citizens.But in a country that was ravaged by war for three years, that normal looks a lot different than it did in pre war Bosnia. Neighborhoods and parks are littered with headstones for the thousands lost. Building still hold the bullet holes from gunfire, and Sarajevo Roses can be seen all over the sidewalks, a reminder of numerous lives lost in that spot.A lesson we can all take from this war is to be careful of nationalist who want a ethnically pure state. That leads to ethnic cleansing, rape and the destruction of an entire culture. We can not let this happened within our own countries.ROH EP 52 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_Warhttps://www.sah.org/2022/07/08/a-city-that-doesn-t-forget-sarajevo-thirty-years-after-the-war/

Send us Fan MailThis week we are heading over the ocean to the small country of Bosnia to look at a war many, at least in my generation, probably do not remember. Bosnia is a land that has been inhabited since humans have roamed the earth. And with humans, war has also been common place. And in 1992 war came to this small country. A friend of mine was only 16 when her mother woke her to tell her they were at war, and then she heard the bombs dropping. This episode we will go through the events of this war from 1992 till the end of 1993. There are many names and acronyms in this episode that are hard to follow but bear with us. These events are important and can not be forgotten. ROH EP 51 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovinahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_War

Send us Fan MailAs we prepare to visit with friends and family this week, I wanted us to take a moment to think about the original, and rightful, stewards of this land. For decades children all across this continent have been fed the lie that their was a great friendship between the pilgrims and "indians" and that they shared a feast together as a sign of that friendship. But the reality is not that simple and never has been. Yes, there was a feast in 1621, however it was not a joint celebration put on by both communities. And even after they sat and broke bread, the violence inflicted upon the native communities only got worse. Some settler villages would even give thanks after the slaughter of native camps, but in reality they would give thanks for EVERYTHING that happened to them in the new world that did not lead to their immediate death. While you eat your truck this week, watch America's team lose yet again, and argue with your MAGAt uncle, remember those who truly paved the way for you to have this celebration, many of them with their very lives. ROH EP 50 Source Notes:https://allthatsinteresting.com/first-thanksgivinghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/thanksgiving-myth-and-what-we-should-be-teaching-kids-180973655/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgivinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystic_massacrehttps://lhhc.org/news-events/newsroom.html/article/2025/11/14/a-grateful-nation-how-president-lincoln-shaped-thanksgivinghttps://blog.nativehope.org/what-does-thanksgiving-mean-to-native-americans

Send us Fan MailThis week we are headed to the land down under to look at a Missing Persons Crisis that mirrors the one we are facing here in the Americas. While looking for cases to highlight Blue Jean Jacket Day on June 6th here in the US, I came across several stories of missing aboriginal men in Western Australia. Much like with the MMIR movement here in the US, WA has an absurd number of missing men from native communities, most who reside in the bush. This episode gives s quick coverage of one family of who lost several members over the decades, with no clue as to what happened to them or where they could have gone. Follow the links below to find resources if you have any information about these disappearances. ROH EP 49 Source Notes:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-28/young-men-vanish-in-the-outback-without-trace/104127924https://sacredconnectionswithcam.medium.com/the-forgotten-voices-wesley-lockyer-and-the-crisis-of-missing-aboriginal-men-d772f7df66b1https://australianmissingpersonsregister.com/ampr/WesLockyer.htmhttps://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/men-are-going-missing-in-the-pilbara-these-women-are-taking-their-fight-for-answers-to-the-top/p1k3fxaj8https://www.aboriginalheritage.org/history/history/https://historyofaustraliaonline.com/aboriginal-history/

Send us Fan MailNovember is National Native American Heritage Month and of course we had to bring you stories about native american history. But, I wouldnt call this native american history; no this is the history of white supremacy. How the Shoshone people have survived and are still here today is their history. In the late 1800's the west was opening up for exploration and settlement. Although the Shoshone people had been living in this region for milennia, they were welcoming to the settlers who had moved into the area. Much to their own detriment.After a time of harsh treatment, the Shoshone had had enough and began to strike back at the settlers who were coming in and taking over their ancestoral lands. This lead the white people of the area to reach out and ask for help from the US government. In response they sent out the man they would call the Indian Killer, Patrick Connor. And he got that name honestly; starting with this massacre of almost a whole village, he started his reign of terror against the native people of the US that would last until the end of the civil war.ROH EP 48 Source Notes:https://allthatsinteresting.com/bear-river-massacrehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_River_Massacrehttps://rsc.byu.edu/civil-war-saints/bear-river-massacre-new-historical-evidencehttps://open.spotify.com/show/57T37XxHcdkdqV62eeLen9

Send us Fan MailWe are taking a break from the bull shit this week with a pick me up. Standing almost 6ft tall and weighting over 200 pounds, not much stood in Mary Fields way once she was freed from her enslavement. Not even the might of the Catholic church could stop Mary from being herself. When she was 63 she won a contract as an independent mail carrier and from here Mary's name grew into the stuff of legends. But Mary does not need tales of bravery or heroism to make her stand out. She made her own path and the world will forever be brighter for it. ROH EP 47 Source Notes:https://postalmuseum.si.edu/stagecoach-mary-fieldshttps://www.history.com/articles/meet-stagecoach-mary-the-daring-black-pioneer-who-protected-wild-west-stagecoacheshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Fields

Send us Fan MailUgh, this guy. So glad this is the last I'm gonna have to talk about this douche canoe. Colombo was not the hero he has been made out to be. No, he is not known to be a kind man by historians, cutting off hands for missed taxes, " giving" native women to his friends to do with what they wanted, and forcing native people into dark dank mines to extract the resources deep under ground. His arrival opened the door for all matter of men with cruel, greedy intentions to sail across the sea in search of fortune, with absolutely no regard for the lives of those who already inhabited the land. And so next year when " Columbus Day rolls around, learn about the local native community in your area and get involved with their community. It is the least we can do after being given the gift of birth on their land by the Creator.ROH EP 46 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus

Send us Fan MailWith the recent holiday and the debate over the name; Indigenous People's Day Vs. Columbus Day, I felt it was important to take a good look at the man behind the holiday. Colombo, as he will be referred too, was not a smart man. Challenges arose from the get go with his miscalculations concerning the distance he needed to travel. He assumed his voyage would be 1/4th of what it would actually be. But once he had the funds to set out he did so. And as soon as he made landfall in the America's, the horrors began. In his first interaction with the Arawak peoples, he took some captive to force them to show them the source of their gold. And that's just the first of his four voyages across the sea. ROH EP 45 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Genoahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus

Send us Fan MailBoy do we have a sad story for yall today.Living in the mountains we have experience with feeling safe from natural disasters. But just last year Mother Nature showed us even we are not safe from her wrath.And that was a hard lesson residents of Galveston learned in September of 1900. After a few decades of having storms pass them by the residents of this booming island city felt that they were safe from any that might come their way.Add to that a political pissing match between the US and Cuban governments that brought communications to a halt, Galveston was terribly unprepared for the Cat 4 hurricane that was coming their way. And due to that, this city saw one of, if not the largest lost of life within the US. Thousands of lives were lost due to mans folly.ROH EP 44 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricanehttps://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2012/november/saving-lives-during-americas-deadliest-disaster

Send us Fan MailWe are back this week with another lesson about the evils of wealthy white people. I know that that statement can offend a lot of folks, but that is the fact of today's story.After a long summer of violence and oppression across the country, another black community came under attack when sharecroppers formed a Union to fight for more fair portions of the profits considering they were the ones doing all the work, and seeing little return.But anytime black people attempt to build something better for themselves, a certain group of individuals can't stand to see it, so they use any excuse to beat them back down, and keep them oppressed and subjugated.Only recently has the true horrors of this particular event been uncovered and if our government has their way, they will be buried again. Reports claim only 11 black people were murdered but the truth is it could have been as many as 800. But we will never know the truth.ROH EP 43 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharecroppinghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/death-hundreds-elaine-massacre-led-supreme-court-take-major-step-toward-equal-justice-african-americans-180969863/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_massacre

Send us Fan MailWe are back this week and less covidy so we have another missing persons case for you today.There are many reasons I have never stepped foot on a cruise ship, but one of the biggest is the fear of someone I love going missing.And that fear hit the Bradley family in March of 1998 when Amy Lynn Bradley went missing from a Royal Caribbean ship her family was on for vacation. What happened next was failings from every department and organization brought on to investigate this disappearance.And 27 years later there have been very few leads into what happened to Amy and where she could be now.ROH EP 42: Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Amy_Lynn_Bradleyhttps://www.foxnews.com/us/brother-of-woman-who-vanished-from-cruise-27-years-ago-reveals-critical-third-witnesshttps://people.com/was-amy-lynn-bradley-ever-found-11774103https://www.netflix.com/title/81741332https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2025/07/20/what-happened-to-amy-bradley-netflix-reopens-the-chilling-cruise-ship-case/

Send us Fan MailThis week Ian wanted to take a crack at some history after an experience he recently had.Recently a relative got married and on his way to the ceremony Ian spotted a home whos yard was overflowing with little black statues. Curious he looked them up and was shocked to read what he did about the history of lawn jockeys.It's a complicated history, that no one is really sure where it started from. But we do know today that having this statues in ones yard is a glaring red flag for many people, namely black people.ROH EP 41 Source Notes:https://jimcrowmuseum.ferris.edu/question/2020/april.htmhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawn_jockeyhttps://gardens.si.edu/collections/explore/object/hac_1988.006https://www.loudounhistory.org/history/underground-railroad-jockey-statues/

Send us Fan MailThis week we are going to the land of sea and sand, the beautiful islands of Hawaii. These islands have been a favorite vacation destination for families for over a century, but it has not always been a US state.For hundreds of years the island was home to Polynesian descendants who made the islands their home. The Europeans found the islands and soon began harvesting her resources. Before long, a group of white business men felt they had more right to the land than the native did and sought out to take control of the islands by force.The people of Hawaii have never stopped seeking to regain their sovereignty and I hope that one day control of the land will be given back to her rightful rulers.ROH EP 40 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii#Historyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cookhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1840_Constitution_of_the_Hawaiian_Kingdomhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor#Approach_and_attackhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_sovereignty_movement#Sovereignty_and_cultural_rights_organizationshttps://www.civilbeat.org/2025/03/hawai%CA%BBi-must-become-self-governing/https://new-breath.org/resource/native-hawaiian-sovereignty/https://www.nationofhawaii.org/

Send us Fan MailThis week we are going to take a look as a soldier that tarnished not only his name but that of the Canadian Forces.With a career that spanned over 23 years Colonel Williams was at the top of his game when a local woman went missing from her home. After a short investigation, Williams was linked to the scene of the crime. But when he confessed, law enforcement got more then than bargained for.ROH EP 39 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Williams_(criminal)#Military_servicehttps://thecinemaholic.com/russell-williams-where-is-the-killer-now/https://murderpedia.org/male.W/w/williams-russell.htm

Send us Fan MailThis week we are looking at an exceptional woman.For many years the first lady had been a prop for the most powerful man in the world. But when Franklin Roosevelt became the 32nd president of the US, his wife Eleanor flipped the position of first lady on its head.ROH EP 38 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Leaguehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Un-American_Activities_Committeehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundown_town

Send us Fan MailSo we are back with the second half of the riots that changed LA forever. After the inital day of rioting, the violence became more widespread throughout the city. While law enforcement was quick to block off the neighborhoods of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, the Korean community was trapped in the middle.And so they defended themselves while cops ran from gunfire and dispatchers didn't answer their phones call.When it was all said and done, there was over 1 billion dollars in damage to the city, and over 60 lives were lost during that week of hell on earth. Unfortunately, we now have to deal with a president weaponizing the military against us like this again, all cause his feelings got hurt.ROH EP 37 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riotshttps://spreadsheets.latimes.com/la-riots-deaths/

Send us Fan MailThis week we are going back in the way back machine to the best decade of all time. The 90's. After what has been going on in California the last month or so, I felt it was appropriate to look at a time in history when we saw this happen before.There is a lot that went into the events of April 29th 1992 and the days that followed. Years of abuse and exploitation, racism and stereotyping had the black community at it's wits end. Imagine you are just trying to live day to day but are constantly harrassed for the way you look.In the 3 years before the riots over 50,000 people had been arrested simply because of where they lived. Then a young black girl was killed for no reason, and a black man was beaten severely with no one being held responsible. And people were tired.ROH EP 36 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_29%2C_1992_(Miami)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riotshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Hammer_(1987)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Latasha_Harlinshttps://www.goodreads.com/quotes/8157203-there-are-three-sides-to-every-story-your-side-my

Send us Fan MailWe are back! Thank you so much to our fans who are still here with us while we were off. Thank you to everyone who reached out after the passing of my brother, your love was very much appreciated.So this week we are looking at an event I did not pay much attention too at the time, I had just graduated high school a week prior. But you'd have to be an alien to not know the name Killdozer.This is the story of a man who felt like everyone was against him and it was his god given duty to make them pay for their sins against him. So he bought a bulldozer and made it a tank so he could destroy those who had been against him.ROH EP 35 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Heemeyer#Background

Send us Fan MailMay 5th is MMIW Awareness Day and June 6th is MMIM Awareness day but everyday indigenous people go missing and their cases are thrown to the side.This is what happened with Benita Long when she went missing in March of 2022 from a motel in Washington state. At first police were not concerned due to her past history, and by the time they actually cared to investigate it was far to late.If you or anyone you knows knows anything about the disappearance of Benita Long call the Yakama Nation Police at 509-865-2933 and refer to case number 22-004079.ROH EP 34 Source Notes:https://www.haywoodncprideonmain.org/https://charleyproject.org/case/benita-desiree-longhttps://www.npr.org/2025/03/10/nx-s1-5057412/missing-persons-indigenous-mmiw-namus-police-databasehttps://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/feb/17/we-deserve-to-know-what-happened-to-her-families-r/https://www.websleuths.com/threads/wa-benita-long-40-last-seen-in-toppenish-at-el-corral-yakama-nation-26-march-2022.627864/https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/sourceshttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/washington-creates-first-statewide-alert-system-missing-indigenous-peo-rcna22528

Send us Fan MailWARNING: This episode contains discussion of animal murder and a school bombing.This week as we enter Pride month we take a look at someone no one should have any pride in. Andrew Kehoe was known as impatient and frugal, but also a helpful neighbor.But a time came when he felt that the town no longer deserved his kindness but instead his rage. And that is when he planned to take his anger out on the people of the small community he called home by striking at the one things that meant the most to them; their children.Roh Ep 33 Source Notes:https://www.haywoodncprideonmain.org/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_School_disaster#Aftermathhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/1927-bombing-remains-americas-deadliest-school-massacre-180963355/

Send us Fan MailIt seems there is a lot of vitrol and hate towards anything showcasing black excellence now adays on social media. This includes figures from history.Known as the black Samurai we do not know much about the man known simply as Yasuke. But there was nothing simple about him. The very sight of this man sent communities into a frenzy and people lost their lives trying to catch a glimpse of him.But what he did next still shocks people to this day. After confirming this man had not bathed in a vat of ink, one of the most powerful rulers in feudal Japan took him under his wing.And as sad I am that Chadwick Bosman will not be bringing his story to life, we should soon see his story play out on the big screen.ROH EP 32 Source Notes:https://www.haywoodncprideonmain.org/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasukehttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Yasuke\

Send us Fan MailThis week we are going to be looking at a society that should be long dead but has had a revival of sorts recently.Founded in the early 1900's as a study group, the Thule society quickly became German Supremacy group, one that heavily targeted the Jewish community.And they are still spreading their hate today. If you are up for a mind bend, click on their link below to get a sense of what they are all about.ROH EP 31 Source Notes:https://www.haywoodncprideonmain.org/join-the-pride-on-main-paradehttps://thulesociety.com/https://www.clawsonbooks.com/the-thule-society-occultism-mysticism-and-the-dark-foundations-of-nazi-ideology/https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/thule-societyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thule_Societyhttps://isha.sadhguru.org/en/wisdom/article/kali-yuga-end-lies-aheadttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%B6lkisch_movementhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thule

Send us Fan MailWe got quite a short one this week, but it's a been more fun then what we have covered recently.Having been born into slavery, Bass Reeves was finally able to escape his captors and made his way to live with the natives. They taught him their language, their culture and their skills on the land.When freedom finally came for all black people, Bass was tapped to be a US Marshal due to his skills and knowledge. And even though he never learned to read or write, he never got the wrong man.ROH EP 30 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_Reeves#Careerhttps://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/reeves-bass-1838-1910/

Send us Fan MailThis week we are going to do something different. We are going to be looking at the case of a missing person that needs attention.On the night of Thanksgiving 2016 Cole Thomas went missing from an intersection in Benson NC during a road trip with two co workers.The investigation has uncovered the real reason for the road trip, but they have yet to locate Cole or any clue that could lead to his where abouts.4 men know what happened to him that cold night, but they are not talking. Someone out there knows something and I hope that his dad can learn the truth before the ten year anniversary of his disappearance next year.ROH EP 29 Source Notes:https://www.facebook.com/findcolethomas/https://thecinemaholic.com/what-happened-to-cole-thomas-is-he-alive-or-dead/https://www.mydailyrecord.com/news/investigator-says-he-knows-what-happened-in-cole-thomas-case/article_8666e26c-0e3b-5dea-80e8-59cf97e875cb.htmlhttps://www.ncsbi.gov/Divisions/Cold-Case-Investigation-Team/Missing-Persons/Christopher-Cole-Thomashttps://missinginthecarolinas.com/2024/01/episode-83-james-chambers-cole-thomas-and-sydney-west/

Send us Fan MailLet's go to Britain this week, during the 1800's of it all. 1888 to be specific.After a newpaper article came out bringing light to the terrible conditions of the match making factories management attempted to make people sign a form refuting the article.When they refused, one or more of the employees were fired. This set of a storm of strikes that could have crippled the match making industry.ROH EP 28 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchgirls'_strikehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweatshop#Historyhttps://theconversation.com/meet-the-matchstick-women-the-hidden-victims-of-the-industrial-revolution-87453https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Match-Girls-Strike/

Send us Fan MailThis week we are looking at one of the wildest events I personally have ever heard of.In 1985 an organization known as MOVE was causing waves in the community. They had already been run out of one home, and now the cops were on their way to run them out of another.But what they ended up doing would take the lives of 11 people in that house, 5 of them children. and destroy two city blocks. Within months Philly became known as The City That Bombed Itself.ROH EP 27 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Africahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_MOVE_bombinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOVE_(Philadelphia_organization)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcho-primitivism

Send us Fan MailLast week we took a journey to look at what drove two men to decide to bomb a federal building, taking the lives of dozens.This week we look at that act that took those lives. On April 19th 1995 at 9:02 am, the bomb that Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols had spent months planning and executing, ripped apart the Alfred P. Murrah Building in downtown Oklahoma City.The loss of life was catastrophic as was the damage to the building and surrounding area. But there was no remorse from the terrorist as this was their plan all along.ROH EP 25 Source Notes:https://www.sinisterhood.com/episodeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_McVeighhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nicholshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_citizen_movement

Send us Fan MailThis week we are looking back at the worst domestic terrorist attack in US history.After the mess that the US government made during Rudy Ridge and the siege at Waco, many homegrown terrorist were angry and looking to take revenge against the government.Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were two sure terrorist. Having grown up in the US, being former military and white supremacist, these two were ready to go after anyone to take revenge upon the government.This episode tells us how were got to the events of April 19th 1995.ROH EP 25 Source Notes:https://www.sinisterhood.com/episodeshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_McVeighhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nicholshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_citizen_movement

Send us Fan MailWe got a bit of a lighter episode for ya this week, but its still a weird story.On July 14th 1518 Frau Troffea walked out of her home in Strasbourg France and began dancing. But this was not joyful twirling, line dancing, or any of the dancing we have today, instead it was a manic dancing that lasted well into the night and only stopped once Troffea fell asleep.But the next day she would wake up and start dancing again. Soon more people began joining her and before long almost 400 people had joined in the choreomania that would last for two months.Even today with the technology we have there is no way for us to know what caused this plague, or any of the others to follow. But I can definitely see it happening again in the future.ROH EP 24 Source Notes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Vitushttps://www.britannica.com/event/dancing-plague-of-1518https://allthatsinteresting.com/dancing-plague

Send us Fan MailIn 1992 the cult classic movie Candyman made it's way to movie theaters, and more than a few people recognized the story line to be much more than just a nightmare. For folks living in the ABLA homes, the thought of someone breaking in through their bathroom cabinets was not an irrational fear, but one they lived with daily.In comes 52 year old Ruthie Mae who had been a resident of Abbott homes for four years. Having lived a long hard life Ruthies was on the path to freedom and safety, but her journey was cut short when two young men broke in through her medicine cabinet and murdered her.And so a legend was born that has haunted generations for over three decades. And for those who still live in these buildings, it's more than a legend, it is their day to day life.ROH Episode 23 Source Notes:https://www.hauntlanta.com/https://the-line-up.com/ruthie-mae-mccoyhttps://chicagoreader.com/news/they-came-in-through-the-bathroom-mirror/https://allthatsinteresting.com/history-uncovered/candymanhttps://thecinemaholic.com/ruth-mae-mccoy/

Send us Fan MailThis week we are back in Chicago looking into one of the most infamous names to come out of the city, and can you believe it is not a black man?!Naw, Herman, as he was named at birth, was a descendent of the first english colonist. And just as with many people who were sent to the US, Herman would grow up with a thirst for violence.Many people know his name and have heard of his crimes but many do not know the real story behind Herman or his Murder Castle. Although his crimes may not be as numerous as we have heard, they were pretty twisted.ROH EP 22 Source Noteshttps://www.hauntlanta.com/https://www.history.com/topics/crime/murder-castlehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HH.Holmeshttps://allthatsinteresting.com/hh-holmes-hotel

Send us Fan MailThis week we are looking at Ida's life after meeting her husband and having kids. For some women, this would slow down their fight, but not for Ida.No, if anything being a mother to young black children fueled Ida's fight even more. Even with the threat of the federal government at her back, Ida kept on fighting for what she knew in her heart was right.May we all take courage from Ida to do what is right, no matter the consequence.Episode 21 Source Notes:https://www.hauntlanta.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_B._Wells