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Time Crunch History
by Felicity Brassard and Ben Lusterio-Adler
Time Crunch is a quick history podcast. Join Felicity, who knows a lot about history, and Ben, who doesn't, on a biweekly jaunt through time. We tell stories without getting bogged down in the details, and sometimes we toss a joke in there too.
Episodes
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Sausage Duel: Bismarck v. Virchow
Today’s episode is all about an *interesting* duel between two Prussian politicians. On one side, Otto Von Bismarck, praised as the visionary behind uniting Germany and a hero among German nationalists. One the other, Rudolf Virchow, a talented scientist-turned-progressive political figure who...
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China's Most Ruthless Emperor (Or Was She?)
Today’s episode is about the famous Empress Wu Zetian, the first and only female ruler in more that 3,000 years of Chinese history. From her beginnings as a low level concubine to sitting on the Dragon throne, the accomplishments of Empress Wu are a matter of dispute to this day. Between ruthless...
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The Black Olympian Who Ruined Hitler’s Plans
Today’s story is about Jesse Owens, an African American athlete who disrupted Hitler’s plans to use the 1936 Berlin Olympics to showcase Aryan superiority. Despite becoming the first global black star of the track and taking home four Olympic gold medals, Jesse Owens was still faced with the…
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1816: The Year Without a Summer
What do Frankenstein, worldwide famines, apocalyptic weather, and the invention of the bicycle have in common? They were all caused by the most destructive explosion on earth in the past 10,000 years: the eruption of Mount Tambora. This episode, you'll see just how much changes when 12 cubic…
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The African Kingdom That Didn't Need Doors
Today’s episode is all about a Kingdom you probably haven’t heard about, but definitely should have: a place with fortifications rivaling the Great Wall of China, the birthplace of the famous Benin Bronzes, and whose capital was more technologically advanced than contemporary London. This is the...
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Britain's Last Hangman
CW: This episode discusses alcoholism, executions and the holocaust. Listener discretion is advised. Growing up some kids want to be firefighters, astronauts, doctors. Not the main character of this week's episode: growing up, his dream was to be an executioner. This is the story of the UK’s last...
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The Satanic Fortune Teller Assassin
CW: This episode discusses infanticide, marital abuse, and abortion. Listener discretion is advised. This episode, Felicity tells the tale of one of history’s most scandalous criminal trials. The story of La Voisin has it all: fortune telling, satanic rituals, and a poison-peddling organization...
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The Bisexual, Sword-Fighting, Convent-Burning Opera Singer: Julie d'Aubigny
Julie d'Aubigny's story is so wild we couldn't fit it all in one episode. From her upbringing in the King's court to her rough-and-tumble life as a sword fighter to her fame as an opera singer, listen along for the tale of this particularly badass bisexual woman.
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The Pharaoh Egypt Tried to Forget
This week join Felicity and Ben and a trip to Ancient Egypt. Learn about Ahkenaten: father of King Tut, husband to Nefertiti and founder of a royal cult to the sun god. We don't want to spoil anything, but he may or may not have been labelled a heretic and a criminal.
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Great Zimbabwe & Yasuke, the First Black Samurai
It's important to recognize that black history extends beyond and before the tragic history of the Atlantic slave trade so in honour of Black History Month we wanted to share the story of Yasuke, the first non-Japanese and African Samurai. Also, thanks to one of our listeners, find out about the...
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China's First Emperor: Fighter of Fish and Eater of (Im)Mortality Pills
This episode Felicity tells Ben the story of how the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi, became obsessed with immortality after several failed coups and assassination attempts, creating a couple world wonders in the process.
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Mr. Cheese & The Ghost Army of El Alamein
This episode, Ben decides to give his own history fact, and Felicity tells the story of how a filmmaker, a stage magician, and a man nicknamed “cheese” teamed up to fool the Nazis using tanks made of palm leaves.
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Turtle Ships: Defenders of Korea
Learn about that time the famous Admiral Yi was outnumbered ten-to-one. Luckily, he had a trick up his sleeve: the Turtle Ship.
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The Brit Who Tricked an American General into Surrendering His Fort to Canada
Join Felicity, who is a history buff, and Ben, who isn't, to learn about the amazing General Brock and that time he tricked an American General into surrendering an entire Fort without a single drop of blood being drawn. Welcome to the very first episode of Time Crunch History!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Time Crunch is a quick history podcast. Join Felicity, who knows a lot about history, and Ben, who doesn't, on a biweekly jaunt through time. We tell stories without getting bogged down in the details, and sometimes we toss a joke in there too.
HOSTED BY
Felicity Brassard and Ben Lusterio-Adler
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How many episodes does Time Crunch History have?
Time Crunch History currently has 14 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Time Crunch History about?
Time Crunch is a quick history podcast. Join Felicity, who knows a lot about history, and Ben, who doesn't, on a biweekly jaunt through time. We tell stories without getting bogged down in the details, and sometimes we toss a joke in there too.
How often does Time Crunch History release new episodes?
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Time Crunch History is created and hosted by Felicity Brassard and Ben Lusterio-Adler.
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