History Go Time Bonus Shows

Why do Americans feel the need to put cheese on everything? Short answer? The Sykes-Picot Agreement. Long answer? This show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

History, etymology, fun times. A bit of a palate cleanser after 4 hours of yelling at a sequel that never should have happened. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One hundred and twenty-five years ago the crew of the unassuming cargo ship, the SS Warrimoo, made history. Or did they? But the real question is: does it really matter? Let's close out 2024 with some mild philosophy. "But seas between us braid hae roar'd sin' auld lang syne". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you know that Martin Luther documented every bowel movement of his life? Or that the Catholics have a magic bucket of Jesus shampoo that you used to be able to buy with real money? And that these things are linked? If only there were some sort of podcast one could listen to about such things? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We explore why sometimes it's bad to make a guy eat his own son. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I felt kinda bad about how much I poked fun at the Dutch, who don't really deserve it. So here's the story about how the Dutch accidentally discovered Australia multiple times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a companion to the history of playing cards, here's a history of board games. It starts out on message and turns into Das Kapital about halfway through. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enough people have asked for me to do it, so here it is. The actual, real myth from Ancient Egypt in which the mighty Horus and the evil Set do battle with their...manly emissions. The show is beyond X-rated, parental discretion is advised. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire is obviously tragic for the large-scale loss of life involved. But when you get granular it's actually a comedy of errors culminating in what is objectively one of the funniest things to ever happen. Find out what a 'troublechet' is. In other news, AI seems to have something of a cycloptic foot fetish. I didn't prompt this, but it's what generated and I think we're safe from Skynet for a while. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most people, when they're asked to think of the best pharaoh in history, will probably come up with Tutankhamun. Here's why that's a terrible answer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Victor Hugo, one of the most famous authors of all time, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, Les Miserables, that guy. Did you know that he was one of the most insatiable sex addicts of all time? Well, you're about to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the midst of a flu delirium and Easter-based rage at the papacy, we have a look at some useful bible verses to use in debates before we tackle the best story in Christianity - the time God murdered 42 children with bears Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a meandering journey through history that ultimately explores the triumph and failure of the Yamato series battleship. Plus a lot more stuff that you didn't know was related. Tapestry = rich. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The invention of the saxophone was never a sure thing. God himself tried to personally murder Adolphe Sax a number of times. Find out how close we came to the 1980's never happening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I've had this brainworm for a while, it's time to get it out. We're doing another thing you might not know, this time it's why someone named Yankee Doodle might have weird ideas about feathers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Because I need to take a brief sabbatical from Hannibal, here's a quick interstitial episode about the Texas City Disaster, or: just how wrong can you load a ship? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Halloween means a lot of different things for a lot of different people, but for me it means I can dig into the sordid terror box that is the Halloween file. We're finally getting around to The Blood Countess, Elizabeth Bathory with a special bonus appearance by Ferenc "The Black Knight" Nadasdy, so you know this is going to be messy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a discussion about conspiracy theories, Hollywood, and mostly about how there's a secret, third Nolan brother who is totally* Agent 47 from Hitman *allegedly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So we throw the term 'Third Reich' around a lot, because history, but what exactly were the first two? Would you like to know more? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1993, Paramount Pictures decided to green light a new series of Star Trek. As a direct consequence of this, in 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine. Yes, you can draw a direct line between them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another companion piece to the Punic series, this is a look at how Rome was founded and why all Romans were batshit insane. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A crucial companion to the epic Punic series, here's why Carthage be like it do. And the main show will cover why Carthage now be like it don't. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A really, really, really in-depth exploration of the history of paint. This is way more interesting than it sounds, trust me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of my favourite historical figures of all time gets her due, the unstoppable force of nature that was one of the greatest admirals of all time - Artemesia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A wistful look at how life often doesn't turn out as planned, through the lens (great joke, listen and find out) of the astronomer Guillerme le Gentil Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Face it, Imperial measurements are just objectively wrong and anyone who uses them is bad and should feel bad. But that's not just opinion, have some fun facts. Also some bonus facts about how many English kings have died from eating too many eels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Halloween show we take a look at the first-ever urban legend and the guy who inspired Batman, Springheel Jack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The wild story of the greatest computer virus ever written. I honestly think this is my personal favourite show, but I'm biased. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You know how all the fairy tales we know were originally way darker than we ever imagined? Well, this one is real. It actually happened. It's the creepy story of Tarrare, the boy who ate everything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Vasa was designed to be the biggest and grandest ship in the world. It sank in less than 20 minutes. It's a wild ride in more ways than one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Germany does things differently. For instance, instead of Jolly Saint Nick, Santa Claus, the friendly figure who brings toys to good boys and girls the world over, they have a horrifying nightmare troll creature who carries naughty children off to hell. Schlaf gut, liebschien! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The demonym for people from Hartlepool, England, is "Monkeyhanger." Come on, you totally want to know why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why would the grim spectre of Colonel Harlan Sanders, the Chicken God, haunt the Hanshin Tigers Japanese baseball team? Also there's a lof of references to Moneyball, so you should probably read/watch that as homework. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More stuff on time and dates, because it's actually really interesting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why things time related are called what they are, which, admit it, you've all wondered Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I kind of shot my wad in the title, there's nothing more to add here. It's an addendum to the Time Travel show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More Ukraine stuff, such as why Russia is getting Rick-Rolled, the logistics of actually fighting a war, and why the Virgin Mary is carrying a Javelin Missile Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.