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!
Episodes
57 episodes
4.8: Consumption Assumptions
FINALLY! This episode has been a long time in the making. When one views massive, defunct sanitoriums like Waverly Hills, they're often associated with mad scientists performing torturous experiments and angry spirits in the afterlife. That is ...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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1:13:33
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? Maybe you heard some 'rumors' about Fleetwood Mac, and you'd like us to clear them up for you! Join us as we ta...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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56:50
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 tempers caused war to break out in the coalfields. One thing is for certain: these folks woke up and chose violence. Come and ...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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1:02:00
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 disturbing and graphic! Join us as we learn about the injustice of the Junko Furuta case, how Edison was a complete jerk, and why...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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46:09
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 Colonel Benjamin Caudill's gold, or the ultimate quest for Atari glory? Join us as we tell you about some pretty neat treasu...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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54:22
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 stories of bold women like Nina, whom lived through death, war, loss, and great love, and her mother Adelasia (El Capitan), w...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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46:47
4.2: Love Your Libraries
Ever wonder about the history of libraries? Throughout history, there have been some great libraries, great librarians, and great philanthropists that paved the way for library services worldwide. The Great Library at Alexandria was an ancient ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:11:17
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 holidays; definitely no silent nights for these unfortunate folks. Also, Tyrell makes him return, and of course hilarity ensu...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:02:34
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 incubators? Ever hear of the Dionne quintuplets, who were conceived and born against all odds before fertility treatments were...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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47:48
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 some not-so-famous feuds in American History! From slicking to stealing pocket watches to cartoonish chases through the Appala...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:00:50
3.5: Come Life, Shaker Life
Have you ever heard of the Shakers? Lots of people have, though they tend to only remember one thing: they denied themselves 'pleasures of the flesh'. The Shakers were so much more than that one belief, however. Come listen as we tell you all a...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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49:34
3.4: The Cure-All and Quackery
Humans have come up with some odd ways to cure whatever it is that ails you! From bleeding you in order to cure blood loss, poking around in your noggin with an ice pick, and painting you teeth with radioactive chemicals (but they were so attra...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:09:09
3.3: Zeus on the Loose!
Come and join us as we dive into Greek Mythology and discover Hera's anger problem, Zeus's loose morals, and exactly what a Titanomachy is! We discuss the Titan War, Greek love stories, and try to explain how Zeus got a mortal woman pregnant wh...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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56:14
3.2: Pandemic Panic!
The outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) isn't the first time the human race has had a pandemic on their hands; smallpox, Spanish flu, the black plague to name a few. Join us as we discuss some of the pandemics humanity has encountered in the pas...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:27:48
3.1: The Goodest of Boys - Heroic Animals
Animals have a long history of being absolutely heroic. Whether transporting medicine in order to save lives, boosting troop morale in the trenches, or even taking down a machine gun nest single-handed (single-pawed?), animals have saved the da...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:07:52
2.19: Distractions, Trivia, and Season Finales!
Join us as we play a rousing game of Truth or Myth, get a little distracted, and find out whether or not George Washington actually had wooden teeth (plus lots more)!
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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40:22
Episode 2.18: The Weird Side of Thanksgiving
Did you know that Thanksgiving used to look exactly like Halloween? Ever hear of a man who could eat enough food for 15 men, but still remain hungry? Join us as we discuss the weird side of Thanksgiving! Ragamuffins, gluttony, and a whole lot o...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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46:22
Episode 2.17: Sometimes Truth is Scarier Than Fiction
Haunted dolls, haunted chairs of death, paranormal happenings, Ed and Lorraine Warren, and more spooky stuff on this Halloween episode!
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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52:52
Episode 2.16: Weird History!
On this episode, we're looking at some strange events from history, like the Dyatlov Pass Incident! Join us as we talk about disappearances, UFOs, cannibalism and more!
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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1:19:10
Episode 2.15: Dumb History Round 2!
We are back again on this episode with some of the weirdest and dumbest events in history! Join us as we talk about things from awful miscommunications, to more run ins with the terrifying rabbit!
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:07:10
Episode 2.14: The One That's Really Dark
On this episode, Josh, Tessa, and Ty talk about Josef Mengele, Lizzie Borden, and Albert Fish. This episode contains some of the darkest material to date, so if you're up for it, join us as we talk about some of history's monsters.
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:37:00
2.13 - The Hulk, Glowing Pups, and Nuclear Disasters
This week's episode is all about Nuclear Meltdowns throughout history! Learn about Chernobyl, SL-1, Three Mile Island, and Fukushima, and the disasters that occurred after meltdown. Also, we get way off topic again and talk about nerdy stuff li...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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1:09:37
Episode 2.12: Who Dat! New Orleans!
On this episode, Josh, Tessa, and Ty talk about some of the history and culture of New Orleans, brought about by some of our past trips there!
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:23:35