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2020
Apr 5, 2020A Lost Colony from a Lost EpisodeNewly unearthed audio about newly unearthed evidence from Roanoke.Colonial America36 minMar 27, 2020Vikings, Irishmen, and Tiger Kings (Oh, my.)What to read and watch while you’re in lockdown.Recommendations54 minMar 24, 2020Yesterday in History (March 23rd)Patrick Henry, Wernher von Braun, and Handel handling good things.This day in history—
2019
Feb 20, 2019You're the WORST!Three of the most abhorrent members of the History Hall of Shame.Villains79 minJan 2, 2019Welcome Back, Blame-O-Meter“Read my lips” and the 1992 election, plus 1991 NYC.Presidents58 min
2017
Feb 25, 2017Night Wolves and Metal NosesPresidential drinking habits, Kentucky mayhem, and Montenegro.Grab bag60 minJan 30, 2017Getting Into the Colonial Spirit(s)A toast to our drunken history, with the book’s creators.Drinks & history61 min
2016
Nov 11, 2016Eleventh Hour EpisodeA Veteran’s Day episode. Get your tissues for this one.World War I40 minNov 6, 2016October (no, wait...November) SurpriseThird-party candidates, October surprises, and “Lord” Timothy Dexter.Elections—Feb 9, 2016Forty (Not "Fourty")Forty years, forty things, and the mystical number 40.Grab bag59 min
2015
Aug 9, 2015"Pretium Iustum Est!"A live game show pricing everyday medieval objects in modern dollars.Medieval36 minMar 27, 2015Ep. #4: Blame-O-MeterAssigning blame through history with the Blame-O-Meter.Blame65 minFeb 19, 2015Post-Valentine's Day Special Mini-Episode17th-century pick-up lines, tested on our unsuspecting spouses.Mini-episode10 minFeb 4, 2015Ep. #3: "In-Bred & Bog-Buttered"Habsburg family trees, bog butter, and the old rebel yell.Grab bag59 min