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In An Hour of our Time Podcast, we choose a new topic each episode. Topics range from sociopolitical, to scientific, to historical, we try to maintain variety. We then each perform an hour of research followed by a marginally focused one hour discussion. Featuring: Joe Wallace, Dave Buker, and Mark…

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    • May 30, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 13m AVG DURATION
    • 362 EPISODES

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    English Civil War - Part 1 (ship money)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 61:01


    This week, we start a series on the English Civil War and focus on the fighting between King Charles I and the Parliamentarians.

    Sharks (we're gonna need a bigger podcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 74:01


    This week, we discuss sharks!!! Need we say more?

    National Delicacies (southern cough syrup)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 67:19


    This week, we continue our series on national delicacies and explore some cocktails and entrees from around the world.

    Richard III (there's a lot of Edwards)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 59:08


    This week, we discuss the life and death of Richard III - the last English king to die in battle.

    Allergies (trees trying to f*ck your nose)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 85:55


    This week, we discuss allergies - what causes them, how we figured out what causes them, and how we treat them.

    Hitler's Rise to Power (where's Mark when you need him?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 70:25


    This week, we discuss the events that led to Hitler and the Nazi's rise to power in 1920s and 1930s Germany.

    REPOST: Nuremberg Trials (oops all war crimes)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 71:05


    This week, in preparation for next week's episode about Hitler's rise to power, we revisit our 2023 episode on the Nuremberg Trials.

    Lincoln County War (¿quién es?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 67:10


    This week, we discuss the Lincoln County War and the legend of Billy the Kid.

    Gunfight at the O.K. Corral - Part 2 (buffaloed)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 72:00


    This week, we're wrapping up our episodes of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral and discussing the subsequent trial and Wyatt Earp's vendetta ride.

    Gunfight at the O.K. Corral - Part 1 (Big Nose Kate)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 68:39


    This week, we discuss the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, the 1881 confrontation between the Earp brothers, Doc Holiday, and the Cowboys in the town of tombstone, AZ.

    REPOST: Christmas Traditions (funeral potatoes)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2024 73:35


    This week, we return to our 2020 episode about Christmas traditions. New episode on January 10!

    Idioms - Part 7 (in the pocket of big pickle)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 58:52


    This week, we continue our anthology series on idioms, focusing on popular sayings related to winter and/or Christmas.

    Turkeys (a much more respectable bird)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 63:23


    Happy Thanksgiving, dear listeners. Let's talk turkey...their evolution, how they became associated with Thanksgiving, and how to properly prepare them.

    Boer War (bittereinders)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 82:26


    This week, we discuss the Boer War(s) of South Africa around the turn of the 20th century.

    Haunted Houses (Subway sub in a water cannon)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 63:19


    Happy Halloween, dear listeners. On this spooky occasion, we present an episode all about haunted houses (attractions). And we brought in our friend Alan who has worked in a haunted house for decades. Mwahahahahah!

    REPOST: Cryptids - live at COSI After Dark (moth in a sleeping bag)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 48:35


    This week, we return to our 2019 live episode about Cryptids. New episode coming on Halloween!

    Werewolf of Bedburg (cursed thong from the devil)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 69:35


    This week, to start our Halloween celebration, we're covering the story of the Werewolf of Bedburg.

    Space Rocks (meteor-wrongs)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 85:35


    This week, we discuss space rocks - asteroids, meteors, comets, and the like.

    National Delicacies - Part 3 (depression sandwich)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 75:09


    This week, we continue our series on national delicacies and focus specifically on regional American cuisine.

    War of Jenkins' Ears (brass balls)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 76:21


    This week, we discuss the War of Jenkins' Ear - a forgotten 1700s war between England and Spain.

    Food and Drug Administration - Part 2 (age of adulteration)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 76:03


    This week, it's time for part two of our series on the Food and Drug Administration. Don't get a tummy ache.

    Food and Drug Administration - Part 1 (poison squad)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 65:53


    This week, we start a two-part series on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Spoiler alert, a lot of food used to be spoiled. Stop drinking raw milk.

    Josef Mencik (where the tanks at?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 62:12


    This week, we discuss Josef Mencik, aka The Last Knight, who stood up against Germany tanks (while wearing a suit of armor) when they invaded Czechoslovakia in 1938. And...we're joined by our longtime co-host, Mark!

    Superstitions - Part 1 (thorny issue)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 71:56


    This week, we start a new anthology series...all about superstitions! Break a leg...

    REPOST: Battle of Gettysburg (peanut soup)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 74:07


    This week, while Dave is on a trip to Gettysburg, we revisit our episode about the battle for which the town is known.

    Atlantis - Part 2 (dropides nutz)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 91:37


    This week, we return to our discussion of pseudoscience and Atlantis and firmly blame this nonsense on the likes of Ignatius Donnelly and Edgar Cayce.

    Atlantis - Part 1 (friend zone academy)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 77:23


    This week, we start our discussion of Atlantis by talking about pseudosciences and Plato's origin of the myth.

    Play - Interview with Joe S (you could get a big straw)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 56:56


    This week, we're doing someting a little different - an interview with our friend Joe about what children can learn from the act of play (something we discussed during our episode on toys). Longtime listeners will remember Joe as a founding host of our podcast, and he is now pursuing a doctoral degree in education, which makes him a perfect person to talk to about this topic.

    REPOST: Nazis and the Occult (Nazis and the Occult (disaffected sad lonely white men that are looking for something to cling to)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 97:27


    This week, we need a short break to catch up on a few things so we're revisiting our episode about Nazis and the occult. We'll be back with a new episode on May 4!

    Bacon's Rebellion (bacon grease enema)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 65:27


    This week, we discuss Bacon's Rebellion - an armed rebellion held by Virginia settlers that took place from 1676 to 1677 (or so says Wikipedia). We say, it's an example o two jerks turning their issues into everyone's problem...and with disastrous consequences.

    Idioms - Part 6 (joystickin' bare-assed)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 66:47


    This week, we return to our ongoing series about idioms and discuss the origins of another set of commonly used phrases.

    Anti-Saloon League - interview with Kathryn Kaslow from Westerville History Museum (Partreon teaser)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 19:30


    This week, we present to you a sample of the exclusive content available to our Patreon supporters - an interview with Kathryn Kaslow from the Westerville History Museum. Revisiting our Prohibition episodes, we discuss the Anti-Saloon League and its connection to Westerville, Ohio.

    Leonardo da Vinci (invented the beef n' cheddar)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 74:39


    This week, we discuss the life and achievements of the ultimate Renaissance Man, Leonardo da Vinci...and the curious story of what happened to his remains.

    Phrenology (lump)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 71:06


    This week, we discuss the infamous pseudoscience called phrenology - the prediction of mental traits by measuring bumps on the skull.

    Prohibition - Part 2 (scofflaws)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 75:33


    This week, we conclude our series on Prohibition by discussing its effect on bar culture, its connection to organized crime, and its repeal in 1933. Drink up!

    Prohibition - Part 1 (wets)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024 71:21


    This week, we discuss the events that lead up to the prohibition of alcohol in the United States with the 18th Ammendment. Get ready for dry January.And...our Pateron is official active!patreon.com/anhourofourtimepodcast

    REPOST: New Year's Traditions (scottish fever)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 54:18


    We're taking a short break for the holidays and will be back with a new episode on January 12. In the meantime, enjoy our episode on New Year's Traditions!

    Toys (balls)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 81:39


    This week, just in time for Christmas, we're discussing toys - their history, their sometimes dangerous results, and why humans (and other animals) play with them.

    Attack on Pearl Harbor (black tears)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 79:33


    This week, for its 82nd anniversary, we discuss the military attack by Japan on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor.

    Cooking Techniques (chef hands)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2023 85:56


    This week, we are joined by Leanna Buker (Dave's wife and professional cook) to discuss cooking history and techniques. Bon appetit!

    Brotherhood of the Wolf (An Hour of Our Time...goes to the movies)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2023 79:31


    Surprise...new episode! This week, we're trying something new - discussing a movie that is relevant to one of our past episodes. In this case, we're discussing Brotherhood of the Wolf, which focuses on the story of the Beast of GƩvaudan (covered in our 2021 Werewolves episode).As mentioned, we are launching a Patreon soon, and this is an example of the bonus content we are planning to offer.

    REPOST: Werewolves (only Bob Seger can kill them)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 72:54


    HAPPY HALLOWEEN - we are reposting our 2021 episode about werewolves to prepare you for an upcoming new episode. Pay close attention to the section about the Beast of GƩvaudan - a series of strange animal attacks that occured in France in the 1760s.

    Candy (soft crack)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 70:25


    This week, just in time for Halloween, we discuss candy - its history and how it's made!

    Assassination of Franz Ferdinand (the Balkans were a powder keg)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2023 70:19


    This week, we discuss the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand - the event that sparked World War 1.

    Roadside Attractions (the one that Weird Al sings about)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2023 66:47


    This week, we discuss the history of roadside attractions - their rise/fall and why Joe has visited so many.

    Le Mans Disaster (human like to go fast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2023 73:47


    This week, we discuss the Le Mans disaster - the 1955 car racing accident that claimed over 80 lives.

    Idiom - Part 5 (flexin' my jerk brain)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2023 65:19


    This week, we return to one of our favorite topics...idioms! We'll discuss the origins and meanings of some common phrases.

    Episode 200 (the clock is ticking)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 75:46


    This week, we celebrate our 200th episode with a retrospective - we'll answer some listener questions, as well as some of our own.

    Nuremberg Trials (oops all war crimes)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 70:35


    This week, we discuss the Nuremberg Trials - the World War 2 events culminating in the trials, the people involved, and the impact.

    Battle of Gettysburg (peanut soup)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2023 73:27


    This week, we discuss the Battle of Gettysburg - the events of the American Civil War that lead to the battle, the battle itself, and efforts to preserve the battlefield. Get yourself some peanut soup and enjoy!

    Extremophiles (rusticles)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 68:38


    This week, we discuss organisms that survive in the most extreme of conditions - extremophiles!

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