An Hour of Our Time

This week, we continue our series on the English Civil Wars and discuss the rise of Oliver Cromwell and the execution of Kings Charles 1.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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!

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.

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

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

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 Gévaudan (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.

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 Gévaudan - a series of strange animal attacks that occured in France in the 1760s.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!