Short, serialized episodes telling some of the greatest stories in human history, with the first season recalling the harrowing tale of the Donner party.
We've covered a lot of terror in this podcast; it's time to relive a different type of pain. For all the Cubs fans who didn't live to see the Lovable Losers win it all, this one's for you.Sources:https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/inventions-and-discoveries-of-the-twentieth-century/inventions-1900-to-1990/https://www.mlb.com/cubs/history/timelinehttps://chicagology.com/baseball/chicagoballparks/doublenohitter/https://sportsnaut.com/longest-championship-droughts-nfl-nba-sports/ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/index.shtml https://www.mlb.com/news/no-hitter-c265779246 https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/RBI_season.shtml https://wrigleyivy.com/the-homer-in-the-gloamin/ https://www.billygoattavern.com/legend/curse/ https://sabr.org/journal/article/the-chicago-cubs-college-of-coaches-a-management-innovation-that-failed/ https://www.kenhubbs.com/ https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/061018 https://web.archive.org/web/20060216154935/http://www.jonmdavis.net/cubs/1984cubsclinch.mp3
Javy runs to home and it ruins Will Craig's career.
Mother nature strikes again.
It's a simple answer, but one that you don't often hear about.
It's a simple answer, but one that you don't often hear about.
Unfortunately, we're back.
End of Season 3. Thanks for coming along for the ride!
Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust.
Speculation, theories and chaos.
Let me tell you a tale of a king and his kingdom.
"It takes an earthquake to remind us that we walk on the crust of an unfinished planet." - Charles Kuralt
Even more ancient Greeks and the impact of 40 nuclear bombs going off at once.
We meet (and then leave) the Mitanni.
Giving a sense of scale for bronze age combat.
I apologize for all the names butchered in this episode. Then again, if you've made it this far, you know that's par for the course by now.
The Egyptians are to us what the Elves are to Middle Earth: crazy old.
Getting to know the world we will be exploring.
It's the end of the world as we know it!
Less exciting than Dr. Dre's album, but covers slightly more influential events.
The stage is set for greatness.
This is a good time to be alive, but not an easy one.
Florence Nightingale could have been anything she wanted to be.
The greatest history story of our lifetime is happening right now. What are we going to do about it?
Happy Memorial Day, we'll get back to the action properly next week.
"Walk softly and carry a big stick" - A man physically incapable of walking softly.
Note: don't punch people in the nose.
Man vs Wild, but without the camera crews and the hotel rooms.
If you think social distancing stinks, try breaking every bone in your body and being left for dead.
I expected the apocalypse to be full of zombies and anarchy and all I got was working from home and no toilet paper.
The man. The myth. The legend. Featuring some familiar faces.
We're parting ways with Taffy 3, one way or another.
A Destroyer Escort fights like a battleship.
In the words of John Wayne: "Fill your hands, you- (censored on the chance my mom listens to these and I don't want to disappoint her any more than I already do)"
The GOAT and the second best Manning square off on the gridiron.
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