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Short, serialized episodes telling some of the greatest stories in human history, with the first season recalling the harrowing tale of the Donner party.

Great History Stories


    • Jan 24, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 15m AVG DURATION
    • 78 EPISODES


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    Episode 77: The Losers: Suffering Through the History of the Chicago Cubs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 25:55


    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 

    Episode 76: The Worst Play in Baseball

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 18:46


    Javy runs to home and it ruins Will Craig's career.

    Episode 75: The Frozen Nightmare of the Franklin Expedition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 12:39


    Mother nature strikes again. 

    Episode 74: The Béziers Massacre

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 12:57


    The most metal monk you'll ever find. 

    Episode 73: Why is Black History Month in February?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 3:13


    It's a simple answer, but one that you don't often hear about. 

    Episode 73: Why is Black History Month in February?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 3:13


    It's a simple answer, but one that you don't often hear about. 

    Episode 72: Introducing Season 4: In the Face of Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2022 4:06


    Unfortunately, we're back. 

    Episode 71: Apocalypse Part 14: Bygone Age

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 10:57


    End of Season 3. Thanks for coming along for the ride!

    Episode 70: Apocalypse Part 13: The Sea Peoples (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 15:29


    Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust.

    Episode 69: Apocalypse Part 12: The Sea Peoples (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 14:49


    Speculation, theories and chaos.

    Episode 68: Apocalypse Part 11: Rebellion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 15:57


    Let me tell you a tale of a king and his kingdom.

    Episode 67: Apocalypse Part 10: Famine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 15:06


    Shades of the Donner Party

    Episode 66: Apocalypse Part 9: Missing Pieces

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 15:18


    "It takes an earthquake to remind us that we walk on the crust of an unfinished planet." - Charles Kuralt

    Episode 65: Apocalypse Part 8: Troy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 15:49


    A myth and a theory.

    Episode 64: Apocalypse Part 7: Explosion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 14:41


    Even more ancient Greeks and the impact of 40 nuclear bombs going off at once.

    Episode 63: Apocalypse Part 6: The Sea Powers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 13:40


    An ocean of trouble.

    Episode 62: Apocalypse Part 5: Rise and Fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 15:00


    We meet (and then leave) the Mitanni.

    Episode 61: Apocalypse Part 4: Kadesh

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020 14:47


    Giving a sense of scale for bronze age combat.

    Episode 60: Apocalypse Part 3: Election by Assassination

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 16:20


    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.

    Episode 59: Apocalypse Part 2: The Black Land

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 17:27


    The Egyptians are to us what the Elves are to Middle Earth: crazy old.

    Episode 58: Apocalypse Part 1: Set the Stage

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 15:24


    Getting to know the world we will be exploring.

    Episode 57: Introducing Season 3: Apocalypse

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 7:15


    It's the end of the world as we know it!

    Reevaluating, Research and Rest

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 4:35


    We'll be back soon. Promise.

    Underdogs Part 27: Aftermath

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2020 14:21


    Less exciting than Dr. Dre's album, but covers slightly more influential events.

    Great History Stories Part 26: Unconquerable Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2020 15:57


    The stage is set for greatness.

    Underdogs Part 25: The Lady With The Lamp

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2020 14:16


    This is a good time to be alive, but not an easy one.

    Underdogs Part 24: Qualified

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2020 15:11


    Florence Nightingale could have been anything she wanted to be.

    Underdogs Part 23: Filth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2020 14:40


    Pre-Nightingale hospitals weren't great.

    Underdogs Part 22: Blame Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2020 16:59


    Why do we love war?

    Underdogs Part 21: Advance!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 14:03


    Underdogs Part 20: Pocket Aces

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 16:00


    Thus, the folly of man.

    Underdogs: Two Options

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2020 14:00


    The greatest history story of our lifetime is happening right now. What are we going to do about it?

    Underdogs Part 18: Half a League

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 14:46


    When can their glory fade?

    Underdogs: Intermission

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2020 5:46


    Happy Memorial Day, we'll get back to the action properly next week.

    Underdogs Part 17: Allies

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2020 15:15


    A bunch of names that I can't pronounce.

    Underdogs Part 16: Gunboat Diplomacy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2020 15:06


    "Walk softly and carry a big stick" - A man physically incapable of walking softly.

    Underdogs Part 15: Sick Man of Europe

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 14:48


    Note: don't punch people in the nose.

    Underdogs Part 14: The Best Revenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 15:01


    Reality is often disappointing

    Underdogs Part 13: Elephants

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 14:11


    Man vs Wild, but without the camera crews and the hotel rooms.

    Underdogs Part 12: Death Threshold

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 16:08


    If you think social distancing stinks, try breaking every bone in your body and being left for dead.

    Underdogs Part 11: Mama Bear

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 14:27


    Close encounters of the fur kind.

    Underdogs Part 10: Plagues

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2020 16:33


    This is not the end.

    Underdogs Part 9: Work From Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2020 19:12


    I expected the apocalypse to be full of zombies and anarchy and all I got was working from home and no toilet paper.

    Underdogs Part 8: Mountain Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2020 17:39


    The man. The myth. The legend. Featuring some familiar faces.

    Underdogs Part 7: They're Getting Away

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2020 17:55


    We're parting ways with Taffy 3, one way or another.

    Underdogs Part 6: Sitting Ducks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2020 16:17


    A Destroyer Escort fights like a battleship.

    Underdogs Part 5: 50 Cal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 16:30


    RIP Terry.

    Underdogs Part 4: Harm's Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2020 17:33


    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)"

    Underdogs Part 3: I Have Returned

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2020 17:50


    A real life uno reverse card is played.

    Underdogs Part 2: Behemoth

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2020 16:32


    You PLAY to WIN the GAME.

    Underdogs Part 1: Giants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2020 16:05


    The GOAT and the second best Manning square off on the gridiron.

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