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History Unloaded is a podcast about firearms history from curators desperate to say more than we can fit on a label. Listen in and hear us think out loud about history, museums, culture and the occasional John Moses Browning wisecrack.

History Unloaded


    • Dec 24, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 34m AVG DURATION
    • 106 EPISODES

    4.8 from 32 ratings Listeners of History Unloaded that love the show mention: history, needed, knowledge, fun, thanks.



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    Latest episodes from History Unloaded

    Holiday Bonus: Not So Silent Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 62:45


    In this bonus holiday episode, Danny and Ashley talk to Elliot Aquila from Silencer Shop about all things suppressors. 

    Season 7: The Many Lives of Maxim

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 25:43


    In this season finale, Danny and Ashley continue to dig deeper into the weirdness that is Hiram Stevens Maxim's life. 

    Season 7: The Most Important Meal of the Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 25:50


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss his recent trip to Fabrique National in Belgium, but all they want to do is talk about breakfast. 

    Season 7: What if Winchester Didn't Exist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 41:13


    Danny and Ashley stoke the flames of conspiracy trying to determine what would have happened had Smith & Wesson decided to make their lever action. 

    Rerun: CFM Journal Reboot

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 40:00


    Due to scheduling conflicts, Danny and Ashley were unable to record a new episode this week, so please take a listen to an older one, discussing the Armax Journal. 

    Season 7: Post-SHOT Show Glow

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 30:58


    Danny and Ashley discuss what is up with lever actions on the modern market and how they feel about people running into them. 

    Rerun Season 6: Words Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 36:20


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about gun terminology - when it's time to get semantic and when you're just pedantic.

    Season 7: (S)HOT Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 41:59


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley recall some of their most ridiculous memories from the annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show. 

    Season 7: Glocks and History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 27:37


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss the impact of Glock firearms on history and how people feel about that.

    Season 7: The Real Gunmakers of the Connecticut River Valley Revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 36:30


    In today's episode, Danny and Ashley spill the tea on some of the 19th century's most prolific designers and why they sullied their own reputations by being insufferable. 

    Season 7: Danny and Ashley's Christmas Wish List

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 24:58


    In a weird turn of events, Danny wants corset hooks and sewing machines for Christmas and Ashley wants M2s and 1911a. 

    Season 7: From Fortnite to Federal Court

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 41:06


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss a shift in gun culture over the last few years and how a newer generation of gun owners does not necessarily fit the traditional mold. 

    Season 7: History Repeating Itself?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 44:49


    In this episode, Ashley attempts to let Danny talk about the Hunt Volitional Rifle, the oldest ancestor to the Winchester lever action rifle. 

    Season 7: Should ChatGPT replace Ashley and Danny?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 31:18


    In the premier episode of season seven, Ashley and Danny are a little rusty at podcasting so they turn to ChatGPT.     

    Saint Nicholas, PhD

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 36:20


    In this special episode, Danny and Ashley discuss what they want for Christmas and it involves cake, M1 Garand scabbards, and a PhD for Ashley.   Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Thanksgiving Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 34:18


    In this special episode, Danny and Ashley talk about ways to incorporate game meat into your Thanksgiving meal…yet somehow they don't talk about hunting Turkey at all.    Produced by Kamila Kudelska.  Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Interpreting Tragedy: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 31:03


    In this two-part Halloween special, Danny and Ashley talk about dark tourism, the way we remember tragedy, and how ghost tours may or may not help people process trauma.    Produced by Kamila Kudelska.  Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Interpreting Tragedy: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 39:22


    In this two-part Halloween special, Danny and Ashley talk about dark tourism, the way we remember tragedy, and how ghost tours may or may not help people process trauma. 

    Season Six: Lover, Wrestler, Inventor

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 44:36


    In the season finale, Danny and Ashley talk about one of the biggest names associated with Winchester, Thomas G Bennett.   Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Season Six: Mausers Man, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 28:05


    In this episode, Danny talks about the Winchester "Alphabet" guns.     Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Season Six: Mental Health and Guns

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 71:30


    In this week's episode, Danny and Ashley are joined by Michael Sodini of Walk the Talk America to discuss the serious statistics of death by suicide in the United States.   Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Season Six: Is Ashley a Believable Expert?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 29:25


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about scholarship and if anyone truly cares about accuracy.   Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco.

    Season Six: Mauser, Man, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 19:56


    In this two part episode, Danny talks about sporting arms and Mauser technology.   Produced by Kamila Kudelska.  Theme song by Corey Anco.

    Season Six: Chunky Revolvers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 28:34


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss revolvers throughout history that are less than desirable to carry.   Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Season Six: Catching a Lawsuit

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 31:08


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about Colt type single actions and passive safeties.   Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Season Six: Words Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 36:20


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about gun terminology - when it's time to get semantic and when you're just pedantic.   Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco.  

    Season Six: Space Cowboys

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 36:38


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about westerns, sci-fi and why the future is so obsessed with 19th century firearms.   Produced by Kamila Kudelska.  Theme song by Corey Anco.  

    Season Six Premiere!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 43:03


    We're back!  Danny and Ashley are back with a new season and in this premiere, they are here to spill the tea on each other and behind-the-scenes of the renovation.   Produced by Kamila Kudelska.  Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Mini Series: But Did You Die...Hard?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 37:44


    In this Christmas Eve episode, Danny and Ashley are joined by Independent Studio Services' Larry Zanoff to discuss everyone's favorite Christmas movie.   Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco.  

    Mini Series: Blowing Hot Air

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 30:38


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley make a loose tie to, “A Christmas Story,” by talking about air rifles.   Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Mini Series: Visitors, Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 36:20


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley celebrate Festivus by airing their favorite gun history and museum grievances.   Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco.  

    Mini Series: The Danny Who Stole Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 25:09


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley  talk about what collection items from museums around the country they would like to acquire.   Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Mini Series: Holiday Hunting

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021 59:13


    To get into the holiday spirit, Danny and Ashley are doing a mini season. In this premiere episode, Danny and Ashley talk about their favorite hunting recipes.    Produced by Kamila Kudelska.  Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Halloween Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 30:53


    In this spooky special, Danny and Ashley talk "Franken-guns," skeletonized guns and guns used in crimes.    Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Season 5: Ep 10 It‘s Finally Time to Talk About Robots

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 44:04


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley wrap up a season all about new gun owners, by looking forward to the future, including robots - sort of.    Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco.

    Season 5: Ep 9 CFM Journal Reboot

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 37:11


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley are joined by Nic Jensen-Jones to talk about what he's doing to create and encourage new scholarship, including rebooting an old CFM journal, Armax.   Produced by Kamila Kudelska.  Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Season 5: Ep 8 Gun Culture 2.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 65:06


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley speak with sociologist and professor David Yamane about his latest book, Concealed Carry Revolution.    Produced by Kamila Kudelska.  Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Season 5: Ep 7 Why Didn't Someone Write This Already?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 39:42


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about the changing nature of firearms research and chat with Nathan Gorenstein about his new book “The Guns of John Moses Browning.”   Produced by Kamila Kudelska.  Theme Song by Corey Anco. 

    Season 5: Ep 6 Influencing A New Generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 51:34


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss the role of social media influencers' impact on new gun owners and budding historians.   Produced by Kamila Kudelska.  Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Season 5: Ep 5 Museums Trying To Be Cool

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 56:08


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about how museums can modernize interpretation to welcome new types of visitors.    Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Episode 4: Forgotten Weapons And Gun Collecting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 41:34


    In this episode, Ian McCollum returns to discuss new avenues for collecting, his upcoming book on Pistols of Warlords and whether or not his popularity has helped influence a new generation of collectors.    Produced by Kamila Kudelska Theme song by Corey Anco 

    Season 5: Ep 3 Gun Collectors in the US and Abroad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 23:26


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley are joined by the Keeper of Firearms and Artillery for the Royal Armouries to talk about collecting for new gun owners…or something like that.    Produced by Kamila Kudelska  Theme Song by Corey Anco

    Season 5: Ep 2 Pandemic Collectors or Hoarders?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 23:26


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about how the rise in new gun owners could also lead to a rise in gun collecting…maybe…we hope.   Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco.    

    Season 5: Ep. 1 What's Old Is New Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 32:53


    In this season premiere, Danny and Ashley explore new gun owners and whether or not these demographics are really new or an important part of firearms history .     Produced by Kamila Kudelska Theme song by Corey Anco         

    Bonus Episode: Ms. Hlebinsky Goes to Washington

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 24:22


    In this standalone episode between Season 4 and 5, Danny grills Ashley on her testimony in front of the Senate.   Produced by Kamila Kudelska Theme song by Corey Anco

    Episode 25: Legs, Flight Jackets, And Giant Paintings

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 22:53


    In this season finale, Danny and Ashley discuss their favorite artifacts in to her museums and historic sites.    Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Episode 24: Wild West Madame Style

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 18:58


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss the gun of an old west Madame and the mythology behind people's perception of the Wild West.   Produced by Kamila Kudelska.  Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Episode 23: The Day Curators Dread

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 32:00


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley take a sobering look at the Cody Firearms Collection and its provenance. 

    Episode 22: Allegedly About Provenance

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 30:15


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley are believed to be discussing the difficult realm of artifacts and their provenance.  

    Episode 21: Not Getting Lit On Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 33:54


    In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss their opportunity to shoot historic ignition systems from the hand cannon to the flintlock, the concerns of open flames, and which technology was their favorite.    Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco. 

    Episode 20: Heavy is the Head

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 42:10


    In part three of the series on Winchester’s acquisition of companies, Danny and Ashley turn the tables and look at the company’s own demise and acquisition and the people behind the fall.    Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme Song by Corey Anco. 

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