Joyful History

Today we discuss how a plague of rabbits is actively altering holidays in Australia. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Mike tried 2.5 delicious drinks that he absolutely hates and we discuss the first plague in recorded history and the doctor that helped make it famous. Or the doctor made famous by the plague. Still not sure on that one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonine_Plague https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galen https://www.ancient.eu/Antonine_Plague/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Galen https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-antonine-plague-history-start-spread-facts.html https://www.bionity.com/en/encyclopedia/Antonine_Plague.html https://www.worldatlas.com/what-was-the-antonine-plague.html https://espliego.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/romanempire_200_a-d.jpg https://www.bing.com/maps?q=danube&FORM=HDRSC6 https://www.healthline.com/health/smallpox#types https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/symptoms/index.html https://www.britannica.com/biography/Commodus https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004383302/BP000018.xml https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marcus-Aurelius-Roman-emperor/The-Meditations Travel: https://turkeytourorganizer.com/blog/how-to-self-explore-bergama/ https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g298003-Bergama_Izmir_Province_Turkish_Aegean_Coast-Hotels.html https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionProductReview-g293974-d20187265-3Days_Travel_to_Ephesus_Pergamon_Asclepion_Acropolis_Pamukkale_from_to_Istanbul-Is.html Drinks: https://thenovicechefblog.com/quarantini/ https://www.thespruceeats.com/washington-apple-shot-or-martini-761516 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Buckle up. This one gets rough. People can be cruel and that makes for a rough history story. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. Today we talk about the Sacking of Baltimore Ireland in 1631. It's a true Irish story in a number of ways. Happy St. Patty's Day. Wash your hands.  Lucky Charms Shot Recipe: https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a51767/lucky-charms-shots-recipe/ Resources: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/pirates-of-the-cork-coast-1.1003691 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ballylinchy,+Baltimore,+Co.+Cork,+Ireland/@51.4826061,-9.363468,14z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4845a32d9e6ca7db:0xa00c7a99731fe20!8m2!3d51.4843274!4d-9.3661093 https://www.historyireland.com/early-modern-history-1500-1700/from-baltimore-to-barbary-the-1631-sack-of-baltimore/ http://staff.esuhsd.org/balochie/studentprojects/moorchristian/ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vassal%20state https://hermetic.com/bey/pirate-utopias/murad-reis-and-the-sack-of-baltimore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore,_County_Cork https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Walter_Coppinger --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What happens when you mix a little steam punk tech and a lot of patriotism? Maybe history.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Talking about the Anglo-Zanzibar war. We tried pics. We will never try those again.

Color-coordinated devastation! Check out this first episode of "Joyful History"(title pending) where Joy tells undersold historical events to her husband Mike!  With liquor. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app