Bonus Episode: Medieval Tinder + Civil War Linkedin
Ben has been marooned in Brazil without a working computer this week so we're delivering a bonus episode! Our regularly scheduled programming will return next week! But first - a couple stories about ...
5 Maalis 202424min
Heinrich Schliemann: The Man Who Discovered Troy
This week, Ben and Pat discuss the fantastical life of Heinrich Schliemann. His life was full of far travels, great riches, bold lies, and even bolder thievery. What was real about the man and what wa...
27 Helmi 20241h 1min
Ramesses II: Ramses Harder
Every now and then, the sequel is better than the original. In today's episode, Ben and Pat discuss just one of those rare occasions. In fact, Ramesses II was so badass, they made Ramesses III through...
20 Helmi 20241h 9min
Henry Johnson and The Harlem Hellfighters
Today Ben and Pat tell the story of the 396th Infantry Regiment - an all African American unit that spent 191 days in combat in WWI, more than any other unit, they fought so ferociously, the Germans c...
13 Helmi 202455min
Marie Curie: Radioactive and totally rad.
This week Ben and Pat dive into the story behind the scientist - Marie Curie - the first woman to win the Nobel prize. From the battlefield to the laboratory, she put herself in harm's way (dodging bu...
6 Helmi 202457min
Toussaint L’Ouverture: The Haitian Hero
In today's ep, Ben and Pat discuss Toussaint L'Ouverture, the Haitian Hero. Born a slave, L'Ouverture eventually turned into rebel and later a leader, in the Haitian Revolution before eventually becom...
29 Tammi 20241h
SKULD: Viking Zombies vs Bear Berserkers
In today's episode Ben and Pat pull from the world of Norse legend a vengeful, pitiless necromancer sorceress. We're talking bear massacres, viking zombies (hell yeah!) and general epic bloody battles...
23 Tammi 202452min
King Naresuan and the Elephant Duel
King Naresuan was a badass warlord who, while he was the reigning King of Thailand, won freedom for his people and fought off a foreign invasion by battling a tyrannical enemy king in a swordfight fou...
16 Tammi 202458min
