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History Happy Hour, May 2023
May 31, 2023It’s the end of May 2023 and we’ve handpicked a few of our favorite history stories from this month. Today, we’ll be talking about… The 98-year-old Frenchmen who revealed the secret massacre of German...
Titanic, Part 6: The Legacy Of The Doomed Ship
May 24, 2023Over the past five episodes, we’ve taken a close look at the tragedy of the RMS Titanic, from its construction to its destruction, and the stories of the crew members and passengers on board in those ...
Titanic, Part 5: The Aftermath Of History's Most Infamous Sinking
May 17, 2023Soon after the Carpathia's dramatic rescue of the survivors, the world began to hear about the Titanic for the first time. Thousands of people awaited the ship's arrival in New York, hoping for good n...
Titanic, Part 4: Heroism And Despair In The Ship’s Final Moments
May 10, 2023The Titanic was infamously touted as the “unsinkable” ship, a title that unfortunately came to be bitterly ironic. But in the wake of its sinking, that title came to be associated not with the ship it...
Titanic, part 3: Sinking Into The North Atlantic
May 03, 2023In the early morning hours of April 15, 1912, as word began to spread that something had happened to the Titanic during its maiden voyage, the White Star Line released a reassuring statement. "While w...
The Antwerp Diamond Heist / The Cold War Spy Swap
Apr 29, 2023A special episode from our friends at History Daily about the biggest diamond heist in history, as well as a spy exchange at the height of the cold war. Link to History Daily: https://podfollow.com/h...
History Happy Hour, April 2023
Apr 26, 2023Today, we'll be talking about: How scientists found a never before seen chapter in the Bible. How the discovery of a 6000 year old hook in Israel, suggests that ancient people hunted sharks. Why exper...
Titanic, part 2: ‘Iceberg, Right Ahead!’
Apr 19, 2023At 11:39 p.m., just before his shift was to end, Frederick Fleet suddenly saw a large mass emerge directly in front of the ship. In a panic, he rang the bell three times and telephoned the bridge. Six...
The Titanic: Building The 'Unsinkable Ship'
Apr 12, 2023One summer evening in 1907, two men came together to discuss an idea that they hoped would change the world — or at least the world of maritime travel. Bruce Ismay, the managing director of the White ...
La Lechuza, The Creepy Witch-Owl Of Ancient Mexican Legend
Apr 05, 2023Along the border of Northern Mexico and Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, there are whispers of a creature known as La Lechuza, a seven-foot owl with a woman’s face whose cries can be heard at night, enticing...