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History Snippets

History Snippets

Aaron reads a snippet from history to his two friends Skaj and Ole, who have no clue who, what or when Aaron will read about. Each week will feature two episodes, with a new topic each time. From eccentric explorers to morbid medical practices to chilling war stories, all glazed with comedy.

  • 28 minutes 20 seconds
    #11: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
    A History Snippet about the Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919. The sweetest disaster in history.
    19 December 2018, 5:09 pm
  • 19 minutes 56 seconds
    #10: The War of the Oaken Bucket
    A History Snippet about the War of the Oaken Bucket. One of medieval times bloodiest battles for the stupidest reason.
    10 December 2018, 1:24 pm
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    #9: John Dillinger - The Slick Gangster
    A History Snippet about John Dillinger, one of history's smoothest criminals.
    4 November 2018, 2:25 pm
  • 37 minutes 45 seconds
    #8: The Peking to Paris Race of 1907
    A History Snippet about the Peking to Paris Race of 1907. An off-road race through mountains, deserts and tundras in old automobiles.
    9 October 2018, 9:27 am
  • 37 minutes 44 seconds
    #7: Miyamoto Musashi - The Greatest Swordsman Who Ever Lived
    A History Snippet about the great swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, a samurai who defeated every opponent with a single blow from a wooden training sword.
    1 October 2018, 2:58 pm
  • 39 minutes 14 seconds
    #6: The Demon Core
    A History Snippet about the Demon Core. A cursed, radioactive sphere of plutonium responsible for many, many deaths.
    17 September 2018, 1:54 pm
  • 37 minutes 23 seconds
    #5: The Bisbee Deportation
    A History Snippet about the Bisbee Deportation. A tale of a mining town trapped under the dystopian rule of a mega corporation.
    8 September 2018, 3:08 pm
  • 38 minutes 57 seconds
    #4: Nellie Bly - Genius Journalist
    A History Snippet about Nellie Bly, a no-nonsense journalist who went undercover in asylums and jails, broke the world record for traveling around the world and wrote a ton of articles and books. Update: We fixed the audio issues!
    3 September 2018, 2:25 pm
  • 38 minutes 4 seconds
    #3: Juan Pujol García - The Spy who won WWII
    A History Snippet about Juan Pujol García, a spy who can be credited for not only making D-Day possible and getting the Enigma codes, but winning WWII entirely.
    24 August 2018, 11:11 am
  • 52 minutes 16 seconds
    #2: Henry McCarty - Boyhood Bandit
    A History Snippet about Henry McCarty, the boyhood bandit, who rustled horses, escaped jails, ran a gang and fought in a war, all at the age of 15.
    20 August 2018, 4:37 pm
  • 32 minutes 2 seconds
    #1: Mary Henrietta Kingsley - Explorer Extraordinaire
    A History Snippet about Mary Henrietta Kingsley, a Victorian explorer of the African jungles, who traveled with headhunters and climbed mountains.
    16 August 2018, 1:49 pm
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