A podcast with lesser known true stories from history you won't be able to stop thinking about!
53:19136 views · 4d ago · 53:19
▶️ Mentioned videos: Part 1 · Part 2 · Video on youtube.com · Video on youtube.com
📰 Mentioned news: Article on en.wikipedia.org · Article on en.wikipedia.org · Article on en.wikipedia.org
45:45241 views · 1w ago · 45:45
I'm back again in part 2 of 3 to uncover more of the story of Jack the Ripper. In this episode, I'll continue the timeline from last week, walking you through new developments in the case. We'll look at dead end clues and false suspects, including 3 letters supposedly written by the killer.
▶️ Mentioned videos: Part 1 · Part 3 · Video on youtube.com · Video on youtube.com
📰 Mentioned news: Article on en.wikipedia.org · Article on en.wikipedia.org · Article on en.wikipedia.org
49:24892 views · 2w ago · 49:24
This episode is the start of History Fix's first ever THREE parter! I initially thought I could cram it all into two episodes but pretty quickly realized it would take at least three. So, Spooktober is going to spill over a bit into November this year but I'm not hating it.
▶️ Mentioned videos: Part 2 · Part 3 · Video on youtube.com
38:59279 views · 3w ago · 38:59
Spooktober continues with a strange and mysterious tale this week. But how strange and mysterious is it really? I’m talking, of course, about the infamous Bermuda Triangle, a loosely defined area off the southeastern coast of the United States where countless ships and even airplanes have experienced strange anomalies, many even vanishing without a trace. In this episode, I’ll seek to answer the question: is the Bermuda Triangle really all that dangerous?
44:14246 views · 1mo ago · 44:14
Last week's episode on the zombies of Haitian Vodou naturally led me to New Orleans. This week I'll fill you in on the gruesome acts of infamous female enslaver Delphine LaLaurie, who notoriously tortured and abused the people she enslaved at her French Quarter mansion in the 1830s. But this story has been quite twisted and sensationalized through the years as New Orleans tour guides scramble to sell historical ghost tour tickets.
📄 Mentioned papers: Paper on jstor.org
📰 Mentioned news: Article on en.wikipedia.org · Article on en.wikipedia.org
18:31134 views · 1mo ago · 18:31
In this episode of History Fix Kids, we'll learn all about the history of the revolutionary protest known as the Boston Tea Party. We'll take a close look at what was happening in the American colonies at the time, including various taxes passed by Great Britain (Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act) and why they bothered the colonists.
36:35195 views · 1mo ago · 36:35
It’s finally Spooktober! All October long I’ll be telling spooky, mysterious true stories from history, starting with zombies. Zombies are a big deal. They are all over pop culture in movies and TV shows (The Walking Dead), even video games. People love a good zombie apocalypse story. But the pop culture zombies of today are quite different than how zombies started out. They’re almost a different beast entirely. So where did the idea of a zombie come from?
📰 Mentioned news: Article on theatlantic.com · Article on npr.org · Article on nytimes.com
41:46354 views · 1mo ago · 41:46
Despite the results of my recent poll, I'm making the executive decision to cover Francisco Pizarro and the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire in 1532. But, trust me, you won't be disappointed. This story is insane. We have rags to riches characters, we have mighty kings, we have brothers fighting amongst themselves, partners backstabbing each other. We have lies and deceit and secret ambushes.
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Of course we’re going to El Dorado! Or, at least, we’re going to meet him? Because, when you take a look at the primary sources, where this myth of El Dorado, the city of gold, really came from, it becomes immediately apparent that El Dorado was never a city at all... he was a person. El Dorado, the gilded one, was first described as a wealthy leader who covered his body in gold dust and then washed it off in a sacred lake. The Spanish simply took that and ran with it.
📰 Mentioned news: Article on bbc.com · Article on en.wikipedia.org
40:25249 views · 2mo ago · 40:25
I have wanted to talk about Sir Walter Raleigh for so very long. He had a lot of power and influence during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and impacted the world we know today more than people realize. He's even the one who came up with the name Virginia! And yet, most don't know the first thing about Raleigh. Who was he really? And how did he go from the queen’s favorite golden boy to beheaded at Westminster in the span of just a few decades? Let's fix that.
▶️ Mentioned videos: Roanoke Part 1 · Roanoke Part 2 · The Found Colony of Roanoke?
📰 Mentioned news: Article on bbc.co.uk
41:57252 views · 2mo ago · 41:57
So many important lessons to be learned from the late and great Dolly Parton! I'm back with a bang this week Fixies to uncover the unexpected legacy left by super famous, super loved, greatly missed Dolly Parton. How does a girl from a poverty stricken tobacco farm in the mountains of Tennessee, one of twelve children, with an illiterate father, come to be one of the most famous performers, business women, philanthropists, and all around enigmas of all time?
📰 Mentioned news: Article on en.wikipedia.org · Article on en.wikipedia.org
27:41276 views · 3mo ago · 27:41
Everyone knows about General George Washington and the British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781. But, very few people know the circumstances surrounding that surrender. Very few people know about the involvement of an enslaved Black man named James who worked as a double agent during the war, secretly passing information to the Americans while feeding the British false leads.
📰 Mentioned news: Article on en.wikipedia.org · Article on en.wikipedia.org · Article on en.wikipedia.org
20:4675 views · 4mo ago · 20:46
📰 Mentioned news: Article on en.wikipedia.org
41:57162 views · 4mo ago · 41:57
Tea has a long and rich history dating back to ancient China. But, when you think about where in the world they drink the most tea now, one country in particular probably comes to mind. It does for me anyway: England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom, whatever you want to call it. Those guys. They really do love a cuppa tea. Tea is notably absent, for the most part, however, in the United States where coffee reigns supreme.
📰 Mentioned news: Article on bbc.co.uk
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