Historical Hysteria

By Nicholas Ward

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Episodes: 85

Description

Explore the myths and misunderstandings of pop' history and experience the unvarnished and unapologetic insanity of real history.

Episode Date
77. 5 Festive Xmas Myths
Dec 21, 2023
76. 25 October 1917*
Oct 25, 2023
75. October 11th 1776
Oct 11, 2023
74. September 27th 1066
Sep 27, 2023
00. Update
Sep 12, 2023
73. The Myth of the Right to Bear Arms
Aug 22, 2023
72 Tortuous Tales of Torture Part 1
Jul 11, 2023
74. 5 Ways Early Hollywood was Horrifying
Jun 27, 2023
73. The Myth of the Pan Am Highway
May 24, 2023
72. The Myth of the Last Soviet Socialist Republic
May 09, 2023
71. The Myth of the ANZAC's
Apr 25, 2023
00. Update on the Podcast
Apr 24, 2023
70. Vikings! W Jonas "The" Penguin
Mar 28, 2023
69. The Myth of Squater's Rights
Mar 13, 2023
68.1 The Myth of Dr Robert Liston Update
Feb 27, 2023
68.2 Interview w Dr Brown (The Myth of Dr Robert Liston Update)
Feb 27, 2023
67. The Real Rosie the Rivetter
Feb 13, 2023
66. The Myth of the Dreadful Dreadlocks.
Feb 04, 2023
65. 5 Amazing American Election Myths
Jan 20, 2023
64. The Myth of Serbo-Croatian
Jan 04, 2023
63. The Myth of the WW1 Christmas Truce
Dec 24, 2022
62. The Historical Basis of The Witcher Universe
Dec 06, 2022
61. The Woman Who Took Down the Capones
Nov 22, 2022
60. The Myth of the Ninja
Nov 08, 2022
59. 20 myths in 6 minutes.
Oct 26, 2022
58. A Lightning Update, Historical Hysteria and the Supreme Court.
Oct 17, 2022
57. The Myth of the Atom Bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Aug 17, 2022
56. The Myth of the Last Samurai. Japan Part 5
Aug 12, 2022
55. Samurai vs Knight. Who would win? Japan Part 4
Aug 04, 2022
54. The Myth of the Katana. Japan Part 3
Jul 27, 2022
53. Is Nazi Medicine Used Today?
Jul 21, 2022
52. The Myth of Bushido, Japan Part 2
Jul 13, 2022
51. The Many Myths of Japan Part 1
Jul 06, 2022
50. The Myth of the Great Wall of China
Jun 29, 2022
49. The Myth of the Throwing Knife
Jun 22, 2022
48. Did Mao invent Traditonal Chinese Medicine?
Jun 15, 2022
47. Fake Quotes
Jun 10, 2022
46. 5 Law Enforcement Myths you Believe thanks to TV and Movies
Jun 02, 2022
45. 5 Facts About Cannabis 'the Man' Doesn't Want you to Know
May 26, 2022
44. The Weird History of Credit Scores
May 18, 2022
43. How Many Countries Are There?
May 07, 2022
42. 5. Things You Know About the Dark Ages (That are total myths)
Apr 27, 2022
41. 5 Biggest Hamilton! Myths
Apr 20, 2022
40. Ye Olde Myth of Ye Olde Shoppes
Apr 13, 2022
39. 5 Women in History Who'd Kick Your Ass
Apr 06, 2022
38. The Vault of Lost Episode, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and do my Research
Mar 31, 2022
37. What Happened to the Caliphs of Islam?
Mar 23, 2022
36. Alan Smithee, the Worst Director in History
Mar 16, 2022
35. Is Eldorado, the Lost City of Gold Real?
Mar 02, 2022
34. Why Does Putin Claim Ukraine is Russian?
Feb 23, 2022
33. The First Circumnavigation of the World
Feb 16, 2022
32. Ocotopi, Octopodes, or Octopuses?
Feb 09, 2022
31. The Myth of Robert Liston
Feb 02, 2022
A quick update
Jan 22, 2022
30. The Dark Ages 2: The Darker Ages
Dec 15, 2021
29. The Dark Ages Didn't Exist
Dec 08, 2021
28. 5 Most Insane Historical Poison Antidotes
Dec 01, 2021
27. 5 Most Insane US Presidents
Nov 24, 2021
26. How Cardboard Shoes Won the Eritrean War of Independence
Nov 17, 2021
25. What's the Deal with Daylight Savings?
Nov 07, 2021
24. The 6 Most Incredible Last Stands in History
Nov 03, 2021
23. Archiving and the Digital Dark Age
Oct 27, 2021
22. The Myth of Eliot Ness the Man Who Took Down Al Capone
Oct 20, 2021
21. Cavemen Didn't Die at 35
Oct 13, 2021
20. The Burke and Hare Murders, How Two Scottish Serial Killers Helped Kickstart Modern Medicine
Oct 05, 2021
19. Which language is bigger English or Mandarin?
Sep 29, 2021
18. 5 Notorious Villains... who might not be that bad
Sep 22, 2021
17. The Myth of Henry David Thoreau
Sep 15, 2021
16. What is the One China Policy?
Sep 09, 2021
15. The Origin of the Dollar
Aug 31, 2021
14. 5 Most Horrific Events in Medical History
Aug 26, 2021
13. The Lions of the Panjshir and The Last Resistance to the Taliban
Aug 20, 2021
12. Did the CIA create the Taliban?
Aug 16, 2021
11. Most Evil Woman in History Elizabeth Bathory
Aug 16, 2021
10. Is Nuclear Winter a Myth?
Aug 11, 2021
9. What Happens After a Nuclear War?
Aug 04, 2021
8. The 5 Most Unkillable Characters of WW2
Jul 28, 2021
7. Did Hugo Boss outfit the Nazis?
Jul 21, 2021
6. Modern Medicine: Part 4 Creepy Crawly Things
Jul 16, 2021
5. Modern Medicine: Part 3 Brains and Craniums
Jul 08, 2021
4. Modern Medicine: Part 2 Drugs!
Jul 01, 2021
3. Modern Medicine: Part 1 Vaccines and Hygiene
Jun 23, 2021
2. 5 Ways History was Sillier than you Think
Jun 15, 2021
1. 5 Myths of the American Revolution
Jun 10, 2021
0. Introduction
Jun 06, 2021