Outrageous History!
By Ernest Granson
Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Image by Ernest Granson
Category: History
Open in Apple Podcasts
Open RSS feed
Open Website
Rate for this podcast
Subscribers: 0
Reviews: 0
Episodes: 39
Description
The emperor Napolean Bonaparte, the artist Caravaggio, the writer Oscar Wilde, the Roman Empire, the lawman Wyatt Earp, the French revolutionary leader Robespierre, the Watergate scandal…..outrageous individuals and events that have significantly influenced history. You’ll find it hard to believe some of the preposterous, scandalous and excessive behaviors which permeate history. Join journalist Ernest Granson as he interviews historians around the world, delving into some of history’s most outrageous moments. You can’t make this stuff up!
| Episode | Date |
|---|---|
|
Is there a Fatman atomic bomb resting at the bottom of the Atlantic?
|
Mar 17, 2026 |
|
The disappearance of the most famous woman of the twentieth century
|
Feb 02, 2026 |
|
The complicated and messy birth of the legendary Jeep
|
Apr 15, 2025 |
|
In the footsteps of T.E. Lawrence - a quest for understanding in the Middle East
|
Mar 03, 2025 |
|
T.E. Lawrence: the archeologist turned desert warrior
|
Feb 24, 2025 |
|
Jeep Shows: dodging bullets and bombs while entertaining on World War II front lines
|
Dec 23, 2024 |
|
The legacy of Wyatt Earp - respected lawman, vigilante, gambler, pimp
|
Dec 09, 2024 |
|
The Germans and the Vikings - Hitler's Norwegian fantasy
|
Oct 17, 2024 |
|
Napoleon - the film. When history and entertainment clash.
|
Apr 30, 2024 |
|
Surfing the Time Capsule: Are architects doomed for tragedy?
|
Jan 29, 2024 |
|
Surfing the Time Capsule - Buying up the brightest stars in the art universe
|
Jan 17, 2024 |
|
Surfing the Time Capsule - John Dean cushions his behind in Poshinaya foam; John Galt slams volunteerism
|
Jul 28, 2023 |
|
Da Vinci's Salvator Mundi - The Bargain of the Millenium
|
Jul 13, 2023 |
|
The Evolution of Spin
|
May 24, 2023 |
|
We are the real monsters!
|
May 08, 2023 |
|
The van Gogh You Never Knew
|
Feb 01, 2023 |
|
The Ambiguity of Stan Lee
|
Jan 20, 2023 |
|
The last man who might know all there is to be known
|
Aug 01, 2022 |
|
Martha Was Right
|
Jul 20, 2022 |
|
John Galt Lives!
|
Jul 05, 2022 |
|
The Vengeance of the Shot Blue Marilyn
|
Jun 13, 2022 |
|
The Bricklin: automotive fantasy or lost opportunity for prosperity?
|
Apr 27, 2022 |
|
The Peculiar World of Prime Minister Mackenzie King
|
Apr 07, 2022 |
|
Tsar Nicolas' Game of Russian Roulette
|
Mar 22, 2022 |
|
Rhea Clyman: the Canadian Bourgeois Troublemaker
|
Mar 08, 2022 |
|
The Scientist Explorer who Died a Viking's Death
|
Feb 15, 2022 |
|
Maximilien Robespierre: Hero or Monster of the French Revolution?
|
Feb 02, 2022 |
|
The Movie Star President
|
Dec 08, 2021 |
|
The Honeymoon From Hell
|
Dec 01, 2021 |
|
Architect of Mayhem
|
Nov 24, 2021 |
|
Help wanted: For position of sovereign in mid-19th century, self-exploding Mexico
|
Jul 28, 2021 |
|
Kelly Johnson: Master of the Skies
|
Jul 20, 2021 |
|
Lee Miller: From Vogue model to Hitler's bathtub
|
Jul 14, 2021 |
|
Evil Roman Empire? Brutality - check; Debauchery - check; Corruption - check. Hold on. Not so fast.
|
Jun 29, 2021 |
|
English big game hunter William Baillie-Grohman's absurd waterways diversion scheme
|
Jun 22, 2021 |
|
Searching for "The Dief"
|
Jun 14, 2021 |
|
The Importance of Being Oscar (Wilde)
|
Jun 07, 2021 |
|
Caravaggio - Rabble rouser, criminal, misunderstood artist?
|
May 31, 2021 |
|
The Deadliest Chemist
|
May 24, 2021 |