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Welcome to Season 3! I wanted to come out of the gates swinging this time and, Ned Kelly is someone who came and went down swinging. He started life as the son of an Irish criminal who was kicked out ...

25 Touko 1h 13min

This is it, the Season 2 finale! I couldn’t think of a better way to end this one than with a Germanic bloodbath. Arminius was sent at a very young age to the Roman Empire as a hostage. The Romans did...

27 Huhti 1h 16min

S.2 Ep. 19 - Mad Jack ChurchillThis week we have one of the most prolific maniacs in the history of the British Empire and that's saying something. Jack Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill was born in ei...

14 Huhti 1h 4min

This week we follow the not at all cursed from the beginning voyage of the Russian Baltic Fleet. Russia had needed a warm water port FOREVER, the Baltic Sea, freezes. They would eventually lease a por...

6 Huhti 1h 9min

A duck, a horse, a cat and a bear. 2 are Marines, 1 is a German turncoat and 1 is in a Polish artillery division. Which is which? You’ll have to listen to find out!

27 Maalis 1h 6min

S.2 Ep. 16: Botched ExecutionsWe’ve talked about execution methods (Season 1 episode 21) but what happens when an execution goes wrong? Well dear listener, have I got some stories for you! Everything ...

20 Maalis 1h 1min

This week I’m joined by either Sam from the award winning NeverDaily Podcast or The Operator from the also award winning 911 Calls with The Operator. We delve into the depths of the Highgate Cemetery;...

16 Maalis 1h 28min

Let’s talk about some good guys from WWII this time. The Last trip to the Second World War was… Not as fun as this one is going to be. Leonard Funk joined the Army in 1941 and was part of one of the e...

2 Maalis 49min