History Goon

S.2 Ep. 7: Weirdness in the Canadian WildernessThis time we are headed to some of the remote parts of the Canadian wilderness for some odd occurrences and mysterious disappearances. First we’re swingi...

12 Tammi 46min

S.2 Ep. 6: Nathan Bedford ForrestFrom humble beginnings comes who would become one of possibly THE WORST people I’ve covered on this show. Nathan Bedford Forrest grew up pretty poor but as a young man...

5 Tammi 1h 33min

S.2 Ep.5 - Bay of Pigs and Operation NorthwoodsAh, the 1960’s. Peace. Love. Threats of nuclear war. What a time to be alive, and of course the ever creeping threat of Communism. This week we are talki...

29 Joulu 20251h 35min

Christmas Bonus : The Christmas Truce of 1914War is hell. Trench warfare is a special kind of hell. What’s special is finding out that the men across the stretch that nobody crosses have more in commo...

24 Joulu 202528min

S.2 Ep. 4 - Samuel WhittemoreThis time we jump back into the American Revolution to visit a soldier turned Statesmen. He started off as the son of a farmer and became a British soldier and then office...

22 Joulu 202539min

S.2 Ep. 3 - Operation Wraith of GodFollowing the events of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the Israelis took the fight to anyone they considered an enemy of the state. Members of Black September, ...

15 Joulu 202551min

S. 2 Ep.2 : The Munich OlympicsThe 1972 Summer Olympics are being held in Germany for the first time since 1936. There a guy in charge at the time that gave Germany a not so great reputation so, the G...

8 Joulu 20251h 23min

We are starting Season 2 with a bang. Have you ever gone outside at night and looked up at the vast starfield above you and thought, “Man, I bet so many people have died in space…” Well… Not a ton but...

1 Joulu 20251h 12min