Tecumseh's Curse
The so-called "Tecumseh's Curse" is a piece of American folklore suggesting that U.S. presidents elected in years divisible by 20 (every 20 years, starting in 1840) would die in office. This pattern i...
20 Helmi 202510min
The Boxer of Auschwitz
The tale of Herschel "Harry" Haft, who was forced to box fellow inmates to survive in Auschwitz, is a harrowing testament to the human spirit's capacity to endure and overcome, and one that should be ...
19 Helmi 202511min
Stopping the Spanish Armada
The 1588 failed Spanish invasion of Britain was a major turning point in European Maritime power dynamics. SUPPORT THE SHOW ON https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast LEARN MORE AT www.histor...
18 Helmi 202511min
Mussolini vs. the Mafia
The morality of this story is very complicated, as there is nobody here to root for. Still, in 1924, Benito Mussolini, the Italian Fascist prime minister and a personal hero of another to-be dictator,...
17 Helmi 202512min
Gulf War Syndrome
"We've kicked the Vietnam syndrome," pronounced the then-president, George Bush. Yet, within a few years, the Persian Gulf War would give its name to a whole other syndrome - one which, to this day, i...
16 Helmi 202511min
The Cleveland Headache
LIMITED SERIES 7 - Famous Americans You Never Knew Existed: The story of Cassie Chadwick, "The Cleveland Headache," is one you might not believe happened unless you knew it to be true. SUPPORT THE SH...
15 Helmi 202512min
TODAY IN CONTEXT: Who is Roland L. Bragg?
TODAY IN CONTEXT: For decades, Fort Bragg in North Carolina bore the name of Confederate General Braxton Bragg, a controversial figure in American history. In 2025, as part of a broader movement to ho...
14 Helmi 202510min
Conversations: Can you outrun a dinosaur? with Cody Cassidy
Peter speaks with author Cody Cassidy about his latest book, How to Survive History, a sort of guide to surviving history's most challenging threats, from outrunning dinosaurs to making it off the Tit...
14 Helmi 202516min
