1893 - The Invention of Pepsi, Master Criminal Adam Worth & the Diesel Engine Patent
Robert Lindsay Mair transports us to 1893, when Rudolph Diesel receives a patent for the diesel engine, in Belgium Adam Worth is sentenced to 7 years for robbery, and Caleb Bradham invents the recipe ...
12 Huhti 20231h 8min
1992 - Pablo Escobar, McDonalds Robbery, Hook, Whitney Houston
This week historian Red Richardson takes us to 1992, where the first thing that piques his interest is the Sydney River McDonald's Murders in Nova Scotia, Canada, Home Alone 2 is released, Whitney Hou...
5 Huhti 202354min
1916 - Mary the Elephant is Hanged, Jaws Shark Attacks, and An Alternative Gasoline
Robert Mair has taken over controls of the time machine, to go to 1916, when Louis Enright claims he has a substitute for gasoline, Mary the Elephant is hanged, and shark attacks in Jersey Shore inspi...
29 Maalis 202354min
The Sopranos, Canoe Man, iPhones, and the Sub Prime Mortgage Crisis - The Year Is 2007
Strap in for another bumper ride helmed by the research of historian Red Richardson, as we go to 2007, which was notable for his favourite TV show coming to an end, The Sopranos, a national anti-hero ...
22 Maalis 202353min
The Year Is 1839: Unlocking the Mysteries Behind The Opium War, The Amistad Vs Spielberg, And The First Dishwasher
The Year Is 1839, where Britain open's the 3 Year First Opium War against China, Slaves aboard the Amistad , rebel and capture the ship, leading to an Oscar nominated film by Steven Spielberg 158 year...
15 Maalis 20231h 1min
The Year is 1967 - Unveiling the Last Man Hanged in Australia + R.Kelly & Kurt Cobain's Birth!
Red Richardson, the man, the legend is back, and takes us back to 1967, with the birth of Rogue trader Nick Leeson whose training collapsed Britains oldest merchant bank, 10,000 people join together I...
8 Maalis 202359min
The Unbelievable 1949 w/ Luke Chilton: Grady the Cow Stuck in a Silo + 1st Primate in Space?!
We have proud SpongeBob SquarePants fan, our friend Luke Chilton, back for another off the wall chat and misunderstandings with Bobby. Grady the Cow teaches us all about not getting stuck in a silo sh...
1 Maalis 20231h 3min
Tim Renkow Guest Hosts The Year Is 1902 - Sarah Rector, Teddy Bears, George Melies
BBC "Jerk" writer and star Tim Renkow can now add guest host to The Year Is to his IMDb page now. Tim brings his own learned and cultured facts and untruths to challenge Bobby with as we go to 1902. O...
22 Helmi 202346min
