Fan of History

Thank You to Matt Breen of The Explorer's Podcast for help with this podcast! https://explorerspodcast.com/hanno-the-navigator/Dan and Bernie finally get to Hanno the Navigator of Carthage's exploration the west coast of Africa and the amazing things he encountered! Translation with commentary of the Periplus https://www.livius.org/articles/person/hanno-1-the-navigator/hanno-1-the-navigator-2/This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.If you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www.patreon.com/fanofhistoryContact information: http://facebook.com/fanofhistoryhttps://twitter.com/danhorninghttps://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/Music: “Tudor Theme” by urmymuse. Used here under a commercial Creative Commons license. Find out more at http://ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/40020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Mar 202344min

In our latest episode of “What’s New In History”, Bernie tells of a recent discovery in Israel of a 3700 year old comb. But it’s more than meets the eye after a second look. The lead archeologist, Yosef Garfinkel, said “I really think this is the most important object ever found in my excavations.” That’s a pretty bold statement…is it the comb of King David or maybe Abraham? Listen to find out the whole surprising story!Link to AP Article:https://apnews.com/article/science-health-middle-east-jerusalem-israel-e5c30f07e0c8ffe041cd6bd2d44c1d80Evolution of the Alphabet – see how the ancient letters became the letters we use today:https://youtu.be/3kGuN8WIGNcIf you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www.patreon.com/fanofhistoryContact information: http://facebook.com/fanofhistoryE-mail: zimwaypodcast@gmail.comhttps://twitter.com/danhorninghttps://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/Music: “Tudor Theme” by urmymuse. Used here under a commercial Creative Commons license. Find out more at http://ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/40020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 Mar 202323min

We go to Ancient Greece in this episode and meet Pythagoras the underage boxer, Thales the OG of western philosophy, and find out how the Greeks would execute you (hint it's not hemlock!) This and of course listen to find out about the biggest sucking machine in history!This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.Table of Gods cookbook:https://www.tableofgods.com/If you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www.patreon.com/fanofhistoryContact information: http://facebook.com/fanofhistoryhttps://twitter.com/danhorninghttps://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/Music: “Tudor Theme” by urmymuse. Used here under a commercial Creative Commons license. Find out more at http://ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/40020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 Feb 202327min

Bernie collaborates with Gil Kidron of “A Podcast of Biblical Proportions” who’s expert slicing and dicing of The Book of Exodus results in some stunning findings!Show notes:Link to articlehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/is-judaism-a-younger-religion-than-previously-thought-180981118/?fbclid=IwAR2hET4iKDUw2fOIgS-LUlrnugyuvcP1O9-cjLT4K1u9pLY5A5JDwCBvUTEA Podcast of Biblical Proportionshttps://podfollow.com/1545884859If you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www.patreon.com/fanofhistoryContact information: http://facebook.com/fanofhistoryE-mail: zimwaypodcast@gmail.comhttps://twitter.com/danhorninghttps://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/Music: “Tudor Theme” by urmymuse. Used here under a commercial Creative Commons license. Find out more at http://ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/40020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15 Feb 202331min

Find out WHO is the Babylonian agent, and what happens when King Zedekiah rebels against Nebuchadnezzar. This is a major event in world history with ripple effects down to this day and Gil gives us some real insightful, insider information. Don't miss it!Special thanks to Gil Kidron from a Podcast of Biblical Proportionshttps://podcastofbiblicalproportions.comhttps://podfollow.com/1545884859This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.If you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www.patreon.com/fanofhistoryContact information: http://facebook.com/fanofhistoryhttps://twitter.com/danhorninghttps://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/Music: “Tudor Theme” by urmymuse. Used here under a commercial Creative Commons license. Find out more at http://ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/40020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Feb 202322min

Humans have a LONG history with brewing. For example… did people really CHEW their beer?? Bernie takes us way back to the first evidence of humans brewing beer and returns to the present with a fresh find of the yeast strain that’s used in nearly all beers brewed today. Crack open a cold one and have a listen! Cheers!Links to sourcesSmithsonian Articlehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/elusive-yeast-that-gave-rise-to-lagers-found-in-europe-for-the-first-time-180981338/FEMS Yeast Researchhttps://academic.oup.com/femsyr/article/22/1/foac053/6874782?login=falseIf you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www.patreon.com/fanofhistoryContact information: http://facebook.com/fanofhistoryE-mail: zimwaypodcast@gmail.comhttps://twitter.com/danhorninghttps://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/Music: “Tudor Theme” by urmymuse. Used here under a commercial Creative Commons license. Find out more at http://ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/40020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25 Jan 202318min

Special guest Gil Kidron in the first of a 2 part series on the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II. This is a major event in world history with ramifications till this day. You will not hear of the expert “insider” details and analysis of this event anywhere else!This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski.If you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www.patreon.com/fanofhistoryContact information: http://facebook.com/fanofhistoryhttps://twitter.com/danhorninghttps://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/Music: “Tudor Theme” by urmymuse. Used here under a commercial Creative Commons license. Find out more at http://ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/40020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Jan 202320min

Dan and Bernie talk about ancient surgeons from a long, LONG time ago!Links to sourceshttps://www.cnn.com/2022/09/10/world/stone-age-earliest-amputation-science-newsletter-wt-scn/index.htmlhttps://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/09/researc hihers-find-earliest-known-stone-age-surgery-from-31000-years-ago/144613?amphttps://www.livescience.com/ancient-leg-amputation-borneohttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05160-8https://greekreporter.com/2022/10/14/ancient-skeletons-greece-complex-surgery/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saxophone-surgery-brain-tumor-italy-awake-neurosurgery/If you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www.patreon.com/fanofhistoryContact information: http://facebook.com/fanofhistoryE-mail: zimwaypodcast@gmail.comhttps://twitter.com/danhorninghttps://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/Music: “Tudor Theme” by urmymuse. Used here under a commercial Creative Commons license. Find out more at http://ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/40020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 Des 202217min