The HORRIFYING Fate of a Yellow Fever Victim in Colonial New Orleans
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianColonial New Orleans, 1769 — a city of heat, ambition, and denial. When yellow fever returns to the French Quarter, no...
7 Des 20251h 15min
Why WWI Trench Warfare Was WORSE Than You Think
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianTrench warfare was never meant to last. What began as a temporary measure became four years of unbroken misery — mud, ...
6 Des 20251h 40min
What It Was Really Like to Be a Pirate on the High Seas
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianStep aboard The Audacity — a creaking, chaotic pirate ship at the end of the Golden Age of Piracy. In this episode, we...
5 Des 20251h 30min
The DARK History of Child Labor in Victorian London
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianIn the heart of Victorian London, progress came at a terrible cost.Behind the polished storefronts and flickering gas ...
4 Des 20251h 34min
What Did Medieval Peasants ACTUALLY Do for Fun?
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianIn the world of the medieval peasant, life was ruled by labor, faith, and survival — but even in hardship, there was t...
3 Des 20251h 41min
The ENTIRE History of Beds to Fall Asleep To
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianFrom straw-filled mats to memory foam, the history of the bed is the history of civilization itself. In this calm, det...
2 Des 20251h 42min
How Did the Maya Survive the Jungle’s Relentless Heat?
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianThe Maya civilization thrived in one of the world’s most demanding environments — a land of endless heat, rain, and gr...
1 Des 20251h 23min
The HORRIFYING History of Madness in the Middle Ages
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianStep inside the candlelit world of medieval faith, fear, and misunderstanding. In an age before psychology, madness wa...
30 Nov 20251h 47min
