The TERRIFYING Effects of Thalidomide (Birth Defect Scandal)
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianTonight’s story is not set on a battlefield or in the ruins of an empire. Instead, it begins in the bright optimism of...
5 Nov 20251h 35min
The 5 Mass Extinctions That Nearly Erased Life (Up to 90% Died)
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianLife on Earth has never been stable — it has always teetered on the edge of collapse. In fact, most of the species tha...
4 Nov 20251h 4min
The HORRIFYING Fate of a Hurricane Katrina Survivor
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianIn late August 2005, New Orleans was forever changed. Tonight, you will step into the life of a Hurricane Katrina surv...
3 Nov 20251h 30min
Why You Wouldn’t Survive the Great Blizzard of 1888
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianOn March 11th, 1888, New York and much of the Northeast awoke to what seemed like an ordinary gray morning. By nightfa...
2 Nov 20251h 47min
What Halloween Was REALLY Like in the Middle Ages
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianStep into a medieval village on All Hallows’ Eve—what we now call Halloween. Far from pumpkins and candy, this night w...
1 Nov 20251h 27min
What Life Was REALLY Like on the American Frontier
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianThe American frontier is remembered as a land of freedom, cowboys, and opportunity. The reality was something much har...
31 Okt 20251h 27min
Why You'd REGRET Shopping at a Medieval Market
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianStep through the gates of a medieval bazaar and discover that what was promised as a wonderland of silks, spices, and ...
30 Okt 20251h 37min
The HORRIFYING Life of a WWII Combat Medic
Get early episodes & ad-free audio on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianStep into the harrowing reality of a World War II combat medic — a soldier trained to heal but forced to work in the m...
29 Okt 20251h 19min
