HS042 - Agrippina the Younger
In this episode of History Squirt, we explore Agrippina the Younger — Roman empress, political strategist, mother of Nero, and full-time operator in a world powered by paranoia. She maneuvered her way...
15 Feb 51min
HS041 - Ancient Wonders Series: The Lighthouse of Alexandria
In our worst episode yet, we explore the Lighthouse of Alexandria — ancient Egypt’s giant glowing middle finger to shipwrecks. One of the Seven Ancient Wonders, it stood for over a thousand years guid...
8 Feb 43min
HS040 - Sir Adrian Carton De Wiart
In this episode of History Squirt, we explore Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart — the British officer who lost an eye, a hand, survived multiple plane crashes, escaped a POW camp, and described war as “fun.”...
1 Feb 1h 11min
HS039 - Benedict Arnold
In this episode of History Squirt, we explore Benedict Arnold — American Revolutionary War hero turned professional betrayal icon. He fought bravely, felt underappreciated, switched sides to the Briti...
26 Jan 1h 21min
HS038 - The Year of the Five Emperors (PPID)
In this episode of History Squirt, we explore the Year of the Five Emperors — 193 AD, when Rome decided that one emperor simply wasn’t chaotic enough. Assassinations, auctions of the throne, military ...
18 Jan 58min
HS037 - Ancient Wonders Series: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (The Secret)
In this episode of History Squirt, we explore the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus — a tomb so dramatic it rebranded the word “mausoleum” forever. Built for King Mausolus with sculptures, columns, and archi...
11 Jan 37min
HS036 - Ancient Wonders Series: The Temple of Artemis
In this episode of History Squirt, we explore the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus — a marble megastructure so impressive it made the ancient world collectively nod in approval. One of the Seven Ancient W...
4 Jan 39min
HS035 – New Years and the History of the Calendar
In this episode of History Squirt, we explore the history of the calendar — why January is first, why leap years exist, and why at one point entire countries just skipped 11 days and hoped no one noti...
28 Des 202543min
