History Squirt

In this episode of History Squirt, we unwrap the history of Santa Claus — from Saint Nicholas punching heretics in the 4th century to a red-suited global icon who enters homes uninvited once a year. I...

21 Des 202547min

In this episode of History Squirt, we explore Tulip Mania — the 17th-century Dutch economic bubble where flower bulbs became more expensive than houses and everyone briefly lost their collective mind....

14 Des 202546min

In this episode of History Squirt, we bring you two stories of warfare going embarrassingly wrong: first, Napoleon Bonaparte plans a triumphant rabbit hunt and is aggressively overrun by fluffy insurr...

7 Des 202536min

In this episode of History Squirt, we explore Cassius Marcellius Clay — abolitionist, newspaper publisher, duelist, and walking threat response system. He survived assassination attempts, fought attac...

1 Des 202553min

In this episode of History Squirt, we explore Montezuma II — emperor of the Aztec Empire who welcomed Hernán Cortés into Tenochtitlan and accidentally hosted one of the worst houseguests in world hist...

23 Nov 202538min

In this episode of History Squirt, we explore Plutarch — ancient Greek biographer, philosopher, and professional comparer of dead famous men. His Parallel Lives shaped how we understand Roman and Gree...

16 Nov 202548min

In this episode of History Squirt, we explore the Great Pigeon Race Disaster of 1997 — when sixty thousand racing pigeons were released… and almost none of them came back. Weather? Confusion? Secret p...

9 Nov 202539min

In this episode of History Squirt, we explore Antonie van Leeuwenhoek — the Dutch linen merchant who accidentally founded microbiology by staring at pond water really, really hard. He discovered bacte...

2 Nov 202544min