True Crime Trials: Daniel Sickles' Temporary Insanity and the murder of Gulielma Sands
The History Guy Podcast Features two stories of true crime and the trials they produced. First is the story of Daniel Sickles - unscrupulous politician, infamous for his actions at the battle of Getty...
1 Jun 20211h 1min
Fantastic Frauds: Titanic Thompson and Stanley Weyman
The History Guy podcast features two stories of fraudsters, who despite their less than honest lives deserve to be remembered. First is the story of Titanic Thompson, supposedly the inspiration for Sk...
18 Mai 202142min
A tortoise, a horse, and a bear, oh my! : Timothy, Sgt. Reckless, and Winnie the Pooh
What do a Tortoise, a horse, and a bear have in common? The history guy podcast features three stories of animals who served as military mascots. First is Timothy the Tortoise, who before she died was...
4 Mai 202147min
Cold War Chronicles: Able Archer and Oleg Gordievsky
The History Guy podcast features two stories of the Cold War. First is the story of Able Archer, a command exercise by NATO done in 1983, which the Soviet Union interpreted as a possible preparation f...
20 Apr 202149min
Mystery Murders: The Saxtown Axe Murders and the "Servant Girl Annihilator"
The History Guy Podcast features the tales of two grisly crimes, neither of which were ever solved. The first is the story of the Saxtown Axe murders, in which in 1874 a family of five German immigran...
6 Apr 202144min
Pirates! : The Wreck of the Whydah and Albert Hicks
The History Guy podcast features two stories of Pirates! First the tale of the Whydah Galley, a slave ship turned pirate, and the ill-fated crew that served under "Black Sam" Bellamy. The second story...
23 Mar 202139min
Cats and Dogs: Housecats and Civilization and Able Seaman Just Nuisance
The History Guy podcast features two stories of housepets! First is the incredible story of the domestication of cats and their contribution to human civilization. Then we will hear the story of the o...
10 Mar 202132min
Unsung Heroes: Video Game Pioneer and "Brave Bessie"
The History Guy podcast features two stories of unsung heroes! Exclusive to the podcast, the History Guy tells the story of Jerry Lawson, "the father of modern videogaming," an early video game pionee...
24 Feb 202141min
