Grape Blights and Grasshopper Plagues
On today’s episode the History Guy tells two stories of bugs and destruction. First he talks about the great Wine Blight, where pests nearly wiped out the French wine industry. Then he talks about the...
9 Jan 20241h 2min
Governors Assassinated
Today the History Guy tells two stories of American political assassinations at the turn of the 19th century. First he talks about the only assassination of a sitting US governor. Then he talks about ...
26 Des 202353min
Pearl Harbor: The first Shot and the Aftermath
On today’s podcast the History Guy tells two stories surrounding the day that lives in infamy: December 7th. First he tells the story of the first shots fired, and the first ship sunk in the Pacific w...
12 Des 20231h 5min
Hygiene History: Soap and Semmelweiss
On today’s episode the History Guy tells two stories of hygiene history. First he talks about the long history of soap, and then he tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweiss, one of the first doctors to ar...
28 Nov 202354min
Mad Monarchs: Charles VI and Ludwig II
On today’s episode, The History Guy talks about two Mad Monarchs. The first is Charles VI of France, whose mental illness changed the fortunes of France and who was nearly set aflame in the Ball of th...
14 Nov 20231h 1min
Ancient Egypt: The Pyramids and the Silver Pharoah
On today’s episode, the History Guy tells two stories of Ancient Egypt. First he talks about the far off period of the Old Kingdom, and how the ancient Egyptians transitioned to building the massive m...
31 Okt 202359min
Terror in the Air: TACA 110 and China Airlines 006
On today’s episode, the History Guy tells two stories of harrowing passenger plane incidents in the 80s. First he tells the story of TACA 110, where pilots did everything right only to find themselves...
17 Okt 202357min
The P-38 Lightning
On today’s episode the History Guy talks about one of the most iconic planes of WWII: The P-38 Lightning. First he tells the unlikely tale of how such a radical design even made it to production, and ...
3 Okt 20231h 2min
