Episode 104: "Consumption Chic" aka the Tuberculosis Trend

Julius Caesar didn’t appear out of nowhere like a Roman superhero dropped into history to “end the Republic.” He was raised inside a system already cracking under the weight of its own success. An emp...

24 Feb 2h 31min

He paved roads, blew up tolls, handed kids free textbooks, and told the oil barons to get lost. Huey “The Kingfish” Long wasn’t just a politician; he was a one-man jailbreak for Louisiana’s poor. In t...

6 Okt 20251h 11min

In April 1958, Hollywood’s ice-queen glamour cracked. Lana Turner’s mob-linked boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato, lay dead on her Beverly Hills bedroom floor, felled by a single knife wound, and her 14-yea...

22 Sep 20251h 12min

A philosopher walks into a palace—no, really. This week on History For Weirdos, we follow Plato from the Academy to the armored court of Syracuse, where his friend (and insider) Dion bets that good id...

25 Aug 20251h 27min

In this week’s episode we crack open the glittering shell of HBO’s The Gilded Age to meet the real women who inspired its most delicious plotline: America’s “dollar princesses.” When cash-poor British...

11 Aug 202555min

In this special collab episode, Andrew dives deep into the fascinating life and military career of one of America's most legendary—and controversial—generals, George S. Patton. From his early exploits...

21 Juli 20251h 40min

In this episode of History For Weirdos, we dive into one of the most bizarre conflicts in medieval history: the War of the Bucket. Set in 14th-century northern Italy, this seemingly ridiculous war bet...

14 Juli 202556min

Queen Christina of Sweden (King Christina?) wasn’t your typical monarch—she was crowned as a child king, educated like a prince, and swiftly turned Sweden into Europe’s unexpected cultural powerhouse....

23 Juni 202558min