Episode 117 - The Real History Behind The Mythic City Of Atlantis
First mentioned by Plato in Timaeus and Critias, the lost city of Atlantis later became a widely debated topic among historians. But is Atlantis real? https://allthatsinteresting.com/atlantis credits...
12 Juni 20241h
Episode 116 - The First Presidential Assassination Attempt In U.S. History
Andrew Jackson once declared: "I was born for the storm; calm does not suit me." And throughout his life, Jackson was no stranger to close calls. The scrappy president from Tennessee had been a boy ...
29 Maj 202419min
Episode 115 - The Surprising Origins Behind History's Most Iconic Nursery Rhymes
Most people know the “Ring Around the Rosie” nursery rhyme, and most people have heard that it has a dark meaning: It’s all about the Black Death, or bubonic plague, which tore through Europe in the 1...
15 Maj 202430min
Episode 114 - The Chilling Story Behind The Disappearance Of Natalee Holloway
Last seen with Joran van der Sloot, Natalee Holloway vanished in Aruba during a trip with her Alabama high school class in May 2005. https://allthatsinteresting.com/natalee-holloway credits: https:/...
1 Maj 202442min
Episode 113 - The Lincoln Assassination — And The Larger Conspiracy Behind It
Discover why the wider Abraham Lincoln assassination plot was far larger than the death of one man and how this three-pronged attack sent out violent aftershocks for decades to come. https://allthats...
17 Apr 202434min
Episode 112 - When Teddy Roosevelt Was Shot By An Assassin — Then Gave A Speech
On October 14, 1912, Teddy Roosevelt — then running for an unprecedented third term under the banner of the Bull Moose Party — set out to give a speech at the Milwaukee Auditorium in Wisconsin. En rou...
3 Apr 202436min
Episode 111 - History Happy Hour, March 2024: A Plague Grave With 1,000 Skeletons, A 500-Year-Old Jesus Ring, And More
It’s the end of March 2024, and we’ve handpicked a few of our favorite history stories from this month. Today, we’ll be talking about… The discovery of a mass grave of Black Death victims in Nurember...
27 Mars 202441min
Episode 110 - The Truth About Mary Magdalene
Most depictions of Mary Magdalene in popular culture characterize her in the same way: as a sex worker. In the musical Jesus Christ Superstar, for example, Mary is critiqued by Judas for her "professi...
20 Mars 202432min
