Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Torquemada kicked off the Spanish Inquisition, which is regarded by many historians as "not very fun" for the people afflicted by it. Unlicensed historians Andrew Heaton and Andrew Young investigate ...
11 Jan 20221h 3min
Emperor Claudius Killed a Whale
Claudius (10 BC to AD 54) was the unlikeliest of aspirants to the Roman imperium. He suffered from what was probably Cerebral Palsy, which effected his speech and movements, was reviled by his family,...
4 Jan 202251min
Perkin Warbeck, Fake King of England
No one knows what happened to the "Princes in the Tower." Presumably Richard III had them snuffed. Unfortunately for the English monarchy, decades later a charismatic pretender would claim to be the r...
28 Dec 202152min
The Krampus, Saint Nick, and Mushroom Trips
WTF is Krampus? How does a third-century bishop become the Arctic gift-giving character at the mall? What on Earth does he have to do with psychedelic mushrooms? Unlicensed historians Andrew Young and...
21 Dec 20211h 1min
White Dude, King of the Indians
If William Augustus Bowles' plans had come true, the independent State of Muscogee would have separated Spanish Florida from American advancement, and Creek, Cherokee, and Seminole Indians would have ...
14 Dec 202154min
Custer Had a Spiffy Mustache
William Armstrong Custer was a meteoric success. . . until he very much wasn't. Comedians Andrew Heaton and Andrew Young analyze the general's life, accomplishments, and failures.
6 Dec 20211h 13min
Richard the Lionheart was a Dickwagon
Richard I of England (r. 1189 - 1199) is lionized in British history and modern film. But he was a *horrible* king, and an awful person. Comedians Andrew Heaton and Andrew Young explore his abysmal t...
6 Dec 202158min
The Scammer Who Sold the Eiffel Tower
Victor Lustig is the Moses of conmen--he even wrote a "Ten Commandments for Conmen." While his scams are numerous and colorful, his most noteworthy escapade involved convincing French businessmen to b...
6 Dec 20211h 9min
