OFH Throwback- Episode #43- What is Phantom Time?
In the world of pseudo-historical theories there are few more radical than the Phantom Time Hypothesis and the New Chronology. These theories propose that hundreds of years of human history never actu...
5 Sep 20231h 3min
OFH Throwback- Episode #113- Who is Kyiv's Most Vengeful Saint?
There are few tales of revenge as epic as that of Olga of Kyiv. In 945 AD Olga set out on a campaign of vengeance that would make a lasting mark on the history of Eastern Europe. However, there is goo...
22 Aug 20231h 3min
Episode #185- Was Wrestling Ever Real? ft. RJ City (Part III)
Most professional wrestling fans have accepted the scripted nature of wrestling for decades, but are we truly living in a post-kayfabe world? This week's guest, RJ City, thinks that maybe kayfabe neve...
8 Aug 20231h 22min
Episode #184- Was Wrestling Ever Real? (Part II)
Professional Wrestling had a long history of manipulated matches, but it took time to evolve into the pure theatre we know today. Along the road Professional Wrestling passed through a strange interme...
25 Juli 20231h 19min
Episode #183- Was Wrestling Ever Real? (Part I)
In 1957 the French philosopher Roland Barthes called professional wrestling a "spectacle of excess." That may be the most beautifully succinct description of sports entertainment ever written. For dec...
11 Juli 20231h 12min
Episode #182- What Were The Hell-Fire Clubs? (Part II)
In 1721 the first Hell-Fire club caused a scandal in London and quickly disbanded, but the story did not end there. Soon new blasphemous rake's clubs were being founded all over England, Scotland and ...
27 Juni 20231h 6min
Episode #181- What Were The Hell-Fire Clubs? (Part I)
In Britain in the early 18th century private social clubs were all the rage. These societies grew out of the emerging coffeehouse culture and soon became an integral part of the social life of the Bri...
13 Juni 20231h 4min
Episode #180- Columbus? (Part III)
There is a long tradition of writers comparing Christopher Columbus to mythical figures. 16th century historian Peter Martyr believed Columbus was like a later-day Aeneas, the Trojan hero who travelle...
30 Maj 20231h 35min
