Pilotless Planes: Planes that Landed Themselves, the L-8 Blimp, and Taffy Holden
Stories of Pilotless aircraft! First, The History Guy talks about three planes that managed to land themselves after their pilots were forced to bail out, before talking about the mystery of the L-8 B...
27 Juli 202149min
War Time Heroes: Mary Edwards Walker and Tom Custer
Two stories about Civil War Medals of Honor. First, The History Guy tells the story of Mary Edwards Walker, the only woman to have been awarded a Medal of Honor, for her selfless acts bringing medical...
13 Juli 202150min
Tales of Cow: Steaks and US History and "Sir Loin" of Beef
On today’s episode the History Guy is going to talk about beef. First he will tell the interesting and surprisingly complex story about how cows, beef, and the cattle industry have intertwined with am...
29 Juni 202143min
Unique Animals: Pere David's Deer and Okapi Johnstoni
On today’s episode we have two stories about rare animals and how their stories tie into human history. First is the story of Pere David’s Deer, an odd looking deer native to China that nearly went ex...
15 Juni 202146min
True Crime Trials: Daniel Sickles' Temporary Insanity and the murder of Gulielma Sands
The History Guy Podcast Features two stories of true crime and the trials they produced. First is the story of Daniel Sickles - unscrupulous politician, infamous for his actions at the battle of Getty...
1 Juni 20211h 1min
Fantastic Frauds: Titanic Thompson and Stanley Weyman
The History Guy podcast features two stories of fraudsters, who despite their less than honest lives deserve to be remembered. First is the story of Titanic Thompson, supposedly the inspiration for Sk...
18 Maj 202142min
A tortoise, a horse, and a bear, oh my! : Timothy, Sgt. Reckless, and Winnie the Pooh
What do a Tortoise, a horse, and a bear have in common? The history guy podcast features three stories of animals who served as military mascots. First is Timothy the Tortoise, who before she died was...
4 Maj 202147min
Cold War Chronicles: Able Archer and Oleg Gordievsky
The History Guy podcast features two stories of the Cold War. First is the story of Able Archer, a command exercise by NATO done in 1983, which the Soviet Union interpreted as a possible preparation f...
20 Apr 202149min
