Counterfactuals: The Inca
On today’s episode, we travel to the lofty heights of the Andes, where in the early 1500s Spanish under Francisco Pizarro came across the Inca Empire. The Spanish found the Inca at an opportune time, ...
19 Nov 20241h 12min
Counterfactuals: Alexandrian India
On today’s episode, we journey back to the fourth century BC on the shores of an Indian river, where an army that had set out from Macedon, more than 3000 miles away had a choice: cross and battle a n...
5 Nov 20241h 12min
Counterfactuals: 1815 Tambora Eruption
On today’s episode, we discuss the impacts of the largest volcanic eruption in human history - the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora, which would impact the entire world and bring on a volcanic winter: t...
22 Okt 20241h 19min
Counterfactuals: The Duels of Alexander Hamilton
On today’s episode, we talk about the series of events that connect several duels in the life of Alexander Hamilton, and about how the history of the early American republic could have hinged on the c...
8 Okt 20241h 12min
Counterfactuals: Death of a President Part 2
Welcome to the second episode of our new take on the podcast: Counterfactuals. This is part 2 of our season opener, talking about what might have happened if a significant president died at a moment w...
24 Sep 202439min
Counterfactuals: Death of A President Part 1
In 1902, Teddy Roosevelt was involved in a carriage accident which nearly killed him. In 1853, President-Elect Franklin Pierce watched hs son die in a train accident mere weeks before his inauguration...
10 Sep 202452min
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
On today’s episode the History Guy tells the story of Butch Cassidy and the Sudnance Kid, examining the long history to figure out what we know about the two legendary outlaws, and very often, what we...
11 Juni 202456min
A History of Making the Perfect Smile
On today’s episode, the History Guy tells two stories of dental health, examining humanities long relationship with our teeth. First, he tells the story of toothpaste and basic dentistry, and the many...
28 Maj 20241h 2min
