Movie Stars in WWII
On today’s episode, The History Guy tells three stories of movie stars and their service during World War II. First he tells the story of Hedy Lamarr, the beautiful and brilliant film star who had per...
19 Mars 20241h 4min
Explorers: Magellan and Bering
The History Guy tells two stories of the age of exploration, and explorers whose names you likely know, but whose stories you might not. First is the story of Ferdinand Magellan, and the ignominious e...
5 Mars 202457min
New York Engineering: The Secret Subway and Brooklyn Bridge
On today’s episode The History Guy tells two stories of engineering feats in New York City. First he tells the story of Alfred Beech’s secret subway, and then he talks about some of the lesser known h...
20 Feb 202454min
The "Proto-Mafia"
On today’s episode the History Guy tells two stories of the early mafia, decades before the mob as we know it formed. First he tells the story of two crime families battling it out in New Orleans, and...
6 Feb 202455min
Stolen Art: The "Just Judges" and Goya's Wellington
On today's episode The History Guy tells two stories of daring and unlikely art heists. First he talks about the Renaissance "Ghent Altarpiece", one of the most stolen works of art in history, and the...
23 Jan 20241h 6min
Grape Blights and Grasshopper Plagues
On today’s episode the History Guy tells two stories of bugs and destruction. First he talks about the great Wine Blight, where pests nearly wiped out the French wine industry. Then he talks about the...
9 Jan 20241h 2min
Governors Assassinated
Today the History Guy tells two stories of American political assassinations at the turn of the 19th century. First he talks about the only assassination of a sitting US governor. Then he talks about ...
26 Dec 202353min
Pearl Harbor: The first Shot and the Aftermath
On today’s podcast the History Guy tells two stories surrounding the day that lives in infamy: December 7th. First he tells the story of the first shots fired, and the first ship sunk in the Pacific w...
12 Dec 20231h 5min
