In the late 1700s, a chess-playing automaton marched across Europe, achieving checkmates against novices and masters alikeall while hiding an incredible secretMusic:- Concerto for Lute and Plucked Strings by Siefried Behrend & DZO Chamber Orchestra-

This episode was always a feel-good fan favorite, so I decided to pluck it from the archives, rewrite it, re-record it, and remix it now that I'm a better writer with better equipment. Merry Christmas!'During the first Christmas of the First Wor

In 1925, dog sled teams faced extreme subzero temperatures, whiteout conditions, and hurricane-force winds to deliver medicine to sick children in the remote mining town of Nome, Alaska. This feat of interspecies heroism would become one of the most harro

In early 1964, on the eve of The Beatles first international tour, Ringo Starr fell ill. To avoid cancelling the shows at the height of Beatlemania, they hired Jimmie Nicol as a temporary replacement. The stand-in drummer serves as a case study in what h

After Columbus opened Pandoras Box by crossing the Atlantic, conquistadors ventured into the New World for god, glory, and gold; rarely in that order. One of these conquistadors, Francisco Pizarro, could not ignore the rumors of an empire of golden citie

As the final episode of this wild year called 2020, here's fifteen quick mini-stories from throughout history!Support the show

Lots of myth busting of misconceptions about indigenous people coupled with new research that shines a light of what the New World and its inhabitants were actually like.Support the show

How do we Americans remember the deadliest night in human history? The answer is simple. We don't.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/historium)

This is the story of the strangest race ever run.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/historium)

In 1919, rage from injustices erupted into violent race riots which spread throughout Chicago. All the while, Spanish Flu spread like wildfire in this unfortunately relevant story about the Chicago Race Riots.