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Softcore History

Softcore History

146 Episodes • By Softcore History • www.spreaker.com/show/softcore-h...
A podcast for the casual fan of history. The Wikipedia reader. The kids who grew up with a dad who watched the same 10 hours of World War II specials on The History Channel. Join Dan Regester, Rob Fox, and Jake Goldman as they tastefully insert themselves into the past. The only thing we don’t show ...more
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The Other Book of Mormon
Is Brigham Young REALLY the heir to Joseph Smith? Af... more
May 30 2023 1h 13m
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This Episode Could Get Us Excommunicated (Seriously)
The Catholic Church has a long and bizarre history w... more
May 22 2023 1h 27m
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The Troll Who Won World War 2
Juan Pujol Garcia was a Spanish chicken farmer turne... more
May 15 2023 1h 17m
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Guess The Dead Language - Free Patreon Preview
Think you'd know Latin if you heard it? Can you unde... more
May 11 2023 56m
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The Time Dracula Saved Jesus
Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini was a 15th-centur... more
May 8 2023 1h 7m
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When A Fruit Became God
What happens when you eliminate religion during a cu... more
May 1 2023 1h 13m
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The King Who Beat Off Sea Men
Ramesses III took power in Egypt during the Late Bro... more
Apr 24 2023 1h 30m
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Boston’s Streets Ran Brown With Blood
The Great Molasses Flood was a disaster that occurre... more
Apr 17 2023 57m
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Get Back To Work, Peasant
The guys discuss a meme floating around claiming pea... more
Apr 10 2023 1h 13m
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China Definitely Isn’t Apologizing For This
The history of the African slaves being sent across ... more
Apr 4 2023 1h 14m
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Mostly Hostile Riots
Riots and angry mobs causing death and destruction a... more
Mar 27 2023 1h 13m
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History’s Worst Tailgate
Washington D.C.’s upper crust decided it would be fu... more
Mar 20 2023 1h 26m
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New Orleans Is Littered With Irish Bones
St. Patrick’s Day might seem like a bigger deal in t... more
Mar 13 2023 1h 6m
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St. Patrick Is A Liar And A Murderer
Fifth century Romano-British slave turned bishop, Ma... more
Mar 6 2023 1h 10m
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The Tiny War Hero Dog Who Stole America’s Heart
This week we learn about Sergeant Stubby, a Boston T... more
Feb 27 2023 1h 15m
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Ancient Arabia’s Inter-Dimensional Fire Beings You Could Bone
Like any culture or region, Islam and pre-Islamic Ar... more
Feb 20 2023 1h 10m
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The Land Of Trashy Brawls
Rough-and-tumble was a free-for-all fighting style i... more
Feb 16 2023 1h 7m
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The Sex King
Charles the II was quite possibly the horniest King ... more
Feb 6 2023 1h 26m
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The Jester Who Got Too Serious
Jeffrey Hudson, “Court Dwarf” for Queen Henrietta Ma... more
Jan 30 2023 1h 9m
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Make America Drunk Again
The guys discuss the events that led up to prohibiti... more
Jan 23 2023 1h 33m
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The Korea Axe Murder Incident And Operation Paul Bunyan
The 1976 murders of two Army officers, Captain Arthu... more
Jan 16 2023 1h
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The Sex Cult Reject Who Assassinated A President
Charles Guiteau was a failed clergyman, lawyer, bill... more
Jan 9 2023 1h 35m
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Stop Hiking in Russia
Another Russian mountain mass-death mystery is broug... more
Jan 4 2023 1h 30m
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A Short History of Shrinkage
The 1967 Koro Panic in Singapore saw hundreds of hea... more
Dec 28 2022 1h 43m
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They’ve Found Santa’s Tomb
The secret location of the tomb of St. Nicholas — ak... more
Dec 19 2022 1h 12m
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