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Black History Buff: Uncovering Untold Stories

King Kurus, Griot of Black & African History

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The Black History Buff Podcast, hosted by King Kurus, is your gateway to the untold stories of Black history. From African Samurai and pistol-wielding poets to revolutionaries like Fred Hampton and Angela Davis, each episode dives deep into the rich and thrilling history of the African Diaspora. We go beyond the textbooks, covering everything from the ancient kingdoms of African History to the American Civil Rights movement and the trailblazers of Black British history. More than just a podc ...
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Discussions With a History Buff

Viking Strongman

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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/viking-strongman/subscribe I will discuss topics ranging from history to conspiracy theories to true crime, just whatever topic my autistic brain is focusing on at the moment. You can email episode suggestions or feedback to [email protected] you can also support the podcast through venmo @vikingstrongman also check out the website. https://linktr.ee/vikingstrongman thank you all for the support.
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Ask the History Buff

christianrootscanada

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Ask the History Buff is a podcast produced by Lynette Bloedow, Owner of ChristianRoots Canada. I am a transplanted Canadian from the West Indies into Canada by choice. I have become curious about Canadian history from a Christian perspective. I research biographies and tell stories with passion and compassion about the Christian INFLUENCERS I discover. Many of them have left substantial legacies in Canada. I change BORING Hi(story) into EXCITING STORIES. I research the EVENTS in which these ...
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The Buffalo History Museum Podcast

The Buffalo History Museum

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The Buffalo History Museum Podcast is the premier source for Western New York history. Each episode, we tell a story of the people and events that have shaped our region. Help us grow by subscribing, rating, and reviewing us.
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History Buffoons Podcast

Bradley and Kate

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Two buffoons who want to learn about history! Our names are Bradley and Kate. We both love to learn about history but also don't want to take it too seriously. Join us as we dive in to random stories, people, events and so much more throughout history. Each episode we will talk about a new topic with a light hearted approach to learn and have some fun. Find us at: historybuffoonspodcast.com Reach out to us at: [email protected]
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Buffalo Tales: Stories from Wyoming History

Jeremy Yates, John Woodward

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Wyoming, renowned for its breathtaking landscapes and abundant resources, unfolds a captivating narrative through its distinctive history. Delve into the state's intriguing past with hosts Jeremy Yates and John Woodward, as they unravel the stories of remarkable individuals, iconic places, and pivotal events that have shaped Wyoming. Join us on a journey through time and discover why Wyoming is like nowhere else on Earth.
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Determine what would’ve been some well known common forms of 18th Century Colonial American Tavern Entertainment? Discover how one could best define what entertainment’s meaning meant during the 17th & 18th Centuries. Agree if it’s fair to say that tavern business owners in urban centers competed amongst one another for customers. Figure out whethe…
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Power doesn’t just sit on a throne—it lives in the hands that organize, negotiate, and quietly make things happen. We dive into the life of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, the butcher’s son who became England’s most formidable power broker under Henry VIII. From racing through Oxford to mastering finance at Magdalen, Wolsey shaped policy, logistics, and di…
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A friendly smile by the fire, a shared meal on a dusty road, and a scarf that turns into a weapon in a heartbeat. We dive into the shadowed world of the Thuggee—bands of highway killers who claimed divine orders from the goddess Kali—and the colonial machine that made their legend larger than life. From slow-burn cons inside caravans to the lethal …
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Agree if it’s fair to assume that licensing procedures for tavern keepers varied from one colony to another based upon region. Get an in depth analysis into understanding how tavern licensure came about based upon three primary factors. Discover if the licensing system suffered any abuses involving taverns both licensed and unlicensed. Learn what 1…
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A man drops depth charges on a rock formation, shells the wrong country for target practice, and later rebrands himself as a decorated hero and spiritual “Commodore.” We follow L. Ron Hubbard from pulp fiction pages to a chaotic Navy stint and into the creation of Scientology, tracing how a talent for storytelling became a tool for power. The archi…
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A powerhouse roster, a miserly owner, and a storm of quiet resentment set the stage for baseball’s most infamous fall. We trace how the 1919 Chicago White Sox—frustrated by low pay and trapped by the reserve clause—slipped from favorites to fixers, and how a swarm of gamblers, middlemen, and one calculating kingpin turned the World Series into a hi…
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The Erie Canal was an engineering marvel that shaped our city, state, and nation. Digging the man-made waterway not only required innovation, but also the efforts of thousands of laborers, man of them Irish immigrants. This is a story of the excavation of the canal's most challenging sections and how the Irish played a vital role.…
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Would it be fair to say that 18th Century American Laws required tavern keepers to display good qualities. Get acquainted with Elijah Williams, tavern keeper from Deerfield, Massachusetts, and the different posts he held within his community. Agree if business opportunities for women in colonial times were limited. Discover if many women residing i…
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A classic cocktail opens a door to stranger places. We start with the crisp snap of a gin and tonic and its unexpected past as a colonial malaria remedy, then step into the woods, deserts, and fog banks where four legends still breathe: the Wendigo, Chupacabra, Mothman, and Bigfoot. It’s a spirited tour that blends folklore, history, science, and a…
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Decide if it’s fair to say come Mid 18th Century that the number of taverns in urban dwellings had greatly skyrocketed. Discover whether tavern keeping in America’s urban cities was considered a middling occupation. Determine if urban city tavern keepers were actual owners of the facilities they operated. Get introduced to John Inskeep which includ…
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Two men. Same name. Same face. Same measurements. Different fingerprints. The Leavenworth intake room went silent in 1903 when Will West’s file appeared to match a prisoner already serving time: William West. That uncanny collision didn’t just spark gossip—it cracked open the limits of “scientific policing” and ushered fingerprints into the center …
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Stuck 100-plus miles off Hawaii with dead engines and a silent radio, a 1919 submarine shouldn’t have had a chance. Ours did. We walk through the improbable rescue of USS R-14—how a small crew turned hammocks into sails, bunk bed frames into a mast, and a steel cigar into a wind-powered lifeboat. From the first gust that nudged them to one knot, to…
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Get introduced to William Bradford along with understanding where his religious beliefs stood. Learn who ascends the English throne come year 1603 along with knowing where his policies stood regarding religious toleration. Determine if William Bradford himself went aboard the Mayflower in 1620. Learn what exact connection William Bradford had with …
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Agree if it’s fair to say that most of us associate lodging where it involves people staying somewhere for work or vacation related purposes. Learn how Ancient Roman Civilization aka the Roman Empire had its lodging system get broken down per social class status. Explore Middle Ages of European Civilization to understanding connections between trad…
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Ever wondered what it takes to outrun a last name that shaped world history? We dive into the strange, complicated life of William Patrick Hitler—born in Liverpool, raised by an Irish mother, and briefly swept into the social whirl of 1930s Berlin before slamming into the hard edge of his uncle’s demands. He chased opportunity in the Third Reich, w…
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A blue-white fireball tore across a quiet Siberian morning and turned a vast forest into matchsticks—yet left no crater. We dive into the 1908 Tunguska event with clear storytelling and sharp science, tracing how eyewitness heatwaves, global pressure ripples, and a strange midnight glow in London evolved into one of history’s most fascinating foren…
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Discover exactly how many Great Lakes Passengers onboard RMS Titanic survived and perished out of 345 calling the region home. Determine if it’s fair to say that Titanic Survivors with Great Lakes connections all lived different lives following ships sinking. Go behind the scenes and learn survival stories from Great Lakes Passengers of all differe…
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A king’s temper, a vicar’s signature, and a midnight plunge off the Charles Bridge—this is the real John of Nepomuk, stripped of centuries of rumor and retold from the sources that watched it happen. We kick off light—birthday confessions, beer swaps, and a reflexology detour—before following a clue from Dan Brown to Bohemia’s most statue‑worthy fi…
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Get introduced to Morgan Andrew Robertson. Learn how Morgan followed in his dad’s footsteps along the Great Lakes. Discover what young Morgan experienced prior to turning ten years old on April 8, 1871. Find out what line of work Morgan Robertson went into after a career along the seas. Understand significance come year 1896 for Morgan from a liter…
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Discover exactly when wireless communication first began along Great Lakes Waters. Find out what Wireless Telephony Services provided during early 20th Century. Get a brief timeline description of what took place involving wireless communication services from 1908-1910. Explore how ships on the Great Lakes faced their fair share of harrowing rescue…
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The shocking intersection of California surf culture and one of America's most notorious killers comes to light in our exploration of Dennis Wilson's dangerous dance with Charles Manson. What began as a chance encounter with two young hitchhikers in 1968 evolved into a bizarre living arrangement that would haunt the Beach Boys drummer until his tra…
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When helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson Jr. flew over the Vietnamese village of My Lai on March 16, 1968, he couldn't believe what he was seeing. Below him, American soldiers—his brothers in arms—were systematically executing unarmed civilians. Women, children, even infants lay dead or dying along village paths and in ditches. What happened next would …
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Agree if it’s fair to say by 1912 that newspapers achieved a full exclusive media peak. Determine if newspapers had engaged in an all out frenzy given things didn’t go as accordingly planned on Titanic’s maiden voyage. Learn whether Great Lakes Newspapers reported Titanic’s sinking with a high range of inaccuracy. Get to know H.G. Thorley. Discover…
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The frigid winter of 1925 brought more than just bitter cold to Nome, Alaska—it delivered a deadly diphtheria outbreak that threatened to devastate the isolated town of 1,400 people. With the harbor frozen solid and no roads connecting them to civilization, Nome faced a terrifying reality: their antitoxin supply had expired, and without fresh medic…
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Get introduced to Cable Ships Mackay-Bennett and Minia who got assigned in recovering deceased bodies from Titanic. Discover just how big of a hold Mackay-Bennett had when it came to storing multiple coffins including long tonnage of ice as well as embalming supplies. Find out when both ships arrived to Titanic’s wreckage site. Learn exactly where …
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Would you believe a surgeon could accidentally kill three people in one operation? Welcome to the blood-soaked world of pre-anesthesia surgery through the story of Robert Liston, the fastest knife in the West End of London. Before the merciful darkness of anesthesia, surgery was a waking nightmare where patients remained fully conscious as surgeons…
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Discover just how many ships were nearby resulting in their hearing Titanic’s distress signals. Figure out if any ships were too far away to be of any use prior to Titanic’s sinking. Learn just how close Leyland Steamship Liner SS Californian stood in relation to where Titanic herself was positioned. Go behind the scenes and discover at what time R…
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What happens when a lone whistleblower challenges a powerful nuclear corporation? The story of Karen Silkwood unfolds like a thriller, but with deadly real-world consequences that forever changed workplace safety standards. At just 28 years old, Karen found herself working as a laboratory technician at the Kerr-McGee plutonium plant in Oklahoma in …
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Discover just how cold the North Atlantic Ocean Water was come the night Titanic sank. Learn what happened to Titanic between a three minute span from 2:17-2:20AM on April 15. Get a rough ballpark figure behind just how many people onboard Titanic didn’t make it into a lifeboat. Find out what Second Class Passenger Nellie Becker recalled hearing af…
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Find out exactly just how many people total were onboard Titanic when she collided with the iceberg. Get a rough estimate breakdown of just how many people could access a lifeboat onboard Titanic per British Board of Trade Regulations around 1912. Get introduced to some well known First Class Passengers along with what their world represented. Disc…
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