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Jake Barton
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[TEASER] Bonus Episode #33: Operation Aphrodite
The dawn of America’s drone program in the Second World War changes the course of presidential history. For the rest of this bonus episode and access to all other bonus…
#84 The Darien Disaster
The colonial ambitions of Scotland soon go sideways as they face the full brunt of Murphy's Law. The colonists face disease, mutiny, starvation, and shipwrecks before the backdrop of the golden age…
[TEASER] Bonus Episode #32: Lost Children of the Alleghenies
Two boys go missing in rural Appalachia. Search parties scour the foothills, accusations fly, and some seek supernatural help in hopes of finding the pair of lost children.For the rest of this…
#83: GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES: Last Man Standing
Against all odds, Shuja rises again. A figurehead for the British East India Company, he watches as an invading army devastates his homeland—in his name. Meanwhile, Dost Mohammed’s son Akbar Khan…
#82 GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES - Tournament of Shadows
The British East India Company plots an invasion of Afghanistan. A bogus casus belli and puppet king are all they need—and the rivalry between their agent, Alexander Burnes, and a Russian spy named…
#81 GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES - The Ballad of Shah Shuja
In early 19th century Afghanistan, two warring dynasties contend for the throne. While the Sadozai brothers—grandsons of the empire’s founding king—feud amongst themselves, the Barakzai clan plots…
#80 The Prophet of Jazz
"I can say more with music than I ever could with words.” -Eric DolphyMusic:- Ceiling Gazing by Mark Kozelek & Jimmy LaValle- Nero's Nocturne by Chilly Gonzales- Warm Canto by Mal Waldron, Eric…
#79 Eternity's Echo
What if sound lives forever?Music:Imaginary Landscape No. 4 by John CageTezeta by Mulatu AskatkeElectronium Music Score by Raymond ScottLacrymae by MelodiumKapsburger by ClogsA Lake by Emily A.…
#78 The Blowout
The story of one of the worst numerical beatdowns in the history of professional sports.Music:- Reckless by Brocker Way- Green Groves of Erin by Yo Yo Ma - Concerto No. 2 in G minor by Vivaldi-…
[UNLOCKED] Bonus Episode #30: The Day Disco Died
(This is an unlocked Patreon bonus episode. For more bonus episodes, check out www.patreon.com/historium)Chicago, 1979. Disco was on top of the world. And some people didn't like that…When a failing…
Historium Presents: The Wind
An episode from a show I love called The Wind. "Western Films as America’s origin story, and why they sound the way they do."For more episodes: https://thewind.org/For our bonus episode with Fil:…
#77 ATOMIC DAWN - The Red Menace
Neils Bohr returns with a new plan for world peace, Oppenheimer’s enemies close in from all sides as the Cold War warms up, and shadowy figures from the world of high finance work to expand the…
#76 ATOMIC DAWN - Heavy Water
Norwegian commandos execute a daring sabotage mission to cripple the Nazi nuclear program. The fall of Werner Heisenberg. Original music for this series by…
#75 ATOMIC DAWN - A Prime Suspect
Robert Oppenheimer leads the Manhattan Project at a secret research facility in Los Alamos. Meanwhile, counterintelligence seeks to unearth a secret communist spy ring within the very heart of the…
#74 ATOMIC DAWN - Complementarity and Uncertainty
On the eve of the Second World War, physicists learn of the possibility of splitting the atom. Two rival nuclear programs emerge and the race to the atomic bomb begins... Original music for this…
#73 Once in a Lifetime
The story of Halley’s Comet—the only reoccurring comet visible to the naked eye that shows up every 75 years or so. Throughout history its appearance has marked profound change, from the conquest of…
#72: The Trial of Sunshine Charlie
Summer 1929 was the pinnacle of a new era of banking, and Charles E. Mitchell emblematized the live-fast-die-young ethos of roaring twenties stock salesmen. As the Great Crash led into the Great…
#71 Operation Eureka
Tehran 1943. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin meet together for the first time with hopes of overcoming their ideological differences in order to win the Second World…
#70 Mendacium Ex Machina
In the late 1700s, a chess-playing automaton marched across Europe, achieving checkmates against novices and masters alike–all while hiding an incredible secret…Music:- Concerto for Lute and Plucked…
#7 The Christmas Truce (Shiny & Chrome Edition)
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…
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Historium has published 91 episodes since November 2016, covering topics in Arts, Documentary.
Historium is currently active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 25m.
