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S7E6 A Brief History Of Lying (Season 7 Episode 6)
Trust in institutions is at a historic low. Turns out there are about sixty years of very good reasons for that.From Watergate and Thatcher decimating mining communities, through the cash for…
S7E5 Every Housing Crisis Ever (Almost) (Season 7 Episode 5)
Rents in Rome were unaffordable in 164 BCE. We've had 2,000 years to fix the housing crisis. Here's why we haven't.From ancient Roman insulae and the Great Fire of London to Hoovervilles, Margaret…
S7E4 A Brief History Of Outrage (Season 7 Episode 4)
Your outrage is worth a fortune. Just not to you.From a 3,800-year-old complaint tablet in ancient Mesopotamia to cancel culture, Tommy Robinson and Donald Trump, this is the full history of outrage:…
S7E3 The Internet Is Hell (Season 7 Episode 3)
The internet was built by scientists who wanted to share research. Then surveillance capitalism, social media and Big Tech got involved, and ruined it.From Tim Berners-Lee and the World Wide Web to…
S7E2 History vs The Gig Economy (Season 7 Episode 2)
Uber, Amazon, Deliveroo. Strip away the apps and the branding and you're left with a system of exploitation as old as civilisation itself.From ancient civilisations exploiting their populations and…
S7E1 Why The Last 10 Years Have Sucked (Season 7 Episode 1)
Brexit. Trump. A pandemic. A housing crisis. A culture war nobody asked for. The last ten years didn't break by accident.From the celebrity deaths of 2016 to Trump's Iran brinkmanship in 2026, this…
S6E25 This Is Why You're Exhausted (Season 6 Episode 25)
Burned out, broke, and scrolling at midnight wondering why everything feels impossible? You're not imagining it. This episode breaks down the real reasons modern life is exhausting: the housing…
S6E24 The Cult Of Personality (Season 6 Episode 24)
Alexander The Great called himself a god, Henry VIII airbrushed his portrait, and Nixon lost a TV debate because he was sweaty. The Cult of Personality is older and more complex than you think.This…
S6E23 Robert Byrd: The Ultimate Redemption Story (Season 6 Episode 23)
From West Virginia coalfields to the longest Senate career in American history, Robert C. Byrd went from political villain to unlikely conscience of a nation. This week we trace a 51-year journey of…
S6E22 Rumi: The Poet Who Changed The World (Season 6 Episode 22)
In 1244, a theologian met a wandering dervish in Konya and vanished from public life. What emerged was poetry so universal it outlasted empires. Jalal ad-Din Rumi fled Mongols as a child, became a…
S6E21 Hulk Hogan's Lifetime of Lies: Metallica, Andre the Giant, and Wrestling 400 Days a Year (Season 6 Episode 21)
Hulk Hogan could slam a giant but couldn't tell the truth. From denying steroids on Arsenio Hall to claiming he auditioned for Metallica, this is wrestling's most prolific liar. Hogan lied about…
S6E20 Trad Wives: What History Actually Tells Us
The trad wife trend claims women have always stayed home and deferred to men. History disagrees, loudly. From Assyrian businesswomen on clay tablets to the woman who invented Monopoly before women…
S6E20 The Burglar, The Fraudster, and The Prime Minister (Season 6 Episode 20)
A Watergate burglar, a congressman who faked his entire life, and the Iron Lady who divided a nation. This Greatest Hits episode of History's Greatest Idiots revisits G Gordon Liddy (Nixon's…
S6E19 Chernobyl: How a Safety Test Destroyed the Soviet Union (Season 6 Episode 19)
This week on History's Greatest Idiots (featuring Patreon member Ben Markwart), we explore the Chernobyl nuclear disaster: the catastrophic 1986 explosion that killed dozens, displaced 350,000…
S6E18 The Millars Episode: Redemption and Controversy in Cycling and Comics (Season 6 Episode 18)
This week on History's Greatest Idiots (Featuring Peter of In The Wheels), we explore two Scottish success stories: cyclist David Millar's fall from grace and redemption, and comic writer Mark…
S6E17 Gallagher - Comedy's Melon Smashing Outcast (Season 6 episode 17)
This week on History's Greatest Idiots, we're trying a slightly different mini-documentary format to explore one of the most bizarre success stories in American comedy: Leo Anthony Gallagher Jr., the…
S6E16 J. Paul Getty - The Miserable Billionaire (Season 6 Episode 16)
Billions, miserliness, and a severed ear! This episode of History's Greatest Idiots (featuring The Hungry Historian) explores the extraordinary life of Jean Paul Getty, the oil tycoon who became the…
S6E15 Tech's Biggest Mistakes (Season 6 Episode 15)
Scams, spectacular failures, and billions burned! This special greatest hits episode of History's Greatest Idiots explores three tech disasters that prove innovation and incompetence make the perfect…
S6E16 Special Announcement
We're sad to announce that Derek will no longer be continuing with the podcast. We've had 5 wonderful years producing this show together, and I couldn't have wished for a better friend and co-host…
S6E14 Bunny Roger: The War Hero Who Fought in Blush and a Silk Scarf (Season 6 Episode 14)
War heroes, haute couture, and outrageous parties! This episode of History's Greatest Idiots, featuring The Fit Historian (https://www.youtube.com/@fithistorian), explores the extraordinary life of…
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