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Join two brothers for some casual chat as they unearth the untold stories of history’s most obscure figures. It’s the hidden history your teachers forgot to mention, all served up with a healthy side of sibling rivalry and a big dollop of banter and laughs.
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S1E19 Richard Lindon: The Inventor Who Forever Changed the World of Sport
Send a textBefore Richard Lindon, inflating a football could be fatal. Learn how this Victorian inventor saved lives and standardised the games of rugby union and rugby league, American football, and…
S1E18 The Man Who Outgrew Himself: The Improbable Life of Adam Rainer
Send a textThe true story of Adam Rainer, the only man in history recorded as both a dwarf and a giant, is as remarkable as it's improbable. We explore the rare medical condition (Acromegaly or…
S1E17 The Good Maharaja of Poland: The True Story of Jam Sahib Digvijaysinhji
Send a textHow did a cricket loving prince from the coast of Gujarat in India end up becoming a national hero in Poland?In this episode, we dive into the extraordinary life of Maharaja Jam Sahib…
S1E16 The Polish-American Who Wouldn't Let Hitler Get Him Down
Send a textFor fifteen-year-old Walter, the world was a small plot of land and the four walls of the family home in Poland. But in 1939, Nazi boots kicked in the front door and that world shattered…
S1E15 The Man Who Downed The Red Baron
Send a textA blood red triplane skims the Somme and a nation’s legend closes in for another kill. But a calm Australian sergeant on a Vickers machine gun is waiting for his moment, he clears a…
S1E14 Edward Thomas and the Shot That Broke Europe's Silence
Send a textAugust 22nd, 1914, on a road near Casteau in Belgium, one member of the 4th Irish Royal Dragoon Guards raised his rifle, steadied his breath and changed history forever. Drummer and…
S1E13 Roy Sullivan: The Man, The Myth, The Lightning Rod
Send a textFor our 13th Episode, we are taking a look at perhaps the unluckiest man there ever was, in the true story of Roy Sullivan, the Spark Ranger or Human Lightning Rod. Between 1942 and 1977,…
S1E12 Sweet Caroline: The Last Kennedy
Send a textCaroline Kennedy is the last surviving child of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Often described as the most famous woman you know the least about, Caroline's life…
S1E11 Henrietta Lacks: The Unwitting Mother of Modern Medicine
Send a text Discover the incredible true story of Henrietta Lacks, a young mother and poor tobacco farmer whose life changed the world forever without her knowledge. In this episode of Honourable…
S1E10 The Bus That Flew: Albert Gunter's London Bus Leap
Send a textImagine you’re driving a 7.5-ton double-decker bus across London’s most iconic bridge. The lights are green, the air is thick with 1952 smog, and twenty passengers are chatting behind you.…
S1E9 Silent Night: The True Story of Gruber and Mohr
Send a textMerry Christmas and welcome to a special episode of Honourable Mentions where, to celebrate the season, we are looking into the lives of Franz Gruber and Joseph Mohr, whose 1818…
S1E8 Fred Kroll: The Man Who Ate Up The 1970's Toy Market
Send a textDiscover the incredible true story of Fred Kroll, the visionary behind some of the most iconic board games in history. In this episode of Honourable Mentions, we dive deep into the 1970s…
S1E7 Duško Popov: The Man Who Would Be James Bond.
Send a textDuško Popov was a good looking, exquisitely dressed, multi-lingual international playboy and, as codename Ivan, the top spy for the German Military Intelligence (Abwehr) in the Second…
S1E6 The Dynamite Train: How Jesus Garcia Corona Saved a Town
Send a textJesus Garcia, the man known as the "Héroe de Nacozari"— was a humble railroad worker who gave his own life to save thousands.In the early 20th century, the town of Nacozari, Sonora, was a…
S1E5 Democracy Manifest: The Succulent Life of Jack Karlson
Send a text"Gentlemen, this is Democracy Manifest!"In 1991, a man named Jack Karlson was apprehended by police outside the China Sea Restaurant in Brisbane, delivering what would become the most…
S1E4 Ghost of the Atlantic: The Benjamin Briggs Story
Send a text1872. New York: A handsome, young Master Mariner named Benjamin Briggs, his wife Sarah, and small daughter Sophia Briggs are about to set sail to Genoa, Italy, with a cargo of alcohol.…
S1E3 Agent Kate Warne: The Woman Who Saved History
Send a textDiscover the story of Kate Warne, the first female detective. Employed by Allan Pinkerton, she went undercover to foil the Baltimore Plot and saved the life of the most revered President…
S1E2 Queen Elizabeth and the Mad Messiah
Send a textIn 1591, a former maltster with a history of drunkeness and brawling walked into Cheapside, in the heart of London, and declared himself the second coming. But William Hacket wasn't just…
S1E1 Gamaliel Ratsey: The Theefe of England
Send a textIn the flickering torchlight of Elizabethan England, one name struck a unique chord of terror and amusement: Gamaliel Ratsey. While others simply robbed, Ratsey performed. Dressed in a…
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Honourable Mentions has published 19 episodes since November 2025, covering topics in Comedy, Education.
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