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S1E54 #54 - Tararre - The French Consumer
We’re back! After taking a bit off to live our best lives we are back with another episode. I’m sure you remember the greatest episode we’ve ever done on this podcast. It was the one that Carl with K…
S1E53 #53 - The Assassination of Dong Zhuo Part 2 - Lu Bu Fo You
Let’s wrap up this story about dynasty warriors shall we? We don’t want the Sturge throwing his life away to relive his first love in his mom’s basement. We need him focused on his research. Please…
S1E52 #52 - The Assassination of Dong Zhuo Part 1 - The Eunuch Massacre
THE STURGE IS BACK! And apparently he believes that every single person in the world has played the video game Dynasty warriors. So, he decided to tell us a story about it. Apparently it is the…
S1E51 #51 - Michel Lotito “Mr. Eat-All”
With the professor still enjoying his 50th episode vacation celebration, we needed another sub. Luckily this week we were able to track down a much better looking substitute than the last one. In…
S1E50 #50 - The Halifax Explosion
In order to celebrate our 50th episode, Professor Sturgeon took the week off and we had to find a substitute teacher. Unfortunately there’s a shortage so we had to ask Jordan, even though legally he…
S1E49 #49 - The Dublin Whiskey Fire
Another adventure about the catastrophes that have happened while making alcohol. And another reminder that no matter how dangerous, humans will still risk it all if it means there’s a chance to…
#48 - The Jersey Shore Shark Attacks
In this week’s episode we’re covering the story that most believe inspired the story ‘Jaws’. Although the author of Jaws claims this is not the case. So grab an ore, channel your inner east coaster,…
#47 - The First Boer War
This week’s episode is a bit of a sequel to our last episode. Again taking place in South Africa, we will be discussing another British war, and another British loss. This time at the hand of the…
#46 - The Zulu Battle of Isandlwana
In this episode we discuss a battle that would go down as one of the worst defeats in British history. The Zulu were just minding their business, and as always, greed and control came knocking. The…
#45 - Animal Trials
What would be like to have animals integrated into society? Would they be law abiding citizens? Or would they be savage beasts waiting to strike at every opportunity? Today we discuss a few moments…
#44 - Andrée’s Arctic Balloon Expedition
I know what you’re thinking. There’s no way a story about a man and a balloon can be interesting right? Wrong. This is a wild story about a man willing to risk it all to explore the uncharted…
#43 - The Bascom Affair - The Start of the Apache War
This week we discuss an event deemed ‘The Bascom Affair’ that leads to the start of the Apache war. A war that lasted for over 25 years. According to the Strurge’s source for this episode, it is the…
#42 - Wiki’s Dicky 6 - Hail Satan
Another installment of short stories from our Wikis Dicky series. This week we get a bit biblical, but we also remember the metal in us and score some hell points as well. Give us a like, a follow,…
S1E41 #41 - The Assassination of Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky was in line for power and responsibility under the reign of Lenin, but so was Stalin. Lenin knew Stalin was a crazy bastard, so he’d hoped to have Trotsky as his heir, but Stalin had…
S1E40 #40 - The 1889 Seattle Fire
This week we’re covering the fire that destroyed Seattle and forced them to rethink their mistakes and build it better the second time around. If you’re even in a situation where everything is just…
S1E39 #39 - Nazi Germany Part 3 - The Nuremberg Trials
The war is over. Hitler has gone out like a b*tch and blown his own head off. Now it’s time to hold these nazi’s accountable. Today we’re learning about the first, most important, trial of the…
S1E38 #38 - Nazi Germany Part 2 - The Night of the Long Knives
No one really knows why this event is named the night of the long knives. And by no one I mean Professor Sturge. But what he does know he shares with us during this episode. It’s too bad Paul Von…
S1E37 #37 - Nazi Germany Part 1 - The Beer Hall Putsch
This week we start a series covering Nazi Germany. We are going to cover some of the lesser known stories before, and after, World War 2. In part one we will cover The Beer Hall Putsch. Which was an…
S1E36 #36 - The Bell Witch
This week we’re getting spooky with a special Halloween episode. We are covering the story of the bell witch. This story has been used throughout history for different movies and stories. So kick off…
S1E35 #35 - The Coeur d’Alene Labor Strike
Greed. It’s as old as time. Today we’ll learn about the mine workers in Coeur d’Alene Idaho. These workers dealt with terrible pay, forced lodging and check cashing procedures, and the infamous…
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