Late Night History With the Sturge

Late Night History With the Sturge

Phantasm Baals

English History Explicit
Episodes 50
Avg. Duration 39m
Activity Dormant
Since Aug 2023
Latest Episode Sep 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

Join host Professor Sturgeon for a late-night dive into the fascinating, forgotten, and bizarre corners of history. The Professor is the only member who knows what the story is, and what it's about. The rest of us are hearing the story in real time for the first time. Whether you're a history buff or just looking for a unique listening experience with some comedic insight, this podcast offers a casual and entertaining exploration of the past. Got story ideas? Contact us at [email protected] If you enjoy the show please help support our process. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/latenighthistory

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Recent Episodes

S1E54 #54 - Tararre - The French Consumer

Sep 04, 2025 39m

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

Jul 21, 2025 21m

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

Jul 08, 2025 32m

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”

Jun 17, 2025 28m

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

Jun 03, 2025 39m

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

May 19, 2025 22m

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

May 04, 2025 40m

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

Apr 22, 2025 30m

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

Mar 29, 2025 46m

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

Mar 05, 2025 27m

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

Feb 17, 2025 51m

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

Feb 01, 2025 39m

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

Jan 24, 2025 29m

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

Jan 08, 2025 49m

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

Dec 23, 2024 30m

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

Dec 09, 2024 47m

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

Nov 27, 2024 1h 1m

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

Nov 09, 2024 48m

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

Oct 27, 2024 39m

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

Oct 13, 2024 36m

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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