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Made by the curious, for the curious, Hard Fried History (HFH) is your crash-course in everything. HFH is a hybrid comedy-history podcast that provides you with quality and responsibly-sourced informa... more
FAQs about Hard Fried History:How many episodes does Hard Fried History have?The podcast currently has 125 episodes available.
May 12, 2021Ep 85: Russia in the 90s p2 - Trickle Up EconomicsYou've heard of Russia interfering with the 2016 election, but what of American interference in Russian elections? How did the Mafia fill the power vacuum left by the crumbled Soviet Union? What do you know about Russian stonks? All this and more on this episode of Hard Fried History....more1h 10minPlay
May 05, 2021Ep 84: Russia in the 90s p1 - The Bigger They Are...What factors contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union? How did Russia transition from Communism to Capitalism in the early years of the “Wild 90s?” In the first of a two-part analysis, Henry and Josh take an initial peek behind the Iron Curtain and enter the world of fast money, backroom deals and bad Russian accents....more58minPlay
April 28, 2021Ep 83: History Wormhole - MKULTRA"Hey buddy...you wanna party?" This week we explore the hidden world of secret government safe-houses and sketchy university laboratories where the CIA conducted their infamous MK-ULTRA program, under which agency-subsidized neurologists and biochemists conducted torturous experiments by bombarding people with electrical shocks and drug cocktails in an effort to turn people into highly-dependent and suggestible sleeper agents ready for deployment. OUR TAX DOLLARS. ...more56minPlay
April 21, 2021Ep 82: Weimar Germany, 1929 - 1933What were the final nails in the coffin of German Democracy? How did the Nazi party gain enough support to transform itself from a fringe movement on the margins of the political spectrum to the dominant party within Germany? What parallels exist between the rise of fascism in Germany and the rise of the alt-right in Western democracies? These questions and many more answered in this episode. ...more1h 7minPlay
April 14, 2021Ep 81: Weimar Germany, 1918 - 1929How exactly did Fascism rise in Germany? What should we be on the lookout for in the modern era? In the first of a two-part series, Josh and Henry take a look at Germany in the aftermath of World War One, the political and social circumstances that aided the rise of Fascism and which types of people found that poisonous ideology appealing and why. ...more1h 3minPlay
April 08, 2021Ep 80: Marielle FrancoWhen do current events become history? This week we discuss the life and premature death of Marielle Franco, a Brazilian activist and politician who was assassinated by right-wing goons only three years ago....more43minPlay
March 31, 2021Ep 79: Anna Mae Aquash - Woman WarriorWhat cause would you give your life to? Our person of interest today is Anna Mae Aquash, a Canadian indigenous women who spent her life fighting for the improvement of conditions for American indigenous people throughout the 1960s and 1970s, perhaps most notably through the American Indian Movement (AIM)....more1h 9minPlay
March 24, 2021Ep 78: Phoolan Devi - Avatar of DurgaWhat's the furthest you've ever gone in search of vengeance? Our subject today is the amazing story of Phoolan Devi, a lower-caste Indian woman who, after being cornered into a life of crime, eventually gained an international reputation as the infamous "Bandit Queen of India." Viewer discretion advised. ...more55minPlay
March 17, 2021Ep 77: Dolores Ibarruri (La Pasionaria) - An Overview of the Spanish Civil WarWhat do you know about the Spanish Civil War? Our subject today is Dolores Ibarruri, a key player in the Spanish Communist Party who served on both the political and military front lines of this struggle. Reading her autobiography against a more general history, Josh and Henry give a condensed overview of the causes of and international responses to this conflict while contextualizing Ibarruri within these broader strokes. Buckle up! No Pasaran! ...more1h 11minPlay
March 10, 2021Ep 76: Angela Davis - "We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society"Have you ever been falsely accused? Kicking off women's history month, we take a look at the early life and rise of Angela Davis, covering such topics as the activities of domestic terrorists in Birmingham during the 50s, the origins of the black liberation movement in the 60s and the LAPD/FBI's violent attempts to stop this movement. ...more57minPlay
FAQs about Hard Fried History:How many episodes does Hard Fried History have?The podcast currently has 125 episodes available.