Love Hidden History Happy Hour but short on time this week? Join the guys for a “shot length” episode you can enjoy in just 10 minutes. You’ll learn a lesson about war and the Russian winter and about manners from the ancient Greeks.

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Alex & Bryan share the WW 2 tale of The Houlton Airlift, in which the US, Canada, and New Zealand bent the rules to get desperately needed aircraft to the UK – then facing the Nazis alone. Yes, we’re looking at you, NATO.

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Alex and Bryan interview John Barry, the preeminent historian of the deadly 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic, to figure out what history tells us about COVID-19 and beyond and Alex lays claim for his countrymen to the first clinical trials in history – fighting scurvy with hard cider, seawater, and, finally, citrus! One out of three ain’t bad.

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The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

Betcha didn’t know about the Great Irish Crown Jewels Caper. Laugh and learn with Alex & Bryan. And BONUS: Learn from stand-up comedian and Patrick scholar Avi Liberman the many myths about “Saint” Patrick. Spoiler: Nothing you think you know is true but the real history is better than the myths.

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Lessons From History: Hidden heroes and villains of the past, and what we can learn from them

https://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/p01.html

https://www.kobymandell.org/

https://www.amazon.com/Traveling-During-Pandemic-Countries-Adventure/dp/B09NRDMKG5

The guys take a break from the grim world news for by far the kinkiest Hidden History Happy Hour yet. Legendary British journalist and documentary filmmaker Willard Foxton join Alex and Bryan in recounting the bizarre exploits of two – count ‘em two – unlikely World War I heroes (one on each side) and Willard shares his own adventures producing documentaries on Top Gun and Kinky Britain, and discusses the latter’s impact on his own dating. Enjoy the levity but listen carefully for echoes of the current horrific war in Europe.

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https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6562863/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Liemba#/media/File:Liemba’n%C4%B1n_%C5%9Fu_anki_durumu..jpg

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000s2kt

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/something-about-miriam/id1594927287?i=1000542569632

The most sober subject discussed by your humble – if not completely sober – correspondents. Listen in real time as Alex and Bryan realize that their podcast, along with the whole world – has changed, perhaps forever. And let us know your guesses why we’re drinking Irish Whiskey.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60547473

https://alphahistory.com/coldwar/robert-mcnamara-reflects-cuban-missile-crisis-2003/

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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sharing-a-bourbon-and-bra_b_2988852

Alex, Bryan, and Special Guest and career US CIA Officer Michael Hurley seize the moment to consider the implications of Vladimir Putin’s near-invasion of Ukraine against the backdrop of “The Most Complete Victory” from Alex’s “Lessons From History”.

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So many tasty firsts this week, with Alex & Bryan’s first Live Studio Audience and Special Guest Mixologist chewing the fat over a gruesome Cold War self-appendectomy and the Old West Republican cannibal who ate five of a Colorado county’s seven Democrats.

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https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/new-alferd-packer-papers#PhotoSwipe1644432451943

https://foursquare.com/v/alferd-packer-grill–umc/4c7d6fbb10916dcbe46c2996?openPhotoId=5ceda536829b0c002cbb5280

Phil Ochs – Ballad of Alferd Packer – Bing video

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-not-the-mind-probe-a-doctor-who-podcast/id1531579158

In commemoration of Black History Month in the US, Alex & Bryan recount the heroic tales of Africa’s first Black Bishop and the black female doctor – also the same Bishop’s great-great-granddaughter – who sacrificed her life to save her country from Ebola. And Bonus: Special Guest Terry Franklin rejoins the guys to share the moving story of his own family’s experience with slavery and how learning of it inspired the mission of his life. And the booze? Your Choice!

For more information about Terry Franklin:

Website: https://lucysutton1770.blogspot.com/?m=1

Podcast: https://anchor.fm/terry-franklin

Instagram: @TerryFranklin

Twitter: @TerryFranklinLA

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Lessons From History: Hidden heroes and villains of the past, and what we can learn from them