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Historical Hysteria
By Nicholas WardHistory
Historical Hysteria episodes
- 53. Is Nazi Medicine Used Today?
Japan and the Samurai will be back next week.
On an unrelated note. How real was the medical science of the third reich? And is it still in use?
16 min - 52. The Myth of Bushido, Japan Part 2
The honourable, inscrutable, mysterious, and honourable bushido born on a windswept mountain in.... San Francisco?
19 min - 12 min
- 50. The Myth of the Great Wall of China
From being visible from space to being a wall there are a many myths and legends about the greatest defensive structure ever built
17 min - 9 min
- 48. Did Mao invent Traditonal Chinese Medicine?
Did Mao invent TCM? Kind of... but it's more complex than that.
21 min - 5 min
- 46. 5 Law Enforcement Myths you Believe thanks to TV and Movies
From DNA to bite marks, how much of modern law enforcement can you really trust?
Spoiler: I don't really know but don't worry neither does anyone else!
Explicit language
28 min - 45. 5 Facts About Cannabis 'the Man' Doesn't Want you to Know
Stick it to the man by listening to this episode about the surprisingly fascinating history of cannabis
*Disclaimer - HH cannot guarantee any vague concept of "the man" will care if you listen to this episode
18 min - 44. The Weird History of Credit Scores
PI's and department stores the history of the credit score is as strange as it is stupid. Thank god we didn't let the same people who invented credit scoring seize control of the economy by constructing a spiraling system of debt and growth based on arbitrary superstition.
16 min
About Historical Hysteria
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Explore the myths and misunderstandings of pop' history and experience the unvarnished and unapologetic insanity of real history.