Historical Hysteria

There are 193 UN Members. That was easy. How complex a question could this be? 

Everything you know about the Dark Ages is probably wrong. But don't kick yourself, because everyone from William Shakespeare to Hollywood has getting the dark ages wrong for ever.

Hamilton! The musical has reignited the story of Alexander Hamilton to popular fame around the world. And with the musical have come just a whole raft of myths. From Hamilton the abolition to Hamilton the tactical genius, there are some big myths about Hamilton.

Ye Olde Shoppes are Ye Olde Myth

It is sometimes claimed that because of the patriarchy women didn't make history. These 5 women would like a word with whoever created this idea. 

This is a slightly different episode than usual, it answers a question I've been getting, how I do my research, and has some fun tidbits from the vault of lost episodes, including the surprisingly sexy history of pineapples and John Quincy Adams and the Mole Men. Warning Some Explicit Language 

The Caliphs of Islam the successors of Muhammad as political and spiritual leaders of Islam existed from 632 CE to 1924 CE. So what happened to them? 

Edit: In this episode the 'Federated Islamic State of Anatolia' is referred to as "thinly veiled neo-nazis". I realise this could imply a political connection between the group and neo-nazi's. Which there isn't, the term 'thinly veiled neo-nazis' was a meant as a figure of speech not a literal description. Though the group is a far right, anti democratic extremist group promoting autocracy, and theocracy, it is not politically a neo-nazi group.

Who was the worst director in history?

Want to know where El dorado is? Listen to find out!

According to Putin, Ukraine "has no historical tradition of statehood". And Ukraine and Russia are the same country split in two by social engineering communists

So is Ukraine a country? What is Ukrainian culture and language? And what on earth is going on in Eastern Europe?

This episode goes back 1000 years to the foundation myths of the Russian Empire, and the very bedrock of the Russian state. So super easy to wrap up in 30 minutes.