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Somewhere between Dan Carlin and George Carlin, professional comedian and history enthusiast Damian Smith regales with his favourite anecdotes from throughout the annals of time. These stories are fun... more
FAQs about History Go Time!:How many episodes does History Go Time! have?The podcast currently has 74 episodes available.
September 27, 2025The Curse of the Pharaoh!You all know there's no such thing as curses. Sure. You all know there's no such thing as the Curse of the Pharaoh. But you may not know just how brazen the lie is. ...more1h 8minPlay
August 25, 2025Smack My BishopIt's part of the history podcasting contract that you have to cover this topic eventually, so here you go, the infamous "Murder in the Cathedral." ...more1h 24minPlay
July 23, 2025Hernan Cortes and the TroubuchetIf you're not familiar with the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire then you're probably not expecting the Guy Ritchie level of dark comedy that actually happened. Or the sheer volume of craziness involved. Whatever level of crazy you're thinking, double it and add 30, like you're doing a fahrenheit conversion. ...more56minPlay
June 26, 2025Reagan Ruined Everything I: Two Bad NeighborsMy favourite episode of The Simpsons is packed with a lot of very niche political references. Here's why it's so funny. Also, it's always worth exploring how everything is Ronald Reagan's fault. Because it is. ...more1h 56minPlay
May 24, 2025Popeperu"The history of popes is too boring." Is it? A pope goes to war with Germany because he had too much sex, there's a skeleton lawyer, two - TWO - wizards, and a little something called THE JOUST OF WHORES!...more1h 31minPlay
April 23, 2025The Great Lie-braryWhy do people seem to think that the library of Alexandria was the only library in the ancient world? ...more2h 8minPlay
March 26, 2025The One Who Knocks - Aimo KoivunenIn 1938 the German pharmaceutical company Temmler patented the drug Pervitin. In 1939 the Germans conquered…a lot of places. These two events may be linked. We do all of that to get to the story of Aimo Koivunen, the Finnish soldier who makes John Belushi look like Jim Belushi. ...more51minPlay
February 25, 2025Tease & The Nile (No More Paywall)The infamous story about Horus and Set. You asked for this. I cannot stress enough - you asked for this. This was originally a bonus show for Medicis, but now everyone gets to suffer psychic damage. ...more43minPlay
January 25, 2025Damo Reacts: Gladiator 2You wanted it, be careful what you wish for. Pointing out all of the historical inaccuracies in Gladiator 2 actually took twice as long as Gladiator 2. ...more4h 5minPlay
December 24, 2024Baby It's Cold Outside (It's actually hot, I'm Australian)The song isn't problematic, the interpretation is. Here's why we shouldn't judge the past by the mores of today. I promise this is the last 'people are being wrong on the internet' for a while. ...more50minPlay
FAQs about History Go Time!:How many episodes does History Go Time! have?The podcast currently has 74 episodes available.