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History Told By Idiots episodes
- Episode 17: In A Hole In The Ground...On this episode, we talked about one of the greatest fiction writers ever, J. R. R. Tolkien! We discuss some of his background, his life, and his fascination with language that gave rise to some of the greatest pieces of fiction and the resurgence of the fantasy genre.
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1 hr 17 min - Episode 16: Food History and We Make Tessa Mad!Josh, Tessa, and Tyrell talk about the history of some of their favorite foods! We have a very short message from Jordan and we make Tessa angry as well, so it's a good time as always.
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1 hr 11 min - Episode 15: Secret Codes & Ciphers!We've got the whole crew! Jordan is back with us on this episode as we discuss some strange codes, the Zodiac Killer, and master code breaker Alan Turing! Sorry about the Whistle at the end...
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1 hr 4 min - Episode 14: Italia e Roma!This episode is a listener request! We discuss some of Italy and Rome's history and about some strange facts of Italy and ancient Rome!
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1 hr 15 min - Episode 13: I'll Never Let Go, Jack... Titanic Facts!Josh, Tessa, and Tyrell discuss some facts about the Titanic, also a couple of conspiracy theories! It's a rather scatterbrained episode with a surprise ending involving cops running up the street! Dude, we're really living up to the name...
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55 min - Episode 12: The World Is a Frost Giant, Norse Mythology 101We do our best to pronounce words as we talk about Norse Mythology! It's kinda crazy...
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54 min - Episode 11: Fairy Tales To Read In The Dark (Part 1?)We're back from a short hiatus with the original versions of you favorite fairy tales! They may not be what you would have expected them to be... We discuss the tales that were mad famous by the likes of The Brothers Grimm, Charles Perault, and more!
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57 min - Episode 10: Salem Witch Trials And We Get Way Off TrackOn this episode we talked about the events of the Salem witch trials and some of the effects of those events. Join us as we talk about the actual events, theories, and eventual influences on literature!
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49 min - Episode 9: Nursery Rhyme Origins And Josh Yells At PeopleThis week, we talked about all those nursery rhymes you learned as a kid and their messed up origins! From Bloody Mary to Viking attacks, listen to us turn your childhood upside down!
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36 min - Episode 8: Women Fought in WW2? No Way...We're a little riled up about this one. People are angry about a woman being on the cover of the new Battlefield game and we're here to burst their bubble. Josh, Tessa, and Tyrell talk about all of the feats, combat, non-combat, and civilian, performed by women during World War 2!
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About History Told By Idiots
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From hilarious and wacky to dark and disturbing, history has a lot of fascinating topics worth discussing. Join us as we delve in to a new historical topic each episode!