History X

By CJSR 88.5 FM

History X amplifies true stories from history that have been repressed, suppressed, or simply forgotten. Host Russell Cobb discusses how our understanding of history is shifting in popular culture and... more

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How many episodes does History X have?

The podcast currently has 24 episodes available.

History X episodes:

January 23, 2021 A Saint for Sinners?: Santa Muerte
You've seen her in shows like Narcos, like Breaking Bad - but who is Santa Muerte, really, and where does she come from? We talk to Dr. Kate Kingsbury to find out.
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31min
January 07, 2021 The Surrender of IR: Part Two
Part two - time to talk about Frank Oliver.
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31min
January 07, 2021 Precedented: An American Coup
The governor orders the National Guard to string barbed wire around the capitol building and take up defensive positions with machine guns.
The Ku Klux Klan, after a campaign of terror against the governor’s supporters, calls for his ouster. The governor promises to pardon anyone who shoots a klansman.
The KKK taunts the governor in the press, and headlines tell citizens to prepare for war.
No, this is not some The Plot Against America-style alternative history on Netflix. It is the scene-setting for an actual coup d’etat in the American heartland in the 1920s...
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31min
December 11, 2020 The Surrender of IR 136: Part Two
Edmonton expands and the Papaschase Band pursues the last herds of bison. The band adheres to Treaty 6 and accepts a reserve. But then Frank Oliver gets involved.
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31min
November 27, 2020 The Surrender of IR 136: Part One
The story of IR 136 is just the tip of the iceberg. How and why did a huge chunk of land, guaranteed by treaty to the Papaschase band, end up the way it did?
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30min
November 23, 2020 Ghost Stories
Ghost stories.
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31min
November 06, 2020 The Ghosts of FunDrive
We accompany Edmonton Ghost Tours around Old Strathcona.
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59min
October 30, 2020 Prelude to a Coup
What can 1970s and 1980s Argentina teach us about how coups happen, how to survive them, and how to deal with a society that's fragmenting around you, right before your eyes? This week, Russell talks to Luciana Erregue about her childhood in Argentina, and what advice she can give us as the US teeters on the edge of a coup themselves.
Check out Laberinto Press' book, "Beyond the Food Court: an Anthology of Literary Cuisines," available now. https://www.laberintopress.com/shop/p/beyond-the-food-court
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31min
October 28, 2020 Trailer: Prelude to a Coup
What can 1970s and 1980s Argentina teach us about how coups happen, how to survive them, and how to deal with a fragmenting society?
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2min
October 16, 2020 Hammers, Hate Groups, and Heimdall
What happens when something you love is co-opted by hatred?
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31min

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