<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2232617/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>Everyone knows America was named after Amerigo Vespucci. The Italian explorer. The New World. The map. Case closed.Except it isn't.Current research points to someone else entirely. Someone hiding in plain sight for five hundred years. Someone the history books never mention.The answer, when it comes, is not what you'd expect. And once you hear it — you won't easily unhear it.<a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2232617/support">Support the show</a>For books written and published by Keith Hocton<a href='https://www.entrepotpublishing.com/'>www.entrepotpublishing.com</a>

Send us Fan Mail Everyone knows America was named after Amerigo Vespucci. The Italian explorer. The New World. The map. Case closed. Except it isn't. Current research points to someone else entirely. Someone hiding in plain sight for five hundred years. Someone the history books never mention. The answer, when it comes, is not what you'd expect. And once you hear it — you won't easily unhear it. Support the show For books written and published by Keith Hocton www.entrepotpublishing.com

<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2232617/fan_mail/new" rel="noopener noreferrer">Send us Fan Mail</a>Everyone knows America was named after Amerigo Vespucci. The Italian explorer. The New World. The map. Case closed.Except it isn't.Current research points to someone else entirely. Someone hiding in plain sight for five hundred years. Someone the history books never mention.The answer, when it comes, is not what you'd expect. And once you hear it — you won't easily unhear it.<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2232617/support" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show</a>For books written and published by Keith Hocton<a href="https://www.entrepotpublishing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.entrepotpublishing.com</a>

History’s Strangest Questions: Where does the name America come from?

Keith Hockton, FRAS, is a writer, publisher, and award-winning podcaster based in Penang, Malaysia, with a deep passion for uncovering the stories that shaped our world. As the Southeast Asia Editor for International Living magazine, Keith explores the intersections of history, culture, and modern life across the region.A dynamic lecturer and storyteller, he speaks internationally on Southeast Asian politics, economics, and history—bringing the past to life with clarity, wit, and insight. Keith is also a proud Fellow of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland and is on a mission to make history not only accessible but genuinely entertaining for everyone. His published books include:• Atlas of Australian Dive Sites - Travellers Edition (Harper Collins Australia, 2003).• Penang - An inside guide to its historic homes, buildings, monuments and parks (MPH Publishing, 2012; 2nd Edition 2014; 3rd Edition 2017).• Festivals of Malaysia (Trafalgar Publishing, 2015).• The Habitat Penang Hill: A pocket history (Entrepot Publishing, 2018)• Alana and the Secret Life of Trees at Night (Entrepot Publishing, 2018)• Penang Then &amp; Now: A Century of Change in Pictures (Entrepot Publishing, 2019; 2nd Edition 2021 • Bersama Lima - Five Together (Entrepot Publishing, 2022) www.entrepotpublishing.com

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Keith Hockton, FRAS, is a writer, publisher, and award-winning podcaster based in Penang, Malaysia, with a deep passion for uncovering the stories that shaped our world. As the Southeast Asia Editor for International Living magazine, Keith explores the intersections of history, culture, and modern life across the region. A dynamic lecturer and storyteller, he speaks internationally on Southeast Asian politics, economics, and history—bringing the past to life with clarity, wit, and insight. Keith is also a proud Fellow of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland and is on a mission to make history not only accessible but genuinely entertaining for everyone. His published books include: • Atlas of Australian Dive Sites - Travellers Edition (Harper Collins Australia, 2003). • Penang - An inside guide to its historic homes, buildings, monuments and parks (MPH Publishing, 2012; 2nd Edition 2014; 3rd Edition 2017). • Festivals of Malaysia (Trafalgar Publishing, 2015). • The Habitat Penang Hill: A pocket history (Entrepot Publishing, 2018) • Alana and the Secret Life of Trees at Night (Entrepot Publishing, 2018) • Penang Then & Now: A Century of Change in Pictures (Entrepot Publishing, 2019; 2nd Edition 2021 • Bersama Lima - Five Together (Entrepot Publishing, 2022) www.entrepotpublishing.com

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