Let's Be Historians

By Let’s Be Historians!

A podcast where me and a guest chat about all the silly facts about our favorite parts of history... more

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The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.

Let's Be Historians episodes:

February 19, 2024Epiosde 6- The History of Valentines Day (Love is in the Air)
In this special (late) holiday episode me and my friend talk valentines and how it came to be + a silly blooper tune in and enjoy!

Links:
https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day-2
https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/English/Fowls.php
https://www.npr.org/2011/02/14/133693152/the-dark-origins-of-valentines-day
https://www.warnerhall.com/words-from-our-innkeepers/interesting-facts-about-valentines-day/
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42min
February 04, 2024 Episode 5- The Tale of the Bucket War
In this episode me and a friend discuss the odd tale of the bucket war.
Was the bucket made of gold? Did it belong to someone important?? Tune in to find out!

Links:
https://www.historynet.com/what-we-learned-from-the-battle-of-zappolino-1325/
War Of The Bucket: The Medieval Italian Battle Over An ...All That's Interestinghttps://allthatsinteresting.com › war-of-the-bucket
Beyond the Pail – The Unbelievable War of the Oaken BucketMilitaryHistoryNow.comhttps://militaryhistorynow.com › 2020/10/18 › beyon...
The War of The BucketAmusing Planethttps://www.amusingplanet.com › 2018/09 › the-war-...
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37min
January 20, 2024 Episode 4- The Tragic Story of Pigeons
In todays episode two idiots talk about pigeons and unrelated media they like
https://www.storagetwo.com/blog/2017/4/the-tragedy-of-the-most-hated-bird-in-america
https://blog.nature.org/2022/08/09/where-did-pigeons-come-from/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4854524/
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27min
December 06, 2023 Episode 3- The Pazzi Conspiracy
Special episode today as me and my friend jo talk about a very odd conspiracy and do extra credit at the same time
sources
http://www.aboutflorence.com/pazzi-conspiracy.html
https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-important-events/pazzi-conspiracy-0016010
https://lovefromtuscany.com/pazzi-conspiracy/#The_first_attempt_%E2%80%93_a_poisoned_banquet
https://www.britannica.com/event/Pazzi-conspiracy
My notes from class
what i remember from lecture
and My professor/lecuture slides
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42min
November 14, 2023 Episode 2- The Epic History of Sandwiches
Welcome back to Lets be historians today where gonna talk about the silly history of sandwiches so yea enjoy
DISCLAIMER: Francis realized he was stupid and correcting me on how to say "hillel" cause he thought i was trying to say "challah"
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41min
November 07, 2023 Episode 1- The 1904 Olympic Marathon
Welcome to the wubbulous world of Lets Be historians!!!
this is the first episode where I tell you the wacky inside scoop about the 1904 Olympic marathon
sources:
Abbott, K. (2012, August 7). The 1904 Olympic Marathon May Have Been the Strangest Ever. Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/

History.com Editors (2021, May 12). First American Olympiad opens in St. Louis Missouri. HISTORY.com. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-american-olympiad

Lucas, J.P.C. (1905) Olympic Games, 1904. St. Louis: Woodward & Tiernan printing co.

St. Louis marathon: The strangest race in Olympic history (2021, August 07). Olympics.com. https://olympics.com/en/news/st-louis-marathon-the-strangest-race-in-olympic-history

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24min

FAQs about Let's Be Historians:

How many episodes does Let's Be Historians have?

The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.