Podern History X

WE'RE BACK!!!!!!!!!! And we are back with a doozy, The Great Emu War of 1932 in Australia !

This week we cover an eccentric composer and writer named Lord Berners. I would go into a little bit of his story, but you really just have to listen to hear what is up with this musical mad man.

This week we bring you the story of inventor and impressive intellectual George Washington Carver, as part of our Black History Month series.

For our first episode during Black History Month, we bring to you the story of the founder of The Chicago Defender, an African American newspaper founded in 1905.

We’re back from our little hiatus! And now that we’re back he can bring you the story of the Roman Emperor that had a salacious movie made about his reign…the master of debauchery: Caligula

Lieutenant Commander William George Boaks DSC (25 May 1904 – 4 April 1986) was a British Royal Navy officer who became an eccentric political campaigner for road safety…

This week we talk about Squanto, or as he is also known Tisquantum, his life and his involvement in the “first” Thanksgiving.

This week we bring you the story of Stanley Clifford Weyman, a con-man who specialized in creating fake jobs and dodging the draft. He was somehow able to con his way into the highest levels of government, and has a kick ass name.

This week we bring you the story of “El comegente” Dorángel Vargas, one of the most deranged and frightening characters we’ve ever covered. He is a notorious serial killer in Venezuela. Part of his terrifying M.O. is to eat his victims. Yes, just like Hannibal Lector…and the most frightening part…he is still alive.

Are you interested in finding the key to a long and healthy life? Well if Anna Maria Helena was right about how to achieve such a goal you might not be as interested… She may be the strangest person we have covered so far, and we barely keep it together as we try to bring […]