Storytime with the Historists

By Mr. Booren and Mrs. Dumas

We tell the weird, wonderful, and whimsical stories that make up the world's history, but we do it in our own way. We are HISTORISTS. This is a podcast geared at AP history students, primarily AP Worl... more

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The podcast currently has 42 episodes available.

Storytime with the Historists episodes:

July 19, 2024 S3 E11: “All Will Depend on This…” - The Opium Wars (w/ Steve Heimler)
In this episode, Jen and Matt are joined by Steve Heimler from Heimler's History to dissect the unbelievable story of how greed and cultural misunderstandings led to the Opium Wars and eventually, China’s Century of Humiliation.

Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KjKXgudvIKo7nXOQYgSv5VUfSe4A4E5v6mWtwwNRSNM/edit?usp=sharing

Heimler's History: https://www.youtube.com/@heimlershistory

Abington Ridge Collective Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/tTPBP
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55min
April 27, 2024 S3 E10: And Then There Were Unicorns - The Ming Dynasty
In this episode, Jen and Matt revisit China - this time during the Ming Dynasty and the amazing voyages of Zheng He. But first, we FINALLY close out our Mongol series before re-establishing the Middle Kingdom.
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33min
July 30, 2023 S3 E9: Ska Sucks?! - A basic history of ska that doesn't suck
In this episode, Matt and Jen go in depth about the different waves of Ska music and why it hasn't always had the best reputation - even though it's such an awesome blend of music.
Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TAaMU0o0MWQL0ekRMBcZDFHfJ1u3guns5Yni4pkc-ik/edit?usp=sharing

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ux8AhIwAdxnID8GMdfZrW?si=7a638450a6304fcb

Every Noise at Once (ska scatter plot): https://everynoise.com/engenremap-ska.html

Abington Ridge Collective Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/tTPBP
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55min
June 24, 2023 S3 E8: Front Row Seats - The Effects of Globalization
In this episode, your hosts Matt and Jen debate whether the positives outweigh the negatives in our (ever increasingly), interconnected world; thanks, globalization?

Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eLEHKyc6fHTVmmmYg-5XUOHeauuAlL8D1FpW1R1MjXw/edit?usp=sharing

Abington Ridge Collective Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/tTPBP

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48min
April 08, 2023 S3 E7: Drain the Cup to the Dregs - The French Revolution, Part III
In the finale of our three-part series, Matt and Jen wrap up the disastrous Varennes trip that leads to the execution of King Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette after a new radical phase of the revolution begins.
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48min
March 05, 2023 S3 E6: Runaway Train - The French Revolution, Part II
In this episode, Jen and Matt continue to the absolutely ridiculously disastrous story of King Louis XVI's attempt to escape from Varennes, where the royal family is captured by the village idiot!
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29min
March 03, 2023 S3 E5: More of an Ideas Guy - The French Revolution, Part I
In this episode, Jen and Matt discuss the disastrous first steps of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette as they try to escape from Varennes, and halt the French Revolution.
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31min
October 31, 2022 S3 E4: Hunting Humans - The History of Zombies
In this (ZOMBIE!) episode, Jen and Matt trace the origins of Zombies to the Atlantic Slave Trade and enlighten on the impact of zombies on pop culture.

Check out the show notes here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-OdKtHR3sTKduENFhZRqMWome9JSo2sq5FBFai5Yv6s/

A huge thank you to the Abington Ridge Collective and David for the awesome music, we REALLY appreciate it. Check them out at: https://soundcloud.com/abingtonridge
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42min
October 26, 2022 S3 E3: Hungarian Guns- The Siege of Constantinople, Part II
In this episode, Jen and Matt finish the explosive story of the siege of Constantinople. Flamethrowers, hand to hand combat, tunnel rats...it's the early modern version of COD.
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38min
October 13, 2022 S3 E2: The Red Apple - The Siege of Constantinople, Part I
In this episode, Matt and Jen take you to Anatolia to tell the incredible story of the Ottoman siege of Constantinople

Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s6PlLn31WpFRbx1ihaxBEMSNVAjk88OcptrdLsWf4ms/edit?usp=sharing

Abington Ridge Collective Soundcloud: ⁠https://on.soundcloud.com/tTPBP
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39min

FAQs about Storytime with the Historists:

How many episodes does Storytime with the Historists have?

The podcast currently has 42 episodes available.