Teach Me Sweden is a Swedish History podcast by comedians Jonathan Rollins (US) and Erik Broström (SE). Each week one of them reads a true story from Swedish History to the other one who likely knows nothing about it.

In this episode Jonathan teaches Erik about Johan Verner Ölund, an actor from Norrland that moved to America and became a Hollywood star, mostly for his portrayal of Chinese characters. Don't miss this hilarious episode about an interesting man with Mongolian roots. Or?

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Teach Me Sweden is a Swedish History podcast by comedians Jonathan Rollins (US) and Erik Broström (SE). Each week one of them reads a true story from Swedish History to the other one who likely knows nothing about it.

Erik and Jonathan are joined by their friend Kathryn LeRoux (US) on this episode about the Swedish Witch Hunt of the 1600s. Kathryn teaches the guys about how Germany led the way in Europe's witch hunt and Sweden joined the party late and put their own stamp on the era. She also delves into the tradition of the "påskkärring" and how that character relates to the witch hunts. Tune in for the fascinating story of The Big Noise.

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Teach Me Sweden is a Swedish History podcast by comedians Jonathan Rollins (US) and Erik Broström (SE). Each week one of them reads a true story from Swedish History to the other one who likely knows nothing about it.

In this episode Jonathan teaches Erik about Lars Gathenhielm, also known as Lasse i Gatan. Erik had heard the name, but didn't know more about the notorious Swedish government-sanctioned pirate. You'll hear about Lasse's conquests, failures and wartime assistance in this hilarious episode.

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Teach me Sweden är en podcast om svensk historia med komikerna Jonatan Rollins (US) och Erik Broström (SE). Varje vecka läser en av dem för den andra om en händelse i svensk historia som förmodligen ingen av dem hört tidigare.

Var kommer vår version av Tomten ifrån? Varför äter vi det vi äter och varför äter vi det vi dricker på julen? Vad är grejen med Kalle Anka? Erik försöker reda ut detta och utbilda Jonathan i den svenska julens traditioner.

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Teach me Sweden är en podcast om svensk historia med komikerna Jonatan Rollins (US) och Erik Broström (SE). Varje vecka läser en av dem för den andra om en händelse i svensk historia som förmodligen ingen av dem hört tidigare.

I det här avsnittet berättar Erik för Jonathan om Sveriges första kvinnliga nyhetsuppläsare Astrid Kindstrand.

Vi lyssnar på de reaktioner som Sveriges radio fick ta emot och pratar om hur kvinnor började ta plats i svensk media efter detta historiska ögonblick.

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Teach Me Sweden is a Swedish History podcast by comedians Jonathan Rollins (US) and Erik Broström (SE). Each week one of them reads a true story from Swedish History to the other one who likely knows nothing about it.

In this episode Jonathan teaches Erik about the glorious day in 1967 that Sweden decided to switch from driving on the left side to driving on the right side of the road. Find out why they decided to do it. Was it a popular decision by the government? Surely, most citizens wanted to spend government funding on such a task. Eller??? Listen to this episode to learn all about that monumental day in Swedish history.

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Teach me Sweden är en podcast om svensk historia med komikerna Jonatan Rollins (US) och Erik Vroström (SE). Varje vecka läser en av dem för den andra om en händelse i svensk historia som förmodligen ingen av dem hört tidigare.

I det här avsnittet berättar Erik för Jonathan om Sveriges sista skarprättare (eller som man säger i folkmun, bödel) Anders Gustaf Dalman.

Lyssna när vi går igenom hur han gick från en tjänst i militären till att vara Sveriges ”hangman”, hur han övade med yxan och vilka hans offer, eller kanske snarare klienter, var.

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Teach Me Sweden is a Swedish History podcast by comedians Jonathan Rollins (US) and Erik Broström (SE). Each week one of them reads a true story from Swedish History to the other one who likely knows nothing about it.

In this episode, Jonathan tells Erik about Gunnar Tenglin, a man from Stockholm, Sweden that decided to move to the US to start life there. He boarded a ship called the Titanic and his life would be forever changed. Tune in to hear about Gunnar's journey, future nightmares, ailments and language limitations in this somehow hilarious episode.

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