A small Iowa town was shook to its core in the summer of 1912 after six members of a local affluent family and two of their guests were brutally murdered with an axe inside the comfort of their own home. A lengthy investigation resulted in several oddball suspects but ultimately zero convictions. The case remains unsolved. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. 1stphorm.com/softcorehistory Free shipping on all orders over $75 when you use the link. Go to ghostbed.com/drinkinbros and use code DRINKINBROS for 30% off EVERYTHING (Mattresses, Adjustable Base, and more) -- plus a 101 Night Sleep Trial and Mattresses Made in AmericaGo to Indochino.com and use code SOFTCORE to get 10% off any purchase of $399 or more.Get 25% off your subscription at Fitbod.me/SOFTCORE

The Villisca Axe Murders

A podcast for the casual fan of history. The Wikipedia reader. The kids who grew up with a dad who watched the same 10 hours of World War II specials on The History Channel. Join Dan Regester, Rob Fox, and Jake Goldman as they tastefully insert themselves into the past. The only thing we don’t show is our research.

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Yasuke was a 16th century African slave that found his way to the far east working for Italian missionaries and became an obsession and friend to one of the most influential warlords in Japan. Yasuke eventually took over as Oda Nobunaga's personal weapon bearer, body guard, and -- many speculate -- earned full samurai status in just 15 months. But did he actually accomplish that feat? We discuss the documented details and make a judgement for ourselves. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.Go to GhostBed.com/drinkinbros and use code DRINKINBROS for 50% off EVERYTHING (Mattresses, Adjustable Base, Pillows & More) –plus a 101 Night Sleep Trial and Mattresses Made in America.Get 25% off your subscription or try the app FREE at Fitbod.me/SOFTCORE.FOLLOW SOFTCORE HISTORYYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@softcorehistoryInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/softcorehistoryRob Foxhttps://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/https://twitter.com/RobFoxThreehttps://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regester https://www.instagram.com/danregester/https://twitter.com/dan_regester Jake Goldmanhttps://www.instagram.com/jakewgoldman/https://twitter.com/JakeWGoldman

Was Yasuke The First And Only Black Samurai?

Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it, but the Chinese are studying history with the explicit hope that they do, in fact, repeat it. National Security and the Rise and Fall of Great Powers is the Chinese Communist Party's examination of how nations over the last 500 years -- from Spain and Portugal to Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States -- gained and lost power. The idea being that the Chinese want to follow that blueprint for themselves. We break down their ideas about how countries rise and fall and what they get right and wrong.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.Go to GhostBed.com/drinkinbros and use code DRINKINBROS for 50% off EVERYTHING (Mattresses, Adjustable Base, Pillows & More) –plus a 101 Night Sleep Trial and Mattresses Made in America.Get 25% off your subscription or try the app FREE at Fitbod.me/SOFTCORE.FOLLOW SOFTCORE HISTORYYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@softcorehistoryInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/softcorehistoryRob Foxhttps://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/https://twitter.com/RobFoxThreehttps://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regester https://www.instagram.com/danregester/https://twitter.com/dan_regester Jake Goldmanhttps://www.instagram.com/jakewgoldman/https://twitter.com/JakeWGoldman

China's History-Based Plan For World Domination

From cavemen to Rome to post-Civil War America and the present day, humans have been harvesting and eating oysters for hundreds of thousands of years. Jake, who just got back from working an oyster farm for a week (seriously), details how humans came to eat these little gooey delicacies, the wars we've fought over them, and the myths we've created about how horny they make you.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.Go to GhostBed.com/drinkinbros and use code DRINKINBROS for 50% off EVERYTHING (Mattresses, Adjustable Base, Pillows & More) –plus a 101 Night Sleep Trial and Mattresses Made in America.Right now get 30% off your purchase! Head to Indacloud.co/SOFTCORE to get 30% off your first order, and tell them Softcore History sent you!FOLLOW SOFTCORE HISTORYYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@softcorehistoryInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/softcorehistoryRob Foxhttps://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/https://twitter.com/RobFoxThreehttps://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regester https://www.instagram.com/danregester/https://twitter.com/dan_regester Jake Goldmanhttps://www.instagram.com/jakewgoldman/https://twitter.com/JakeWGoldman

A Brief History of Humans Eating Oysters

In celebration of reaching 1,000 reviews on Apple Podcasts, and perhaps in a bit of method podcast hosting, Dan Regester attempts to tell the story of The London Beer Flood of 1814 while flooding his own body with a mixture of Guinness and whiskey. Like the flood itself, Dan's evening ends in disaster. (Maybe come back to this one if this is your first episode.)Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.Go to GhostBed.com/drinkinbros and use code DRINKINBROS for 50% off EVERYTHING (Mattresses, Adjustable Base, Pillows & More) –plus a 101 Night Sleep Trial and Mattresses Made in America.Head to FACTORMEALS.com/softcore50 and use code softcore50 to get 50% off.

Drowning In Alcohol

Malcolm Caldwell was a professor at the University of London who loved two things: Communism, and publicly cheerleading Pol Pot's regime in Cambodia. The latter, he insisted, was a beacon of hope for humanity and definitely not killing people by the millions. In 1978, Caldwell was granted an audience with his political and humanitarian hero, but after his meeting with Pol Pot something... interesting happened.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.Go to GhostBed.com/drinkinbros and use code DRINKINBROS for 50% off EVERYTHING (Mattresses, Adjustable Base, Pillows & More) –plus a 101 Night Sleep Trial and Mattresses Made in America.Head to FACTORMEALS.com/softcore50 and use code softcore50 to get 50% off. Indacloud is celebrating 4/20 all April long with 42% off your purchase! Head toIndacloud.co slash SOFTCORE to get 42% off your first orderGet 25% off your subscription or try the app FREE at Fitbod.me/SOFTCORERob Foxhttps://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/https://twitter.com/RobFoxThreehttps://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regesterhttps://www.instagram.com/danregester/https://twitter.com/dan_regester Jake Goldmanhttps://www.instagram.com/jakewgoldman/https://twitter.com/JakeWGoldman

The Villisca Axe Murders

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