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History Boiz

History Boiz

By: Jerry Nash Christopher Wheadon Zach Mech Madi Moon
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 Meet Chris, Madi, Zach, and Jerry. They are the History Boiz. They’re going to tell you about historical figures and events and make you laugh at the same time. Drink a cheap beer, and get some history up in you. Like the founding fathers intended.Jerry Nash, Christopher Wheadon, Zach Mech, Madi Moon World
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  • The Great Moon Hoax of 1835

    The Great Moon Hoax of 1835
    Jul 1 2025

    In 1835, the New York Sun ran a series of articles about amazing discoveries of sentient creatures living happy and productive lives in harmony on…the moon. And people believed it!


    Sources:


    Goodman, Matthew. The Sun and the Moon : The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New York. New York, Basic Books,.

    Matthias, Meg. “The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 Was Sci-Fi Passed off as News | Britannica.” Www.britannica.com, 2024, www.britannica.com/story/the-great-moon-hoax-of-1835-was-sci-fi-passed-off-as-news. Accessed 2025.

    Richard Adams Locke, and Ormond Seavey. The Moon Hoax. 1836. Boston Gregg Pr, 1975.
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • William Randolph Hearst Part 3

    William Randolph Hearst Part 3
    Jun 13 2025

    W.R. built a castle, called FDR a communist, tried to ignore the “greatest film of all time”, and carried on a lifelong affair with one of the biggest Golden Age of Hollywood stars, Marion Davies - Hollywood’s worst kept secret. Join us for part 3 of William Randolph Hearst!


    Sources:


    Thomas Lennon and Michael Epstein. “The Battle over Citizen Kane.” PBS, 1996.


    Nasaw, David. The Chief. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 12 Aug. 2013.


    Randolph, William, and Jack Casserly. The Hearsts : Father and Son. Niwot, Colo., Roberts Rinehart, 1991.
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    2 hrs and 17 mins
  • William Randolph Hearst Part 2

    William Randolph Hearst Part 2
    May 25 2025

    W.R. goes to war! Hearst didn’t cause the Spanish American War, although he’d love you to believe it. He just made people WANT to go to war. Join us for part 2!


    Sources:


    Thomas Lennon and Michael Epstein. “The Battle over Citizen Kane.” PBS, 1996.


    Nasaw, David. The Chief. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 12 Aug. 2013.


    Randolph, William, and Jack Casserly. The Hearsts : Father and Son. Niwot, Colo., Roberts Rinehart, 1991.
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    1 hr and 15 mins

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