Episodes

  • Epiosde 6- The History of Valentines Day (Love is in the Air)
    Feb 19 2024

    In this special (late) holiday episode me and my friend talk valentines and how it came to be + a silly blooper tune in and enjoy!


    Links:

    • https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day-2

    • https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/English/Fowls.php

    • https://www.npr.org/2011/02/14/133693152/the-dark-origins-of-valentines-day

    • https://www.warnerhall.com/words-from-our-innkeepers/interesting-facts-about-valentines-day/


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    42 mins
  • Episode 5- The Tale of the Bucket War
    Feb 4 2024

    In this episode me and a friend discuss the odd tale of the bucket war.

    Was the bucket made of gold? Did it belong to someone important?? Tune in to find out!


    Links:

    https://www.historynet.com/what-we-learned-from-the-battle-of-zappolino-1325/

    War Of The Bucket: The Medieval Italian Battle Over An ...All That's Interestinghttps://allthatsinteresting.com › war-of-the-bucket

    Beyond the Pail – The Unbelievable War of the Oaken BucketMilitaryHistoryNow.comhttps://militaryhistorynow.com › 2020/10/18 › beyon...

    The War of The BucketAmusing Planethttps://www.amusingplanet.com › 2018/09 › the-war-...

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    37 mins
  • Episode 4- The Tragic Story of Pigeons
    Jan 20 2024

    In todays episode two idiots talk about pigeons and unrelated media they like

    https://www.storagetwo.com/blog/2017/4/the-tragedy-of-the-most-hated-bird-in-america

    https://blog.nature.org/2022/08/09/where-did-pigeons-come-from/

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4854524/

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    26 mins
  • Episode 3- The Pazzi Conspiracy
    Dec 6 2023
    Special episode today as me and my friend jo talk about a very odd conspiracy and do extra credit at the same time sources http://www.aboutflorence.com/pazzi-conspiracy.html https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-important-events/pazzi-conspiracy-0016010 https://lovefromtuscany.com/pazzi-conspiracy/#The_first_attempt_%E2%80%93_a_poisoned_banquet https://www.britannica.com/event/Pazzi-conspiracy My notes from class what i remember from lecture  and My professor/lecuture slides
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    42 mins
  • Episode 2- The Epic History of Sandwiches
    Nov 14 2023

    Welcome back to Lets be historians today where gonna talk about the silly history of sandwiches so yea enjoy

    DISCLAIMER: Francis realized he was stupid and correcting me on how to say "hillel" cause he thought i was trying to say "challah"

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    40 mins
  • Episode 1- The 1904 Olympic Marathon
    Nov 7 2023

    Welcome to the wubbulous world of Lets Be historians!!!

    this is the first episode where I tell you the wacky inside scoop about the 1904 Olympic marathon

    sources:

    Abbott, K. (2012, August 7). The 1904 Olympic Marathon May Have Been the Strangest Ever. Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/


    History.com Editors (2021, May 12). First American Olympiad opens in St. Louis Missouri. HISTORY.com. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-american-olympiad


    Lucas, J.P.C. (1905) Olympic Games, 1904. St. Louis: Woodward & Tiernan printing co.


    St. Louis marathon: The strangest race in Olympic history (2021, August 07). Olympics.com. https://olympics.com/en/news/st-louis-marathon-the-strangest-race-in-olympic-history





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    24 mins