Hidden History
Hidden History is a bi-weekly podcast by Ellis Tucci that covers the unknown, and often intentionally hidden, parts of our history. Whether it's on the CIA’s secret armies, the Lavender Scare, or the end of history itself, Hidden History has you covered. Follow Hidden History on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HiddnHistoryPod or support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hiddenhistorypod
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 93
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2022
71: Sinking City
Episode 71: In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina tore through the Gulf Coast leaving death and destruction in its wake. Almost 15 years later, millions of people still live with the impact of the storm …
70: Working Man's Blues
Episode 70: What do Jim Croce, Jimmy Carter, Fred Hampton, and Richard Nixon have in common? Anything? Am I just messing with you? That’s probably something I would do, but there’s only one way to fi…
68: Androcles and the Lion
Episode 68: Old Aesop once told a fable of a noble lion who befriended a young man after he removed a thorn from its paw. Can kindness really soothe the savage beast? Will our individual actions chan…
66: Dabbling in Utopia
Episode 66: You’ve all heard it said, haughtily no doubt, by people who wear beige turtlenecks and use words like “vellichor,” that the word “utopia” means both “good place” and “no place.” I’m not g…
65: A Thousand Paper Cranes
Episode 65: An old Japanese legend says that whoever folds a thousand paper cranes in a year is granted a wish by the gods. This episode tells a story of hope in the face of senseless violence.
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64: I Won't Vote for Joe Biden
Episode 64: Joe Biden is among the weakest candidates ever put forth by the Democratic Party. Taking into account policies like the 2002 AUMF, 2005 Bankruptcy Bill, the CCCA, NAFTA, the Hyde Amendmen…
63: Pardon Me
Episode 63: What is the human capacity for evil? This week I talk about the Mỹ Lai Massacre, the Nuremberg inkblot tests, the Philippine-American War, the Highway of Death, and the war criminal Eddie…
62: Blood Money
Episode 62: This week the topic is the nasty and brutish American for-profit healthcare system, and why Medicare for All is the only morally conscionable policy alternative. I talk with Scott Desnoye…
61: O Death
Episode 61: In 1911 a baseball team made up of death row inmates took to the field. They were promised that, as long as they kept winning games, they would all stay alive. In 1944, a fourteen year ol…
60: Fordlandia
Episode 60: This episode explores the economic history of Fordism. What exactly is it? How has it impacted the ways in which we live and work? Most importantly, what inspired Henry Ford to build a fa…
57: The Worst Song in the World
Episode 57: This week I take a look at the role of militarism and propaganda as seen through the lens of media depictions of the American military and the proliferation of military recruiting tools.
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56: Under God
Episode 56: In 1954, in an attempt to differentiate America from the atheistic USSR, the words “under God” were added to the pledge of allegiance. This episode takes a look at the hypocrisy of Cold W…
55: John Brown's Body
Episode 55: The final part in a multi part series on racial violence, this episode examines the legacy of economic discrimination, the criminalisation of poverty, and the link between racism and capi…
54: Nativism and Binary
Episode 54: The second part in a multi part series on racial violence, this episode covers the colonial legacy of white supremacy, and analyzes the destructive nature of the social binary.
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53: Black Wall Street
Episode 53: The first part in a multi part series on racial violence, this episode explores the history of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre, the racial influences that led to the founding of the city, and the…
