Historium
Did you ever fall asleep in history class? You’re not alone. History can be boring when focusing on only dates and statistics. Historium seeks to find the narrative of history in some of the most unlikely places. Seamlessly blending history and storytelling, Jake Barton draws you into historical tales you’ve probably never heard before.
- Update frequency
- every 21 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 90
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
#68 The Fifth Beatle
In early 1964, on the eve of The Beatles’ first international tour, Ringo Starr fell ill. To avoid cancelling the shows at the height of Beatlemania, they hired Jimmie Nicol as a temporary replacemen…
#67 The Andean Gambit
After Columbus opened Pandora’s Box by crossing the Atlantic, conquistadors ventured into the New World for god, glory, and gold; rarely in that order. One of these conquistadors, Francisco Pizarro, …
#66 Microstorium
As the final episode of this wild year called 2020, here's fifteen quick mini-stories from throughout history!
![[UNLOCKED] Book Review of ‘1491’ by Charles C. Mann](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/xwx8aak4x2foupysvz7sj6gh30d2?.jpg)
[UNLOCKED] Book Review of ‘1491’ by Charles C. Mann
(This is an unlocked Patreon bonus episode. For more bonus episodes, check out www.patreon.com/historium)
Lots of myth busting of misconceptions about indigenous people coupled with new research that …
#65 Firebombing of Tokyo
How do we Americans remember the deadliest night in human history? The answer is simple. We don't.
#64 Marathon of Madness
This is the story of the strangest race ever run.
#63 The Dividing Line
In 1919, rage from injustices erupted into violent race riots which spread throughout Chicago. All the while, Spanish Flu spread like wildfire in this unfortunately relevant story about the Chicago R…
#62 Side By Side
The story of Chang and Eng Bunker, the original Siamese Twins, who worked in freak shows, owned a plantation, and experienced so much of 19th century, all while literally inseparable.
#61 Dirtbag Gold Rush
In Yosemite Valley, one of the most beautiful places on Earth, a rag-tag group of rock climbers in the 1970s stumble upon the score of a lifetime.
#60 Plague of Corrupted Blood
The story of the Corrupted Blood plague that hit the realm of World of Warcraft and what outbreaks in video games can teach us about real-world epidemiology.
#59 The Siege of Seeds
In the midst of the siege of Leningrad, a small enclave of Soviet scientists did what they could to protect a massive collection of seeds in order to save countless future human lives.
#58 The Battle of Los Angeles
In Los Angeles, California, the fresh recruits, with their new crew cuts and wrinkled uniforms, would get their first taste of combat on February 24th, 1942...
#56 Savior of Mothers
Childbed fever was killing new mothers with a vengeance. In Hungary, young doctor Ignaz Semmelweis found a cure. However, there was one problem... No one believed him.
#55 Death Row Baseball
Baseball has long been dubbed America’s pastime, but would that change if players had to literally play for their lives?
#54 The Second Son of God
In the 1850s, a Christian cult rattles imperial China to its core...
#53 Interview with Egyptologist Colleen Darnell
Mummies, hieroglyphs, pyramids, vintage fashion; Egyptologist and vintage fashion historian Colleen Darnell digs through it all.
https://www.instagram.com/vintage_egyptologist
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#52 [MiniStorium] Bad Luck
History is full of moments of misfortune, irony, or just plain ol’ bad luck. This episode contains eight mini-stories about the times where things went from bad to worse.
#51 The Ghosts of Notre Dame
This episode is devoted to the 800 year old Notre Dame cathedral and it's incredibly storied past.
#50 Interview with Dirk Langeveld, author of The Artful Dodger
The story of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll has everything I'm looking for when looking for topics: A wild ride full of twists, turns, and downright unbelievable moments.
Buy the book: https://www.amazon.…