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
#48 The Pinball Wizard
In the 1970s, a hero arose to defend the fact that pinball was a game of skill, not a game of chance.
#47 Wreck of the Batavia
The ill-fated voyage encountered mutiny, torture, murder, and a mad tyrant as things went from bad to worse...
#46 Interview with Peter Stark, author of Young Washington
This episode is an interview with Peter Stark, author of Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father.
Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Young-Washington-Peter-Stark-au…
#44 Dungeons & Dragons and The Satanic Panic
The story of Dungeons & Dragons and how an innocent tabletop RPG was caught in the crossfire of moral outrage and religious fundamentalism.
#43 The Harlem Hellfighters
In this episode, we’ll follow the all-black 369th Infantry Regiment known as the “Harlem Hellfighters” through the horrors of trench warfare, and through their struggle for equality.
#42 The Great Grave Robbery
In a tale involving ancient Egyptians, grave robbers, charlatans, and European aristocracy, we'll explore burial rites, desecration, and what they reveal about relationship with how we treat our dead…
#41 The Island Lost in Time
The story of a minimally-contacted tribe on North Sentinel Island who clearly want to be left alone.
#40 Operation Valkyrie
The story of German officers committing high treason for the greater good of Germany.
#39 The Long Friday
In 1975, women were still in the process of breaking out of the domestic bubble and into politics and the modern workforce. But in Iceland, one event that year changed everything…
#38 Green Hell
The story of British explorer Percy Fawcett's hunt for a lost city in the depths of the Amazon rainforest.
#37 Landmark
This is the story of slaves who rose up in rebellion and a landmark court case challenging the thin line between slavery and freedom.
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#36 [MiniStorium] Animals Part III
Animals play a massive, often untold, part in human history. This episode is the third and final part of a series of mini stories all about or relating to animals.
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#35 [MiniStorium] Animals Part II
Animals play a massive, often untold, part in human history. This episode is the second part of a series of mini stories all about or relating to animals.
![#34 [MiniStorium] Animals Part I](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/o3qeamitkxnd8etzwkaciqgqy4ok?.jpg)
#34 [MiniStorium] Animals Part I
Animals play a massive, often untold, part in human history.
#33 Miracle on the Mississippi
The War of 1812 is often the forgotten war between the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. But that little war, especially the final battle, has a profound effect on US history.
#32 The Greatest Tragedy in History
Long ago, a group of people attempted to collect and store every piece of human knowledge on the planet in a single place. In this episode, you’ll take a tour of the great Library of Alexandria, and …
![#31 [MiniStorium] The Republic Remains](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/wiqi9fy27fabavtfxq04686ljckn?.jpg)
#31 [MiniStorium] The Republic Remains
Several mini-stories about the presidential transfer of power in the United States.
#30 The Cages of Münster
In 1534, radical Anabaptists took control of the German city of Munster and transformed it into a communal theocratic monarchy who proclaimed the apocalypse was right around the corner. They were rig…