History X
History X amplifies true stories from history that have been repressed, suppressed, or simply forgotten. Host Russell Cobb discusses how our understanding of history is shifting in popular culture and what to make of the falling statues and renaming of places. History X explores the forgotten corners of dusty archives and talks to people with intimate knowledge of events outside the mainstream.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 23
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
Perlustration
Stolen letters from the Soviet Union emerge decades later to tell stories about a repressive past. Echoes of the present emerge as our researchers dive deep into something called perlustration.
00:30:16 |
Thu 16 Dec 2021
The Secret History of Barbecue
Today, Russell takes us through the secret history of barbecue - what you didn't know about a summertime staple.
00:29:29 |
Fri 03 Sep 2021
The Big Mother of Kiev
Guest contributors Sophia and Isabel Jewel investigate Europe's biggest monument - the Motherland Monument in Kiev, Ukraine.
00:30:42 |
Fri 25 Jun 2021
A Very Special Friendship: Canada and Cuba, Part 3
Gina and Nataly wrap up our series on Canada-Cuba relations.
00:30:31 |
Fri 11 Jun 2021
A Very Special Friendship: Canada and Cuba, Part 2
Guest contributors Lynda and Yintong sit down with Dr. John Kirk, who had been a go-between for the Canadian government and the Castros.
00:31:04 |
Fri 28 May 2021
A Very Special Friendship: Canada and Cuba, Part 1
Part one of three in a series on Canada-Cuba relations, with guest contributers Simran Grewal and Zain Khan.
00:30:02 |
Fri 14 May 2021
Birth of a Stereotype
Check out the resources we used to talk about Aladdin's history:
- https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2015-01-11/8-real-world-locations-that-inspired-disney-movies-frozen-brave-aladdin
- https://www.lati…
00:31:16 |
Fri 02 Apr 2021
Resting Villain Face, Part 2
We keep our conversation with Omar going - and learn about what happened to Frank Lackteen after the advent of sound cinema.
00:30:44 |
Fri 05 Mar 2021
Resting Villain Face, Part 1
This week on History X - we talk to author and journalist Omar Mouallem about one of the silent era’s busiest character actors, and why you’ve never heard of him.
00:31:28 |
Fri 19 Feb 2021
The Story That Set Tulsa on Fire
A re-broadcast of History X's pilot - a story that set Tulsa, AZ, on fire.
00:30:15 |
Fri 05 Feb 2021
A Saint for Sinners?: Santa Muerte
You've seen her in shows like Narcos, like Breaking Bad - but who is Santa Muerte, really, and where does she come from? We talk to Dr. Kate Kingsbury to find out.
00:30:41 |
Sat 23 Jan 2021
Precedented: An American Coup
The governor orders the National Guard to string barbed wire around the capitol building and take up defensive positions with machine guns.
The Ku Klux Klan, after a campaign of terror against the gov…
00:30:56 |
Thu 07 Jan 2021
The Surrender of IR 136: Part Two
Edmonton expands and the Papaschase Band pursues the last herds of bison. The band adheres to Treaty 6 and accepts a reserve. But then Frank Oliver gets involved.
00:30:45 |
Fri 11 Dec 2020
The Surrender of IR 136: Part One
The story of IR 136 is just the tip of the iceberg. How and why did a huge chunk of land, guaranteed by treaty to the Papaschase band, end up the way it did?
00:29:58 |
Fri 27 Nov 2020
The Ghosts of FunDrive
We accompany Edmonton Ghost Tours around Old Strathcona.
00:58:19 |
Fri 06 Nov 2020
Prelude to a Coup
What can 1970s and 1980s Argentina teach us about how coups happen, how to survive them, and how to deal with a society that's fragmenting around you, right before your eyes? This week, Russell talk…
00:30:19 |
Fri 30 Oct 2020
Trailer: Prelude to a Coup
What can 1970s and 1980s Argentina teach us about how coups happen, how to survive them, and how to deal with a fragmenting society?
00:01:13 |
Wed 28 Oct 2020
Hammers, Hate Groups, and Heimdall
What happens when something you love is co-opted by hatred?
00:30:20 |
Fri 16 Oct 2020
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