The History Guy
If you love history, this is the podcast for you! Stories of forgotten history, presented by Josh Geiger with Lance Geiger, The History Guy, from the hit YouTube channel The History Guy: History Deserves to be Remembered. Visit the channel here: www.youtube.com/TheHistoryGuyChannel We believe that history does not have to be boring. At its heart, history is storytelling, and we believe that it should be told with passion and genuine love for the material. History might be tragic, it might be comic, but it is the story of who we are, and we should not be afraid to enjoy that story and be moved by it.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 116
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Pearl Harbor: The first Shot and the Aftermath
On today’s podcast the History Guy tells two stories surrounding the day that lives in infamy: December 7th. First he tells the story of the first shots fired, and the first ship sunk in the Pacific …
01:05:48 |
Tue 12 Dec 2023
Hygiene History: Soap and Semmelweiss
On today’s episode the History Guy tells two stories of hygiene history. First he talks about the long history of soap, and then he tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweiss, one of the first doctors to a…
00:54:17 |
Tue 28 Nov 2023
Mad Monarchs: Charles VI and Ludwig II
On today’s episode, The History Guy talks about two Mad Monarchs. The first is Charles VI of France, whose mental illness changed the fortunes of France and who was nearly set aflame in the Ball of t…
01:01:06 |
Tue 14 Nov 2023
Ancient Egypt: The Pyramids and the Silver Pharoah
On today’s episode, the History Guy tells two stories of Ancient Egypt. First he talks about the far off period of the Old Kingdom, and how the ancient Egyptians transitioned to building the massive …
00:59:35 |
Tue 31 Oct 2023
Terror in the Air: TACA 110 and China Airlines 006
On today’s episode, the History Guy tells two stories of harrowing passenger plane incidents in the 80s. First he tells the story of TACA 110, where pilots did everything right only to find themselve…
00:57:41 |
Tue 17 Oct 2023
The P-38 Lightning
On today’s episode the History Guy talks about one of the most iconic planes of WWII: The P-38 Lightning. First he tells the unlikely tale of how such a radical design even made it to production, and…
01:02:06 |
Tue 03 Oct 2023
New York Riots
On today’s episode the History Guy tells the stories of two New York City riots, both of which began over seemingly trivial issues. First he tells the story of the Shakespeare riot, when a disagreeme…
01:03:59 |
Tue 19 Sep 2023
Forgotten Naval Battles of WWI
On this episode, the History Guy talks about two forgotten stories of the naval front of the Great War. First, he talks about the first naval battle of the war, which took place on a large lake in e…
00:58:57 |
Tue 05 Sep 2023
"My Name is Aaron Burr"
On today’s episode, the History Guy tells two stories about one of the most famous ‘villains’ of the early American republic, the much maligned third vice president of the United States, Aaron Burr, …
01:11:37 |
Tue 22 Aug 2023
What You Didn't Learn in School: Continents and the Seven Seas
On today’s episode, the History Guy tells histories that we didn’t learn in school. First he tells the history of the term “Continent”, and how our understanding of how many and even what a continent…
01:08:45 |
Tue 08 Aug 2023
Weird economics: Tulips and Chickens
Today the History Guy tells two stories of economic history. First he tells the story about Tulip Mania, when beautiful tulips in the Netherlands were worth as much as a house. Then he tells the stor…
01:04:33 |
Tue 25 Jul 2023
The Space Race: Pioneer 10 and Voyager 2
On today’s episode the History Guy tells two stories of the space race and Nasa’s efforts to better understand our solar system and the universe. First he tells the story of Pioneer 10, the first spa…
01:00:35 |
Sun 09 Jul 2023
The Age of Airships: The Shenandoah and Macon
On today’s episode The History Guy tells two stories about the age of American airships. First he tells the story of the first America-built rigid airship, the Shenandoah, from its inception to its t…
00:59:32 |
Tue 27 Jun 2023
History Behind the Legends
On today’s episode The History Guy tells three stories about the history behind legendary figures. First he tells the story of Bass Reeves, whose incredible life has similarities to the famous fictio…
01:07:41 |
Tue 13 Jun 2023
American Foods: Hot Dogs and Ketchup
On today’s episode, the History Guy tells the stories of two of America’s famous foods: hot dogs and ketchup. First he talks about how a method of food preservation has become a staple at American ba…
01:01:28 |
Tue 30 May 2023
Unbroken: Poland & Norway in WWII
On today’s episode, the history guy tells stories about the contributions of two often forgotten nations that fought with the allies during WWII. First he tells the incredible story of the Orzeł, a P…
00:58:46 |
Wed 17 May 2023
Two Earthquakes that Altered History
On today’s episode, The History Guy tells two stories of nature’s fury in the form of earthquakes. First he talks about the 1693 Sicily Earthquake, which transformed the architecture and culture of t…
00:59:46 |
Tue 02 May 2023
Spanish North America: El Morro and the Nootka Crisis
On today’s episode, the History Guy tells two stories of Spanish North America. Before the Dutch, English, or French had sent colonists across the Atlantic, Spain was conquering kingdoms and empires …
01:14:01 |
Tue 18 Apr 2023
Alexander the Great
On today’s episode, the History Guy tells two stories of Alexander the Great. First he tells the story of possibly the most challenging siege of Alexander’s military career: the siege of the island c…
00:57:52 |
Tue 04 Apr 2023
Women in WWII: WASP and Virginia Hall
On today’s episode The History Guy talks about some contributions of women to the war effort in WWII. First, he tells the story of the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots, who put their lives on the line…
00:55:04 |
Tue 21 Mar 2023
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