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
Tales of the Gilded Age: Cleveland's Secret Surgery and the Harrison Horror
On today’s episode The History Guy talks about two stories of the oft-forgotten Gilded Age. First is the story of how Grover Cleveland snuck aboard a yacht and had a secret surgery to remove a large …
00:58:46 |
Tue 10 Aug 2021
Pilotless Planes: Planes that Landed Themselves, the L-8 Blimp, and Taffy Holden
Stories of Pilotless aircraft! First, The History Guy talks about three planes that managed to land themselves after their pilots were forced to bail out, before talking about the mystery of the L-8 …
00:49:47 |
Tue 27 Jul 2021
War Time Heroes: Mary Edwards Walker and Tom Custer
Two stories about Civil War Medals of Honor. First, The History Guy tells the story of Mary Edwards Walker, the only woman to have been awarded a Medal of Honor, for her selfless acts bringing medica…
00:50:27 |
Tue 13 Jul 2021
Tales of Cow: Steaks and US History and "Sir Loin" of Beef
On today’s episode the History Guy is going to talk about beef. First he will tell the interesting and surprisingly complex story about how cows, beef, and the cattle industry have intertwined with a…
00:43:55 |
Tue 29 Jun 2021
Unique Animals: Pere David's Deer and Okapi Johnstoni
On today’s episode we have two stories about rare animals and how their stories tie into human history. First is the story of Pere David’s Deer, an odd looking deer native to China that nearly went e…
00:46:52 |
Tue 15 Jun 2021
True Crime Trials: Daniel Sickles' Temporary Insanity and the murder of Gulielma Sands
The History Guy Podcast Features two stories of true crime and the trials they produced. First is the story of Daniel Sickles - unscrupulous politician, infamous for his actions at the battle of Gett…
01:01:29 |
Tue 01 Jun 2021
Fantastic Frauds: Titanic Thompson and Stanley Weyman
The History Guy podcast features two stories of fraudsters, who despite their less than honest lives deserve to be remembered. First is the story of Titanic Thompson, supposedly the inspiration for S…
00:42:27 |
Tue 18 May 2021
A tortoise, a horse, and a bear, oh my! : Timothy, Sgt. Reckless, and Winnie the Pooh
What do a Tortoise, a horse, and a bear have in common? The history guy podcast features three stories of animals who served as military mascots. First is Timothy the Tortoise, who before she died wa…
00:47:06 |
Tue 04 May 2021
Cold War Chronicles: Able Archer and Oleg Gordievsky
The History Guy podcast features two stories of the Cold War. First is the story of Able Archer, a command exercise by NATO done in 1983, which the Soviet Union interpreted as a possible preparation …
00:49:22 |
Tue 20 Apr 2021
Mystery Murders: The Saxtown Axe Murders and the "Servant Girl Annihilator"
The History Guy Podcast features the tales of two grisly crimes, neither of which were ever solved. The first is the story of the Saxtown Axe murders, in which in 1874 a family of five German immigra…
00:44:29 |
Tue 06 Apr 2021
Pirates! : The Wreck of the Whydah and Albert Hicks
The History Guy podcast features two stories of Pirates! First the tale of the Whydah Galley, a slave ship turned pirate, and the ill-fated crew that served under "Black Sam" Bellamy. The second stor…
00:39:05 |
Tue 23 Mar 2021
Cats and Dogs: Housecats and Civilization and Able Seaman Just Nuisance
The History Guy podcast features two stories of housepets! First is the incredible story of the domestication of cats and their contribution to human civilization. Then we will hear the story of the …
00:32:38 |
Wed 10 Mar 2021
Unsung Heroes: Video Game Pioneer and "Brave Bessie"
The History Guy podcast features two stories of unsung heroes! Exclusive to the podcast, the History Guy tells the story of Jerry Lawson, "the father of modern videogaming," an early video game pione…
00:41:39 |
Wed 24 Feb 2021
True Stories of the Wild West: A Bandit Who Fell off His Horse and Soapy Smith
The History Guy podcast features two stories of the Wild West. First is the Bandit Dick Fellowes, a surprisingly successful stage coach robber who despite the ups and downs of his life always seemed …
00:37:50 |
Wed 10 Feb 2021
Historical Cryptids: Beast of Gevaudan and Washington's Eagle
The History Guy podcast features two stories of historical cryptids. Between 1764 and 1767 a beast terrorized southern France, attacking grown men in a large area, and killed between 60 and 100 peop…
00:32:45 |
Wed 27 Jan 2021
Aviation Accidents: Fall From an SR-71 and the Valkyrie's mid-air Collision
Two stories of forgotten history surround Aviation Accidents. First, in 1966, an SR-71 "Blackbird" disintegrated at 78,000 feet. The pilot's first thought was "No one could live through what just hap…
00:42:29 |
Thu 14 Jan 2021
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