Dark History LOLs
History is brutal. We serve it with a dash of satire.
Episodes
Warning: Video contains historical facts, absurd comedy, and one Nazi wife’s POV;
We're diving into the dark humor of Josef Goebbels' life, exploring his role as the minister of propaganda during the WW2 era. Magda Goebbels tells it like it was… dark, loyal, and absolutely not a cult.
Warning: Episode contains historical facts, absurd comedy, and one dictator’s sidekick's POV;
This time, we're plunging into the chaotic legacy of Madam Mao and China’s Cultural Revolution—a decade of purges, propaganda, and persecution that left an estimated 1.5 to 2 million dead.
Warning: Contains historical facts, absurd comedy, and one dictator’s POV;
Jorge Rafael Videla, former de facto President and military dictator of Argentina during the Dirty War (1976–1981);
Warning: Contains historical facts, absurd comedy, and one dictator’s POV;
Slobodan Milošević, ex-President of Serbia (formerly part of Yugoslavia).
Who is this historical villain?
✔️ Born in a Bedouin tent
✔️ Took over in a bloodless coup
✔️ Outlawed elections, political parties, and cartoons of himself
✔️ Tried to unite continents under one ideology
✔️ Wrote his own rulebook (literally) — The Green Book
✔️ And kept power for 42 years
In this "Historical willaines" podcast, Mrs. Lincoln interviews a guest who claimed to serve the people—and made sure they never forgot it, Nicolae Ceaușescu of Romania.
In this "Historical chillaines" podcast, Mrs. Lincoln, interviews the infamous General Augusto Pinochet of Chile. Together, they sip metaphorical tea and chill, while discussing Pinoche's chilling career, from the 1973 coup that put him in power, and how he remained in power despite being voted out in 1988.
They got wiped in one raid. Not seven wars. Not 40 years.
But here’s the twist — they left behind something incredible:
A 2,000-year-old library hidden in caves, now known as the Dead Sea Scrolls.
It’s the story of the Zadokite exiles who walked out of the system and straight into the pages of history.
#DeadSeaScrolls #KingDavid #AncientHistory #ApocalypticPlaylist #HistoryWTF #BiblicalMysteries #QumranSc...
A whirlwind tour of the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini, and the story of his own son-in-law, Galeazzo Ciano, who turned against him—and paid with his life
📘 Based on historical records including Ciano’s diaries.https://archive.org/details/cianosdiplomatic0000cian
#Fascism #HistoryExplained #Mussolini #WorldWar2 #GaleazzoCiano #EddaMussolini #Dictators
** A Mother's Day Special **
*****Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/
Who was Herod the Great — and why did he execute his wife, her grandfather, her brother, and even his own sons?
In this episode, we dive into the real story of Herod the Great: the Idumean king who seized power through Roman politics, married into the Hasmonean royal line, and destroyed it from within.
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In the winter of 1942, two dictators locked eyes over a city.
Hitler wanted Stalingrad for its name. Stalin couldn’t afford to lose it.
And so the city became a graveyard.
This is the story of the battle that shattered Nazi momentum.
In this episode, we follow the real words of soldiers, generals, and survivors.
#Stalingrad #WWII #MilitaryHistory #HistoryPodcast #EasternFront #Hitler #Stalin ...
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