History of Everything
This podcast takes deep dives into history every week from the history of potatoes to the bloodiest battles.
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May 9, 2026 • 53 mins
Today we examine the brutal reign of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, who earned the infamous nickname "The Butcher of Africa" through his systematic torture and murder of an estimated 300,000 people. From his rise to power in 1971 to his eventual overthrow in 1979, Amin's regime was marked by extreme violence, ethnic persecution, and economic collapse that devastated Uganda.
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April 20, 2026 • 22 mins
In the 1960s, bowling wasn't just a sport—it was America's favorite pastime. With over 9.8 million league bowlers, bowling alleys dotted every American town, and professional bowlers were household names. Today, that empire has crumbled to less than 1.2 million league bowlers nationwide.
Today, we explore the meteoric rise and catastrophic fall of bowling as America's most popular sport. We'll trace bowling's journey from ancient...
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April 7, 2026 • 30 mins
The Yakuza, Japan's organized crime syndicates, originated in the mid-Edo period. Known for rigid patriarchal structures, tattoos, and feudal codes of honor, they evolved from street-level racketeers into powerful, often politically connected, organizations that thrived in post-WWII black markets.
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March 25, 2026 • 33 mins
Most of the time when people are talking about war and military history things have a tendency to focus on just the men. However there have been numerous cases in history of women being involved in conflicts too. Most behind the scenes but there have been cases of some on the frontlines. Let us explore some of these today
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March 14, 2026 • 33 mins
Today we uncover the story of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, better known as "El Mencho," the head of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). From his humble beginnings as a humble avocado farmer and police officer in the Mexican state of Jalisco to his current status as Mexico's most wanted and arguably most powerful narco, El Mencho's rise is a masterclass in violence, strategy, and ambition. We trace his path through the Mil...
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March 6, 2026 • 19 mins
The man credited with the first big bank robbery in America was, frankly, bad at crime. Isaac Davis made off with $162,821 - or $3 million, in today's money - from the vault of the Bank of Pennsylvania sometime in the middle of the night on August 31st, 1798. This is the story of how everything fell apart.
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March 2, 2026 • 85 mins
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Welcome to Iwo Jima, the Marines' Hell on Earth. In February 1945, 70,000 U.S. Marines stormed the black volcanic sands of a tiny, seemingly insignificant island in the Pacific. What they faced was a fortress, an 8-square-mile island honeycombed with 11 miles of underground bunkers, tunnels, and firing positions defended by over 21,000 of Japan's most fa...
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February 19, 2026 • 32 mins
Olympic history is filled with bizarre, discontinued, and surreal moments, particularly in the early 20th century. Standout oddities include live pigeon shooting, painting/literature competitions, underwater swimming, and a 200-meter obstacle swim in the Seine. There is a lot of weird history.
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February 9, 2026 • 79 mins
Drugs. They ruin lives but when you have a medicine that is supposed to help you that is a good drug. But sometimes the companies that make good drugs can make a very bad one an that is how you end up with millions of addicts and deaths. This is the story of Perdue Pharma and OxyContin
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February 4, 2026 • 59 mins
During World War II, Thailand found itself in a precarious position as global conflict engulfed Southeast Asia. Between 1941 and 1944, Thailand navigated a delicate path between cooperation with Imperial Japan and maintaining ties with the Allies.
As Japan launched its invasion of British Malaya and Singapore, Thailand’s strategic geography made it a crucial player in the region.
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January 26, 2026 • 71 mins
In the 19th Century, a Pennsylvania dentist called WH Atkinson came across a condition that sounds like the stuff of nightmares. Writing in The Dental Cosmos, the first major journal for American dentists, Atkinson documented an outbreak of exploding teeth.
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January 10, 2026 • 84 mins
Venezuela is experiencing severe hardship due to a complex collapse of its economy, institutions, and political system, driven by a combination of economic mismanagement, corruption, over-reliance on oil, and authoritarian governance. This situation has resulted in a major humanitarian crisis and a mass exodus of its population.
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December 30, 2025 • 67 mins
And welcome back to the history of everything podcast. Specifically welcome back to what is our end of the 2025 year listener special where we take your suggestions and questions from patreon and put all of them into one episode. We are looking at Aztec warriors fighting in Asia, a woman who gave birth to rabbits, and hot chocolate
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December 23, 2025 • 52 mins
The First Barons' War erupted in the early 13th century, primarily due to King John's unpopular reign, characterized by heavy taxation, military failures, and disputes with the nobility. The conflict was sparked by John's refusal to adhere to the terms of the Magna Carta, which he had sealed in June 1215 in response to baronial pressure. This document aimed to limit the king's powers and protect the rights of the barons and the chu...
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December 15, 2025 • 45 mins
In the year 401 BCE, 10,000 Greek mercenaries became stranded in the heart of the Persian Empire. Betrayed and without their employer Cyrus the Younger, who was killed in the Battle of Cunaxa, they retreated across the region and were forced to trek their way back home through barbaric landscapes and hostile forces.
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December 8, 2025 • 51 mins
Let's face it. Death is kind of scary and really sucks. But different people around the world throughout all of human history have come up with answers as to what you are supposed to do when someone dies. Sometimes that answer may seem strange to us but hey, there is always a story behind it. So lets explore the history of different funerary rites around the world
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November 25, 2025 • 61 mins
Hello my friends and welcome back to the history of everything podcast live from japan. Well truthfully it is not live. We did plan on doing a big group episode together over the course of the trips but then 3 separate times everyone was like hey what if we went to all you can drink karaoke? And so we did that instead. Soooooo sorry about that
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November 25, 2025 • 65 mins
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina was toppled in a military coup that capped weeks of youth protests over poverty, power outages and a lack of opportunity in the Indian Ocean island country.
Right after parliament voted to impeach Rajoelina, who fled the country fearing for his safety, the leader of Madagascar’s elite CAPSAT military unit said the armed forces would form a council made up of officers from the armed forces and g...
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November 11, 2025 • 31 mins
Croatia is a land with a rich and vast history going back over 2000 years. However it was not really an independent country until the 1990s as for 1000 years it was subservient to other powers. Many croatians did not like this and it ultimately led to something truly horrible happening in ww2
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November 3, 2025 • 32 mins
Today, people use the phrase "train wreck" to describe a disaster from which you cannot tear your eyes. More than a century ago, clever hucksters spotted the potential for profit in getting two steam locomotives to smash into each other and charging people to watch the spectacle.
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