History Boiz
Meet Chris, Madi, Zach, and Jerry. They are the History Boiz. They’re going to tell you about historical figures and events and make you laugh at the same time. Drink a cheap beer, and get some history up in you. Like the founding fathers intended.
Episodes
April 22, 2024 • 96 mins
Often left off maps or stuck inside a seam, the history of Aotearoa is often indicative of the consequences of colonialism. Sources: HANZ, Thomas. Historyaotearoa.Com, 20 Apr. 2024, https://historyaotearoa.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABptIUbOg5ylpyqEphUIh6_0CvNv_K1raqlOZnQdvCEt6ICn48kov7mL1YwQ_aem_Af8K9eJ_RnvvvC5E6WCPVEwf63sYGX6libqhAoeWzaI85fhbbxoAVK9ba8-jlMQYTWQ. Accessed 1 Apr. 2024.
King, Michael. Penguin History of New Ze...
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April 8, 2024 • 132 mins
Listener request! The Mad Trapper of Rat River sparked the largest manhunt in Canadian history. Special guest, Beau Binek! Sources: Editors. “Albert Johnson, ‘The Mad Trapper of Rat River.’” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 22 Jan. 2008, www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/albert-johnson.
Katz, Hélèna. The Mad Trapper: The Incredible Tale of a Famous Canadian Manhunt. CNIB, 2007.
North, Dick. The Mad Trapper of Rat River: A ...
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March 25, 2024 • 224 mins
Marie Curie was a revolutionary scientist discovering a previously unknown state of matter, as well as two elements on the periodic table. She was first woman to win the Nobel Prize and first person to win in twice (not to mention in different scientific fields). Join us for the incomparable Marie Curie! Sources: Curie, Eve, and Vincent Sheean. Madam Curie. Mass., Houghton Mifflin, 1963.
Editors. “Marie Curie.” Encyclopædia Bri...
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March 10, 2024 • 149 mins
In part 2 of The Blues, we talk about the folklorists who came to (mistakenly) define what the blues music was, and what it wasn’t. Aaron Weed joins us again! Sources: Cobb, James C. The Most Southern Place on Earth: The Mississippi Delta and the Roots of Regional Identity. 7th ed., Oxford University Press, 1994.
Gioia, Ted. Delta Blues. 20th ed., W. W. Norton, 2008.
King, Chris Thomas. Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My ...
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February 26, 2024 • 115 mins
The blues - one of the greatest cultural inventions of all time - and its history has been shrouded and obscured by folklorists seeking to perpetuate a racist myth applying primitiveness to the genre. Which is untrue of course. Special guest, Aaron Weed! Sources: BlackFacts.com. “Creoles of Color.” Blackfacts.Com, 2023, www.blackfacts.com/fact/creoles-of-color.
Cobb, James C. The Most Southern Place on Earth: The Mississippi Del...
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February 11, 2024 • 146 mins
Emily Dickinson was one of, if not the greatest American poet. The real Emily and details about her life remain elusive however. Sources: Ackmann, Martha. These Fevered Days: Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson. W.W, Norton & Company, Inc., 2021.
Dickinson, Emily, and Thomas Wentworth Higginson. The Complete Poems of Emily Dickenson Sic. Madison Park, an Imprint of Pacific Publishing Studio, 2022.
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January 29, 2024 • 183 mins
British MP, soldier, suspected spy for the KGB and Mossad, and controversial media baron, Robert Maxwell was a lot of things. Today he’s recognized more for who his youngest daughter is, the infamous Ghislaine Maxwell. Sources: Maxwell, Elisabeth. A Mind of My Own: My Life with Robert Maxwell. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1994.
Preston, John. Fall: The Mysterious Life and Death of Robert Maxwell, Britain’s Most Notorious Media Baron. Harp...
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January 14, 2024 • 95 mins
Warren G. Harding’s administration was one marked by scandal, bribery, and even a suspicious murder suicide plot. Teapot Dome was the largest political scandal in American history up until Watergate. Sources: Laton McCartney. The Teapot Dome Scandal : How Big Oil Bought the Harding White House and Tried to Steal the Country. New York, Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2009.
“Teapot Dome Scandal | Definition, Facts, & Significa...
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December 30, 2023 • 186 mins
Among many other firsts, Apollo 8 would be the first to send humankind outside of Earth’s orbit and then to orbit the moon, broadcast around the Earth on Christmas Day, 1968. This overshadowed mission was planned under a tight deadline and changed the space race. Happy holidays from the History Boiz! Sources: Kluger, Jeffrey. Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon. Henry Holt et Company, 2018.
Kurson, Robe...
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November 26, 2023 • 171 mins
The American sport and tradition of football has a long and violent history. One team that was never supposed to actually compete with the large Ivy League schools ended up not only winning, but also changing the game of football itself into something we would recognize as modern day football. The Carlisle Indian Industrial School was built with the express purpose in mind to strip their native culture, traditions, and beliefs, in ...
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November 12, 2023 • 144 mins
Bolívar succeeds where others would surely fail and for that, his name would be added in the pantheon of great leaders of history, but at what cost?Sources: Sources: Arana, Marie. Bolívar: American Liberator. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2014.
Editors. “Simón Bolívar.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 20 July 2023, www.britannica.com/biography/Simon-Bolivar.
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November 12, 2023 • 146 mins
Part 3! Bolívar is about to see all of his work during the admirable campaign come crashing down as the legion of hell bears down upon the republican forces. Sources: Sources: Arana, Marie. Bolívar: American Liberator. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2014.
Editors. “Simón Bolívar.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 20 July 2023, www.britannica.com/biography/Simon-Bolivar.
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October 31, 2023 • 202 mins
The 1977 disappearance of Marie Ann Watson that remains unsolved to this day, isn’t necessarily a mystery in the minds of the people of Emmett, Idaho. Most people had heard the stories about the pigs. The truth was so much worse. This story is about the evil that breeds in the shadows of our societal failures. Sources: r/MarieAnnWatson, Taranto, Sandi. Dandelion Child. Sandi Taranto, 2022.
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September 23, 2023 • 155 mins
Bolívar goes from a rich fanboy of the Enlightenment, then thrown into a divided revolution that will ultimately turn him into a general, who can’t resist the masculine urge to lead forces against Spain. Join us for part 2! Sources: Sources: Arana, Marie. Bolívar: American Liberator. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2014.
Editors. “Simón Bolívar.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 20 July 2023, www.britannica.com/bio...
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September 10, 2023 • 115 mins
Referred to as liberator of America, and by some as the South American George Washington, Simón Bolívar was a complicated hero. Join us for part 1, the early years of Simón’s life. Sources: Arana, Marie. Bolívar: American Liberator. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2014.
Editors. “Simón Bolívar.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 20 July 2023, www.britannica.com/biography/Simon-Bolivar.
Editors. “Viceroyalties i...
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August 26, 2023 • 121 mins
Join us as we discuss the life of the Rani of Jhansi, Lakshmibai! Hero to her people for her role in the First War for Indian Independence beginning with the Sepoy Mutiny, she led her troops from the front and is a legendary icon in India to this day. Sources: Tharoor, Shashi. Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India. Scribe Publicaitons, 2019.
Toler, Pamela D. Women Warriors: An Unexpected History. Beacon Press, 2...
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August 12, 2023 • 130 mins
Join us and a special guest to talk about the story of Orville and Wilbur Wright and the first heavier than air flight!Sources: Editors. “The Wright Story/an Unusual Childhood/a Life on Hold.” Wright Airplanes, 2016, www.wright-brothers.org/Information_Desk/Just_the_Facts/Airplanes/Wright_Airplanes.htm.
McCullough, David. The Wright Brothers: The Dramatic Story behind the Legend. Simon & Schuster, 2016.
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August 1, 2023 • 126 mins
Join us for the action packed conclusion of our series on the remarkable life of Norwegian polar explorer, Roald Amundsen! Sources: Brown, Stephen. The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen. Douglas & McIntyre, 2012.
Cameron, Garth James. From Pole to Pole. Pen and Sword, 2022.
Editors. “Homepage – En.” Amundsen, 2023, amundsen.mia.no/en/.
Piesing, Mark. N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia. Mariner Boo...
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July 15, 2023 • 101 mins
Join us for the legendary story of the race for the South Pole between Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott!Sources: Amundsen, Roald. The Northwest Passage. E.P. Dutton, 1908. Brown, Stephen. The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen. Douglas & McIntyre, 2012.
Cameron, Garth James. From Pole to Pole. Pen and Sword, 2022.
Huntford, Roland. Race for the South Pole: The Expedition Diaries of Scott and Amundsen. Continuum, 2011. ...
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July 1, 2023 • 99 mins
Join us! This time, Roald leads his first expedition to be the first to navigate the Northwest Passage! Sources: Amundsen, Roald. The Northwest Passage. E.P. Dutton, 1908. Brown, Stephen. The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen. Douglas & McIntyre, 2012.
Cameron, Garth James. From Pole to Pole. Pen and Sword, 2022.
Huntford, Roland. Race for the South Pole: The Expedition Diaries of Scott and Amundsen. Continuum, 2011.
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