Podcast
History of Everything
This podcast takes deep dives into history every week from the history of potatoes to the bloodiest battles.
- Episodes
- 274
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 35 min
- On air since
- 2021
- Latest episode
- 1 week ago
Episodes
274 episodes, newest first
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43 min
How a Candy Company Bought the Pet Industry
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Mars, Inc. makes more than $50 billion a year, owns some of the most recognizable brands on Earth, and you cannot buy a single share of it. This is the story of how one family built a global empire and never gave it away.
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26 min
The Japanese Doctor that SAVED Afghanistan
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He was a Japanese doctor who went to treat leprosy and ended up irrigating 16,000 hectares of Afghan desert. Afghanistan called him Kaka Murad — "Uncle Murad."
Few foreigners have ever been mourned in Afghanistan the way Dr. Tetsu Nakamura was. When he was assassinated on December 4th, 2019, the president helped carry his coffin, an airline painted his face on a plane, and vigils were held across the country. Afghans didn't call him by his Japanese name. They called him a relative.
Nakamura spent roughly 35 years in Pakistan and Afghanistan. He started with leprosy patients and refugees, one at a time. He ended by turning a place called the Valley of Death green. In between, he kept discovering that medicine alone couldn't cure the illnesses he was treating — so he taught himself civil engineering rather than walk away. He studied a 1790 Edo-era weir from his own home region in Japan, drew up plans, and operated the excavator himself. His canals now feed an estimated 600,000 people.
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30 min
The Cook Who Lived: 60 Hours Trapped 100 Feet Underwater
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On the morning of May 26, 2013, a tugboat sank 30 meters to the seabed off the coast of Nigeria…and one man lived through it all.
When the Jascon-4 capsized in the Bight of Benin, eleven of its twelve crew members died. But ship's cook Harrison Okene was knocked out, stripped to his boxers, and trapped in total darkness. There he survived for roughly 60 hours inside a shrinking pocket of air. What followed was a rescue that defied every expectation, and a decompression nightmare that nearly killed him a second time.
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37 min
Bob Denard: The Frenchman Who Stole an Entire Country (4 Times)
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In 1975, a French mercenary named Bob Denard landed on the beaches of the Comoros Islands with a handful of men and changed the course of African history. Then he did it again. And again. And one more time for good measure. This is the story of how one man overthrew the same government four separate times, ruled an island nation as a puppet master for over a decade, and somehow died peacefully in France instead of prison.
From the bloody coups of the 1970s to the failed Operation Azalee in 1995, this is the story of the unbelievable career of France's most notorious soldier of fortune—a man who treated international borders like suggestions and presidential palaces like Airbnb rentals.
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35 min
The Most Laidback Dictator in History
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Normally when one describes a dictator they will talk about murder, violence, oppression, coups, but not usually willingly giving up power. The dictator of Seychelles is perhaps one of the most rare examples of exactly that in history.
This is his story and how the Seychelles became a modern state.
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41 min
How Ramen Saved Japan
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After World War II, Japan was devastated. Food was scarce, morale was low, and the country needed something—anything—to rebuild. That "something" turned out to be a simple bowl of wheat noodles in broth.
Today we trace how ramen went from a cheap street food to an unlikely economic and cultural savior for post-war Japan. We'll explore the black market stalls of 1940s Tokyo, the American wheat surplus that changed everything, and how instant ramen inventor Momofuku Ando literally helped feed a nation and to create what is one of the most popular foods on earth.
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35 min
Sheck Exley: The Greatest Cave Diver Who Ever Lived
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Sheck Exley didn't just push the limits of human exploration—he redefined them. Today we dive into the life of the man widely regarded as the greatest cave diver who ever lived.
From his first cave dive at age 16 to his record-breaking descent past 800 feet into Mexico's El Zacatón, Exley spent three decades exploring the most dangerous underwater caves on Earth. Along the way, he developed the techniques, equipment, and safety protocols that made modern technical diving possible.
But his obsession with the depths would ultimately cost him everything. On April 6, 1994, Exley attempted to reach the bottom of the world's deepest underwater sinkhole—a dive from which he would never return.
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26 min
The Dog Meat General: Craziest Leader in Chinese History
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Meet Zhang Zongchang—the warlord so unhinged, so chaotic, that his own soldiers called him "72-Cannon Zhang" while everyone else just called him the Dog Meat General. Standing nearly 6'6" in an era when most Chinese men were a foot shorter, this mountain of a man ruled China's Shandong province like a fever dream wrapped in a nightmare.
In this video, we're diving deep into the absolute insanity that was Zhang Zongchang's life.
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48 min
The Powder Kegs That Led to the American Revolution
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By 1775, the thirteen American colonies were a tinderbox — and it only took one spark to set the empire ablaze. But how did loyal British subjects transform into armed revolutionaries in just over a decade?
In this video, we trace the explosive chain of events that turned colonial grumbling into open rebellion. From the crushing debt of the French and Indian War to the shots fired at Lexington and Concord, we unpack the taxes, protests, massacres, and miscalculations that made revolution inevitable.
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34 min
Balloonfest ‘86: Disaster or Lie?
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In 1986, Cleveland made history by releasing 1.5 million balloons into the sky—a world record that still stands today. But what was supposed to be a harmless spectacle quickly turned into something far more complicated.
For decades, we've been told this event was an unmitigated disaster. The balloons allegedly choked Lake Erie, spooked horses, caused car accidents, and even interfered with a Coast Guard rescue mission. But what if the story we've been told isn't the full picture? What if the "disaster" narrative was exaggerated—or worse, manufactured?
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48 min
The Fall of Saddam Hussein: Butcher of Baghdad
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For 24 years, Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist—silencing dissent through torture, execution, and the infamous Republican Guard. But in 2003, the regime that seemed untouchable came crashing down in just three weeks.
Today we trace the final days of one of history's most brutal dictators: from the shock and awe of Baghdad to Saddam's humiliating capture in a spider hole near Tikrit.
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40 min
The Rise of Saddam Hussein: From Street Thug to Dictator
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Saddam Hussein with nothing. Born to a poor peasant family in a mud-brick village. Abandoned by his father before he was born. Raised by an abusive uncle who beat him daily.
By thirty, he was an assassin. By forty, he controlled one of the world's most oil-rich nations. By fifty, he was called the "Butcher of Baghdad." How does someone climb from absolute obscurity to absolute power? How do you build a dictatorship in a world that's supposed to have moved on from strongmen and tyrants?
Today we're going back to the beginning. From Saddam's brutal childhood to the 1968 Ba'athist coup. From his CIA connections to the 1979 purge that cemented his reign of terror.
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55 min
The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Show on Earth: The Circus
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Step right up and journey through the wild, weird, and often shocking history of the circus—from its ancient Roman origins to the multimillion-dollar entertainment empire that defined the 19th and 20th centuries, and its eventual collapse in the modern era.
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30 min
How Spices DOMINATED History
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For thousands of years, spices were among the most valuable commodities on Earth—often worth more than gold. Their rarity and extreme profitability drove ancient global trade routes, fueled the Age of Discovery, built the first multinational corporations, and ultimately redrew the geopolitical map of the world
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1 hr 8 min
D-Day: The Invasion That Changed World War II
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On June 6, 1944, over 150,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy in the largest amphibious invasion in human history. This is the complete story of Operation Overlord—how it was planned, how it nearly failed, and how it became the turning point that led to Nazi Germany's defeat.
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57 min
I Am JESUS: People Who Claimed to Be Christ Reborn
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Today we explore the fascinating and often disturbing phenomenon of individuals who have genuinely believed themselves to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ. From modern-day cult leaders to historical figures who amassed thousands of followers, these messianic claimants share striking similarities in their psychological profiles and methods of persuasion.
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55 min
How Russia Became Controlled By Vodka
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Today we trace the fascinating and often tragic relationship between Russia and vodka - from its medieval origins to its role as a tool of social control. Discover how vodka became both Russia's liquid currency and its social poison, with consumption patterns that have historically mirrored the nation's political stability. Whether you're interested in Russian history, alcohol culture, or the complex ways substances can influence societies, this video offers a sobering look at one of the world's most complicated relationships between a country and its national drink.
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54 min
Idi Amin The Butcher of Africa
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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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22 min
The Bowling Boom and Bust: How A Sports Empire Crumbled
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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 Egyptian origins to its golden age in post-war America, where it became a cultural phenomenon that transcended class, age, and gender barriers.
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31 min
The Rise Of The Yakuza
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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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