Prelude to a Coup

There’s a certain kind of history that never makes it into textbooks, the kind that lingers in the margins or gets deliberately buried. History X, from CJSR 88.5 FM, is about bringing those narratives into the light. Host Russell Cobb doesn’t just recount events; he examines why some stories were repressed, suppressed, or fell out of memory in the first place. Each episode feels like a conversation in a quiet archive, piecing together fragments from the past with people who hold intimate, often overlooked knowledge. You’ll hear discussions that go beyond simple dates and figures to grapple with what’s happening right now-the shifting meanings in our popular culture, the debates over monuments coming down, and the reasons behind renaming places. This isn’t a dry lecture. It’s an active exploration of how our collective memory is formed and contested. By focusing on perspectives outside the mainstream, the podcast complicates the tidy versions of history we often accept. Tune in for thoughtful, sometimes challenging stories that remind us the past is never truly settled.