Our Fake History

Our Fake History

Author: PodcastOne Language: English Episodes: 100
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A podcast about myths we think are history and history that might be hidden in myths! Awesome stories that really (maybe) happened!
Episodes
OFH Throwback- Episode #14- Did Gods Colonize the Pacific? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:52
On this throwback episode we revisit Episode #14 from Season One of the podcast. The Pacific Ocean is the most expansive body of water on planet earth. Despite this fact ancient people managed to venture forth into its i…
Episode #205- Why the Mona Lisa? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:26:47
Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa is undoubtedly the world's most famous painting. But, despite this, many visitors to the Louvre come away disappointed after they see the masterpiece. The real-life painting has a hard time…
Episode #204- Who Were the Magicians of the Golden Dawn? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:20:45
In the late 19th century many Victorian's were experiencing a crisis of faith. Changing technology and scientific breakthroughs had many questioning the traditional explanations of humanities place in the cosmos. Some re…
OFH Throwback- Episode #31- What Was the Charge of the Light Brigade? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:10
In this throwback episode we revisit Episode #31 from Season 2. The Crimean War cavalry action known as “the charge of light brigade” was immortalized by the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson. The poet described a glorious charg…
Episode #203- What Was the Great East Asian War? (Part III) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:59:03
In the Imjin year of 1592 the Japanese orchestrated a blitzkreig invasion of Korea. Within just two months they had captured both Seoul and Pyongyang. However, conquering Korea and holding Korea turned out to be two very…
Episode #202- What Was the Great East Asian War? (Part II) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:26:05
When the Japanese army landed in Korea in 1592 the Korean defenders were woefully underprepared. Confused diplomacy and divisive court politics had hampered Korean preparations for the coming Japanese attack. The only Ko…
Episode #201- What Was the Great East Asian War? (Part I) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:23
In 1592 the Japanese launched a massive invasion of the Korean Peninsula. The Japanese leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi believed that Korea would submit without much of a fight and that his army would very quickly move on to th…
OFH Throwback- Episode #4- Real Ninjas? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:26
For this throwback Sebastian takes you all the way back to a first season favorite. Ninjas, Japan’s shadow warriors, have been a pop-culture staple for generations. The legend of the ninjas has become so overblown, that…
Episode #200- Can I Ask Who's Calling? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:18:57
Our Fake History celebrates 200 episodes by opening up the phonelines and taking calls from listeners and past guests. Fans from all over the world pose questions and queries and Sebastian does his best to answer thought…
OFH Throwback- Episode #128- Did St. Patrick Kill a Wizard? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:36
There are few Christian saints more misunderstood than St. Patrick. Ireland’s patron saint is best known for driving the snakes off the island, but that isn’t even close to the most interesting thing about him. Both the…

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