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
Episode #210 - Who Killed King Tut? (Part I) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:11:45
King Tutankhamun may be the best known Egyptian Pharaoh. The discovery of his tomb in 1922 created a wave of "Tut-mania" that has made him a fixture of pop-culture ever since. But even though his treasures are among the…
OFH Throwback- Episode #172- Who Was the African Samurai? (Part II) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:32:10
In this throwback episode Sebastian takes you back to the conclusion of the African Samurai series. In the 1580’s Japan was a on the precipice of a massive transformation. For over a century the country had been embroile…
OFH Throwback- Episode #171- Who Was the African Samurai? (Part I) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:19:21
In this throwback episode Sebastian was inspired by a recent controversy around the Assassin's Creed videogame series to revisit his series on Yasuke, the African Samurai. Near the end of Japan’s “Warring States” period…
OFH Throwback- Episode #90- How Bad Was Blackbeard? (Part II) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:08:47
In this throwback episode Sebastian takes you back to Season 4 to finish up the series on Blackbeard. Thanks to the mysterious pirate historian Captain Charles Johnson, Blackbeard became a truly legendary villain. Accord…
OFH Throwback - Episode #89 - How Bad Was Blackbeard? (Part I) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:17
In this throwback episode Sebastian takes you back to season four and a fan favorite about one of history's most notorious pirates. Blackbeard may be the most iconic pirate to ever roam the seas. His fearsome reputation…
Episode #209- What Are the Olympic Myths? (Part III) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:11:48
The man credited with reviving the Olympics in the late 1800's was a French aristocrat named Baron Pierre De Coubertin. In his memoir he claimed that idea to revive the Olympic games had been his and his alone. However,…
Episode #208- What Are the Olympic Myths? (Part II) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:14:04
Ahead of the Olympic Games there is always some discussion of the so-called "Olympic Spirit." This is a spirit of fair play and virtuous competition allegedly inherited from the ancient Greeks. But, a close look at the a…
Episode #207- What Are the Olympic Myths? (Part I) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:08:49
When the Olympic games were revived in the late 19th century there was a widespread belief in the "purity" of ancient Greek athletics. The original members of the International Olympic committee believed that the ancient…
OFH Throwback- Episode #71- Who Invented Your Favourite Sport? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:15
In this throwback Sebastian does his best to get you geared up for an upcoming trilogy on the Olympics by returning to this much-loved episode on the mythical origins of popular sports. The question of who invented a par…
Episode #206- Were Magical Dwarves the First Hawaiians? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:17:10
There are few pieces of Hawaiian folklore as beloved as the tales of the Menehune. This group of pint-sized magical wonderworkers have been given credit for building a number of Hawaii's oldest structures. Legend has it…

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