Softcore History

Softcore History

Author: Softcore History Language: English Episodes: 100
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A podcast for the casual fan of history. The Wikipedia reader. The kids who grew up with a dad who watched the same 10 hours of World War II specials on The History Channel. Join Dan Regester, Rob Fox, and a weekly guest as they tastefully insert themselves into the past. The only thing we don’t show is our research.
Episodes
The Manly History Of Makeup [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:29:53
We break down the history of men wearing makeup with beauty writer Cristina Montemayor (@crismontyy), from Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens inventing sunless tanner instead of farming, to the Egyptians and Romans slathering…
Epstein's Lady's Daddy [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:25:43
Robert Maxwell was a media mogul, decorated war hero, member of British Parliament, and Israeli intelligence asset. He was the father to Ghislaine, a rival to Rupert Murdoch, and a spy whose death was more mysterious tha…
Rome’s Worst Serial Killer Was A Woman [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:38
Wanton killing was common in Ancient Rome, but most mass murderers were Emperors and Generals. One woman, though, killed hundreds if not more. Not for conquest but for business. And practice. And Nero. Subscribe to the S…
The Carny Days Of Professional Wrestling [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:25
Comedian Uncle Lazer joins the show to break down the history of professional wrestling in the United States, from Civil War campsite brawls to the sports entertainment we know and love today.Subscribe to the Softcore Hi…
The Prophecy of the Coke-Addled Pope [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:44
In 1884 Pope Leo XIII had a vision. A terrible vision. He overheard a conversation between God and the Devil about the destruction of the Catholic Church and the horrors of the 20th Century. Was this vision real? Or was…
The Original "No Kings" Protest [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:55
The French Revolution in 1789 is often regarded as a watershed moment in world history with the violent removal of King Louis XVI and his family from power. Despite its romantic portrayal, this was one of the ugliest and…
The Kennedy Who Should’ve Been President [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:20:58
Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. — aka Joe Jr. aka JFK’s older brother — was the original prince of Camelot. Ordained from birth by his father, Joe Kennedy Sr., to be first Catholic president in American history, Joe was train…
The High Priestess of Anarchy [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:33:39
Emma Goldman, one of the most prolific anarchist activists of the Gilded Age, hated injustice and was willing to kill innocent people in order to combat it. She was a renowned anarchist orator who was drawn to the anarch…
The Sword Wielding Lunatic Of WWII [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:40
Jack Churchill was an eccentric British Army officer who brought a Scottish broadsword, long bow, and set of bagpipes onto the front lines of World War II. He led Commando missions taking entire towns and escaped from SS…
Boys Have Always Been Boys [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:16:56
“Boys will be boys” is, it turns out, a tale as old as time. We run through several historical examples of little boys f*cking sh*t up just for the fun of it, from a kid who started a full blown political riot because he…

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