Zombie History Podcast

An interview with David Livingstone, the Scotsman, Christian missionary, medical doctor, anti-slavery abolitionist, and almost-discoverer of the source of the Nile river in Africa. He left behind a complicated legacy as a man of many talents, skills, and passions, but has mixed reviews on his overall effectiveness, yet his name can still be found across the African continent. In this episode, I'm...

An interview with Robert “Evel” Knievel, the adrenaline junkie, stunt performer, and daredevil who became a motorcycle cowboy and inspired generations of children to leave the earth and use their bicycles to fly. His groundbreaking, record-breaking, and bone-breaking career paved the way for today’s X Games and Freestyle motocross. In this episode, I’ll be interviewing Evel Knievel, the ultimate s...

An interview with Kurt Cobain, the Nirvana frontman from the Pacific Northwest who struck a match and lit a generation on fire. As he says, “I was just a guy who screamed his guts out because that’s what I needed to do to get through the day. If that connected with people, then I’m grateful, but I never felt comfortable being put on that pedestal.” In this episode, I’m interviewing Kurt Cobain (“K...

An interview with J.S. Bach: musical genius, composer extraordinaire, and unbelievably influential dude. This organ-playing wizard wrote over 1,000 musical works, fathered 20 children, once spent a month in prison, and has a legacy still holding strong 275 years after his death. You probably like Bach’s music more than you even know. Let’s talk to him and see if you end up liking Bach himself as w...

In our first episode, I interview Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte), the short man from Europe who changed history forever by envisioning a precursor to the European Union and who nearly gained the whole world but lost it all in the end. One of the many historical figures I’ve been interested in throughout my life is Napoleon Bonaparte. You know, the short dude with the giant hat r...

You’re listening to Zombie History. Conversations with significant people from the past… who are dead. I’m Ron Stauffer, and I’ll be your host on this conversational journey through history. Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you could find long-dead historical figures and talk to them about their lives and hear them explain, first-hand, why they did what they did? Or how the surround...