Cruising Through History

What do you get when you cross enemy lines to save the horses? A WW2 joint operation between the Germans and Americans. How did this happen and why? Scott and Zander discuss Operation Cowboy/ Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

D-day is such a big day in history full of heroism, but one little known operation full of deception helped secure the day. Scott and Zander discuss Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

Pirates have a glorified history brought on by popular films such as Pirates of the Caribbean. But in reality, pirates were bandits of the seas. Scott and Zander delve into pirating and privateering. Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

Gold has a way of mystifying explorers and conquerors even off the most baseless rumors. Scott and Zander explore the "lost city of gold" and the history of the search for El dorado. Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

In 1708, a Spanish galleon called the San Jose was lost in a battle with the British off the coast of Columbia. It was filled to the brim with treasure and all of that had been lost for hundreds of years...until recently. Scott and Zander discuss the circumstances of the wreckage and the implications of the find in 2024. Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a sug...

Previously, Scott and Zander talked about code breakers in WW2. What if we said there was an "unbreakable" code based on the Navajo Language? Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

The Classic Moby Dick was indeed based on a real story that's even more exciting than the fictional book. Scott and Zander go over the terrifying tale of a misbehaving whale in this episode of Cruising Through History Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

The Great Chinese Famine is widely known as the deadliest famines and one of the greatest man-made disasters in human history. Scott, Zander, and special guest, Elliot, discuss what led to this famine and why it lasted so long. Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

The honorable knight. The holy knight. The chivalrous knight. These are common phrases when describing knights, but what exactly were knights in history? Scott and Zander review the literature and the history to discover what knights really were. Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

Scott and Zander return to Asian and Middle Eastern history with the Silk Road. While not a literal road as we think of today and more connected paths and routes, the Silk Road passed through and developed trade in areas of the world that have less interest today. Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

While more attention has been given to code breakers, codebreaking was a well sought skill oft overlooked historically. Scott and Zander go over what exactly codebreaking is and how information was a much sought tool in World War 2. Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

Of course, we do not mean Sherlock Holmes, but the real life con artist, Dr. Henry Howard Holmes, better known as H. H. Holmes. Listen to the thrilling tale of cons, murders, and underhanded deals presented by Scott and Zander Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

Atlantis is a legend referenced in popular media, and ancient lore, but how did this lost city come to the attention of the masses? Is it legit? Scott and Zander Discuss

There are many found artifacts that have no agreed upon purpose or origin. The Antikythera Mechanism is one of these objects. Scott and Zander talk about how it was found, what its possible purpose was, and if there might be anything that can help decipher its use. Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

Opium has been a topic in global history far longer than the current Opioid crisis. The Opium Wars were one of the peak moments where Opium took the global stage. Scott and Zander discuss these little talked wars and if there is any relation to the current Opioid crisis.

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein influenced the entire genre of horror, but what is the story behind the 'original monster.' Scott and Zander talk about the creation of Frankenstein and its influence on culture. Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

Spiritualism: the belief that we can contact spirits after death, went through a boom in America in the 19th century. Scott and Zander explore this phenomenon and how it integrated into American culture and debate. Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

King Arthur is one of the longest lasting legends in English history and widespread in the memory of the world. But did King Arthur we know of really exist? Scott and Zander delve into the history and literature of King Arthur. Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

The Third Reich performed many inhumane experiments including in the field of drugs and medication, in fact, Hitler himself took a wide variety of 'medication' for his ailments. Scott and Zander dive into the spread and use of drugs by the Nazi Party and its leader. Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

While the Steven Spielberg movie was inspired by the book, "Jaws" by Peter Benchley, that book was in part inspired by the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916. Scott and Zander review the incidents and how sharks would be demonized throughout the 20th century because of it. Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykp...

The disappearance of the Roanoake Colony is one of the great mysteries of the early colonial period. Where did the settlers go? What tragedy befell them? Scott and Zander discuss Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

United States history is riddled with tragedy regarding treatment of the native tribes indigenous to the U.S. The Osage were betrayed and swindled in a particularly heinous way. Scott and Zander review what happened and what, if anything, was done to help. Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

The Tuskeegee Airmen were some of the most successful pilots in the history of the United States. Scott and Zander review the results of their efforts and how the United States treated them. Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

Leonardi DaVinci is best known for his art, but DaVinci was more than just a genius artist. He was a genius inventor of strange machinations seemingly before his time. Scott and Zander delve into the wonderful world of DaVinci. Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info

Jack the Ripper was a notorious serial killer who's case still remains unsolved. Whether it is the "canon" murders or the extra murders, the history of Jack the Ripper rippled through the world. Scott and Zander discuss. Like the show? Feel free to like, subscribe, or follow. Want to give us a suggestion? Email us at historycruise@mykpl.info