Distorted History Podcast

The Mississippi flood of 1927 may be little remembered today but it left a tremendous impact on American history and American culture. Which is illustrated by the fact that some 50 Blues songs were written about the flood and its impact. Through this series I will use some of these Blues songs to illustrate life in this disaster. Yet first we have to examine the causes of this disaster which as it...

Nat Turner tries desperately to hold his rebellion together and over throw slavery but time is quickly running out. Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory Please Rate and Review the podcast To contact me: Email: distortedhistorypod@gmail.com Twitter @Dist...

With his rebellion now underway Nat Turner and his co-conspirators look to grow their army as they seek to kill every slave holder they can find and ultimately put an end to the vile system for good. Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory Please Rate and...

On this month's Sound Stories we revisit the world of nu-metal with one of the most notable bands to come out of that era, Slipknot and their massively successful debut album. Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory Please Rate and Review the podcast To co...

Nat Turner an enslaved man who believed he had been inspired by God was responsible for the largest, bloodiest and most successful slave revolt in US history. This is the story of that revolt. Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory Please Rate and Review...

We come to the end of this series as the Americans look to start a war with the remaining hunting bands of the Lakota so they could claim the Black Hills and all the gold the contained while also forcing the last of the Lakota onto reservations. Taking a lead role in this conflict is none other than George Armstrong Custer and his 7th cavalry. Things however do not go quite as planned. Ad free ver...

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While the Lakota seemed to have been victorious in Red Cloud's War the Americans had no interest in leaving them alone. Indeed as a financial panic wrecks the US economy government forces focus on rumors of potential gold deposits in the Black Hills. Lands sacred to the Lakota that according to their treaty with the US belonged to the tribe. Ad free version available through Patreon subscription....

The story of cavalry officer George Armstrong Custer his time in the Civil War and how he became effectively the country's most famous 'Indian Fighter.' Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory Please Rate and Review the podcast To contact me: Email: distor...

I look at the history of Zeal & Ardor a band that mixes heavy metal, the blues, various folk traditions like folk songs and a alternative history narrative involving slave rebellions and the devil to create something new and interesting. Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.pat...

As the Americans struggle to defend the Bozeman trail Red Cloud's alliance remains determined to drive them out of the Powder River Country. These efforts led in part by Crazy Horse result in a massive victory for the Lakota and their allies.  Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.p...

As the Americans continue to press into the Powder River country, the last great hunting ground left to the Lakota people, Red Cloud of the Oglala forges a powerful alliance determined to cast the Americans out. Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory Plea...

In the wake of the so called Grattan Massacre the Americans come in force against the Lakota forcing yet another treaty upon them. The conflict between the two cultures however is only just beginning. Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory Please Rate and...

Jane's Addiction are credited as one of the major founders of the 90s alt. rock movement. At the same time they are also a band with a tumultuous history of frequent break ups including the most recent on stage incident between singer Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro. This episode then examines the seeds of the band's disfunction from the group's founding to its first break up. Ad free ver...

The Battle of the Little Big Horn also known as Custer's Last Stand and the Battle of the Greasy Grass was the greatest victory of the Lakota Sioux over the American army. It was also a victory that spelled the end of their freedom. Before we get there though we start with some of the earliest encounters between the Americans and the Lakota Sioux and the life of one of their great leaders Sitting...

Lizzie Borden goes to court in what the pressed deemed the "TRIAL OF THE CENTURY." Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory Please Rate and Review the podcast To contact me: Email: distortedhistorypod@gmail.com Twitter @DistortedHistor https://twitter.com/D...

Australian rockers AC/DC seemed poised for big things following teh success of their hit album 'Highway to Hell.' Then tragedy struck with the sudden unexpected death of their lead singer Bon Scott. Where other bands have fallen apart or just kind of faded away in teh face of such a loss AC/DC would release the highest selling rock album of all time. Ad free version available through Patreon subsc...

The investigation into the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden begins and the cops very quickly begin to focus on Lizzie as the culprit. Join me for this 3 part series as I examine the crime, the investigation and the so called trial of the century not to mention the breathless newspaper coverage of every little detail.  Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify an...

The case of Lizzie Borden remains one of the most interesting and controversial historical true crime stories. Despite being found not guilty of the crime popular knowledge holds that Lizzie was guilty of giving her mother '40 whacks.' What is the truth? Join me for this 3 part series as I examine the crime, the investigation and the so called trial of the century not to mention the breathless new...

This week I conclude my mini-series on TOOL focusing on the upheavals and creative process around the band's landmark album Lateralus.  Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory Please Rate and Review the podcast To contact me: Email: distortedhistorypod@gma...

With America becoming FAR too dangerous for the likes of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid the pair look to relocate to some place safer. Yet their dreams of settling down and living the queit life are disturbed due to a crime they in all likelihood did not commit. An unfortunate series of events that sets them back on the outlaw trail. A trail that ultimately leads to their demise. Ad free versi...

How does a normal outlaw get turned into a legendary almost folk hero?  This episode also covers the heights of Butch and Sundance's outlaw careers and their time with the Wild Bunch. Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory Please Rate and Review the podca...

In what started out as an examination of Tool's album Lateralus I ended up telling a slightly longer more interconnected story. This is the first of the 2 parts of that story. As I cover the origins of the band, a story that somehow involves 3 little pigs, up through the creation of their album AEnima. Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast...

After taking their first steps on the outlaw trail, independent from one another. Both Butch and Sundance each make attempts to avoid such a life before finally embracing their destiny. (4 part series) Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory Please Rate an...

I begin my examination of the lives of famous cowboy outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid by focusing on their early lives and first forrays into crime. Part 1 of a 4 part series. Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory Please Rate and Review the pod...