Softcore History

History EN ↓ 314 episodes

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.

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John Smith’s Mercenary Pirate Life Before Pocahontas 24.11.2020 1:44:04

We cover the rad and insane life of John Smith before his years with Pocahontas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pompeii’s Graffiti Proves Ancient Rome Had Twitter And Yelp For Brothels 17.11.2020 1:24:57

Pompeii's perfectly preserved and absurdly raunchy graffiti is proof that the ancient world had social media and that people have always thought and are funny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Catapulting Messengers And Comedic Relief War Dwarfs: A History Of Jesters 10.11.2020 1:02:38

From farting songs for the laughter of kings to taunting dying enemies on medieval battlefields, we break down the long, bizarre history of jesters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Time A Presidential Candidate Died Mid-Election 03.11.2020 1:23:17

Boosh fills in for Rob to talk about the only US election where one of the two presidential candidates died in the middle of voting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New Orleans’ Most Evil Citizen Was A Bipolar Cougar 27.10.2020 1:34:42

Madame Delphine LaLaurie, the most evil resident in the history of New Orleans, was run out of the city for torturing and mutilating her slaves. She was also a gold digging cougar and a real buzzkill on ghost tours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Witch Who Was Actually Pretty Rad Other Than The Infant Sacrifices 20.10.2020 1:37:40

Noted witch expert and ex-TSM show runner Veronica Ruckh joins Softcore History to read Dan’s fortune with Tarot cards and discuss La Voisin, a purveyor of black masses and one of the most infamous witches in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The KGB Is Great At Framing Aliens For Mass Murder 13.10.2020 1:13:33

The boys breakdown the Dyatlov Pass Incident where 9 Russian hikers died in the Northern Ural Mountains in extremely mysterious ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

H.H. Holmes Built A Murder Castle In Chicago Because The 19th Century Had No Rules 06.10.2020 1:16:56

Alex Buscemi joins the boys to talk about the first known serial killer in American history, H.H. Holmes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Civil War Was Won By A Hooker Loving Murderer And A Cosmo Columnist 29.09.2020 1:23:49

Gettysburg was won by two unlikely heroes and a decision to completely defy orders. We dive into one of the most important days in American history and the rogue officer who stumped the Confederacy with his dopey pivot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Was The 1518 Dancing Plague Caused By A Tween Ghost? 22.09.2020 1:04:13

In 1518 hundreds of people literally danced to death in what's now France. What caused an estimated 400 people to footloose into an early grave? Jake, Rob, and Dan investigate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mad Hatter That Avenged Abe Lincoln 14.09.2020 1:24:48

Boston Corbett went from small town hat maker to the national hero who gunned down John Wilkes Booth. His life was more insane than his mercury soaked brain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The First Joke Ever Recorded, Temple Orgies, And Con Men In Ancient Sumer 08.09.2020 1:20:01

We dive into the first known human civilization of Sumer and find common ground with this ancient group of people who really just wanted to get drunk, fire off some jokes, and vent about their problems in a lion infested Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Time A Rotting Corpse Was Put On Trial By The Pope 01.09.2020 1:06:07

Cancel culture is nothing new. We dive into The Cadaver Synod where a dead man was wheeled into an actual court room by the Pope to answer for the crimes of his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Tennessee Vampire Who Conquered Latin America 31.08.2020 1:19:01

William Walker was a lawyer, doctor, and complete lunatic from Tennessee who conquered and took control of multiple Latin American countries in the mid 1800s. We take a deep dive into "The Grey Eyed Man of Destiny" and the true power of self-belief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices