Lance and Josh Geiger

The History Guy

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If you love history, this is the podcast for you! Stories of forgotten history, presented by Josh Geiger with Lance Geiger, The History Guy, from the hit YouTube channel The History Guy: History Deserves to be Remembered. Visit the channel here: www.youtube.com/TheHistoryGuyChannel We believe that history does not have to be boring. At its heart, history is storytelling, and we believe that it should be told with passion and genuine love for the material. History might be tragic, it might be comic, but it is the story of who we are, and we should not be afraid to enjoy that story and be moved...

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Lance and Josh Geiger

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True Crime Trials: Daniel Sickles' Temporary Insanity and the murder of Gulielma Sands 01.06.2021 1:01:29

The History Guy Podcast Features two stories of true crime and the trials they produced. First is the story of Daniel Sickles - unscrupulous politician, infamous for his actions at the battle of Gettysburg, and who murdered a man in broad daylight in sight of the white house. Next is the Manhattan Well Murder, the unsolved murder of Gulielma sands, and how a soon-to-be Vice President Aaron Burr, F...

Fantastic Frauds: Titanic Thompson and Stanley Weyman 18.05.2021 42:27

The History Guy podcast features two stories of fraudsters, who despite their less than honest lives deserve to be remembered. First is the story of Titanic Thompson, supposedly the inspiration for Sky Masterson of Guys and Dolls, who was so good that he cheated Al Capone at a bet - and made it out alive. Next is Stanley Weyman, a man who spent much of his life pretending to be someone else. Magel...

A tortoise, a horse, and a bear, oh my! : Timothy, Sgt. Reckless, and Winnie the Pooh 04.05.2021 47:06

What do a Tortoise, a horse, and a bear have in common? The history guy podcast features three stories of animals who served as military mascots. First is Timothy the Tortoise, who before she died was the last surviving veteran of the Crimean War. Then the history guy talks about Sgt. Reckless, a horse who served with the marines during Korea, carrying munitions, performing heroic feats, and eatin...

Cold War Chronicles: Able Archer and Oleg Gordievsky 20.04.2021 49:22

The History Guy podcast features two stories of the Cold War. First is the story of Able Archer, a command exercise by NATO done in 1983, which the Soviet Union interpreted as a possible preparation for a first strike nuclear attack. We also have the EXCLUSIVE to the podcast story of Oleg Gordievsky, a KGB agent who turned to the West, and who escaped from Moscow in an agent exfiltration mission p...

Mystery Murders: The Saxtown Axe Murders and the "Servant Girl Annihilator" 06.04.2021 44:29

The History Guy Podcast features the tales of two grisly crimes, neither of which were ever solved. The first is the story of the Saxtown Axe murders, in which in 1874 a family of five German immigrants was attacked in the middle of the night. The second tale is about the killer the press dubbed the "Servant Girl Annihilator", who began brutally attacking servants in the growing city of Austin, Te...

Pirates! : The Wreck of the Whydah and Albert Hicks 23.03.2021 39:05

The History Guy podcast features two stories of Pirates! First the tale of the Whydah Galley, a slave ship turned pirate, and the ill-fated crew that served under "Black Sam" Bellamy. The second story is set in 19th century New York, when a ship is discovered abandoned, with nothing aboard except blood... and a few cut-off fingers. MagellanTV - a brand-new streaming service that features the very...

Cats and Dogs: Housecats and Civilization and Able Seaman Just Nuisance 10.03.2021 32:38

The History Guy podcast features two stories of housepets! First is the incredible story of the domestication of cats and their contribution to human civilization. Then we will hear the story of the only dog ever enlisted in the Royal Navy, Able Seaman Just Nuisance. It is history that deserves to be remembered. MagellanTV - a brand-new streaming service that features the very best collection of h...

Unsung Heroes: Video Game Pioneer and "Brave Bessie" 24.02.2021 41:39

The History Guy podcast features two stories of unsung heroes! Exclusive to the podcast, the History Guy tells the story of Jerry Lawson, "the father of modern videogaming," an early video game pioneer who rubbed shoulders with Steve Jobs and led the development of the Fairchild Channel F, the first video game console to feature removable game cartridges. The second is about Bessie Coleman, an Afr...

True Stories of the Wild West: A Bandit Who Fell off His Horse and Soapy Smith 10.02.2021 37:50

The History Guy podcast features two stories of the Wild West. First is the Bandit Dick Fellowes, a surprisingly successful stage coach robber who despite the ups and downs of his life always seemed to be defeated by his demons. Next is Soapy Smith, a very bad man who straddled the line between gangster and outlaw at the edge of the frontier. Both men and the lessons we can learn from them are his...

Historical Cryptids: Beast of Gevaudan and Washington's Eagle 27.01.2021 32:45

The History Guy podcast features two stories of historical cryptids. Between 1764 and 1767 a beast terrorized southern France, attacking grown men in a large area, and killed between 60 and 100 people. It is a story of mystery, culture, and a mysterious beast. Second is the story of Washington's Eagle, an eagle bigger than either the bald or the gold eagle, first described by legendary ornithologi...

Aviation Accidents: Fall From an SR-71 and the Valkyrie's mid-air Collision 14.01.2021 42:29

Two stories of forgotten history surround Aviation Accidents. First, in 1966, an SR-71 "Blackbird" disintegrated at 78,000 feet. The pilot's first thought was "No one could live through what just happened. Therefore, I must be dead." Second is about a photo op in June 1966, involving an XB-70A No. 2, an F-4 Phantom, an F-5, a T-38 Talon, and an F-104 Starfighter, which went terribly wrong. Magella...