The Top Year History Podcast

Are you ready to get spooked? In part one of our two-part Halloween special, the boys take a look back at Halloween through the ages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You know the drill. Sandwiches. Memorable names. Shopping centre paraphernalia. This week Max takes the boys on an odyssey through a year ravaged by the middle stages of WWI; 1916. Where will it place on the year tier? Listen to this week's episode to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week it's Kyle turn to take on an 1800's year. How will it compare to the other 1800's years already on the Year Tier? Listen to find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wilson is on the pitch deck this week, taking the boys on a journey through the not-so-distant year that was 2011. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Top Year Max takes Wilson and Kyle on a journey through the year of 1959. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At first glance 1991 seems to be a pretty significant year in history - the end of the cold war, the invention of the World Wide Web, mobile phone technology coming along in leaps and bounds - but is it enough for it to trouble the top end of the Year Tier? Listen to this week's episode of Top Year to find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Wilson is on the pitch deck, presenting the year that was 1962 to Max and Kyle. Cassette tapes, leaps in communication, some great cinema, the birth of a glut of superhero characters, some Cold War shenanigans - will it be enough for Wilson to avoid another entry into the dungeon of the Year Tier? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ashes cricket, fourth-dimensional water bottles, outlaws, assassination attempts, and some bangin tunes - this episode of Top Year focused on 1882 has it all! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back once again, this time for Kyle to take us on a trip through time to the year that was 1975. This week's episode is a cracker, and if you stick around to the end of the episode you might even find a little special something extra. Or, to be honest, don't stick around all the way to the very end of the podcast, especially if you're eating. But now you really want to listen through to find...

The boys are joined by Top Year top fan and producer of the show Jonty Cornford to sort through the Year Tier. Will Max retain his stranglehold over the top of the Year Tier? Will Wilson remain by his lonesome in the dungeon that is the bottom three spots on the Year Tier? Join us as we go over every year covered thus far on the podcast and right some wrongs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Not gonna lie, this was one of the most chaotic episodes in recent times. Come to think of it, usually this happens when Wilson is in charge of the episode. I'm sure there's no correlation happening there. Anyway, this week on the show Wilson pitches 1905 to Max and Kyle, and the boys come to a decision as to where 1905 sits on the rapidly growing Year Tier. US presidents, Australian Prime Ministe...

The boys jump backwards in time into their second pre-Federation year on the podcast. It's got everything - high-speed records, conspiracy theories, incredible names, and three silly geese being silly geese. You know the drill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the wake of WWII, the world was a pretty interesting place. Join Kyle, Max and Wilson as they go on an odyssey through the year that was 1946. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Once again the boys dive into a year in history to add it into the ever-growing Year Tier. 2018 seems like a lifetime ago - how much do you remember from this pre-COVID time? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does this episode bring? More silly names, plenty of surprising and interesting history, and possibly the worst trip to the bog in recorded history. Listen in to find out all you need to know about the year that was 1928, and where it will end up on the Year Tier. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 9 of the greatest history podcast ever made by three complete non-historians, the lads are taken on a journey through the highs and lows of the year that was 1987. Email us: topyearpod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boy oh boy are you in for a cracker of an episode this week. The Top Year boys learn about the year 1886 from Wilson, from everything to the first audio transmission, to an historic train full of oranges, and everything in between. The boys receive a voice memo from a very special listener, and unveil a significant historical finding that was uncovered by Wilson's research. Email us at topyearpod@...

Without giving away any spoilers, this week's episode is an absolute banger. Unreal stuff from Max presenting the year of 1978 to the other boys. Email us: topyearpod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys continue on their non-linear odyssey through history, this time stopping off at the year 1937. Top Year is the greatest history podcast by non-historians that you've ever (or never) heard! Also, Jonty is getting way better at organising his time to get these uploads done well ahead of time! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wilson takes the boys on an odyssey through the annals of time on this week's episode of Top Year. Well, actually just the annals of 1954. And 2006. I guess you'll have to listen to find out more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ah, nineteen eighty-four. No, not the book that statistically more people lie about reading than have actually ever read. The glorious and wonderful year almost forty years in our rear-view mirrors. Am I giving too much away about just how exciting this year was to talk about? Or is just it a bluff to get you to listen to the episode? Well, I guess you'll just have to listen to find out. Hosted on...

Episode 3. You'd think that the boys have started to figure out this whole podcast thing. To know whether or not they have, you'll just have to listen. Also, it was late and Jonty wasn't sure what to write for the episode description. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode 2 of the Top Year Podcast! Enjoying the show so far? Hit us up on social media or email us at topyearpod@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode one of the podcast, the boys cut their teeth on the year of 1992. Where will it place on the year tier? All the way up the top? All the way down the bottom? Both, because it's the first year to be placed onto the year tier? You'll have to listen to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to TopYear! Max, Kyle and Wilson will be your guides through the last 150-odd years of history as we embark on a journey to discover the objective, undisputed greatest year. Throw away your history books and join us on our journey through history! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.