Chad McKenzie

This Actually Happened with Chad McKenzie

History EN ↓ 12 episodes

The greatest adventures rarely start out intentionally. They begin with a simple idea. They are debated. Inevitably someone will say it's impossible, it can't be done, and whoever attempts it will surely perish from the effort. Once the impossibility has been decided there always seems to be one man - one dumb man, who sets out to defy the odds (usually to impress a girl) and will risk his life to do so (and hopes that she's watching). The best stories aren't always fiction. Before we begin I would remind you - this actually happened.

Author

Chad McKenzie

Category

History

Latest episode

Jun 21, 2026

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Episodes

Paleontology After Dark 21.06.2026

The story of two men who dedicated their entire lives to their passion for being petty, and how their obnoxious behavior led to the science we now refer to as paleontology.  Source:   The Gilded Dinosaur: The Fossil War Between E.D. Cope and O.C. Marsh and the Rise of American Science by Mark Jaffe  Contact: ThisActuallyHappenedShow@gmail.com

Kaboom 22.07.2023

Trigger Warning: This episode discusses black magick, the occult, a historical semi-fictional HJ, multiple explosions and a celebrity cameo.  Contact: thisactuallyhappenedshow@gmail.com

Ten Cent Beer Night 04.06.2022

This one ends in a riot.  email: thisactuallyhappenedshow@gmail.com

The One about Words 06.03.2022

A light hearted romp about how a murderous psychopath gets his mojo back and the most complicated academic endeavor in history that didn't include some kind of math. Alexander Graham Bell makes a cameo, and JRR Tolkein gets told to sit down and shut up.  ThisActuallyHappenedShow@gmail.com Sources: The Meaning of Everything & The Professor and the Madman. 

How to Overthrow a Government 31.12.2020

Throughout history there have been many reasons citizens chose to overthrow a government; religious persecution, oppression, lack of equal representation...and perhaps most important of all - bananas.  email: this actuallyhappenedshow@gmail.com

Propaganda for Fun and Profit 03.02.2020

The term propaganda has been dragged through the mud by those wacky communists and lighthearted dictators who prevent their citizens from accessing any information regarding the outside world...but did you know that Propaganda can be fun! Find out how the bitter taste of propaganda magically improves with a twist of capitalism! What does Jesus and Feminism have to do with smoking? Why is breakfast...

Fine Art for 39 Cents 13.10.2019

Buried treasure. A leader on horseback. Men in positions of senior leadership forced to cross dress for the entertainment of their subordinates...Rubber butts? This is the story of Tupperware.  Email: ThisActuallyHappenedShow@gmail.com Instagram: ChadMcKenzie7  

How Drug Dealers created America's Most Popular Sport 28.07.2019

If there is one thing unemployed people like to do is get drunk. This is the story of how The Great Depression, Prohibition, a little bath tub hooch and a lot of horsepower collided to produce one of the most boring spectacles on Earth - NASCAR. 

You Go Glen Coco! - The Story of "Coco" Chanel 11.03.2019

Building a business empire that lasts more than 100 years beyond its inception is no easy task. The road is even tougher if you're an orphaned girl in early 1900's France.   The name Chanel, however, lives on. It's a story of overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds through seduction, resiliency, and little white lies. Throughout history there are countless examples of people using brute strength...

Episode 3: Take This Job and Shove It 15.10.2018

Until 2013 Pope Celestine V was the only man in history to surrender his position. He was a man of great faith, bold decisions, and gnarly feet. 

Episode 2: The Transit of Venus or LG and the No Good, Very Bad Decade 29.09.2018

They didn't have Xbox back in the 1700's so a bunch of guys set out to figure out the distance from the Earth to the Sun by sailing off to various points on the globe and watching the Transit of Venus.  Most of them were very successful. This is not their story.  

A story about revenge 01.08.2018

When your family is betrayed and your daughters are kidnapped revenge is in order. It also helps if you are what some might refer to as a "dictator." 

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