This Dave In History with Dave Jay

Wilbur and Orville Wright went from repairing bikes to inventing the airplane and the Smithsonian hated that. Wilbur loved birds, Orville killed a guy, everyone in their family died from old-timey diseases. On This Dave In History comedian Dave Jay and a rotating cast of dummies talk history. Don't fact check us. Follow Dave Jay on IG: @davejaycomic Follow Craig Fergola on IG: @craigfergola #...

The Tamale King, Chingo Bling schools Dave on the history of hip hop in Houston, TX. From the Geto Boys to UGK to DJ Screw - Houston has produced several unique styles going back to the beginning of rap history. Chingo tells us stories about J Prince, Scarface, Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Mike Jones, Devin The Dude, and more. On This Dave In History comedian Dave Jay and a rotating cast of dummies talk...

Galveston used to be the Sin City of Texas. That was before it got hit with a million hurricanes. This week Kandace Medina tells us all about her hometown. On This Dave In History comedian Dave Jay and a rotating cast of dummies talk history. Don't fact check us. Follow Dave Jay on IG: @davejaycomic Follow Kandace Medina on IG: @chunkerknugget

Zhu Di (Yongle - Ming Dynasty) refurbished the Great Wall of China, built the Forbidden City in Beijing, and launched the Treasure Fleets with the help of his favorite eunuch, Zheng He - but it wasn't enough! On This Dave In History comedian Dave Jay and a rotating cast of dummies talk history. Don't fact check us. Follow Dave Jay on IG: @davejaycomic Follow Kandace Medina on IG: @chunke...

After 200 years of colonization, the British gave India its independence in 1947. On their way out they forced a divorce between the Muslims and Hindus of India, and it wasn't amicable. Raza Jafri returns to educate Dave about his own heritage. We talk about the bloody creation of Pakistan and Bangladesh, Gandhi, and why Indians love trains. On This Dave In History comedian Dave Jay and a rot...

Helen Keller wasn't just some def/blind/mute kid. She was also a scholar, socialist, author, suffragette, and she MIGHT have also been into eugenics.   On This Dave In History comedian Dave Jay and a rotating cast of dummies talk history. Don't fact check us. Follow Dave Jay on IG: @davejaycomic Follow Raza Jafri on IG: @razadots

Dave is joined by 3X Grammy-Award winning Tejano musician Sunny Sauceda to talk about the history of Tejano music. Dave and Sunny talk the history of the accordion, drama in the Latino music industry, fatherhood, Weird Al, and a million other things in this special episode of This Dave In History. On This Dave In History comedian Dave Jay and a rotating cast of dummies talk history. Don't fac...

JFK used his tragic Irish charm avoid nuclear war with Russia in the 1960s. Dave Jay and Spencer Cavins talk about the Bay of Pigs, Nikita Khrushchev, what life would have been like after the nuclear holocaust, and how Dave looks like Fidel Castro. On This Dave In History comedian Dave Jay and a rotating cast of dummies talk history. Don't fact check us. Follow Dave on IG: @davejaycomic Follo...

During the Civil War Harriet Tubman led 150 black troops into the heart of the south, torched a bunch of plantations, and freed over 750 slaves before the confederate army could muster a response. Dave and comedian Spencer Cavins celebrate black history month by talking about H-Tubs, white rappers, and how dumb the name of this podcast is. On This Dave In History comedian Dave Jay and a rotating c...

Everybody wanted Hitler dead. The Allies, Indiana Jones, and the New German Army. Tony Casillas tells us all about Claus von Stauffenberg and Operation Valkyrie, the failed plot to kill Hitler during WWII. On This Dave In History comedian Dave Jay and a rotating cast of dummies talk history. Don't fact check us. Follow Dave on IG: @davejaycomic Follow Tony on IG: @comediantonycasillas

Magellan had no friends and a bad haircut. Tony Casillas joins Dave to talk about the first circumnavigation of the earth by the Armada del Maluco.  On This Dave In History comedian Dave Jay and a rotating cast of dummies talk history. Don't fact check us. Follow Dave on IG: @davejaycomic Follow Tony on IG: @comediantonycasillas

Mehmed II expanded the Ottoman Empire by conquering Constantinople, and it was all thanks to daddy's money. Colton Dowling tells Dave all about it. On This Dave In History comedian Dave Jay and a rotating cast of dummies talk history. Don't fact check us. Follow Dave on IG: @davejaycomic Follow Colton on IG: @coltondowling

The British came again. Dave and Colton Dowling talk about the burning of Washington DC during the War of 1812 and totally get everyone's names right. On This Dave In History comedian Dave Jay and a rotating cast of dummies talk history. Don't fact check us. Follow Dave on IG: @davejaycomic Follow Colton on IG: @coltondowling

In this episode Dave and Dean Stanfield remember the Alamo and figure out if Davy Crocket was actually handsome. On This Dave In History comedian Dave Jay and a rotating cast of dummies talk history. Don't fact check us. Follow Dave on IG: @davejaycomic Follow Dean on IG: @deanastanfield

In ep 1 Dave and Dean Stanfield talk about one of the greatest survival stories ever: Ernest Shackleton's Endurance. On This Dave In History comedian Dave Jay and a rotating cast of dummies talk history. Don't fact check us. Follow Dave on IG: @davejaycomic Follow Dean on IG: @deanastanfield