Historium

In the 1850s, a Christian cult rattles imperial China to its core... Support the show...

Mummies, hieroglyphs, pyramids, vintage fashion; Egyptologist and vintage fashion historian Colleen Darnell digs through it all. https://www.instagram.com/vintage_egyptologist Sup...

History is full of moments of misfortune, irony, or just plain ol’ bad luck. This episode contains eight mini-stories about the times where things went from bad to worse. Support t...

This episode is devoted to the 800 year old Notre Dame cathedral and it's incredibly storied past. Support the show...

The story of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll has everything I'm looking for when looking for topics: A wild ride full of twists, turns, and downright unbelievable moments. Buy the book...

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue... Support the show...

In the 1970s, a hero arose to defend the fact that pinball was a game of skill, not a game of chance. Support the show...

The ill-fated voyage encountered mutiny, torture, murder, and a mad tyrant as things went from bad to worse... Support the show...

This episode is an interview with Peter Stark, author of Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father. Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Young-Wash...

New Years Eve, 1922. Support the show...

The story of Dungeons & Dragons and how an innocent tabletop RPG was caught in the crossfire of moral outrage and religious fundamentalism. Support the show...

In this episode, we’ll follow the all-black 369th Infantry Regiment known as the “Harlem Hellfighters” through the horrors of trench warfare, and through their struggle for equalit...