018 - Sea Shanties
Sing the songs of 19th century sailors at your local shantysing.
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The Born Yesterday Podcast
A episode about those interesting bits of history that have gotten lost in the cushions.
Episodes
16 episodes017 - The Secret History of Monopoly
The crazy story of how it happened, how we forgot, and how we remembered.
016 - The Words of Chief Seattle
What he did - and did not - say.
015 - The Aroostook War
When little Maine almost started a big war.
014 - The Great Emu War
It's hard to fight an enemy that can sprint at 35mph.
013 - The Egg War of 1863
Like they say, you can't make an omelette without shots being fired.
012 - The End of Carthage
No earth was salted in the making of this episode.
011 - Hannibal and the Second Punic War
Hannibal wasn't an ordinary opponent. Then again, neither were the Romans.
010 - The First Punic War
Or, how to lose a war with the Roman Republic.
009 - The Rise of Carthage
Finally, the Carthaginians get their fifteen minutes of fame.
008 - The Emperor and Empress of the United States
The extraordinary lives of Joshua Norton and Jose Sarria of San Francisco.
007 - The Legend of Woody Guthrie
How Woody Guthrie became a household name. It's all about who you know.
005 - The Norse Settlement on Newfoundland
How some vikings beat Columbus to the New World by five centuries.
004 - Cortes and the Fall of the Aztecs
The story of how Cortes did - and didn't - conquer Mexico.
003 - The Rise of the Aztecs
What things were like in Mexico before the Spanish blew it all up.
002 - The Underground History of the Gay Bar
Three hundred years of drinking, dancing, and police raids.