The Weird History Podcast

Recent Episodes

62 The Forty-Seven Ronin, Part One

Posted January 7, 2016 • 00:20:23

One of the most famous and bloody incidents in samurai history is the story of the 47 ronin, a group of masterless samurai who extracted bloody revenge...

The Future!

Posted December 31, 2015 • 00:07:42

Happy New Year! There are some changes in store for 2016.

Remasters and an eBook

Posted December 24, 2015 • 00:01:35

No new episode today, I'm taking a break for the holiday. But, I'm happy to announce that I've re-recorded episode one and episode two, and the sound...

61 Puritans Versus Christmas

Posted December 17, 2015 • 00:14:18

There is no war on Christmas. But there was. Contemporary political commentators have, in the past, complained and ranted about a supposed secular war...

60 The Goose’s Crusade

Posted December 10, 2015 • 00:10:40

At the end of the eleventh century, a group of would-be conquerors followed a goose on crusade. The standard (and almost certainly overly simplistic)...