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Softcore History

Softcore History

A podcast for the casual fan of history. The Wikipedia reader. The kids who grew up with a dad who watched the same 10 hours of World War II specials on The History Channel. Join Dan Regester, Rob Fox, and a weekly guest as they tastefully insert themselves into the past. The only thing we don’t show is our research.

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All Episodes

56:15

The Prophecy of the Coke-Addled Pope

Softcore History ·

2025/06/22

In 1884 Pope Leo XIII had a vision. A terrible vision. He overheard a conversation between God and the Devil about the destruction of the Catholic Church and the horrors of the 20th Century. Was this vision real? Or was it a product of his love of cocaine wine and some present-day political factors?Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.Rob

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57:26

The Original "No Kings" Protest

Softcore History ·

2025/06/16

The French Revolution in 1789 is often regarded as a watershed moment in world history with the violent removal of King Louis XVI and his family from power. Despite its romantic portrayal, this was one of the ugliest and most savage revolts that was covered by blood and feces wall-to-wall. We breakdown what caused the events to set in motion and end with Louis and Marie Antoinette's unpleasant fate. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including

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77:29

The Kennedy Who Should’ve Been President

Softcore History ·

2025/06/09

Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. — aka Joe Jr. aka JFK’s older brother — was the original prince of Camelot. Ordained from birth by his father, Joe Kennedy Sr., to be first Catholic president in American history, Joe was trained for that job his entire life. But along the way he had some interesting thoughts about Adolf Hitler and Brazilian women. Sadly we didn’t get to see how his life panned out because he was KIA in World War II. Still, his life and death feature some fascinating moments.Subscribe to

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90:10

The High Priestess of Anarchy

Softcore History ·

2025/06/02

Emma Goldman, one of the most prolific anarchist activists of the Gilded Age, hated injustice and was willing to kill innocent people in order to combat it. She was a renowned anarchist orator who was drawn to the anarchist movement after a brutal childhood and a terrorist attack she found interesting. We recount the story of her rough, fascinating, and contradictory life.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions,

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56:11

The Sword Wielding Lunatic Of WWII

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2025/05/26

Jack Churchill was an eccentric British Army officer who brought a Scottish broadsword, long bow, and set of bagpipes onto the front lines of World War II. He led Commando missions taking entire towns and escaped from SS concentration camps...twice. Alex Buscemi joins the show to talk about this mad lad.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.Rob

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73:27

Boys Have Always Been Boys

Softcore History ·

2025/05/19

“Boys will be boys” is, it turns out, a tale as old as time. We run through several historical examples of little boys f*cking sh*t up just for the fun of it, from a kid who started a full blown political riot because he wanted free candy to a drunk stable boy who decided to Ricky Bobby it and ride a chariot onto the track mid-race. Rob’s wife and #boymom Courtney Fox joins the show.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history

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75:14

The Black Lawman Who Arrested The Entire Wild West

Softcore History ·

2025/05/12

Bass Reeves was a slave turned deputy U.S. Marshal who became one of the most prolific manhunters in the Wild West. He arrested over 3,000 outlaws, collected bounties on some of the biggest gangs of the time, and barely had a scratch on him after three decades in the line of duty. Jack Mandaville helps break down this American legend.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly

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87:13

Russia's Coolest Tyrant

Softcore History ·

2025/05/05

Czar Alexander III was Russia's second-to-last Czar. He was also, arguably, its coolest, and definitely one of its most oppressive. One day, he'd be lifting heavy deck furniture over his head to impress his in-laws or hunting a bear with a spear. The next, he'd be abolishing basic civil liberties and being so oppressive to Jews that they fled the country en masse. He beat Kaiser Wilhelm II in a drinking contest, and heroically saved his family from a horrific, deadly train derailment that was

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63:41

Are The Wright Brothers Underrated?

Softcore History ·

2025/04/28

Everyone is familiar with the names Wilbur and Orville Wright, but is it possible they are actually overlooked and don't get enough props for their insane accomplishments? We dig a little deeper into these strange men obsessed with conquering the skies, their often unmentioned sister Katharine, everything that led up to that fateful day at Kitty Hawk, and the aftermath of their success.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history

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67:28

The Worst National Security Self-Own Ever

Softcore History ·

2025/04/21

America didn’t want to join World War 1. America wasn’t going to join World War 1. But one German foreign minister who thought he was way smarter than he actually was had a self-own SO BAD that he forced the United States into the war against his country. This is the story of the Zimmerman Telegram.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.Rob

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57:36

China's Worst Trade War Loss

Softcore History ·

2025/04/14

The First Opium War was a series of military conflicts between the British Royal Navy and the Qing dynasty between 1839 to 1842. After tightening up and restricting trade for England creating a major deficit, China was flooded with opium by agents of the East India Company. Tensions built up between the two nations and the murder of a Chinese man by two British sailors stoked the flames of war. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including

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70:16

Tariffs Didn’t NOT Cause the Civil War

Softcore History ·

2025/04/07

The United States has a long history of questionable tariffs but nothing compares to the “Tariff of Abominations” in 1828. It was an episode in American political and economic history so stupid that you’ll feel bad for absolutely no one… except maybe the slaves.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.Rob Foxhttps://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/

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62:35

The Scrappy Sled Dog That Captivated Our Nation

Softcore History ·

2025/03/31

Balto was a Siberian Husky sled dog who helped transport life saving medicine to a remote Alaskan settlement. Initially seen as a mediocre pup, this good boy proved his owner wrong and led a pack of 13 others through the final stages of a 674 mile serem relay to prevent the death of hundreds of residents in the gold rush town of Nome. He captured the hearts of America and became an overnight celebrity for his efforts. But did he deserve it? Was his tale perhaps embellished by the national media? We

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71:32

Who Really Built the Pyramids?

Softcore History ·

2025/03/24

Breaking news about possible new discoveries under the Giza Pyramid Complex have people asking, do we really know who built the pyramids? The answer is yes we really know who built the pyramids. A bunch of blue-collar Egyptians who, much like many construction workers today, were kind of drunk while they were doing it. We break down the well-documented and ridiculous stories that have been discovered by archaeologists over the years the pyramids’ surprisingly relatable builders. Subscribe to the

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66:31

The Irish Invaded Canada?

Softcore History ·

2025/03/17

After the American Civil War, a large group of Union veterans weren't ready to say goodbye to the battlefield. So, they picked a fight north and attempted multiple invasions on our neighbors in Canada -- all in the name of Irish independence from the Crown. The Fenian Brotherhood and their raids on the Canucks proved life in the 19th century was whatever you wanted it to be.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions,

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71:45

The Most Irish Thing That Ever Happened

Softcore History ·

2025/03/10

In honor of Irish Heritage Month we delve into the most offensively stereotypical Irish historical event of all time: The Dublin Whiskey Fire of 1875.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.Rob Foxhttps://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/ https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regesterhttps://www.instagram.com/danregester/

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82:05

The Dark Magic Of Aleister Crowley

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2025/03/03

Alesiter Crowley was an English magician of the dark arts, dirty poet, mountaineer, liberal sex haver, and founder of the Thelema religion. He traveled the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and shocked or banged every human being he came across. Crowley claims to have been contacted by the Egyptian God Horus through a messanger named Aiwass, routinely participated in ceremonial eroticism with men and women, and was too "wicked" for either Mussolini or Hitler. He ultimately had

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88:13

Reading Is Bad For Women

Softcore History ·

2025/02/24

If you think social media is unhealthy for people, you’re right. But it’s not a new phenomenon. From the invention of the printing press kicking off 300 years of witch trials, to doctors blaming depression in young girls on unrealistic lifestyles portrayed in cheap 18th-century romance novels, it turns out people have never handled the ability to create and consume their own content well. Author of “The Social Media Detox” Tiege Dooley-Panko joins the show to help break it down. Buy The Social

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66:40

Jack the Ripper Caught, Justice Not Served

Softcore History ·

2025/02/17

*We had a problem with the audio card so we had to pull sound from the camera. Just think of it as a throwback to our garage band days in 2020. I apologize in advance. - Dan*Jack the Ripper has finally been caught thanks to some incredibly intimate DNA evidence. Polish barber Aaron Kosminski is allegedly the famed killer, but are we convinced? Jessie Wiseman of Crime Corner joins us to break down the new facts.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content

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61:35

When The Mormons Declared War On The Country

Softcore History ·

2025/02/10

After being threatened with a replacement governor for the territory of Utah, Bringham Young and his Mormon coalition went to war against the U.S. Government from 1857 to 1858. Tensions were high and most of the casualties were innocent civilians passing through the region -- most notably the Baker-Fancher wagon party. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus

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