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49:12

There's Something Happening Here: The Vietnam War -...

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2025/01/20

Send us a text“Just as Rome civilised the barbarians beyond its borders, we too have a duty to extend French culture and religion to the backwards peoples of the world.” - Paul Doumer, President of France On 8 March 1965, 3,500 US Marines landed near Da Nang in South Vietnam. This marked the beginning of the American ground war in Vietnam.It's important to distinguish this as the ground war because as you'll find out, this wasn't the start of the Vietnam War as it was often historically ...

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The Hungry Historian's 2024 Holiday Gift Guide - Part...

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2024/12/24

Send us a text"Christmas is doing a little somethingextra for someone." - Charles SchulzTwas the night before Christmas, and while everyone might be nestled all snug in their beds at your house, over at the House of the Hungry Historian him and the Hungry Herstorian were cooking up one last minute gift.That's right! Coming in hot on the heels of the first part of The Hungry Historian's 2024 Holiday Gift is the highly anticipated sequel!This time around, he is accompanied by his bet...

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The Hungry Historian's 2024 Holiday Gift Guide - Part...

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2024/12/19

Send us a text“Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality.” - Washington IrvingWith less than a week to go before the big bearded man in red makes his way down the chimney, the Hungry Historian is coming at you with a gift of his own. A holiday gift guide made up of his favourite historical reads!Sure, historical books might not be your bag, but when it comes to shopping for those hard to buy for people on your Xmas list, you might be thankful that you tuned in for this epis...

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The Battle of the Bulge - NUTS!

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2024/12/16

Send us a text"Men, we are surrounded by the enemy. We have the greatest opportunity ever presented an army. We can attack in any direction." - Brig. General Anthony McAuliffeDecember 16th, 2024 will mark the 80th anniversary of what Sir. Winston Churchill proclaimed as the "greatest American battle of the war." It was on that date in 1944 that the last major German offensive in World War II against the Western Front commenced. The Battle of the Bulge, also know as The Ardennes Offensive...

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41:18

Sherman’s March to the Sea - Sweet Potato Pie

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2024/12/05

Send us a text“We have devoured the land and our animals eat up the wheat and cornfields close. All the people retire before us and desolation is behind. To realize what war is one should follow our tracks.” - Maj. General William Tecumseh Sherman Sherman’s March to the Sea was the name given to the American Civil War campaign from November 15th until December 21st, 1864 that concluded Union operations in the Confederate state of Georgia. On this episode, The Hungry Historian will g...

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34:11

The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall - Atomic Blondies

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2024/11/15

Send us a textOn November 9th, 1989, one of the defining moments of the twentieth century took place when the Berlin Wall, itself, an iconic symbol of the Cold War, effectively came down.For almost thirty years, the wall had divided East from West Berlin, and acted as the partition to keep the Eastern Soviet Bloc countries away from those of the democratic West.The wall was built with one specific goal: to keep the people of East Germany from leaving for the West. It would become known as Ber...

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38:38

Horrific History: The Bhopal Disaster - Spicy Potato...

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2024/11/05

Send us a textImagine coming home from work, dealing with the family and all that goes into the nightly routine, and then finally settling into your own bed for a relaxing nights sleep in the shadow of a decrepit chemical plant that is one small error away from killing you and everyone you whole dear.In this year's edition of "Horrific History," the Hungry Historian brings to you a terrifying tale from the scariest and largest threat to us today - corporate greed and it's impact on humanity.&...

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33:23

"Forward the Light Brigade" - 170 Years After the...

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2024/10/22

Send us a text"Half a league, half a league,Half a league onward,All in the valley of DeathRode the Six Hundred." - Lord TennysonHistory is loaded with moments full of bravery, courage, and determination in the face of overwhelming odds. It's why there is so much romanticism tied to something as horrific as war. History is also brimming with inept, underqualified, and bumbling leaders, who are often the reason as to WHY these moments of bravery are forced to occur in the first place.&nbs...

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48:03

North to Alaska: the Klondike Gold Rush - Part III -...

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2024/10/15

Send us a text"Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame." - Arthur SchopenhauerWhen gold was found in the Klondike region of Canada during the late summer of 1896, it kicked off a series of events that led to almost 100,000 people "stampeding" north in search of fame and fortune. Most, came in vain; searching in desperation for the "pay streak" but finding nothing more than heartache and hardships. Boom towns and tent cities poppe...

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North to Alaska: the Klondike Gold Rush - Part II -...

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2024/09/29

Send us a text"The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit." - Ralph Waldo EmersonOf the estimated 30,000 to 40,000 people who reached Dawson City during the gold rush, only around 15,000 to 20,000 became prospectors. Of these, no more than 4,000 struck gold and only a few hundred became rich. By the time most of the stampeders arrived in 1898, the best creeks had all been claimed, either by the long-term miners in the region or by the first arriva...

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46:37

North to Alaska: the Klondike Gold Rush - Pan Seared...

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2024/09/22

Send us a textThe Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by some 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of the present Yukon Territory, in north-western Canada. Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16th, 1896; with the news eventually reaching Seattle and San Francisco the following year.This triggered a proverbial stampede of prospectors. Some became wealthy, but the majority travelled North in vain. To accommodate this sudden mass of humanity, boom towns sprang up along the r...

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34:35

Tragedy in Toronto: the 75th anniversary of the S.S...

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2024/09/17

Send us a text"It was a horrible picture of charred remains amid foot-deep embers and melted glass. I saw the blackened bits that were once people. There was a young woman clutching her baby. The remains crumpled when picked up by firemen." - Edwin Feeny, Toronto Evening StarThe next time you're in downtown Toronto, near the waterfront, and you're close to the Westin Harbour Castle, keep your eye out for an Ontario Heritage plaque placed among the picturesque backdrop of green, grassy knolls ...

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36:42

How Did We Get Here? On the Road to World War II -...

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2024/08/22

Send us a Text Message."My good friends, for the second time in our history, a British Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace with honour. I believe it is peace for our time. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Go home and get a nice quiet sleep." - British Prine Minister, Neville Chamberlain, 1938.This upcoming September 1st will mark the 85th anniversary of the beginning of one of the most important and destructive events in all of human history – the Second World W...

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61:09

The Tiger Wore Spikes: The Life and Incredibly...

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2024/08/14

Send us a Text Message."And Ty Cobb wanted to play. But none of us could stand the son of a bitch when we were alive so we told him to stick it, hahahahahaha!!!" - Ray Liotta, as Shoeless Joe Jackson in "Field of Dreams"Ty Cobb was one of the greatest baseball players of all time and king of the so-called Deadball Era. He played in the major leagues from 1905 to 1928, and was the first player ever voted into the Hall of Fame. But for all that he accomplished in his career, his legacy has...

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49:45

The Tiger Wore Spikes: The Life and Incredibly...

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2024/08/06

"C is for Cobb,Who grew spikes and not corn,And made all the basemen Wish they hadn't been born." - Ogden Nash, "Lineup For Yesterday"Ty Cobb was one of the greatest baseball players of all time and king of the so-called Deadball Era. He played in the major leagues from 1905 to 1928, and was the first player ever voted into the Hall of Fame. His lifetime batting average of .366 is amazing, and has only been surpassed this year due to MLB amending their statistics to (finally) accoun...

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John Wayne and The Conqueror - Part II - Cornbread

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2024/07/27

"I have tried to live my life so that my family would love me and my friends respect me. The others can do whatever the hell they please.” – John WayneJohn Wayne was an American actor tuned pop culture icon during Hollywood's Golden Age. His name is synonymous with Westerns and war movies. His career spanned from the silent era through until the “new” Hollywood. Wayne starred in over 179 film and television productions, 146 of which were motion pictures. For over three decades he wa...

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42:41

John Wayne and The Conqueror - Part I - Baked Beans

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2024/04/15

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The Korean War - More Than M*A*S*H - Part VI - Melon...

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2024/03/24

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The Korean War - More Than M*A*S*H - Part V - Korean...

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2024/03/09

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The Korean War - More Than M*A*S*H - Part IV - Dak...

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2024/02/23

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