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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

75:30

Ghost Party

Softcore History ·

2022/06/14

In the late 19th Century, one Chicago family found itself living in a house that turned out to be aggressively haunted. But these weren't normal ghosts. These were cool ghosts who loved to party.

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73:55

Don’t Fall In Love In The Wild West

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2022/06/07

A psycho trust fund kid, an aging but talented performer, and Wyatt Earp. Dodge City, Kansas was not a great place to "love" and "be loved"... or just to live in general. There's a reason the saying goes, "Get the hell outta Dodge."

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99:50

Thank You Sirhan May I Have Another?

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2022/05/30

This week we talk about RFK and Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin so nice they named him twice. We dive deep into the Robert Kennedy assassination and some of its mysterious circumstances. We’re just asking questions!If you’re interested in a better way to use nicotine, visit https://www.Lucy.co, and be sure to use that promo code SOFTCORE

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78:00

The Lost City of Wieners

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2022/05/24

The recently discovered ancient city of Karahan Tepe has changed everything -- seriously, everything — we know about human history, and it’s covered in dongs.

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61:51

New York Clowns vs. Canadian Firefighters

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2022/05/16

A group of liquored up traveling clowns and volunteer firefighters go into a Toronto brothel in 1855. Mayhem ensues.

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71:47

The US Navy’s Dumbest Boat

Softcore History ·

2022/05/10

This week we cover the USS William D Porter. A Naval destroyer that, for better or worse, was so good at destroying that it almost killed FDR… twice.

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75:40

Rosie The Riveter Could Never

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2022/05/03

Massachusetts Puritan colonist Hannah Duston was the first woman to ever have a statue erected in her honor in the United States. But was what she did worthy of a monument?

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63:29

Wastin’ Away Again In Slave-a-ritaville

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2022/04/25

The American Confederacy in Brazil? This week we talk about the southern rebels who took the L in the Civil War and picked up shop to continue their Dixieland Delight in South America.

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82:26

Easter Is Stolen IP

Softcore History ·

2022/04/18

This week Jake tries to dunk on Jesus and fails, Rob thinks Six Flags is the same as Disney, and we all learn about the pagan traditions that live on in modern Easter celebrations.

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80:08

The Worst Way Any Japanese Soldier Died During WW2

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2022/04/12

Human beings might be at the top of the planet's food chain but we've taken some L's to animals over the years, none worse than what happened to the Japanese soldiers who, near the end of World War II, retreated into the swamps of Burma's Ramree Island and found ancient, bloodthirsty predators waiting for them.

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82:24

Thank God Native Americans Killed Everything That...

Softcore History ·

2022/04/05

This is the story of the FIRST colonization of the Americas, some 13,000ish years ago. Humans arrived here for what turned out to actually be the second time and, like people are wont to do, they killed the other people living here and, more importantly, the giant nightmare monsters that called the Americas home.

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69:51

Classic Hollywood’s ”Unsolved” Murders

Softcore History ·

2022/03/29

The guys talk about the golden age of Hollywood's most unusual deaths, including a sketchy accidental fatality on William Randolph Hearst's yacht, a teenaged starlet's older lover's suspicious death, and a famous actress's suicide that was super obviously NOT a suicide.

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88:06

The Cancelled Goat Ball Doctor

Softcore History ·

2022/03/22

This week we learn about J.R. Brinkley, a shady doctor with even shadier practices that had an election stolen from him, his radio platform stolen, and probably stole some goat balls himself.https://www.patreon.com/softcorehistory

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105:43

Russia: The Bridesmaid of Europe

Softcore History ·

2022/03/14

Breaking down how the Russian invasion of Ukraine is just the latest in a long history of Russia trying to prove that it's way more powerful and important than it really is, from the nation declaring Moscow the "Third Rome" after the fall of Constantinople to its epic fails in the Crimean War and the Russo-Japanese War.

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68:42

China’s Hooker Pirate Queen

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2022/03/08

Ching Shih was a prostitute who pulled herself up by the stilettos and became one of the most successful pirates in world history.

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78:04

The Pope Blessed Murder In Florence

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2022/03/01

This week we cover the Pazzi Conspiracy, a plot to assassinate the Medici banking family, and how the Pope kind of OK’d the whole thing.

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77:44

Ancient Egypt Was #AntiWork

Softcore History ·

2022/02/22

Ancient Egypt seems like a long time ago, but this recovered sick leave document from 1250 BC proves that Egyptians were just like us: drunks who hated work and had a rough time when the women in their house were menstruating.

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75:49

The Helen Keller 9/11 Connection With Jessie Wiseman

Softcore History ·

2022/02/15

Jessie Wiseman joins the boys as we burn on Helen Keller.Head to PolicyGenius.com to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save.

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68:12

Africa’s Nerd Holocaust

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2022/02/08

We dive into the history of Africa’s most brutal dictator, Macías Nguema. From banning glasses and murdering statisticians to a holiday-themed massacre, this guy does it all.

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71:04

The Media Has Always Sucked With Guest Producer Jack...

Softcore History ·

2022/01/31

Everyone hates the modern media, but when did the modern American media actually form? The invention of cable news? The Yellow Journalism of the late 19th Century? The answer is much older, and it’s all Mexico’s fault. (Sort of. Not really at all, actually.)

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