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Naked History

Welcome to Naked History, the podcast that peels back the polished layers of the past to reveal the weird, wild, and wonderful truths beneath. Hosted by historian Dyllan Gasaway, this show dives into the untold tales, strange coincidences, and overlooked events that shaped the world. From volcanic eruptions that sparked literary masterpieces to strange coincedences, absurd inventions, historical what-ifs, and the mystery of it all, you"ve found the right place.

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00:13:25

Ep 10 Debrief: The Haunted History of Halloween

Naked History ·

2025/10/27

On our cozy post-credits commentary: the bits that didn’t fit and the sources we owed you. We dig into Hill of Ward archaeology, dumb suppers, witch bottles and concealed shoes, will-o’-the-wisp science, black-cat adoption myths, Then “This Week in History” (Oct 27 – Nov 1): from the NYC subway and Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds panic to Luther’s door moment and Houdini’s last Halloween. Lanterns lit; receipts included.Music Credits:"Our Story Begins" Kevin MacLeod

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00:34:37

Ep 10: The Haunted History of Halloween: How we...

Naked History ·

2025/10/20

A cinematic walk through Halloween’s real origin story and no, it didn’t start with party stores. From Samhain (SAH-win) bonfires and fair-folk diplomacy to Allhallowtide bells, soul cakes, immigrant porch rituals, jack-o’-lanterns (hi, Stingy Jack), and the Hollywood mask rack that redefined October. This is the braid that held communities together when the light got short. Expect archaeology, folklore, church calendars, trick-or-treat’s paper trail, black-cat PR, graveside candles, and why the

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00:14:06

Ep 9 Debrief: The Salem Witch Trials

Naked History ·

2025/10/13

Salem burned its sanity in 1692 — and centuries later, we’re still feeling the heat.In this Naked History: Debrief, Dyllan digs deeper into the chaos behind the witch trials: the economic feuds, the accidental survivors, the accused animals (yes, even a dog), and the bizarre system where confessing to witchcraft actually saved your life.Plus: exploring the echoes of Salem in McCarthy-era America, and a fresh This Week in History that proves hysteria isn’t confined to one century.Music

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00:42:33

Ep 9: The Salem Witch Trials: The original american...

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2025/10/06

In 1692, Salem, Massachusetts turned neighbor against neighbor, suspicion into spectacle, and bad courtroom procedure into mass executions. For three terrifying months, the town was convinced the Devil had set up shop in New England, and everyone from outspoken tavern keepers to church-going grandmothers ended up on the gallows.This 40 minute plunge into paranoia, Puritanism, and pancake-flat justice covers every twist of the witch hunt. From the strange fits of a minister’s niece, to judges who

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00:10:18

Ep 8 Debrief: Violet Jessop: "Miss Unsinkable"

Naked History ·

2025/09/29

Violet Jessop survived three ship disasters, but on the Britannic she came terrifyingly close to becoming history thanks to its spinning propellers. In this Debrief, we dive into that narrow escape, the unbelievable story of Arthur John Priest, the “unsinkable stoker”, and Wenman Wykeham-Musgrave, who survived three torpedoed ships in a single day. Plus, a “This Week in History” rundown for Sept. 29–Oct. 4, and a tease for our upcoming Salem Witch Trials episode to kick off spooky season.Music

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00:20:30

Ep 8: Violet Jessop, "Miss Unsinkable"

Naked History ·

2025/09/22

She was a stewardess, a nurse, and, unintentionally, one of the luckiest (or unluckiest) sailors in history. Violet Jessop survived the collision of the Olympic, the sinking of the Titanic, and the explosion of the Britannic, three disasters that should have ended her life but didn’t.Because sometimes history’s greatest survivors aren’t captains or millionaires, they’re the people pouring tea, changing linens, and quietly doing their jobs while the world goes down around them.Music Credits:"In The

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00:11:08

Ep 7 Debrief: The Great Molasses Flood of 1919

Naked History ·

2025/09/15

Boston’s Great Molasses Flood of 1919 has lived in history as both tragedy and punchline—but how much of what you’ve heard is true? In this Naked History: Debrief, we sort the fact from fiction: Was it really an anarchist bomb? Was the wave forty feet high? And could people really have just jogged away? Along the way, you’ll hear about cadets wading into syrup to save lives, a cleanup that took 87,000 worker hours, and the bizarre choice to paint a leaking tank brown to hide the drips.It’s the

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00:16:05

Ep 7: The Great Molasses Flood of 1919

Naked History ·

2025/09/08

In 1919, Boston’s North End was hit by a 25-foot wave of molasses when a massive storage tank burst, flooding the city in sticky chaos. Join host Dyllan Gasaway on Naked History as we uncover the tragedy, the lawsuits, and the strange legacy of one of America’s weirdest disasters.

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00:10:33

Ep 6 Debrief: The Year Without a Summer

Naked History ·

2025/09/01

Step back behind the curtain for our Year Without a Summer Debrief episode! How did the eruption of Mt. Tambora usher in a new kind of art? How did it contribute to the Tour de France? How does it have a connection to darker part of history?All these questions and more answered along with a trip through time for This Week in History on this weeks episode!

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00:19:31

Ep 6: The Year Without a Summer

Naked History ·

2025/08/25

This is the story of The Year Without a Summer.A time when the sun didn’t rise right, the crops didn’t grow, and the world’s weather went completely off-script. A time of frost in June, snow in July, famines, riots, cholera—and also… the birth of horror literature, the invention of the bicycle, and one very depressed Lord Byron.So put on your best Victorian overcoat, pack a famine-friendly snack, and let’s dive into 1816—when the skies went dark, the cold didn’t stop, and humanity got a reminder

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00:10:43

Ep 5 Debrief: The Paris Catacombs

Naked History ·

2025/08/04

In this Naked History: Debrief, we descend even deeper into the eerie, surprising, and downright bizarre world of the Paris Catacombs. Host Dyllan Gasaway unearths the stories we couldn’t fit in the main episode. Like the underground mushroom farms, covert WWII operations, and the ever-present threat of Paris literally collapsing into itself.We’ll explore how the Catacombs became a battlefield, a fungus garden, a Resistance hideout, a Nazi command post, and yes—even a movie theater. From legendary

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00:26:27

Ep 5: The Mystery and Macabre of the Paris Catacombs

Naked History ·

2025/07/29

Beneath the streets of Paris lies a hidden world of bones, darkness, and urban legend. In this chilling episode of Naked History, host Dyllan Gasaway descends into the Paris Catacombs—an eerie labyrinth that holds the remains of over six million people. But this isn’t just a graveyard… it’s a story of Enlightenment engineering, overcrowded cemeteries, underground revolutions, and secret parties beneath a city of light.From collapsing cemeteries and rebellious quarrymen to lost explorers and

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00:08:28

Ep 4 Debrief: The Great Emu War of 1932

Naked History ·

2025/07/21

They came. They squawked. They conquered.In this Naked History: Debrief, host Dyllan Gasaway digs into the ridiculous (and ridiculously true) aftermath of Australia’s infamous Emu War. You’ll hear the stories that didn’t make it into the main episode, from the missing military footage, to the requisition for 1,000 emu feathers, to the almost-but-not-quite camel cavalry.

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00:30:31

Ep 4: The Great Emu War of 1932

Naked History ·

2025/07/14

What do you get when you cross rural farmland, a very resilient bird, and the Australian military? Only one of the most absurd "wars" ever fought. This is the story of Australia's fight against the emu menace, and all the bureaucracy, hijinks, and mishaps that happened along the way. Spoiler: the flightless birds gave the aussies a run for their money.

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9:44

Ep 3 Debrief: The Greatest Beer Run Ever

Naked History ·

2025/07/07

In this week’s Naked History: Debrief, we’re raising a glass to The Greatest Beer Run Ever — but also unpacking the wild behind-the-scenes details from Chickie Donohue’s real-life booze cruise into a war zone that didn’t make it into the movie.Music Credits:"Our Story Begins" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Late Night Radio" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By

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24:13

Ep 3: The Greatest Beer Run Ever

Naked History ·

2025/06/30

At a time when the Vietnam War was at its height, one man, John "Chickie" Donohue, snuck back into the war zone to find his 3 closest friends and buy them a beer. Crazy or caring, Chickie gave his friends more than beer, he gave them hope. Hope that helped each one safely return home when the war was over.Music Credits:"In The West" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sound Effects courtesy of

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5:46

Ep 2 Debrief: "Mad Jack" Churchill

Naked History ·

2025/06/23

In this companion to our Mad Jack Churchill episode, we dive into the wild WWII details that didn’t make the cut—like the fake army made of inflatable tanks, Plus, a rapid-fire tour of history from June 23–27, featuring Berlin blockades and the last guillotine execution.

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19:53

Ep 2: The Ballad of "Mad Jack" Churchill

Naked History ·

2025/06/16

In this episode of Naked History, we delve into the life and military career of one of the most extrodinary men in history: John Churchill. Known for his flamboyant and carefree attitude during WWII, and also his ability to motivate his men via...bagpipes? A story of a man that seems almost too good to be real, but Mad Jack was as real as it gets.Music and Sound Effect Credit:"In The West" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

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9:08

Ep 1 Debrief: 1904 St. Louis Olympics

Naked History ·

2025/06/10

Think of Debrief as an after-hours episode where I'll be providing you a backstage look into the research, rabbit holes, and the random trivia I find during research for each episode. This is also where I get to let my hair down and share with you some fun history facts that I found that might not make into full episodes, but are still important to hear anyway.Music Credits:"Our Story Begins" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

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11:02

Ep 1: The 1904 St. Louis Olympics

Naked History ·

2025/06/02

Imagine an Olympic marathon run in 90-degree heat, with choking dust, wild dogs, a runner in street clothes, and another athlete doped up on rat poison. Welcome to the first Olympics held in the United States — where ambition met incompetence on the world stage."Breaktime" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Mister Exposition" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By

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