RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f -- Rendered At Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:25:24 +0000 History Spelunkers https://redcircle.com/shows/history-spelunkers en-US All rights reserved. History Spelunkers Podcast Hello friends! Welcome to the History Spelunkers Podcast. In this show we delve deep into the bowels of history in order to discover stories of the niche and obscure aspects that are so often forgotten or left out of wider narratives. Whether you are wanting to study up for a trivia competition, or are just listen to some friends talk about strange things, this is the podcast for you! We have everything from space sandwiches and American emperors, to Mormon wars and glowing cats. If any of those sounds interesting to you, hopefully you will join us as we dive down the rabbit hole! 409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f Hello friends! Welcome to the History Spelunkers Podcast. In this show we delve deep into the bowels of history in order to discover stories of the niche and obscure aspects that are so often forgotten or left out of wider narratives. Whether you are wanting to study up for a trivia competition, or are just listen to some friends talk about strange things, this is the podcast for you! We have everything from space sandwiches and American emperors, to Mormon wars and glowing cats. If any of those sounds interesting to you, hopefully you will join us as we dive down the rabbit hole!

]]> episodic no History Spelunkers Podcast historyspelunkers@gmail.com false full EP 55: The Lincoln Conspiracy Pt. 2 EP 55: The Lincoln Conspiracy Pt. 2 History Spelunkers Podcast In the thrilling conclusion of our deep dive into the Lincoln Assassination, we focus on the Manhunt for John W. Booth and the other conspirators and their historic trial. Apologies on some of the audio quality for the first couple of minutes and at the very end of of the episode; there were technical difficulties in during editing. Also content warning for description of severe medical wounds.


Shownotes:

]]> <p>In the thrilling conclusion of our deep dive into the Lincoln Assassination, we focus on the Manhunt for John W. Booth and the other conspirators and their historic trial. Apologies on some of the audio quality for the first couple of minutes and at the very end of of the episode; there were technical difficulties in during editing. Also content warning for description of severe medical wounds.</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Episode art: <em>Lincoln Borne by Loving Hands, </em>oil painting by Carl Berch depicting his eyewitness view of the transporting of President Lincoln&#39;s body away from Ford&#39;s</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li><em>Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever</em> by Bill O&#39;Reilly and Martin Dugard</li><li><em>Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln&#39;s Killer</em> by James L. Swanson</li><li><em>Assassination Vacation</em> by Sarah Vowell</li><li><a href="https://fs.blog/lincolns-last-public-address/" rel="nofollow">https://fs.blog/lincolns-last-public-address/</a> </li><li><a href="http://livinghistoryofillinois.com/pdf_files/Trial-of-the-Assassins-and-Conspirators-for-the-Murder-of-President-Abraham-Lincoln.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://livinghistoryofillinois.com/pdf_files/Trial-of-the-Assassins-and-Conspirators-for-the-Murder-of-President-Abraham-Lincoln.pdf</a> </li><li><a href="https://lincolnconspirators.com/the-trial/may-15-1865/" rel="nofollow">https://lincolnconspirators.com/the-trial/may-15-1865</a></li><li>https://www.nps.gov/rich/learn/historyculture/the-trial-of-jefferson-davis-cancelled-february-15-1869.htm</li><li>https://www.fjc.gov/history/exhibits/circuit-court-opinions/Case-of-Davis</li><li>https://www.nps.gov/drto/learn/historyculture/fort-jefferson.htm</li><li>https://drmudd.org/about-dr-mudd/</li><li>Presidents Reagan and Carter&#39;s letters on the Dr. Mudd situation, on pages 48-60 of https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/public/2023-05/40-744-5752507-019-012-2023.pdf</li></ul> 35618507-760d-42de-90a2-d99ba29483ee https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/9d468464-3ce7-45bd-a566-1206111f90ff Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:00:36 +0000 7256 false full EP 54: The Lincoln Conspiracy Pt. 1 EP 54: The Lincoln Conspiracy Pt. 1 History Spelunkers Podcast Welcome back to another episode of History Spelunkers! In today's episode is part one of our in depth discussion about the Lincoln Assassination, and the surrounding conspiracy leading up to the moment John Wilkes Booth pulled the trigger.



Shownotes:

  • Episode art: Benn Pitman's print of the assassination conspirators, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Episode music special: "The Ballad of Booth" by Stephen Sondheim from the musical Assassins
  • Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
  • Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
  • Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson
]]> <p>Welcome back to another episode of History Spelunkers! In today&#39;s episode is part one of our in depth discussion about the Lincoln Assassination, and the surrounding conspiracy leading up to the moment John Wilkes Booth pulled the trigger.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Episode art: Benn Pitman&#39;s print of the assassination conspirators, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons</li><li>Episode music special: &#34;The Ballad of Booth&#34; by Stephen Sondheim from the musical <em>Assassins</em></li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li><em>Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever</em> by Bill O&#39;Reilly and Martin Dugard</li><li><em>Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln&#39;s Killer</em> by James L. Swanson</li></ul> c9ec960e-b903-4bdc-9693-ddebf673a58f https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/649952f6-dc8a-4831-83e2-cad6a8e22eb6 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:00:40 +0000 6900 false full EP 53: Mormon Sucession Crisis EP 53: Mormon Sucession Crisis History Spelunkers Podcast In this episode we revisit the Mormons and discuss how their early history caused a series of schisms which led to the plethora of so-called "Mormon denominations". These include presidential debates, a King of Beaver Island, and massive governmental raids!


Shownotes:

  • https://northernmichiganhistory.com/james-strangs-assassination/
  • https://gtjournal.tadl.org/2015/the-murder-of-james-jesse-strang-ruler-of-the-mormon-colony-at-beaver-island-1856/
  • Special Thanks to American Zion: A New History of Mormonism; Book by Benjamin Park
  • Music is an excerpt from "All-American Prophet" from The Book Of Mormon (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (2011) written by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone.
  • Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
  • LDS Resource on Polygamy: https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/polygamy-latter-day-saints-and-the-practice-of-plural-marriage
  • https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/mormons-polygamy/
  • https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/06/02/church-that-traces-back-joseph/
  • https://kutv.com/news/local/process-begins-to-select-new-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-leadership
  • https://youtu.be/W-jrlaqqw00?si=A7KOuIwPqfaSzyHc
  • https://youtu.be/r1ssF7PV27c?si=M4ydSZ58UlYF6S-9
  • https://youtu.be/Fiorzo4nOwg?si=I27tylzqrVYFuoGX
  • https://youtu.be/FtkYSuRY8Jc?si=w1V3au6w0ZBPWEhN
  • https://youtu.be/aaDm_m9yYRQ?si=6UKiZD8KfD2_idhR
]]> <p>In this episode we revisit the Mormons and discuss how their early history caused a series of schisms which led to the plethora of so-called &#34;Mormon denominations&#34;. These include presidential debates, a King of Beaver Island, and massive governmental raids!</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li><a href="https://northernmichiganhistory.com/james-strangs-assassination/" rel="nofollow">https://northernmichiganhistory.com/james-strangs-assassination/</a></li><li><a href="https://gtjournal.tadl.org/2015/the-murder-of-james-jesse-strang-ruler-of-the-mormon-colony-at-beaver-island-1856/" rel="nofollow">https://gtjournal.tadl.org/2015/the-murder-of-james-jesse-strang-ruler-of-the-mormon-colony-at-beaver-island-1856/</a></li><li>Special Thanks to <em>American Zion: A New History of Mormonism</em>; Book by Benjamin Park</li><li>Music is an excerpt from &#34;All-American Prophet&#34; from <em>The Book Of Mormon (Original Broadway Cast Recording</em>) (2011) written by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone.</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>LDS Resource on Polygamy: https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/polygamy-latter-day-saints-and-the-practice-of-plural-marriage</li><li>https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/mormons-polygamy/</li><li>https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/06/02/church-that-traces-back-joseph/</li><li>https://kutv.com/news/local/process-begins-to-select-new-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-leadership</li><li>https://youtu.be/W-jrlaqqw00?si=A7KOuIwPqfaSzyHc</li><li>https://youtu.be/r1ssF7PV27c?si=M4ydSZ58UlYF6S-9</li><li>https://youtu.be/Fiorzo4nOwg?si=I27tylzqrVYFuoGX</li><li>https://youtu.be/FtkYSuRY8Jc?si=w1V3au6w0ZBPWEhN</li><li>https://youtu.be/aaDm_m9yYRQ?si=6UKiZD8KfD2_idhR</li></ul> 39a538ab-6660-4536-8e8b-31e0ef802f3b https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/cc1b8017-4df8-4d6f-bd36-9f1d6ce39538 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:00:31 +0000 6263 false full EP 52: Please Leave a Message After the Death EP 52: Please Leave a Message After the Death History Spelunkers Podcast Happy Halloween! Do you believe in ghosts? Well you aren't alone a lot of people believe that those who have gone on before us occasionally come back to help us on our own journeys. The Victorians Era had a lot of people believing in it, probably because they had people who were able to directly communicate with them. So dive into today's episode to find out what the ghosts were saying.


Shownotes:

]]> <p>Happy Halloween! Do you believe in ghosts? Well you aren&#39;t alone a lot of people believe that those who have gone on before us occasionally come back to help us on our own journeys. The Victorians Era had a lot of people believing in it, probably because they had people who were able to directly communicate with them. So dive into today&#39;s episode to find out what the ghosts were saying.</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Episode art is an engraving of the Fox Sisters, Margaretta and Catherine are on the left and center respectively, 1852, public domain via Wikimedia Commons</li><li>&#34;This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War&#34; by Drew Gilpen Faust</li><li>Audio clip is from Episode 102 of tv show <em>Penny Dreadful </em>created by John Logan</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li><a href="https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2021/10/14/understanding-the-1920s-spiritualism-revival/" rel="nofollow">https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2021/10/14/understanding-the-1920s-spiritualism-revival/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/31/why-did-so-many-victorians-try-to-speak-with-the-dead" rel="nofollow">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/31/why-did-so-many-victorians-try-to-speak-with-the-dead</a></li><li><a href="https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/about-uc/what-we-do/uc-in-the-community/exhibitions-and-collections/southern-spirits/history-of-spiritualism" rel="nofollow">https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/about-uc/what-we-do/uc-in-the-community/exhibitions-and-collections/southern-spirits/history-of-spiritualism</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?ab_channel=KazRowe&v=A0XMn095fd0" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0XMn095fd0&amp;ab_channel=KazRowe</a></li><li><a href="https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/hayden-maria-b-ca-1852" rel="nofollow">https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/hayden-maria-b-ca-1852</a></li><li><a href="https://iapsop.com/spirithistory/spiritualists_petition_to_congress.html" rel="nofollow">https://iapsop.com/spirithistory/spiritualists_petition_to_congress.html</a></li><li><a href="https://www.weirdhistorian.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-spirit-slate-writing-and-of-course-kindred-phenomena/" rel="nofollow">https://www.weirdhistorian.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-spirit-slate-writing-and-of-course-kindred-phenomena/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61871" rel="nofollow">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61871</a></li><li><a href="https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/slate-writing" rel="nofollow">https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/slate-writing</a></li><li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/spirit-trumpets-dead-speak" rel="nofollow">https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/spirit-trumpets-dead-speak</a></li><li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/ectoplasm-occultism" rel="nofollow">https://www.britannica.com/topic/ectoplasm-occultism</a></li><li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/science/ideomotor-effect" rel="nofollow">https://www.britannica.com/science/ideomotor-effect</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/11950/pg11950-images.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/11950/pg11950-images.html</a></li><li>Table Turning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrYamQTDagE</li><li>Telegrams From the Dead (1994), PBS documentary available on Youtube via blackcentury, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk-lJJ3RdgI</li></ul> f076e220-5106-4858-ac79-8fd47b9168aa https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/c7f2c81e-962d-45e8-b188-c831bf0f863b Thu, 30 Oct 2025 06:00:10 +0000 7130 false full EP 51: The Animal Avengers EP 51: The Animal Avengers History Spelunkers Podcast Hello one and all! History Spelunkers is back with even more of the niche history content you love. In today's episode we look at a class of animals who have gone above and beyond in serving alongside their humans on the fields of war. While we thank all military animals for their service we wanted to highlight some who's tales were just too incredible to believe were true.


Shownotes:

]]> <p>Hello one and all! History Spelunkers is back with even more of the niche history content you love. In today&#39;s episode we look at a class of animals who have gone above and beyond in serving alongside their humans on the fields of war. While we thank all military animals for their service we wanted to highlight some who&#39;s tales were just too incredible to believe were true.</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Episode photo is Sgt. Stubby with his military medals. Public domain via Wikimedia commons</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li><a href="https://www.history.com/articles/the-last-major-cavalry-charge-70-years-ago" rel="nofollow">https://www.history.com/articles/the-last-major-cavalry-charge-70-years-ago</a></li><li><a href="https://www.marines.mil/News/Marines-TV/videoid/296891/" rel="nofollow">https://www.marines.mil/News/Marines-TV/videoid/296891/</a></li><li><a href="https://portal.ct.gov/MIL/MAPO/History/People/Stubby-the-Military-Dog" rel="nofollow">https://portal.ct.gov/MIL/MAPO/History/People/Stubby-the-Military-Dog</a></li><li><a href="https://sleeplessmusingsofawellgroomedmoustachedman.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/kurt-the-wonder-doberman-one-of-many-canine-heroes/" rel="nofollow">https://sleeplessmusingsofawellgroomedmoustachedman.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/kurt-the-wonder-doberman-one-of-many-canine-heroes/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/2009/08/15/heroic-warrior-canines-name-put-on-memorial" rel="nofollow">https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/2009/08/15/heroic-warrior-canines-name-put-on-memorial</a></li><li><a href="https://uswardogsheritagemuseum.org/a-dog-called-chips/" rel="nofollow">https://uswardogsheritagemuseum.org/a-dog-called-chips/</a></li><li><a href="https://lenatoritch.com/project/chips-the-war-dog/" rel="nofollow">https://lenatoritch.com/project/chips-the-war-dog/</a></li><li><a href="https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz0002qbjp" rel="nofollow">https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz0002qbjp</a></li><li><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/7072669.stm" rel="nofollow">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/7072669.stm</a></li><li><a href="https://pigeons-of-war.com/2022/10/26/pigeon-heroes-of-the-great-war-spike/" rel="nofollow">https://pigeons-of-war.com/2022/10/26/pigeon-heroes-of-the-great-war-spike/</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131106012209/http://www.history.army.mil/news/2013/131025a_pigeon.html" rel="nofollow">https://web.archive.org/web/20131106012209/http://www.history.army.mil/news/2013/131025a_pigeon.html</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.marines.mil/News/Marines-TV/videoid/651326/dvpTag/Animation/" rel="nofollow">https://www.marines.mil/News/Marines-TV/videoid/651326/dvpTag/Animation/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2022/11/23/the-marine-who-was-a-duck-yes-an-actual-duck/" rel="nofollow">https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2022/11/23/the-marine-who-was-a-duck-yes-an-actual-duck/</a></li><li><a href="https://time.com/archive/6782570/marines-good-old-siwash/" rel="nofollow">https://time.com/archive/6782570/marines-good-old-siwash/</a> </li><li><a href="https://time.com/4731787/wojtek-the-bear-history/" rel="nofollow">https://time.com/4731787/wojtek-the-bear-history/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/animal/Wojtek-the-Bear" rel="nofollow">https://www.britannica.com/animal/Wojtek-the-Bear</a></li></ul> 254a882c-5b9b-4f89-973a-59ec3de85b50 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/a4db022a-9de7-4dc9-9da0-3941a72a8acd Sat, 18 Oct 2025 18:00:53 +0000 5473 false full EP 50: A History of Football(s) EP 50: A History of Football(s) History Spelunkers Podcast How many balls could a football foot, if a football could foot balls?

In today's episode, (our 50th WOW!!) worlds collide as the jocks and the nerds meld minds and the History Spelunkers becomes a sports podcast. Some of the issues we tackle in our conversation are as follows: How old are different sports? Does it makes sense for the United States to have their own football? Is soccer the better name? Can Kelvin pronounce indigenous names? Dive down the Rabbit hole to find out!!

SHOWNOTES:

  • Episode art is a sketch of a Calcio Storico game from the 1600s, public domain via Wikimedia Commons
  • Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds

  • https://darwinshistoryofsoccer.weebly.com/history.html
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20121225025856/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/the-game/origins.html
  • Highest Scoring College Game: https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2024-09-14/georgia-tech-222-cumberland-college-0-history-weird-facts
  • Highest Scoring College Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doZzrsDJo-4&ab_channel=JonBois
  • Aussie Rules: https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/australian-rules-football
  • First College Football Game: https://scarletknights.com/sports/2022/7/25/sports-m-footbl-archive-first-game-html.aspx
  • Medival Football -- Calcio Storico: https://italysegreta.com/calcio-storico/
  • Italian Fascist Football -- Volata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie7y2DSkfW0&ab_channel=ArchivioLuceCinecitt%C3%A0
  • Harpastrum: https://www.topendsports.com/sport/extinct/harpastum.htm
  • Episkyros: https://www.britannica.com/sports/ball-sports#ref265840
  • Eton Wall Game: https://www.etoncollege.com/news-and-diary/school-news/a-most-eton-sport-the-wall-game/
  • Gaelic Football: https://www.gaa.ie/my-gaa/getting-involved/football-history-and-evolution
  • Rugby: https://www.britannica.com/sports/rugby
  • Modern Mob football: https://apnews.com/article/royal-shrovetide-ashbourne-ancient-soccer-murder-880658c923b33288df42af109d25e458
  • Austus fusion sport: https://www.topendsports.com/sport/extinct/austus.htm
]]> <p>How many balls could a football foot, if a football could foot balls?</p><p>In today&#39;s episode, (our 50th WOW!!) worlds collide as the jocks and the nerds meld minds and the History Spelunkers becomes a sports podcast. Some of the issues we tackle in our conversation are as follows: How old are different sports? Does it makes sense for the United States to have their own football? Is soccer the better name? Can Kelvin pronounce indigenous names? Dive down the Rabbit hole to find out!!</p><p>SHOWNOTES:</p><ul><li>Episode art is a sketch of a Calcio Storico game from the 1600s, public domain via Wikimedia Commons</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li><br></li><li><a href="https://darwinshistoryofsoccer.weebly.com/history.html" rel="nofollow">https://darwinshistoryofsoccer.weebly.com/history.html</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121225025856/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/the-game/origins.html" rel="nofollow">https://web.archive.org/web/20121225025856/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/the-game/origins.html</a></li><li>Highest Scoring College Game: https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2024-09-14/georgia-tech-222-cumberland-college-0-history-weird-facts</li><li>Highest Scoring College Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doZzrsDJo-4&amp;ab_channel=JonBois</li><li>Aussie Rules: https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/australian-rules-football</li><li>First College Football Game: https://scarletknights.com/sports/2022/7/25/sports-m-footbl-archive-first-game-html.aspx</li><li>Medival Football -- Calcio Storico: https://italysegreta.com/calcio-storico/</li><li>Italian Fascist Football -- Volata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie7y2DSkfW0&amp;ab_channel=ArchivioLuceCinecitt%C3%A0</li><li>Harpastrum: https://www.topendsports.com/sport/extinct/harpastum.htm</li><li>Episkyros: https://www.britannica.com/sports/ball-sports#ref265840</li><li>Eton Wall Game: https://www.etoncollege.com/news-and-diary/school-news/a-most-eton-sport-the-wall-game/</li><li>Gaelic Football: https://www.gaa.ie/my-gaa/getting-involved/football-history-and-evolution</li><li>Rugby: https://www.britannica.com/sports/rugby</li><li>Modern Mob football: https://apnews.com/article/royal-shrovetide-ashbourne-ancient-soccer-murder-880658c923b33288df42af109d25e458</li><li>Austus fusion sport: https://www.topendsports.com/sport/extinct/austus.htm</li></ul> ddb17d0b-d0cc-42c7-abb1-7446dac5b78b https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/e1847318-7c9f-4d52-8a94-49483a888e75 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000 6362 false full EP 49: To Beard Or Not To Beard EP 49: To Beard Or Not To Beard History Spelunkers Podcast That is the question every man through time has faced. In today's episode we will delve into the social, political, and economic pressures that have influenced whether or not men as a class favor hair on their face throughout history.



Shownotes

]]> <p>That is the question every man through time has faced. In today&#39;s episode we will delve into the social, political, and economic pressures that have influenced whether or not men as a class favor hair on their face throughout history.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Shownotes</strong></p><ul><li>Episode Photo is of President Rutherford Hayes, POTUS with the longest beard, public domain accessed via Wikimedia Commons</li><li>Sound clip is from an interview of the Duck Dynasty cast on Jimmy Kimmel Live show, from youtube</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-had-best-civil-war-facial-hair-180951965/</li><li>https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30037914</li><li>https://daily.jstor.org/hair-gender-and-social-status-in-ancient-egypt/ </li><li>https://uk.bulldogskincare.com/blogs/news/when-in-rome-the-ancient-history-of-traditional-shaving#:~:text=Beards%20among%20Romans%20was%20revived,out%20of%20fashion%20ever%20since.</li><li>https://www.grunge.com/790046/why-ancient-egyptians-shaved-all-their-hair/ </li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30037914" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30037914</a></li><li><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/3829878" rel="nofollow">https://www.jstor.org/stable/3829878</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9555278/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9555278/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/a-brief-history-of-beards/" rel="nofollow">https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/a-brief-history-of-beards/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.truefittandhill.com/blogs/journal/history-of-beards-and-facial-hair" rel="nofollow">https://www.truefittandhill.com/blogs/journal/history-of-beards-and-facial-hair</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/beards-mustaches-weird-history" rel="nofollow">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/beards-mustaches-weird-history</a></li><li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/stubble-and-statecraft-how-beards-grew-political" rel="nofollow">https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/stubble-and-statecraft-how-beards-grew-political</a></li><li><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/1/28/21077676/beard-change-politics-beto-orourke-al-gore-david-letterman-conan-obrien" rel="nofollow">https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/1/28/21077676/beard-change-politics-beto-orourke-al-gore-david-letterman-conan-obrien</a></li><li><a href="https://www.politico.com/magazine/gallery/2015/12/politicians-with-beards-000559/?slide=0" rel="nofollow">https://www.politico.com/magazine/gallery/2015/12/politicians-with-beards-000559/?slide=0</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_hair_in_the_military" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_hair_in_the_military</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wou.edu/history/files/2015/08/Walsh-Devan.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.wou.edu/history/files/2015/08/Walsh-Devan.pdf</a></li><li><a href="https://www.indianamuseum.org/blog-post/whiskers-for-votes-or-why-abraham-lincoln-grew-a-beard/" rel="nofollow">https://www.indianamuseum.org/blog-post/whiskers-for-votes-or-why-abraham-lincoln-grew-a-beard/</a></li><li><a href="https://medium.com/@evgeny_o/why-the-greeks-grew-a-beard-while-the-romans-did-not-5d52a91c989#:~:text=The%20Romans%20believed%20that%20a,age%20solemnly%20shaved%20it%20off" rel="nofollow">https://medium.com/@evgeny_o/why-the-greeks-grew-a-beard-while-the-romans-did-not-5d52a91c989#:~:text=The%20Romans%20believed%20that%20a,age%20solemnly%20shaved%20it%20off</a>.</li><li>https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Barba.html</li></ul> 34924f2a-8708-4b1c-9630-396ca0961386 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/72b60064-280d-4088-95a2-a79771d17947 Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:30:00 +0000 6022 false full EP 48: For the Love of Eggnog EP 48: For the Love of Eggnog History Spelunkers Podcast Happy Holidays, History Spelunkers! What would you do to get your booze on? Well the cadets at the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point are apparently willing to do a lot...


Shownotes:

  1. Episode art: The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York. 1802-1902, 1904, Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/egg-nog-its-all-fun-and-games-until-someone-starts-a-holiday-riot-180949281/
  3. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/university-of-virginia-riot-of-1836/


]]> <p>Happy Holidays, History Spelunkers! What would you do to get your booze on? Well the cadets at the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point are apparently willing to do a lot...</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ol><li>Episode art:<em> The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York. 1802-1902, </em>1904, Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons</li><li>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/egg-nog-its-all-fun-and-games-until-someone-starts-a-holiday-riot-180949281/</li><li><span>https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/university-of-virginia-riot-of-1836/</span></li></ol><p><br></p> 4d09b951-dc12-4b34-b1c9-8eae555bbe32 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/df88d58f-197e-4f14-9eb1-2b810a995118 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 1883 false full Ep 47: Reliving the Glory Days of History Spelunkers University Ep 47: Reliving the Glory Days of History Spelunkers University History Spelunkers Podcast Everyone gets up to some crazy stuff in college. For many it is the first time they are experiencing their first bouts of freedom and responsibility. Obviously the first thing we plan on doing with these new powers is to do something .... bizarre, but hey it cant be too weird if we are all doing it .... Right?

Content Warning: Animal Abuse

Shownotes:

  1. https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/1952-mizzous-panty-raids-get-out-of-hand-the-national-guard-is-called-in/collection_47206b6e-f118-582c-b94f-411669d47431.html
  2. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/12/1/panty-raids-retrospection/
  3. https://jimnicar.com/2014/11/24/the-great-panty-raid-of-november-1961/ 
  4. https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/1939-year-goldfish-gulping
  5. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/great-goldfish-swallowing-craze-1939-180954429/
  6. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/01/netherlands-catfish-swallowing/581359/ 
  7. https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/ajc/id/7252/ 
  8. https://www.chattanoogan.com/2014/4/7/273658/The-Memorable-Streaking-Craze-Of-The.aspx
  9. https://www.americanheritage.com/streaking-fad
  10. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/gallaudet-rat-graves
  11. https://thedailytexan.com/2020/02/10/one-special-fish-named-loompa-brings-ut-austin-community-together/ 
  12. Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
  13. Episode Art: Photo of a successful Panty Raid at the University of Southern California accessed at the UT History Corner, link https://jimnicar.com/2014/11/24/the-great-panty-raid-of-november-1961/ 
]]> <p>Everyone gets up to some crazy stuff in college. For many it is the first time they are experiencing their first bouts of freedom and responsibility. Obviously the first thing we plan on doing with these new powers is to do something .... bizarre, but hey it cant be too weird if we are all doing it .... Right?</p><p><strong>Content Warning: Animal Abuse</strong></p><p><strong>Shownotes:</strong></p><ol><li><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/1952-mizzous-panty-raids-get-out-of-hand-the-national-guard-is-called-in/collection_47206b6e-f118-582c-b94f-411669d47431.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/1952-mizzous-panty-raids-get-out-of-hand-the-national-guard-is-called-in/collection_47206b6e-f118-582c-b94f-411669d47431.html</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/12/1/panty-raids-retrospection/" rel="nofollow">https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/12/1/panty-raids-retrospection/</a></li><li><a href="https://jimnicar.com/2014/11/24/the-great-panty-raid-of-november-1961/" rel="nofollow">https://jimnicar.com/2014/11/24/the-great-panty-raid-of-november-1961/</a> </li><li><a href="https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/1939-year-goldfish-gulping" rel="nofollow">https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/1939-year-goldfish-gulping</a></li><li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/great-goldfish-swallowing-craze-1939-180954429/" rel="nofollow">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/great-goldfish-swallowing-craze-1939-180954429/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/01/netherlands-catfish-swallowing/581359/" rel="nofollow">https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/01/netherlands-catfish-swallowing/581359/</a> </li><li><a href="https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/ajc/id/7252/" rel="nofollow">https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/digital/collection/ajc/id/7252/</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.chattanoogan.com/2014/4/7/273658/The-Memorable-Streaking-Craze-Of-The.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.chattanoogan.com/2014/4/7/273658/The-Memorable-Streaking-Craze-Of-The.aspx</a></li><li><a href="https://www.americanheritage.com/streaking-fad" rel="nofollow">https://www.americanheritage.com/streaking-fad</a></li><li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/gallaudet-rat-graves" rel="nofollow">https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/gallaudet-rat-graves</a></li><li><a href="https://thedailytexan.com/2020/02/10/one-special-fish-named-loompa-brings-ut-austin-community-together/" rel="nofollow">https://thedailytexan.com/2020/02/10/one-special-fish-named-loompa-brings-ut-austin-community-together/</a> </li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>Episode Art: Photo of a successful Panty Raid at the University of Southern California accessed at the UT History Corner, link <a href="https://jimnicar.com/2014/11/24/the-great-panty-raid-of-november-1961/" rel="nofollow">https://jimnicar.com/2014/11/24/the-great-panty-raid-of-november-1961/</a> </li></ol> 49bd463a-a560-400a-be0e-6146b2e16a28 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/4fc9a326-4b0f-4f04-bb59-c1e71bccaa3e Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 3263 false full EP 46: The Rise and Fall of the Invisible Empire EP 46: The Rise and Fall of the Invisible Empire History Spelunkers Podcast Content Warning: Racial and Sexual Violence

Welcome back to another episode of History Spelunkers. In this episode we learn about the Ku Klux Klan and how they managed to become such a large and influential organization during the 1920s. It is important to know one's enemy in order to fight against them effectively.

Shownotes:

  1. Episode Art is a photo of a KKK march in Washington D.C. in 1928, public domain, accessed via Wikimedia commons
  2. Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
  3. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/ku-klux-klan
  4. https://www.tpr.org/show/texas-matters/2017-03-17/texas-matters-how-the-kkk-took-control-of-texas-and-how-dan-moody-broke-them
  5. https://www.austincc.edu/jlw/klan
  6. https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/the-ku-klux-klan-in-the-1920s
  7. https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/vocesnovae/vol11/iss1/2/
  8. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/12/second-klan/509468/
  9. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/lily-white-movement
  10. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2197800
  11. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/grant-kkk/
  12. https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/ku-klux-klan-in-the-reconstruction-era/
  13. https://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/explore
  14. https://plaintalkhistory.com/monroeandflorencework/context/lynching.html
  15. https://www.tuskegee.edu/news/tuskegee-university-hosts-lynchings-and-liberators-exhibition-throughout-february#:~:text=Tuskegee%20University%20now%20houses%20the,African%20Americans%20and%201%2C297%20whites.
  16. https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/packets/1
  17. https://wacohistory.org/items/show/200
  18. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279068/m2/1/high_res_d/1002659471-morris.pdf
  19. https://baylor-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/2104/5376/richard_fair_thesis.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
  20. https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/archive/html/exec/governors/12.html
  21. https://vtuhr.org/articles/10.21061/vtuhr.v11i1.145
  22. https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-birth-of-a-nation#:~:text=Pressure%20from%20black%20voters%20causes,ban%20screenings%20of%20the%20film.&text=An%20African%20American%20newspaper%20in%20Denver%20argues%20against%20film%20coming%20to%20town.&text=Group%20of%20ministers%20in%20Iowa%20passes%20resolution%20denouncing%20film.&text=Birth%20of%20a%20Nation%20banned%20in%20Ohio.
  23. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/womenkkk/
  24. https://19thnews.org/2020/12/first-came-suffrage-then-came-the-women-of-the-ku-klux-klan/
  25. https://labs.library.vcu.edu/klan/learn
]]> <p><strong>Content Warning: Racial and Sexual Violence</strong></p><p>Welcome back to another episode of History Spelunkers. In this episode we learn about the Ku Klux Klan and how they managed to become such a large and influential organization during the 1920s. It is important to know one&#39;s enemy in order to fight against them effectively.</p><p>Shownotes:</p><ol><li>Episode Art is a photo of a KKK march in Washington D.C. in 1928, public domain, accessed via Wikimedia commons</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li><a href="https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/ku-klux-klan" rel="nofollow">https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/ku-klux-klan</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tpr.org/show/texas-matters/2017-03-17/texas-matters-how-the-kkk-took-control-of-texas-and-how-dan-moody-broke-them" rel="nofollow">https://www.tpr.org/show/texas-matters/2017-03-17/texas-matters-how-the-kkk-took-control-of-texas-and-how-dan-moody-broke-them</a></li><li><a href="https://www.austincc.edu/jlw/klan" rel="nofollow">https://www.austincc.edu/jlw/klan</a></li><li><a href="https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/the-ku-klux-klan-in-the-1920s" rel="nofollow">https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/the-ku-klux-klan-in-the-1920s</a></li><li><a href="https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/vocesnovae/vol11/iss1/2/" rel="nofollow">https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/vocesnovae/vol11/iss1/2/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/12/second-klan/509468/" rel="nofollow">https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/12/second-klan/509468/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/lily-white-movement" rel="nofollow">https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/lily-white-movement</a></li><li><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/2197800" rel="nofollow">https://www.jstor.org/stable/2197800</a></li><li><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/grant-kkk/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/grant-kkk/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/ku-klux-klan-in-the-reconstruction-era/" rel="nofollow">https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/ku-klux-klan-in-the-reconstruction-era/</a></li><li><a href="https://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/explore" rel="nofollow">https://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/explore</a></li><li><a href="https://plaintalkhistory.com/monroeandflorencework/context/lynching.html" rel="nofollow">https://plaintalkhistory.com/monroeandflorencework/context/lynching.html</a></li><li><u>https://www.tuskegee.edu/news/tuskegee-university-hosts-lynchings-and-liberators-exhibition-throughout-february#:~:text=Tuskegee%20University%20now%20houses%20the,African%20Americans%20and%201%2C297%20whites.</u></li><li><a href="https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/packets/1" rel="nofollow">https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/packets/1</a></li><li><a href="https://wacohistory.org/items/show/200" rel="nofollow">https://wacohistory.org/items/show/200</a></li><li><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279068/m2/1/high_res_d/1002659471-morris.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279068/m2/1/high_res_d/1002659471-morris.pdf</a></li><li><a href="https://baylor-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/2104/5376/richard_fair_thesis.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1" rel="nofollow">https://baylor-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/2104/5376/richard_fair_thesis.pdf?sequence=1&amp;isAllowed=y</a></li><li><a href="https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/archive/html/exec/governors/12.html" rel="nofollow">https://texaspolitics.utexas.edu/archive/html/exec/governors/12.html</a></li><li><a href="https://vtuhr.org/articles/10.21061/vtuhr.v11i1.145" rel="nofollow">https://vtuhr.org/articles/10.21061/vtuhr.v11i1.145</a></li><li><a href="https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-birth-of-a-nation#:~:text=Pressure%20from%20black%20voters%20causes,ban%20screenings%20of%20the%20film.&text=An%20African%20American%20newspaper%20in%20Denver%20argues%20against%20film%20coming%20to%20town.&text=Group%20of%20ministers%20in%20Iowa%20passes%20resolution%20denouncing%20film.&text=Birth%20of%20a%20Nation%20banned%20in%20Ohio" rel="nofollow">https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-birth-of-a-nation#:~:text=Pressure%20from%20black%20voters%20causes,ban%20screenings%20of%20the%20film.&amp;text=An%20African%20American%20newspaper%20in%20Denver%20argues%20against%20film%20coming%20to%20town.&amp;text=Group%20of%20ministers%20in%20Iowa%20passes%20resolution%20denouncing%20film.&amp;text=Birth%20of%20a%20Nation%20banned%20in%20Ohio</a>.</li><li><a href="https://egrove.olemiss.edu/womenkkk/" rel="nofollow">https://egrove.olemiss.edu/womenkkk/</a></li><li><a href="https://19thnews.org/2020/12/first-came-suffrage-then-came-the-women-of-the-ku-klux-klan/" rel="nofollow">https://19thnews.org/2020/12/first-came-suffrage-then-came-the-women-of-the-ku-klux-klan/</a></li><li><a href="https://labs.library.vcu.edu/klan/learn" rel="nofollow">https://labs.library.vcu.edu/klan/learn</a></li></ol> 6946d801-2136-4cfd-b930-9380f93d486b https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/60fda02b-d7d9-44d3-b783-e73e2ce806f2 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:30:00 +0000 5081 false full EP 45: Reasonable and Christian Thoughts on the Origin of the Vampires EP 45: Reasonable and Christian Thoughts on the Origin of the Vampires History Spelunkers Podcast Happy Halloween! Welcome back to another spooky episode of History Spelunkers in which we discuss the stories that led us to the modern perception of the most infamous of blood sucking beasties.... the vampire!!!



Shownotes:

  • Episode art is a scene from the 1922 film Nosferatu.
  • The Vampyre: A Tale by John Polidori; accessible via Project Gutenberg, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/6087/6087-h/6087-h.htm
  • Dracula by Bram Stokerl accessible via Project Gutenberg, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/345/345-h/345-h.htm
  • Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu; accessible via Project Gutenberg, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/10007/10007-h/10007-h.htm
  • Varney the Vampire by James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett Prest, accessible via the Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/VarneyTheVampyre/page/n1/mode/1up
  • Treatise on the Apparitions of Spirits and on Vampires or Revenants of Hungary, Moravia, et al. by Antoine Augustin Calmet; accessible via Project Gutenberg, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/29412/29412-h/29412-h.htm
  • https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/grave-mercy-brown
  • https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-englands-mystery-vampire-was-likely-farmer-named-john-180972815/
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=teFCP69trOI&ab_channel=CaitlinDoughty
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EQ_axr1y7Y&ab_channel=KazRowe
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF9FIPSLMeM&ab_channel=ESOTERICA
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS-KMoEjXBQ&t=509s&ab_channel=Let%27sTalkReligion
  • Portrait of Vladislav Dracula, Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vlad_Tepes_002.jpg
  • Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
]]> <p>Happy Halloween! Welcome back to another spooky episode of History Spelunkers in which we discuss the stories that led us to the modern perception of the most infamous of blood sucking beasties.... the vampire!!!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Episode art is a scene from the 1922 film <em>Nosferatu.</em></li><li><em>The Vampyre: A Tale </em>by John Polidori; accessible via Project Gutenberg, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/6087/6087-h/6087-h.htm</li><li><em>Dracula</em> by Bram Stokerl accessible via Project Gutenberg, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/345/345-h/345-h.htm</li><li><em>Carmilla </em>by Sheridan Le Fanu; accessible via Project Gutenberg, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/10007/10007-h/10007-h.htm</li><li><em>Varney the Vampire </em>by James Malcolm Rymer and Thomas Peckett Prest, accessible via the Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/VarneyTheVampyre/page/n1/mode/1up</li><li><em>Treatise on the Apparitions of Spirits and on Vampires or Revenants of Hungary, Moravia, et al. by </em>Antoine Augustin Calmet; accessible via Project Gutenberg, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/29412/29412-h/29412-h.htm</li><li>https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/grave-mercy-brown</li><li>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-englands-mystery-vampire-was-likely-farmer-named-john-180972815/</li><li>https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=teFCP69trOI&amp;ab_channel=CaitlinDoughty</li><li>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EQ_axr1y7Y&amp;ab_channel=KazRowe</li><li>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF9FIPSLMeM&amp;ab_channel=ESOTERICA</li><li>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS-KMoEjXBQ&amp;t=509s&amp;ab_channel=Let%27sTalkReligion</li><li>Portrait of Vladislav Dracula, Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vlad_Tepes_002.jpg</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul> 0d85011a-3891-4417-a432-dfe9e2bbac03 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/a38bf02c-424e-45cf-81cd-bcae35ef5c6c Wed, 30 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0000 8046 false full EP 44: Can I Pick None of the Above? EP 44: Can I Pick None of the Above? History Spelunkers Podcast Hello all, and happy Election Season! 2024 is shapeing up to be one of the most dramatic and consequential year for national elections around the world. In the US many voters have expressed a desire for more options than the two main political parties, and they might be told that "this is how its always been". In this episode, we work to undo that myth and examine the long history of "third parties" in this country and hear about the most successful.


Shownotes:

  • Episode Art: 1912 Progressive Party Campaign Button; Anonymous/Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  • https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/parliamentaryauthority/revolution/overview/whigstories/
  • Political Platforms: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/app-categories/elections-and-transitions/party-platforms
  • https://news.gallup.com/poll/651278/support-third-political-party-dips.aspx
  • https://www.state.gov/briefings-foreign-press-centers/elections-2024/third-parties-in-elections
  • Former and Current Third Party Legislators:
  • https://www.senate.gov/senators/SenatorsRepresentingThirdorMinorParties.htm
  • https://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/
  • https://ballotpedia.org/Current_independent_and_minor_party_federal_and_state_officeholders
  • Political Platforms for Minor Parties:
  • https://www.lp.org/platform/
  • https://www.gp.org/platform
  • https://constitutionparty.com/principles/platform/
  • https://www.prohibitionparty.org/platform
  • https://www.solidarity-party.org/platform
  • https://pslweb.org/program/
  • Wizard of Oz Analysis: https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/populism-and-world-oz
  • Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
  • https://www.archives.gov/files/legislative/resources/ebooks/two-party-system.pdf
  • https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/full-text
  • John C. Calhoun Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/John_C_Calhoun_by_Mathew_Brady%2C_1849.jpg
]]> <p>Hello all, and happy Election Season! 2024 is shapeing up to be one of the most dramatic and consequential year for national elections around the world. In the US many voters have expressed a desire for more options than the two main political parties, and they might be told that &#34;this is how its always been&#34;. In this episode, we work to undo that myth and examine the long history of &#34;third parties&#34; in this country and hear about the most successful.</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Episode Art: 1912 Progressive Party Campaign Button; Anonymous/Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons</li><li>https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/parliamentaryauthority/revolution/overview/whigstories/</li><li>Political Platforms: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/app-categories/elections-and-transitions/party-platforms</li><li>https://news.gallup.com/poll/651278/support-third-political-party-dips.aspx</li><li>https://www.state.gov/briefings-foreign-press-centers/elections-2024/third-parties-in-elections</li><li>Former and Current Third Party Legislators:</li><li>https://www.senate.gov/senators/SenatorsRepresentingThirdorMinorParties.htm</li><li>https://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/</li><li>https://ballotpedia.org/Current_independent_and_minor_party_federal_and_state_officeholders</li><li>Political Platforms for Minor Parties:</li><li>https://www.lp.org/platform/</li><li>https://www.gp.org/platform</li><li>https://constitutionparty.com/principles/platform/</li><li>https://www.prohibitionparty.org/platform</li><li>https://www.solidarity-party.org/platform</li><li>https://pslweb.org/program/</li><li>Wizard of Oz Analysis: https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/populism-and-world-oz</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>https://www.archives.gov/files/legislative/resources/ebooks/two-party-system.pdf</li><li>https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/full-text</li><li>John C. Calhoun Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/John_C_Calhoun_by_Mathew_Brady%2C_1849.jpg</li></ul> e9521ce5-f1de-45c5-a14e-25105e527106 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/39a7b603-9717-4092-b503-55f74005451d Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:30:00 +0000 6595 false full EP 43: Lets Make It Rain!! EP 43: Lets Make It Rain!! History Spelunkers Podcast Are you a fan of a nice summer day? How about a cool fall wind? Do you like the look of a light snowfall in your yard? What if you could have whatever you wanted at a moments notice and all you had to do was call your local government? Well what if I told you that thanks to your tax dollars, you just might be able to get a permit for that.....


Shownotes:

]]> <p>Are you a fan of a nice summer day? How about a cool fall wind? Do you like the look of a light snowfall in your yard? What if you could have whatever you wanted at a moments notice and all you had to do was call your local government? Well what if I told you that thanks to your tax dollars, you just might be able to get a permit for that.....</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-donald-trump-suggest-nuking-hurricanes-1535171" rel="nofollow">https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-donald-trump-suggest-nuking-hurricanes-1535171</a></li><li><a href="https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?edition=prelim&path=%2Fprelim%40title15%2Fchapter9A#:~:text=No%20person%20may%20engage%2C%20or,Secretary%20may%20by%20rule%20prescribe" rel="nofollow">https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title15/chapter9A&amp;edition=prelim#:~:text=No%20person%20may%20engage%2C%20or,Secretary%20may%20by%20rule%20prescribe</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/weather/" rel="nofollow">https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/weather/</a></li><li><a href="https://archive.org/details/Galaxy_v19n03_1961-02/page/n36/mode/1up?view=theater" rel="nofollow">https://archive.org/details/Galaxy_v19n03_1961-02/page/n36/mode/1up?view=theater</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/weather-modification" rel="nofollow">https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/weather-modification</a> </li><li><a href="https://orau.org/health-physics-museum/collection/nuclear-weapons/hiroshima/black-rain.html" rel="nofollow">https://orau.org/health-physics-museum/collection/nuclear-weapons/hiroshima/black-rain.html</a></li><li><a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/can-nuclear-fallout-make-it-rain" rel="nofollow">https://www.science.org/content/article/can-nuclear-fallout-make-it-rain</a> </li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150828101449/http://www.knmi.nl/publications/fulltexts/hailcannons2_preprint.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://web.archive.org/web/20150828101449/http://www.knmi.nl/publications/fulltexts/hailcannons2_preprint.pdf</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/COMMS/hailcan/hailcan.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/COMMS/hailcan/hailcan.htm</a></li><li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-us-government-tried-make-rain-exploding-dynamite-sky-180970193/" rel="nofollow">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-us-government-tried-make-rain-exploding-dynamite-sky-180970193/</a></li><li><a href="https://grist.org/politics/believe-it-or-not-trump-isnt-the-first-to-propose-nuking-hurricanes/" rel="nofollow">https://grist.org/politics/believe-it-or-not-trump-isnt-the-first-to-propose-nuking-hurricanes/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/10/17218872/nasa-rocket-engine-test-stennis-space-center-cloud-generation" rel="nofollow">https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/10/17218872/nasa-rocket-engine-test-stennis-space-center-cloud-generation</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/video/arts/television/1247465789178/excerpt-conspiracy-theory.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/video/arts/television/1247465789178/excerpt-conspiracy-theory.html</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?ab_channel=FOX10Phoenix&v=iXuc7SAyk2s" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXuc7SAyk2s&amp;ab_channel=FOX10Phoenix</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?ab_channel=WFAA&v=wl2JnXjwWBM" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl2JnXjwWBM&amp;ab_channel=WFAA</a></li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>Episode art is a sketch of the 1901 International Hail Cannon Congress; Plumandon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons</li></ul> 960d0e75-9a98-4326-a823-f5fbdff83419 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/eaec9c0c-baf6-4581-95a9-e7e45857aa07 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:30:00 +0000 3461 false full EP 42: Everything is Better with Pirates EP 42: Everything is Better with Pirates History Spelunkers Podcast In the Americas the United States is considered the first experiment at non-monarchical rule and democracy. But what if I told you that there might be a group that might've tested the sails of democracy on the high seas?


Show Notes:

  • Episode art is a photo of one of the few Jolly Roger flags that we know existed. The photo belongs to Karlsson, Anneli, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Recommend reading: The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down by Colin Woodard; https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/442239.The_Republic_of_Pirates
  • Text of A General History of the Pyrates by Capt. Charles Johnson https://www.gutenberg.org/files/40580/40580-h/40580-h.htm
  • Pirates of the Caribbean clip audio clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSPBKt-x2Cw (OG belongs to Disney)
  • Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds


]]> <p>In the Americas the United States is considered the first experiment at non-monarchical rule and democracy. But what if I told you that there might be a group that might&#39;ve tested the sails of democracy on the high seas?</p><p><br></p><p>Show Notes:</p><ul><li>Episode art is a photo of one of the few Jolly Roger flags that we know existed. The photo belongs to Karlsson, Anneli, CC BY 4.0 &lt;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons</li><li>Recommend reading:<em> The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down</em><strong><em> </em></strong>by Colin Woodard; https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/442239.The_Republic_of_Pirates</li><li>Text of <em>A General History of the Pyrates </em>by Capt. Charles Johnson https://www.gutenberg.org/files/40580/40580-h/40580-h.htm</li><li>Pirates of the Caribbean clip audio clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSPBKt-x2Cw (OG belongs to Disney)</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul><p><br></p> 155e69a4-c78b-42f9-bf9c-217d742a292f https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/7e44e726-b899-4388-aa6d-b06a8fbbec34 Sat, 07 Sep 2024 02:05:00 +0000 6617 false full EP 41: To Be Or Not To Be … In Ohio? EP 41: To Be Or Not To Be … In Ohio? History Spelunkers Podcast With there being so many states, it understandable that sometimes it would be confusing to know which one you are in. But it gets more confusing when people begin arguing over which state you should be in and are willing to stab you if you disagree with them.


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]]> <p>With there being so many states, it understandable that sometimes it would be confusing to know which one you are in. But it gets more confusing when people begin arguing over which state you <em>should</em> be in and are willing to stab you if you disagree with them.</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Episode art is a map of Ellis Island from the NPS that shows the approximate boundary of the original island </li><li><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/dmva/about/history/military-events/highlights/the-toledo-war" rel="nofollow">https://www.michigan.gov/dmva/about/history/military-events/highlights/the-toledo-war</a></li><li><a href="https://www.heritage.org/immigration/heritage-explains/the-toledo-war" rel="nofollow">https://www.heritage.org/immigration/heritage-explains/the-toledo-war</a></li><li><a href="https://ohiomemory.ohiohistory.org/archives/4196" rel="nofollow">https://ohiomemory.ohiohistory.org/archives/4196</a></li><li><a href="https://newengland.com/today/living/new-england-history/vermontflag/" rel="nofollow">https://newengland.com/today/living/new-england-history/vermontflag/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.statueofliberty.org/ellis-island/overview-history/" rel="nofollow">https://www.statueofliberty.org/ellis-island/overview-history/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nps.gov/elis/faqs.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.nps.gov/elis/faqs.htm</a></li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul><p><br></p> 09eee281-236b-4865-8530-a43a60c93b0d https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/59fe2ff9-1e99-4d29-bf7d-1eff7e3eddab Mon, 29 Jul 2024 01:00:00 +0000 4075 false full EP 40: A Constellation of Lone Stars EP 40: A Constellation of Lone Stars History Spelunkers Podcast Hey yall! This is part two of the Texas Revolution deep dive and in this one we focus on the sister republic of Texas down in Yucatan. Texas might not be as unique in its independence than we like to think...


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]]> <p>Hey yall! This is part two of the Texas Revolution deep dive and in this one we focus on the sister republic of Texas down in Yucatan. Texas might not be as unique in its independence than we like to think...</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2020/03/the-republic-of-yucatan/" rel="nofollow"><em>https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2020/03/the-republic-of-yucatan/</em></a></li><li><a href="https://militaryhistorynow.com/2022/04/28/the-yucatan-republic-how-a-mayan-independence-movement-became-a-sideshow-of-the-mexican-american-war/" rel="nofollow"><em>https://militaryhistorynow.com/2022/04/28/the-yucatan-republic-how-a-mayan-independence-movement-became-a-sideshow-of-the-mexican-american-war/</em></a></li><li>Episode art is an 1848 map of Yucatan by Augustus Le Plongeon</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul><p><br></p> 484281ab-b25e-4e54-b0dd-60949b69ac0c https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/25486fb1-98bb-4142-bf58-c5625f8b8057 Sat, 18 May 2024 15:30:00 +0000 3187 false full EP 39: You Can Blame Texas on Napoleon EP 39: You Can Blame Texas on Napoleon History Spelunkers Podcast Howdy y'all and welcome back to History Spelunkers. In this episode we discuss the Texas Revolution and all of the convoluted history that led up to it. In this episode yes we do remember the Alamo, it just takes us about a while to get to that point.


Shownotes:


]]> <p>Howdy y&#39;all and welcome back to History Spelunkers. In this episode we discuss the Texas Revolution and all of the convoluted history that led up to it. In this episode yes we do remember the Alamo, it just takes us about a while to get to that point.</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Episode art is <strong><em>The Fall of the Alamo </em></strong>by Robert Onderdonk;Public Domain via Wiki Commons</li><li><a href="https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/texas-revolution" rel="nofollow"><em>https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/texas-revolution</em></a></li><li><a href="https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/santa-anna-antonio-lopez-de" rel="nofollow"><em>https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/santa-anna-antonio-lopez-de</em></a></li><li><a href="https://libraries.uta.edu/usmexicowar/node/4883" rel="nofollow"><em>https://libraries.uta.edu/usmexicowar/node/4883</em></a></li><li><a href="https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/revolutionary-army" rel="nofollow"><em>https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/revolutionary-army</em></a></li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul><p><br></p> 125bd4db-d7b5-42f6-a1b7-73f4854893f8 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/5387b4cb-0c57-48c2-9efc-b6c1e6685e86 Sat, 18 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000 4765 false full EP 38: POTUS- "Pets of the United States" EP 38: POTUS- "Pets of the United States" History Spelunkers Podcast Almost everyone loves animals. Join us as we go through the list of the famous pets of the POTUS. Now including a surprising number of alligators!

Shownotes:


]]> <p>Almost everyone loves animals. Join us as we go through the list of the famous pets of the POTUS. Now including a surprising number of alligators!</p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>Episode Photo is of First Lady Grace Coolidge and her racoon Rebecca; in the public domain through the Library of Congress and Wikimedia Commons</li><li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/advisor/pet-insurance/pet-ownership-statistics/#:~:text=Dogs%20are%20the%20most%20popular,and%20baby%20boomers%20(24%25)" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/advisor/pet-insurance/pet-ownership-statistics/#:~:text=Dogs%20are%20the%20most%20popular,and%20baby%20boomers%20(24%25)</a><span>.</span></li><li><a href="https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/sheep/" rel="nofollow">https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/sheep/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.lancasterhistory.org/all-the-presidents-pets/" rel="nofollow">https://www.lancasterhistory.org/all-the-presidents-pets/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.whitehousehistory.org/presidents-as-horsemen" rel="nofollow">https://www.whitehousehistory.org/presidents-as-horsemen</a></li><li><a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alligators-white-house-pets/" rel="nofollow">https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/alligators-white-house-pets/</a></li><li><a href="https://ethiopianism411.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/americas-first-presidential-hyena/" rel="nofollow">https://ethiopianism411.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/americas-first-presidential-hyena/</a></li><li><span>https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/laddie-boy-harding-dog-collar/iQF5o_cxt0aaiA?hl=en</span></li><li><span> </span><a href="https://coolidgefoundation.org/resources/the-coolidge-pets/" rel="nofollow">https://coolidgefoundation.org/resources/the-coolidge-pets/</a></li><li><span>https://americacomesalive.com/the-truman-dogs/</span></li><li><a href="https://www.nps.gov/thri/learn/kidsyouth/teddybearhistory.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.nps.gov/thri/learn/kidsyouth/teddybearhistory.htm</a></li></ul><p><br></p> 33f3a656-98b5-4d70-89ac-0ce0c2f17e6c https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/9584576f-404a-451a-8138-3244758c4808 Wed, 03 Apr 2024 03:00:00 +0000 5288 false full EP 37: Aloha America! Why are you here? EP 37: Aloha America! Why are you here? History Spelunkers Podcast Aloha everyone! In this episode we travel to the beautiful paradise in the middle of the Pacific know as the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaii is one of the few states in these United States that can have the privilege of being their own independent nation. So today's question: why are these islands no longer independent?


Shownotes:

  • Episode photo is of the US Sailors and Marines from the USS Boston during the 1893 coup which deposed the monarch.
  • Good books on the subject:
  • How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr
  • A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
  • Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen by Queen Lili'uokalani
  • The Morgan Report: https://books.google.com/books?id=tBkiAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA363#v=onepage&q&f=false
  • The Blount Report: https://libweb.hawaii.edu/digicoll/annexation/blount.php
  • https://imagesofoldhawaii.com/raising-the-united-states-flag/
  • https://bulletin.punahou.edu/ending-the-kapu/
  • https://talesofhawaii.net/2020/10/20/kapu-system-of-traditional-hawaiian-religious-practice/
  • https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Hawaii
  • chrome-extension://bdfcnmeidppjeaggnmidamkiddifkdib/viewer.html?file=https://files.hawaii.gov/dcca/reb/real_ed/re_ed/ce_prelic/land_in_hawaii.pdf
  • https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/captain-cook-killed-in-hawaii
  • Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
]]> <p>Aloha everyone! In this episode we travel to the beautiful paradise in the middle of the Pacific know as the Hawaiian Islands. Hawaii is one of the few states in these United States that can have the privilege of being their own independent nation. So today&#39;s question: why are these islands no longer independent?</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Episode photo is of the US Sailors and Marines from the <em>USS Boston</em> during the 1893 coup which deposed the monarch.</li><li>Good books on the subject:</li><li><em>How to Hide an Empire </em>by Daniel Immerwahr</li><li><em>A People&#39;s History of the United States</em> by Howard Zinn</li><li><em>Hawaii&#39;s Story by Hawaii&#39;s Queen </em>by Queen Lili&#39;uokalani</li><li><strong>The Morgan Report:</strong> https://books.google.com/books?id=tBkiAQAAIAAJ&amp;pg=PA363#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false</li><li><strong>The Blount Report: </strong>https://libweb.hawaii.edu/digicoll/annexation/blount.php</li><li><a href="https://imagesofoldhawaii.com/raising-the-united-states-flag/" rel="nofollow">https://imagesofoldhawaii.com/raising-the-united-states-flag/</a></li><li>https://bulletin.punahou.edu/ending-the-kapu/</li><li>https://talesofhawaii.net/2020/10/20/kapu-system-of-traditional-hawaiian-religious-practice/</li><li>https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Hawaii</li><li>chrome-extension://bdfcnmeidppjeaggnmidamkiddifkdib/viewer.html?file=https://files.hawaii.gov/dcca/reb/real_ed/re_ed/ce_prelic/land_in_hawaii.pdf</li><li>https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/captain-cook-killed-in-hawaii</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul> 0aae2c8b-d2e3-4097-9a2a-9b03e5bdadc0 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/3803ae7f-679e-4025-bf66-6378f906ebec Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000 4878 false full EP 36: The Tragedy of the Essex EP 36: The Tragedy of the Essex History Spelunkers Podcast Welcome back to the continuation of our tragic tale of one of the most infamous events to ever occur on the high seas: The wreck of the whaleship Essex. Once we finish learning about the fates of these poor souls we go on to examine a variety of related stories.

CW: death, murder, and cannibalism... a lot of cannibalism

]]> <p>Welcome back to the continuation of our tragic tale of one of the most infamous events to ever occur on the high seas: The wreck of the whaleship Essex. Once we finish learning about the fates of these poor souls we go on to examine a variety of related stories.</p><p><strong>CW: death, murder, and cannibalism... a lot of cannibalism</strong></p><ul><li>Cover art is a sketch by Thomas Nickerson of the whaleship Essex compared to the whale which sank it; public domain access via Wikimedia commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Essex_photo_03_b.jpg</li><li>https://www.britannica.com/topic/cannibalism-human-behaviour</li><li><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2000/05/essex-200005" rel="nofollow">https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2000/05/essex-200005</a></li><li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Essex-whaling-ship" rel="nofollow">https://www.britannica.com/topic/Essex-whaling-ship</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Dudley_and_Stephens#Cultural_impact" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Dudley_and_Stephens#Cultural_impact</a></li><li>https://www.google.com/books/edition/Arthur_Gordon_Pym/GvhDAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0</li><li>https://www.google.com/books/edition/Moby_Dick/XV8XAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>https://iwc.int/en/</li></ul> 938dcf59-677a-4f03-b775-6caf467a22e6 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/a1785b51-f1f6-4ca8-92cf-52dce431dfb1 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:30:00 +0000 2793 false full EP 35: And They Called Him Moby Dick EP 35: And They Called Him Moby Dick History Spelunkers Podcast There she blows! In this episode of the podcast we find ourselves out on the high seas learning about the origins of one of the world's most famous pieces of literature: Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Prepare for a truly wild voyage into the obscure...

CW: violence towards animals

Shownotes:

  • Opening audio is from the 1956 film edition of Moby Dick staring Gregory Peck and Dir. by John Huston
  • Episode art- Nantucket Water Skid by Clifford W. Ashley. (1930) in the public domain accessed via the Wikimedia commons
  • Audiobook of Moby Dick that I listened to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg84olIrn-k&ab_channel=AudiobooksUnleashed
  • https://slimemoldsyd.medium.com/the-match-that-killed-all-the-turtles-the-galapagos-versus-massachusetts-b68818a82d4e
  • https://nha.org/visit/museums-and-tours/whaling-museum/
  • https://www.britannica.com/animal/sperm-whale
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nantucket
  • Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds


]]> <p>There she blows! In this episode of the podcast we find ourselves out on the high seas learning about the origins of one of the world&#39;s most famous pieces of literature: Herman Melville&#39;s <em>Moby Dick</em>. Prepare for a truly wild voyage into the obscure...</p><p><strong>CW: violence towards animals</strong></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Opening audio is from the 1956 film edition of <em>Moby Dick</em> staring Gregory Peck and Dir. by John Huston</li><li>Episode art- <em>Nantucket Water Skid</em> by Clifford W. Ashley. (1930) in the public domain accessed via the Wikimedia commons</li><li>Audiobook of Moby Dick that I listened to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg84olIrn-k&amp;ab_channel=AudiobooksUnleashed</li><li>https://slimemoldsyd.medium.com/the-match-that-killed-all-the-turtles-the-galapagos-versus-massachusetts-b68818a82d4e</li><li>https://nha.org/visit/museums-and-tours/whaling-museum/</li><li>https://www.britannica.com/animal/sperm-whale</li><li>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nantucket</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul><p><br></p> a8ce8912-eee8-4e1d-aabe-0bcf398bd09a https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/11ae6901-3509-485d-91c5-cf235012fba7 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 13:30:00 +0000 3064 false full EP 34: "Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men" EP 34: "Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men" History Spelunkers Podcast Hello History Spelunkers!! Welcome back to a new episode just in time for the most wonderful time of the year. The world can seem like a pretty dark place at times, but there is a magic to this season that brings a bit of joy back into the world. And on some occasions that magic is powerful enough that it truly can bring peace on earth…if only for awhile.


Shownotes

]]> <p>Hello History Spelunkers!! Welcome back to a new episode just in time for the most wonderful time of the year. The world can seem like a pretty dark place at times, but there is a magic to this season that brings a bit of joy back into the world. And on some occasions that magic is powerful enough that it truly can bring peace on earth…if only for awhile.</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes</p><ul><li><strong><u>Donation Links</u>: </strong>If you are able to please give.</li><li><strong> UNICEF--</strong>https://www.unicefusa.org/</li><li><strong>Doctors Without Borders--</strong>https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/</li><li><strong>International Rescue Committee--</strong>https://www.rescue.org/</li><li><strong>UN Refugee Agency-- </strong>https://www.unrefugees.org/</li><li><strong>Save The Children--</strong>https://www.savethechildren.org/</li><li>Episode art is a colorized photo of a group of British and German soldiers fraternizing in No Man&#39;s Land during the 1914 Christmas truce, courtesy of Cassowary Colorizations, CC BY 2.0 &lt;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li><a href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/546523/Duke-of-Cambridge-Prince-William-Visit-Memorial-WWI-Christmas-Day-football-match" rel="nofollow">https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/546523/Duke-of-Cambridge-Prince-William-Visit-Memorial-WWI-Christmas-Day-football-match</a></li><li><a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-real-story-of-the-christmas-truce" rel="nofollow">https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-real-story-of-the-christmas-truce</a></li><li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/The-Christmas-Truce" rel="nofollow">https://www.britannica.com/event/The-Christmas-Truce</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theworldwar.org/exhibitions/christmas-truce-winter-1914" rel="nofollow">https://www.theworldwar.org/exhibitions/christmas-truce-winter-1914</a></li><li><a href="https://www.visionofhumanity.org/the-christmas-truce/" rel="nofollow">https://www.visionofhumanity.org/the-christmas-truce/</a></li><li><a href="https://gwern.net/doc/economics/1984-axelrod-theevolutionofcooperation-ch4-theliveandletlivesysteminwwi.html" rel="nofollow">https://gwern.net/doc/economics/1984-axelrod-theevolutionofcooperation-ch4-theliveandletlivesysteminwwi.html</a></li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25206-2004Dec24.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25206-2004Dec24.html</a></li><li>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Christmas_Letter#/media/File:Open_Christmas_letter_from_the_Suffragettes_of_Manchester_(11350682363).jpg</li></ul> 9b33bab2-f55b-4018-ab15-4366eff909b4 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/dada8dbc-f1d1-422a-a7f9-6582c8321712 Wed, 20 Dec 2023 20:00:00 +0000 4165 false full EP 33: Historiaj Spelistoj EP 33: Historiaj Spelistoj History Spelunkers Podcast Saluton! Bonvenon al alia epizodo!

No, this is not gibberish you are seeing, this is the wonderful language of Esperanto. This language was invented to change the world and solve world peace! It may not have succeeded yet, but Esperantists would argue it's only a matter of time. Join us as we explore the world's most successful constructed languages and the perils its speakers experienced throughout its history.


Shownotes:

  • Portrait of L. L. Zamenhoff; Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
  • Apologies for all of the botched pronunciations, upon further study I realize i should've read a bit more, before attempting to speak the language.
  • Intro is a clip from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country followed by an excerpt from a performance of Hamlet in Klingon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF0k4qV1I1Y&t=357s&ab_channel=boydclanvirginia
  • https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-hitler-and-stalin-hated-esperanto-the-135-year-old-language-of-peace-180980472/
  • https://www.discoveringbelgium.com/bizarre-belgium-neutral-moresnet/
  • https://sites.law.wustl.edu/WashULaw/harris-lexlata/esperanto-the-neutral-global-language/
  • https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dpa3q/how-klingon-became-a-real-language
  • Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
  • If you stay to the end you can hear my attempt at the Hamlet "To Be or Not To Be" speech in Esperanto
]]> <p>Saluton! Bonvenon al alia epizodo!</p><p>No, this is not gibberish you are seeing, this is the wonderful language of Esperanto. This language was invented to change the world and solve world peace! It may not have succeeded yet, but Esperantists would argue it&#39;s only a matter of time. Join us as we explore the world&#39;s most successful constructed languages and the perils its speakers experienced throughout its history.</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Portrait of L. L. Zamenhoff; Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons</li><li>Apologies for all of the botched pronunciations, upon further study I realize i should&#39;ve read a bit more, before attempting to speak the language.</li><li>Intro is a clip from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country followed by an excerpt from a performance of Hamlet in Klingon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF0k4qV1I1Y&amp;t=357s&amp;ab_channel=boydclanvirginia</li><li>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-hitler-and-stalin-hated-esperanto-the-135-year-old-language-of-peace-180980472/</li><li>https://www.discoveringbelgium.com/bizarre-belgium-neutral-moresnet/</li><li>https://sites.law.wustl.edu/WashULaw/harris-lexlata/esperanto-the-neutral-global-language/</li><li>https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dpa3q/how-klingon-became-a-real-language</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>If you stay to the end you can hear my attempt at the Hamlet &#34;To Be or Not To Be&#34; speech in Esperanto</li></ul> eb85c317-d907-410e-891b-4aa828236e63 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/d73c6bb7-ba66-4505-ab34-b2ef346395e4 Tue, 28 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000 4066 false full EP 32: When the heck are we?!?! EP 32: When the heck are we?!?! History Spelunkers Podcast Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of History Spelunkers. In today's episode we are going to delve into the question of why time works the way it does and what is the whole deal about daylight savings time. The short answer is that it is all arbitrary and that the pillars of our society will crumble like sand if we think about them for too long. If you want the more detailed answer, then you will just have to dive down the rabbit hole.....


Shownotes:

  • Episode photo is from when the US Senate changed their clocks for the first daylight savings time observed by the country in 1918
  • https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/09/samoa-plans-to-move-clocks-24-hours
  • https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-happened-the-last-time-the-us-tried-to-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent-180979742/
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_calendar
  • https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gregorian-calendar
  • https://www.britannica.com/science/Julian-calendar
  • https://restofworld.org/2023/newsletter-latin-america-mexico-end-daylight-savings/
  • https://www.rbth.com/travel/329966-times-zones-russia
  • https://www.geographyrealm.com/geography-of-the-international-date-line/
  • https://greenwichmeantime.com/articles/history/conference/
  • Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds


]]> <p>Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of History Spelunkers. In today&#39;s episode we are going to delve into the question of why time works the way it does and what is the whole deal about daylight savings time. The short answer is that it is all arbitrary and that the pillars of our society will crumble like sand if we think about them for too long. If you want the more detailed answer, then you will just have to dive down the rabbit hole.....</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Episode photo is from when the US Senate changed their clocks for the first daylight savings time observed by the country in 1918</li><li>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/09/samoa-plans-to-move-clocks-24-hours</li><li>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-happened-the-last-time-the-us-tried-to-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent-180979742/</li><li>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_calendar</li><li>https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gregorian-calendar</li><li>https://www.britannica.com/science/Julian-calendar</li><li>https://restofworld.org/2023/newsletter-latin-america-mexico-end-daylight-savings/</li><li>https://www.rbth.com/travel/329966-times-zones-russia</li><li>https://www.geographyrealm.com/geography-of-the-international-date-line/</li><li>https://greenwichmeantime.com/articles/history/conference/</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul><p><br></p> 39f47add-8cdf-4462-a443-96d7bc939e30 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/77c19c62-00cb-4679-bc34-1949f0ec428f Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:00:00 +0000 5229 false full EP 31: The Texas Halloween Special EP 31: The Texas Halloween Special History Spelunkers Podcast Happy Halloween from History Spelunkers! In this year's holiday episode instead of focusing on a monster or two from folklore, we are going to talk about horror movies. And this year we are going to keep things close to home and discuss films set in Texas, starting with one of the most famous horror films of all time: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre!

Content warning! for lots of murder, sexual assault, gore, violence, and other horror stuff.

Shownotes:

  • Episode art is a photo of actors Gunnar Hansen (Leatherface) and William Vail (Kirk) as they take a break during filming. Taken from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre official website: https://thetexaschainsawmassacre.com/making-the-original-texas-chainsaw-massacre-1974/
  • https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/tobe-hooper
  • https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ed-Gein
  • https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-houston-mass-murders-what-really-happened/
  • https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/texarkana-murder-mystery/
  • https://vault.fbi.gov/texarkana-phantom-moonlight-murders/texarkana-phantom-moonlight-murders
  • Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
  • Intro clip is from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)


Movie List that were Mentioned

  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Dir. Tobe Hooper
  • The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) Dir. Charles B. Pierce
  • The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014) Dir. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
  • Alien (1979) Dir. Ridley Scott
  • Audition (1999) Dir. Takashi Miike
  • The Houses October Built (2014) Dir. Bobby Roe
  • Last Shift (2014) Dir. Anthony DiBlasi
  • Talk to Me (2022) Dir. Danny and Michael Philippou
  • The Cabin in the Woods (2011) Dir. Drew Goddard
  • Saw (2004) Dir. James Wan
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) Dir. Marcus Nispel
  • Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994) Dir. Kim Henkel
  • Friday the 13th (1980) Dir. Sean S. Cunningham
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Dir. Wes Craven
  • Scream (1996) Dir. Wes Craven
  • The Conjuring (2013) Dir. James Wan
  • The Nun II (2023) Dir. Michael Chaves

I might have missed a couple but there are a lot of options.

]]> <p>Happy Halloween from History Spelunkers! In this year&#39;s holiday episode instead of focusing on a monster or two from folklore, we are going to talk about horror movies. And this year we are going to keep things close to home and discuss films set in Texas, starting with one of the most famous horror films of all time: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre!</p><p>Content warning! for lots of murder, sexual assault, gore, violence, and other horror stuff.</p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Episode art is a photo of actors Gunnar Hansen (Leatherface) and William Vail (Kirk) as they take a break during filming. Taken from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre official website: https://thetexaschainsawmassacre.com/making-the-original-texas-chainsaw-massacre-1974/</li><li>https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/tobe-hooper</li><li>https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ed-Gein</li><li>https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-houston-mass-murders-what-really-happened/</li><li>https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/texarkana-murder-mystery/</li><li>https://vault.fbi.gov/texarkana-phantom-moonlight-murders/texarkana-phantom-moonlight-murders</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>Intro clip is from <em>The Texas Chainsaw Massacre </em>(1974)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Movie List that were Mentioned</p><ul><li>The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Dir. Tobe Hooper</li><li>The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) Dir. Charles B. Pierce</li><li>The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014) Dir. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon</li><li>Alien (1979) Dir. Ridley Scott</li><li>Audition (1999) Dir. Takashi Miike</li><li>The Houses October Built (2014) Dir. Bobby Roe</li><li>Last Shift (2014) Dir. Anthony DiBlasi</li><li>Talk to Me (2022) Dir. Danny and Michael Philippou</li><li>The Cabin in the Woods (2011) Dir. Drew Goddard</li><li>Saw (2004) Dir. James Wan</li><li>The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) Dir. Marcus Nispel</li><li>Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994) Dir. Kim Henkel</li><li>Friday the 13th (1980) Dir. Sean S. Cunningham</li><li>A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Dir. Wes Craven</li><li>Scream (1996) Dir. Wes Craven</li><li>The Conjuring (2013) Dir. James Wan</li><li>The Nun II (2023) Dir. Michael Chaves</li></ul><p>I might have missed a couple but there are a lot of options.</p> 9345fe90-510b-4865-8930-cffcf119cabe https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/211af191-5e05-445f-8f0f-86e237d13f05 Wed, 11 Oct 2023 01:15:00 +0000 4411 false full EP 30: So You Think You Can Fence? EP 30: So You Think You Can Fence? History Spelunkers Podcast Welcome back to part two of this special episode of History Spelunkers. In this one we continue talking about the origins of the sport of fencing, with a special focus on how western culture transitioned to stabbing people with swords for honor to instead doing it for points!


Shownotes:

]]> <p>Welcome back to part two of this special episode of History Spelunkers. In this one we continue talking about the origins of the sport of fencing, with a special focus on how western culture transitioned to stabbing people with swords for honor to instead doing it for points!</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Episode art is &#34;Säbelmensur&#34; by Georg Mühlberg c. 1900</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li><em>By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions </em>by Richard Cohen</li><li>Julie d&#39;Aubigny: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_d%27Aubigny</li><li>Helene Mayer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_Mayer</li><li>Example of a Mensur Scar: Dr. Thomas Krüger, Bonn, CC BY-SA 3.0 &lt;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Pieper_(2002).jpg</li><li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-long-history-behind-fencers-hitdetecting-electrified-gear#:~:text=It%20wasn't%2C%20in%20fact,been%20practiced%20since%20time%20immemorial" rel="nofollow">https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-long-history-behind-fencers-hitdetecting-electrified-gear#:~:text=It%20wasn&#39;t%2C%20in%20fact,been%20practiced%20since%20time%20immemorial</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.academia.edu/25105787/Fencing_sport_weapon_handles_grips_the_short_chronology_and_history" rel="nofollow">https://www.academia.edu/25105787/Fencing_sport_weapon_handles_grips_the_short_chronology_and_history</a></li><li><a href="http://museumofamericanfencing.com/wp/category/fencing-history/" rel="nofollow">http://museumofamericanfencing.com/wp/category/fencing-history/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/sports/fencing" rel="nofollow">https://www.britannica.com/sports/fencing</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/25/sports/in-fencing-a-new-day-for-women.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/25/sports/in-fencing-a-new-day-for-women.html</a></li><li><a href="https://olympics.com/en/news/the-sabre-the-only-weapon-to-have-been-at-every-games-since-1896" rel="nofollow">https://olympics.com/en/news/the-sabre-the-only-weapon-to-have-been-at-every-games-since-1896</a></li></ul> 7e4d3e31-eb21-41b9-aad8-f38c96e084f5 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/dc6d3980-18ae-47d4-af7a-d27c3440027d Wed, 20 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0000 2598 true full EP 29: The Good Ol' Days of Stabbing People EP 29: The Good Ol' Days of Stabbing People History Spelunkers Podcast Welcome back to another episode! The gauntlet is at your feet, will you answer the call? Today we begin our talk on the strange history of dueling in western society during the 16th through 19th centuries. We explain how people came up with the idea and how its popularity grew throughout the centuries.



Shownotes:

  • Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
  • Cover art is An Interrupted Duel by Marcus Stone c.1868; Marcus Stone, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Intro clip is from Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), directed by Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam
  • Giant Sword Photo: Zweihander
]]> <p>Welcome back to another episode! The gauntlet is at your feet, will you answer the call? Today we begin our talk on the strange history of dueling in western society during the 16th through 19th centuries. We explain how people came up with the idea and how its popularity grew throughout the centuries.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>Cover art is <em>An Interrupted Duel </em>by Marcus Stone c.1868; Marcus Stone, CC BY 4.0 &lt;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons</li><li>Intro clip is from <em>Monty Python and the Holy Grail </em>(1975), directed by Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam</li><li>Giant Sword Photo: Zweihander<img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1146258337227358289/1146266176679329852/lvcadaacvmy21.png"></li></ul> b988ba3c-d02c-4417-a74e-622516566cb8 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/31f7ceec-6c82-461d-94f1-3089154d03d9 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0000 3633 true full EP 28: The American Civil War Abroad EP 28: The American Civil War Abroad History Spelunkers Podcast Welcome back one and all to another episode of History Spelunkers. Today our journey into the niche and obscure will take us back to the American Civil War. Mostly when one thinks of this conflict they imagine fighting in the fields of Gettysburg, Vicksburg, or Shiloh. But have you ever thought about the gray and blue duking it out off the shores of Northern France? Learn about that battle and more in today's episode!


Shownotes:


]]> <p>Welcome back one and all to another episode of History Spelunkers. Today our journey into the niche and obscure will take us back to the American Civil War. Mostly when one thinks of this conflict they imagine fighting in the fields of Gettysburg, Vicksburg, or Shiloh. But have you ever thought about the gray and blue duking it out off the shores of Northern France? Learn about that battle and more in today&#39;s episode!</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Photo Engraving of the Sinking of the CSS Alabama by Harper&#39;s Weekly Magazine. In the public domain accessed via Wikimedia Commons</li><li>The song clips are from the 1961 recording of Tennessee Ernie Ford performing &#34;Union Dixie&#34;</li><li><a href="https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/wars-and-events/the-american-civil-war--1861-1865/the-battle-of-cherbourg.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/wars-and-events/the-american-civil-war--1861-1865/the-battle-of-cherbourg.html</a></li><li><a href="https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/kearsarge-and-alabama" rel="nofollow">https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/kearsarge-and-alabama</a></li><li><a href="http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/Article/h-973" rel="nofollow">http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/Article/h-973</a></li><li><a href="https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1932/june/it-happened-bahia" rel="nofollow">https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1932/june/it-happened-bahia</a></li><li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Saint-Albans-Raid" rel="nofollow">https://www.britannica.com/event/Saint-Albans-Raid</a></li><li><a href="https://vermonthistory.org/st-albans-raid" rel="nofollow">https://vermonthistory.org/st-albans-raid</a></li><li>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/brazil-confederate-flag-civil-war-americana-santa-barbara/2020/07/11/1e8a7c84-bec4-11ea-b4f6-cb39cd8940fb_story.html</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul><p><br></p> 2c2d2d14-7318-4499-ba41-2a147228627f https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/d90d167c-b902-47c4-8255-c13207055165 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0000 3438 true full EP 27: The Once and Future Kennedy EP 27: The Once and Future Kennedy History Spelunkers Podcast !Content warning!- this one is basically entirely about death and medical misfortune

Welcome back to another episode of History Spelunkers. Heads up, today's episode might be a bit depressing because there is a lot of terrible things that get talked about. In this episode we dive into the most high profile members of the famous family of American Royalty: the Kennedys. We also attempt to lay out the evidence for why some believe that their family is cursed...

Shownotes:

]]> <p><strong>!Content warning!- this one is basically entirely about death and medical misfortune</strong></p><p>Welcome back to another episode of History Spelunkers. Heads up, today&#39;s episode might be a bit depressing because there is a lot of terrible things that get talked about. In this episode we dive into the most high profile members of the famous family of American Royalty: the Kennedys. We also attempt to lay out the evidence for why some believe that their family is cursed...</p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Family Photo of the Kennedy family at Hyannis Port in 1931. Public Domain through the Federal Government. Accessed via Wikimedia Commons.</li><li>Opening Music from the musical <em>Camelot </em>(1960): Music by Frederick Loewe and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner</li><li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/15/us/kennedy-family-curse/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/15/us/kennedy-family-curse/index.html</a></li><li><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/the-kennedy-curse-a-timeline-of-tragedy/" rel="nofollow">https://www.historyhit.com/the-kennedy-curse-a-timeline-of-tragedy/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/inside-the-myth-what-was-kennedys-camelot/" rel="nofollow">https://www.historyhit.com/inside-the-myth-what-was-kennedys-camelot/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.life.com/history/jackie-movie-life-magazine/" rel="nofollow">https://www.life.com/history/jackie-movie-life-magazine/</a></li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul> 314288e2-12d8-4b1f-ad0c-50e4ee187966 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/750941cb-2690-421d-b82f-227a88259256 Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000 4556 false full EP 26: How to Steal From a King.... EP 26: How to Steal From a King.... History Spelunkers Podcast Welcome back one and all to Season 2 of History Spelunkers! Starting of our journey into the niche and obscure we are going back in time and across the pond to give you the strange tale of the time someone tried to steal the Crown Jewels of England.

Shownotes:


]]> <p>Welcome back one and all to Season 2 of History Spelunkers! Starting of our journey into the niche and obscure we are going back in time and across the pond to give you the strange tale of the time someone tried to steal the Crown Jewels of England.</p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li><a href="https://britishheritage.com/history/man-steals-crown-jewels#:~:text=Known%20as%20one%20of%20the,madness%20and%20ended%20in%20arrest" rel="nofollow">https://britishheritage.com/history/man-steals-crown-jewels#:~:text=Known%20as%20one%20of%20the,madness%20and%20ended%20in%20arrest</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/avenue/ourpast/thedaringcaptureofthestoneofdestiny/" rel="nofollow">https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/avenue/ourpast/thedaringcaptureofthestoneofdestiny/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Stone-of-Scone" rel="nofollow">https://www.britannica.com/topic/Stone-of-Scone</a></li><li>Picture of the Crown Jewels is in the public domain, access via Wikimedia Commons</li><li>Audio of<em> God Save the King</em> is from King Charles III coronation ceremony (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqse9O9j3kg&amp;ab_channel=TheRoyalFamilyChannel)</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul><p><br></p> b8ea5562-8c56-4302-ad26-cd28bbd43767 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/98747c1e-8355-4950-b530-3103b1069de6 Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0000 3734 false full EP 25: Did Coca-Cola Invent Santa Claus? EP 25: Did Coca-Cola Invent Santa Claus? History Spelunkers Podcast In this, the final episode of Season 1, we mesh two topics: the history of Santa Claus and the history of Coca-Cola promotions. It works, I promise, you just need to trust the process...


Shownotes:

 

]]> <p>In this, the final episode of Season 1, we mesh two topics: the history of Santa Claus and the history of Coca-Cola promotions. It works, I promise, you just need to trust the process...</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><p> </p><ul><li><a href="https://seekingalpha.com/article/131886-why-is-pepsico-buying-its-bottlers" rel="nofollow">https://seekingalpha.com/article/131886-why-is-pepsico-buying-its-bottlers</a></li><li><a href="https://www.coca-colacompany.com/company/history/five-things-you-never-knew-about-santa-claus-and-coca-cola" rel="nofollow">https://www.coca-colacompany.com/company/history/five-things-you-never-knew-about-santa-claus-and-coca-cola</a></li><li>https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/what-is-designation/heritage-highlights/did-oliver-cromwell-really-ban-christmas/#:~:text=The%20rejection%20of%20Christmas%20as,1660%2C%20Christmas%20was%20officially%20illegal.</li><li>https://www.coca-colacompany.com/company/history/the-story-of-one-of-the-most-memorable-marketing-blunders-ever</li><li>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBCKnhFwE_4&amp;t=28s&amp;ab_channel=mycommercials</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li><br></li></ul> dcb020bc-14e8-49c5-b868-6bb670ef4d57 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/7ed5034d-427c-4994-9e63-c1f1f9d61ecc Thu, 22 Dec 2022 11:30:00 +0000 4463 false full EP 24: The Story of Thanksgiving Pt. 2 EP 24: The Story of Thanksgiving Pt. 2 History Spelunkers Podcast This is part 2 of our series on Thanksgiving. Today we focus on what happened after the first meal and how the relationship between the colonists and the Indigenous people rapidly deteriorated. But to not be entirely depressing we also end the episode talking about some of the weird traditions that have become associated with the holiday.



Shownotes:

  • Photo of Plymouth rock is from the public domain via wikimedia commons
  • Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
  • King Philip's War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNXDplgft_g&ab_channel=Atun-SheiFilms
  • Pequot War: http://pequotwar.org/about/
  • https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/native-history-its-memorial-dayin-1637-the-pequot-massacre-happened
]]> <p>This is part 2 of our series on Thanksgiving. Today we focus on what happened after the first meal and how the relationship between the colonists and the Indigenous people rapidly deteriorated. But to not be entirely depressing we also end the episode talking about some of the weird traditions that have become associated with the holiday.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Photo of Plymouth rock is from the public domain via wikimedia commons</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>King Philip&#39;s War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNXDplgft_g&amp;ab_channel=Atun-SheiFilms</li><li>Pequot War: http://pequotwar.org/about/</li><li>https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/native-history-its-memorial-dayin-1637-the-pequot-massacre-happened</li></ul> 95e9b13c-57e2-46a6-a384-d5d395bd4fa5 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/7dab5591-868f-4d6c-91bb-4a2301bae1a7 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:30:00 +0000 3314 false full EP 23: The Story of Thanksgiving Pt. 1 EP 23: The Story of Thanksgiving Pt. 1 History Spelunkers Podcast Happy Thanksgiving! Join us as we discuss the history of the holiday and the background of both the Pilgrims and the Indigenous people who played a part with it.


Shownotes:

  • Intro clip is from Rick and Morty. An [adult swim] show from the minds of Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon. Specifically Season 5 Episode 6.
  • Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
  • Episode art is John Leon Gerome Ferris' painting The First Thanksgiving 1621.
  • Puritainism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPLP1T1RA_A&t=1281s&ab_channel=RyanReeves
]]> <p>Happy Thanksgiving! Join us as we discuss the history of the holiday and the background of both the Pilgrims and the Indigenous people who played a part with it.</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Intro clip is from <em>Rick and Morty. </em>An<em> [adult swim] </em>show from the minds of Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon. Specifically Season 5 Episode 6.</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>Episode art is John Leon Gerome Ferris&#39; painting <em>The First Thanksgiving 1621.</em></li><li><em>Puritainism: </em>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPLP1T1RA_A&amp;t=1281s&amp;ab_channel=RyanReeves</li></ul> 061e6558-e9d8-4152-9acd-0cd1a0c43dc2 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/af6a6068-879b-48ef-8f77-75400ea5f5d9 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 03:40:00 +0000 2900 false full Bonus EP: Fearsome(?) Critters Bonus EP: Fearsome(?) Critters History Spelunkers Podcast Happy Halloween!! We couldn't get enough cryptid content so I had to share this list of bizarre creatures. Let us know which ones are your favorite as historyspelunkers@gmail.com!

]]> <p>Happy Halloween!! We couldn&#39;t get enough cryptid content so I had to share this list of bizarre creatures. Let us know which ones are your favorite as historyspelunkers@gmail.com!</p> acae3fe9-169b-4ec7-8074-3b44bc1094d3 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/04688e7e-abfc-4c9b-9b74-f0747c1b7ae4 Sun, 30 Oct 2022 14:30:00 +0000 771 false full EP 22: Mothman and the Jersey Devil EP 22: Mothman and the Jersey Devil History Spelunkers Podcast Happy Halloween to all you witches, ghouls, and other spooks that go bump in the night!! We are back at it with a look at the history behind some famous Halloween monsters that haunt our imagination (and perhaps even our reality)…



Shownotes:

  • Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
  • Opening Clip is the Main Theme from John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) (please don't sue us)
  • https://texashillcountry.com/houston-batman-flying-monster/
  • Shout out to the Old Gods of Appalacia Podcast! https://oldgodsofappalachia.com/
  • The book about the demon aliens I was talking about was Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
  • https://www.mothmanmuseum.com/
  • 24/7 Livecam of the Mothman Statue in Point Pleasant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9AEnutatnI&ab_channel=MothmanCam


]]> <p>Happy Halloween to all you witches, ghouls, and other spooks that go bump in the night!! We are back at it with a look at the history behind some famous Halloween monsters that haunt our imagination (and perhaps even our reality)…</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>Opening Clip is the Main Theme from John Carpenter&#39;s <em>Halloween </em>(1978) (please don&#39;t sue us)</li><li><a href="https://texashillcountry.com/houston-batman-flying-monster/" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://texashillcountry.com/houston-batman-flying-monster/</strong></a></li><li>Shout out to the Old Gods of Appalacia Podcast! https://oldgodsofappalachia.com/</li><li>The book about the demon aliens I was talking about was <em>Childhood&#39;s End</em> by Arthur C. Clarke</li><li>https://www.mothmanmuseum.com/</li><li>24/7 Livecam of the Mothman Statue in Point Pleasant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9AEnutatnI&amp;ab_channel=MothmanCam</li></ul><p><br></p> 74a8a5a5-7928-46ac-b7de-f8aae2e1b8cc https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/3a6dba70-59a9-48f1-983d-5df6d94f65ee Mon, 24 Oct 2022 09:00:00 +0000 2846 false full EP 21: The Strange and Strenuous Life Pt. 2 EP 21: The Strange and Strenuous Life Pt. 2 History Spelunkers Podcast This is part two of the Theodore Roosevelt Episode. In this we pick up from the moment of his retirement and follow TR as he romps across the world going on fun(?) adventures.


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]]> <p>This is part two of the Theodore Roosevelt Episode. In this we pick up from the moment of his retirement and follow TR as he romps across the world going on fun(?) adventures.</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Apologies about the audio quality!</li><li>Cover Photo is in the public domain via Wikimedia Commons: Theodore Roosevelt with Elephant (1909)</li><li><a href="https://www.si.edu/object/auth_exp_fbr_EACE0006" rel="nofollow">https://www.si.edu/object/auth_exp_fbr_EACE0006</a></li><li><a href="https://transcription.si.edu/project/10930" rel="nofollow">https://transcription.si.edu/project/10930</a></li><li>Copy of African Game Trails: <a href="https://archive.org/details/africangametrail01roos" rel="nofollow">https://archive.org/details/africangametrail01roos</a></li><li>Copy of Through the Brazilian Wilderness: https://www.loc.gov/item/14019126/</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul> c624d460-a85a-48b8-ac46-2f21ba04f4ec https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/12fa34dc-9792-4d8c-9398-26b2e884fc3b Thu, 20 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +0000 3350 false full EP 20: The Strange and Strenuous Life EP 20: The Strange and Strenuous Life History Spelunkers Podcast Theodore Roosevelt often sits near the top of the American Pantheon. He was influential, popular, and a true force of nature. But behind the spectacles of that Mount Rushmore face, he was also just a guy being a dude! Join us as we discuss some of the lesser known incidents of his life.



Shownotes:

]]> <p>Theodore Roosevelt often sits near the top of the American Pantheon. He was influential, popular, and a true force of nature. But behind the spectacles of that Mount Rushmore face, he was also just a guy being a dude! Join us as we discuss some of the lesser known incidents of his life.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Apologies about the audio quality!</li><li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/theodore-roosevelt/" rel="nofollow">https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/theodore-roosevelt/</a></li><li>Theodore Roosevelt Speech Audio from the Library of Congress</li><li>Episode Photo from Public Domain via Wikimedia commons</li><li>Edith Roosevelt Portrait: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edith_Roosevelt_Official_Portrait.jpg</li><li><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-10-07-0210070158-story.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-10-07-0210070158-story.html</a></li></ul> a99c75aa-92cd-4f14-adf3-26446196b6d4 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/4b241776-b712-4749-94eb-52bfec079f15 Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000 2267 false full EP 19: I Have Come to Steal Your Bones! EP 19: I Have Come to Steal Your Bones! History Spelunkers Podcast You have heard of Star Wars; now it is time to learn about the Bone Wars! Join us this week as we learn about the dramatic and petty professional rivalry that launched the study of paleontology in the United States.




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]]> <p>You have heard of Star Wars; now it is time to learn about the Bone Wars! Join us this week as we learn about the dramatic and petty professional rivalry that launched the study of paleontology in the United States.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li><a href="https://ansp.org/exhibits/online-exhibits/stories/bone-wars-the-cope-marsh-rivalry/" rel="nofollow">https://ansp.org/exhibits/online-exhibits/stories/bone-wars-the-cope-marsh-rivalry/</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/dinosaur-rivalry/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/dinosaur-rivalry/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/the-bone-wars-1092038" rel="nofollow">https://www.thoughtco.com/the-bone-wars-1092038</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/dinosaur-prehistoric-paleoart-zoe-lascaze" rel="nofollow">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/dinosaur-prehistoric-paleoart-zoe-lascaze</a></li><li>Opening Clip is from <em>Jurassic Park (1993) </em>Dir. by Stephen Spielberg</li><li>Cover Photo: Photo of Crystal Park Megalosaurus. Attribution: www.CGPGrey.com, CC BY 3.0 &lt;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons</li><li>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2005-03-30_-_London_-_Crystal_Palace_-_Victorian_Dinosaurs_4887158469.jpg</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>This guy&#39;s videos are really good! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?ab_channel=TheHistoryGuy%3AHistoryDeservestoBeRemembered&v=bhWylzOryws" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhWylzOryws&amp;ab_channel=TheHistoryGuy%3AHistoryDeservestoBeRemembered</a></li></ul> 0cca12d7-9be3-4a6b-b561-4e5005494c43 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/9bba196c-39f1-45ab-87fd-9fe29200feb7 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0000 3064 false full EP 18: It Was Obviously a Weather Balloon. EP 18: It Was Obviously a Weather Balloon. History Spelunkers Podcast 75 years ago something fell from the sky in New Mexico. Join us as we discuss the birth of the modern UFO era and place your bets on what the Government has said to explain away all evidence of extra terrestrial contact! Hint: read the title of this episode.

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]]> <p>75 years ago something fell from the sky in New Mexico. Join us as we discuss the birth of the modern UFO era and place your bets on what the Government has said to explain away all evidence of extra terrestrial contact! Hint: read the title of this episode.</p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li><a href="https://archive.org/details/1947RadioNews/1947-07-08-ABC-News-Roswell.mp3" rel="nofollow">https://archive.org/details/1947RadioNews/1947-07-08-ABC-News-Roswell.mp3</a></li><li><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/answers-unclassified-ufo-report/story?id=78486423" rel="nofollow">https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/answers-unclassified-ufo-report/story?id=78486423</a></li><li><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pentagon-reports-400-ufo-encounters-tells-congress-theyre-investigating-video/story?id=84753756" rel="nofollow">https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pentagon-reports-400-ufo-encounters-tells-congress-theyre-investigating-video/story?id=84753756</a></li><li><a href="https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Prelimary-Assessment-UAP-20210625.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Prelimary-Assessment-UAP-20210625.pdf</a></li><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/05/17/1099410910/ufo-hearing-congress-military-intelligence" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/2022/05/17/1099410910/ufo-hearing-congress-military-intelligence</a></li><li>McMinnville Photos</li><li>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trent1_600dpi.jpg</li><li>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McMinnville_UFO_2.png</li><li>Cover Photo: Jesse Marcel with Roswell wreckage- Public Domain via Wikimedia</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>X-files theme composed by Mark Snow</li><li>Bill Clinton Speech-Christmas Tree Lighting in Belfast (1995) from William J. Clinton Presidential Library</li></ul> 5a05eda2-a263-4984-85ec-ca00d458df7f https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/45971bab-a09e-496e-adfd-b1a80bfd80a9 Wed, 27 Jul 2022 03:30:00 +0000 3886 false full EP 17: Fish Are Friends, Except When They Aren't... EP 17: Fish Are Friends, Except When They Aren't... History Spelunkers Podcast One Year Anniversary Episode!!! Summertime is the perfect time for swimming in the ocean... and running from the creatures that call it home. Join us as we talk about the most famous shark story ever told and the true story that inspired it...



Shownotes:

100214613.pdf

681679.pdf

]]> <p>One Year Anniversary Episode!!! Summertime is the perfect time for swimming in the ocean... and running from the creatures that call it home. Join us as we talk about the most famous shark story ever told and the true story that inspired it...</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Photo: The only surviving photo of the &#34;Matawan Man-eater&#34;</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>Intro audio is from the movie <em>Jaws</em> by Steven Spielberg</li><li>Interactive map-<a href="https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/maps/world-interactive/" rel="nofollow">https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/maps/world-interactive/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/31/jaws-40-years-on-truly-great-lasting-classics-of-america-cinema" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/31/jaws-40-years-on-truly-great-lasting-classics-of-america-cinema</a> </li><li><a href="https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1916/07/07/100214613.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1916/07/07/</a></li></ul><p><a href="https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1916/07/07/100214613.pdf" rel="nofollow">100214613.pdf</a></p><ul><li><a href="https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1916/07/14/104681679.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1916/07/14/104</a></li></ul><p><a href="https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1916/07/14/104681679.pdf" rel="nofollow">681679.pdf</a></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.sharkattackfile.net/" rel="nofollow">https://www.sharkattackfile.net/</a></li><li><a href="https://allthatsinteresting.com/shark-attacks-1916" rel="nofollow">https://allthatsinteresting.com/shark-attacks-1916</a></li></ul> b6fbd1ad-2409-429d-821b-2c4e753b17e9 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/3074eb93-6b23-49e4-bf31-7bf80bfa0d38 Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000 3772 false full EP 16: So You Want to Start Your Own Country... EP 16: So You Want to Start Your Own Country... History Spelunkers Podcast If you are ever looking for fun weekend plans here is a suggestion. Commandeer an abandoned piece of military property, and then declare independence from your home country! As we discuss in today's episode absolutely nothing can go wrong!

Also apologies in advance if the audio quality is less than perfect on this one.



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]]> <p>If you are ever looking for fun weekend plans here is a suggestion. Commandeer an abandoned piece of military property, and then declare independence from your home country! As we discuss in today&#39;s episode absolutely nothing can go wrong!</p><p>Also apologies in advance if the audio quality is less than perfect on this one.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li><a href="https://sealandgov.org/" rel="nofollow">https://sealandgov.org/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200706-sealand-a-peculiar-nation-off-englands-coast" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200706-sealand-a-peculiar-nation-off-englands-coast</a></li><li><a href="https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/pirate-radio.htm" rel="nofollow">https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/pirate-radio.htm</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Montevideo_Convention" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Montevideo_Convention</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/2000/07/haven-2/" rel="nofollow">https://www.wired.com/2000/07/haven-2/</a></li><li><a href="https://narratively.com/the-plot-against-the-principality-of-sealand/" rel="nofollow">https://narratively.com/the-plot-against-the-principality-of-sealand/</a> </li><li>Sealand National Anthem from YouTube via the government&#39;s website</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul><p><br></p> 082700be-1cc7-4adc-887e-754edf0f1b70 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/1d45968a-38ad-450d-b1f1-f381b6e76aa0 Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0000 3869 false full EP 15: Big Ships Go Boom! EP 15: Big Ships Go Boom! History Spelunkers Podcast You know about the Titanic: the tragedy and romance of the "unsinkable ship". But its safe to bet that you have not yet heard of the Sultana or the Halifax Explosion. Today the gang and I discuss a couple of major naval disasters that have been eclipsed by the Titanic's fame.

Just a heads up there a lot of death in this episode, some of it pretty gruesome.


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]]> <p>You know about the Titanic: the tragedy and romance of the &#34;unsinkable ship&#34;. But its safe to bet that you have not yet heard of the Sultana or the Halifax Explosion. Today the gang and I discuss a couple of major naval disasters that have been eclipsed by the Titanic&#39;s fame.</p><p>Just a heads up there a lot of death in this episode, some of it pretty gruesome.</p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2015/04/27/402515205/the-shipwreck-that-led-confederate-veterans-to-risk-all-for-union-lives" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/2015/04/27/402515205/the-shipwreck-that-led-confederate-veterans-to-risk-all-for-union-lives</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/halifax-explosion" rel="nofollow">https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/halifax-explosion</a></li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>Music from &#34;My Heart Will Go On- Recorder by Candlelight&#34; by Matt Mulholland on Youtube</li></ul> 84f32bb2-6f79-48cd-8a36-d2cd27545e0c https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/2ef4f85e-c064-4d73-b068-9c3054133eeb Thu, 12 May 2022 01:00:00 +0000 2939 false full EP 14: Bring Back the Cargo EP 14: Bring Back the Cargo History Spelunkers Podcast Today we take a look at the birth of a religion in the South Pacific and ask the question: "How difficult could such a task truly be?"




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]]> <p>Today we take a look at the birth of a religion in the South Pacific and ask the question: &#34;How difficult could such a task truly be?&#34;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-john-they-trust-109294882/" rel="nofollow"><u>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-john-they-trust-109294882/</u></a></li><li><a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CargoCult" rel="nofollow"><u>https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CargoCult</u></a></li><li><a href="https://www.academia.edu/3279401" rel="nofollow"><u>https://www.academia.edu/3279401</u></a></li><li><a href="https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/15553/1/OP36-47-57.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/15553/1/OP36-47-57.pdf</a></li><li><u>https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/201290/vanuatu-appoints-ambassador-to-russia</u></li><li>Intro clip is from the Documentary <em>Waiting For John</em> which is available on Amazon Prime.</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>Photo Credit: Shutterstock</li></ul> a1556f48-e4e1-4abe-a7f5-e9c7f7b9ee15 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/7624b2ab-9f15-4ded-a744-ccb9bbd34176 Sat, 30 Apr 2022 19:00:00 +0000 2753 false full EP 13: All Hail Emperor Norton EP 13: All Hail Emperor Norton History Spelunkers Podcast Some wonder what America would have been like if we had a King. Little do people know there was a time when we had something better.... An Emperor!

]]> <p>Some wonder what America would have been like if we had a King. Little do people know there was a time when we had something better.... An Emperor!</p> 9e6fa2ea-1328-4fe4-ae0c-68d8e6b5eec2 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/e406c27a-0a57-4e50-9567-6a639e307a86 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:15:47 +0000 2976 false full EP 12: Dancing on Top of Flagpoles EP 12: Dancing on Top of Flagpoles History Spelunkers Podcast The gang and I look to the past to try and find some new hobbies. Maybe our ancestors had novel ways of entertaining themselves, like pole sitting???




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]]> <p>The gang and I look to the past to try and find some new hobbies. Maybe our ancestors had novel ways of entertaining themselves, like pole sitting???</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Shownotes:</p><ul><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>Opening is from the 2006 film <em>Night at the Museum. </em>Directed by Shawn Levy</li><li><a href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?dat=19521013&id=tuMcAAAAIBAJ&nid=1787&pg=4571%2C5934352&sjid=vmQEAAAAIBAJ" rel="nofollow">https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1787&amp;dat=19521013&amp;id=tuMcAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=vmQEAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=4571,5934352</a></li><li><a href="https://books.google.com/books?dq=shipwreck+kelly&id=vUoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA27#v=onepage&q=shipwreck%20kelly&f=false" rel="nofollow">https://books.google.com/books?id=vUoEAAAAMBAJ&amp;pg=PA27&amp;dq=shipwreck+kelly#v=onepage&amp;q=shipwreck%20kelly&amp;f=false</a></li><li><a href="https://libraries.wright.edu/special/collectionguides/files/ms80.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://libraries.wright.edu/special/collectionguides/files/ms80.pdf</a></li><li><a href="http://www.streetswing.com/histmain/d5marthn.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.streetswing.com/histmain/d5marthn.htm</a></li><li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/staged-train-wrecks#:~:text=Joe%20Connolly%20staged%20more%20than,trains%20ran%20into%20each%20other" rel="nofollow">https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/staged-train-wrecks#:~:text=Joe%20Connolly%20staged%20more%20than,trains%20ran%20into%20each%20other</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/crash-at-crush" rel="nofollow">https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/crash-at-crush</a> </li></ul> 94117417-f597-419c-b3e8-135b29a874ef https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/05e5875f-3a5b-4a5a-90a9-4e23434918a9 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000 2364 false full EP 11: Introducing . . ."The Other Guys" EP 11: Introducing . . ."The Other Guys" History Spelunkers Podcast There have been four Presidential Assassinations, it's a safe bet you only know about two of them...





Show Notes:

Garfield and Guiteau:

 Czolgosz and McKinnley:

]]> <p>There have been four Presidential Assassinations, it&#39;s a safe bet you only know about two of them...</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Show Notes:</p><p>Garfield and Guiteau:</p><ul><li>.<a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-stalking-of-the-president-20724161/" rel="nofollow">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-stalking-of-the-president-20724161/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/james-garfield/" rel="nofollow">https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/james-garfield/</a></li><li><a href="https://famous-trials.com/guiteau/2197-home" rel="nofollow">https://famous-trials.com/guiteau/2197-home</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/the-execution-of-charles-guiteau.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/the-execution-of-charles-guiteau.htm</a></li></ul><p> Czolgosz and McKinnley:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/" rel="nofollow">https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leon-Czolgosz" rel="nofollow">https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leon-Czolgosz</a></li><li><a href="https://law.jrank.org/pages/2729/Leon-Czolgosz-Trial-1901-Czolgosz-s-Trial-Swift.html#:~:text=Czolgosz's%20trial%20began%20September%2023,with%20such%20a%20hated%20defendant" rel="nofollow">https://law.jrank.org/pages/2729/Leon-Czolgosz-Trial-1901-Czolgosz-s-Trial-Swift.html#:~:text=Czolgosz&#39;s%20trial%20began%20September%2023,with%20such%20a%20hated%20defendant</a>.</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>Opening is from <em>Assassins: The Broadway Cast Recording. </em>Music by Stephen Sondheim. Copyright: 2014 PS Classics</li></ul> 66a21cc2-9fcf-45f6-a0ba-f0ba959b40de https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/760a0909-cb3f-4f56-a5d3-4d8f5d27bc2a Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:30:00 +0000 3923 false full Episode 10: The Search for Santa's House Episode 10: The Search for Santa's House History Spelunkers Podcast Happy Holidays! Join us as we hear the heroic and often tragic tales of those who attempted to reach the North and South Poles.




Show Notes:

  • Trans-Antarctic Expedition: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ernest-Henry-Shackleton#ref184881
  • Peary and Henson: https://kacv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/pbs-world-explorers-henson-peary/pbs-world-explorers-henson-peary/
  • American Museum of Natural History: https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/15/books/eskimo-boy-injustice-old-new-york-campaigning-writer-indicts-explorer-museum.html
  • Opening Clip from The Polar Express (2004) Dir. by Robert Zemeckis
  • Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
]]> <p>Happy Holidays! Join us as we hear the heroic and often tragic tales of those who attempted to reach the North and South Poles.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Show Notes:</p><ul><li>Trans-Antarctic Expedition: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ernest-Henry-Shackleton#ref184881</li><li>Peary and Henson: https://kacv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/pbs-world-explorers-henson-peary/pbs-world-explorers-henson-peary/</li><li>American Museum of Natural History: https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/15/books/eskimo-boy-injustice-old-new-york-campaigning-writer-indicts-explorer-museum.html</li><li>Opening Clip from <em>The Polar Express (2004) </em>Dir. by Robert Zemeckis</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul> 7cbed595-5525-45fe-8580-e8722ecb2f85 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/9104a20f-d024-42b1-91ec-0293ffd8245b Fri, 24 Dec 2021 18:00:00 +0000 2964 false full Episode 9: Stay Away From Glowing Cats Episode 9: Stay Away From Glowing Cats History Spelunkers Podcast What are we to do with all the nuclear waste spread across the country? How are we going to keep people away from it? We ponder these questions in this episode.




Show Notes:

  • Yucca Mountain: https://www.yuccamountain.org/
  • Marshall Islands: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/20/us-put-nuclear-waste-under-dome-pacific-island-now-its-cracking-open/
  • New Mexico: https://www.wipp.energy.gov/
  • Music: "10​,​000​-​Year Earworm to Discourage Settlement Near Nuclear Waste Repositories (Don't Change Color, Kitty)" by Emperor X. Available on bandcamp.com.
  • Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds


]]> <p>What are we to do with all the nuclear waste spread across the country? How are we going to keep people away from it? We ponder these questions in this episode.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Show Notes:</p><ul><li>Yucca Mountain: https://www.yuccamountain.org/</li><li>Marshall Islands: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/20/us-put-nuclear-waste-under-dome-pacific-island-now-its-cracking-open/</li><li>New Mexico: https://www.wipp.energy.gov/</li><li>Music: &#34;10​,​000​-​Year Earworm to Discourage Settlement Near Nuclear Waste Repositories (Don&#39;t Change Color, Kitty)&#34; by Emperor X. Available on bandcamp.com.</li><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul><p><br></p> 39654ea7-b138-40c7-83d5-4ab6d08aeca3 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/8055e562-825f-4023-a4be-d740d0bd8d6e Sun, 19 Dec 2021 22:15:00 +0000 2705 false full Episode 8: Hey Gang, Let's Invade Mexico! Episode 8: Hey Gang, Let's Invade Mexico! History Spelunkers Podcast Ryan and Jamie return to join me in a discussion about the history of filibusters; its probably not the kind you're thinking about.




  • Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
  • Opening from The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
]]> <p>Ryan and Jamie return to join me in a discussion about the history of filibusters; its probably not the kind you&#39;re thinking about.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>Opening from <em>The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)</em></li></ul> 9d1e6852-06c5-4bc4-8489-ee3b82b1073d https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/d7f82374-b657-45e1-9ea3-66f58f6e3428 Sun, 07 Nov 2021 23:30:00 +0000 2428 false full Episode 7: The Headless Horseman Episode 7: The Headless Horseman History Spelunkers Podcast A Special Halloween Episode! Join us as we discuss one of America's most iconic monsters and its relatives. We also have a guest co-host.




  • Music Credit: "Headless Horseman"- Bing Crosby (1949)
  • Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds


]]> <p>A Special Halloween Episode! Join us as we discuss one of America&#39;s most iconic monsters and its relatives. We also have a guest co-host.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Music Credit: &#34;Headless Horseman&#34;- Bing Crosby (1949)</li><li> Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul><p><br></p> 9eca8517-9997-4a02-8da1-63a18b9d1297 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/47a2cca6-7376-47b9-8cc0-ab0af7b49479 Sun, 24 Oct 2021 20:28:01 +0000 2349 false full Episode 6: The Mormon Wars Part 2 Episode 6: The Mormon Wars Part 2 History Spelunkers Podcast A continuation of Episode 5 beginning after the Mormon Exodus and ending with Utah Statehood.




  • Mountain Meadows Massacre: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-aftermath-of-mountain-meadows-110735627/
  • SCOTUS Case: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1850-1900/133us333
  • Music credit: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
]]> <p>A continuation of Episode 5 beginning after the Mormon Exodus and ending with Utah Statehood.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Mountain Meadows Massacre: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-aftermath-of-mountain-meadows-110735627/</li><li>SCOTUS Case: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1850-1900/133us333</li><li>Music credit: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul> ea7ca1ac-3e63-4190-a868-b5b53eada2ad https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/35141c16-4955-4590-bbb3-da61a4c7ac82 Tue, 21 Sep 2021 15:00:00 +0000 2048 false full Episode 5: The Mormon Wars Part 1 Episode 5: The Mormon Wars Part 1 History Spelunkers Podcast A deep dive into the origins of the LDS Church and the historical violence that it's early followers faced.



Show Notes:

  • Music credit: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
  • The Book of Mormon (Original Broadway Cast Recording), 2011 Ghostlight Records Inc., "All-American Prophet"-Written by: Matt Stone, Robert Lopez, and Trey Parker.
  • The Church's Word on Plural Marriage: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/plural-marriage-and-families-in-early-utah?lang=eng
]]> <p>A deep dive into the origins of the LDS Church and the historical violence that it&#39;s early followers faced.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Show Notes:</p><ul><li>Music credit: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li><li>The Book of Mormon (Original Broadway Cast Recording), 2011 Ghostlight Records Inc., &#34;All-American Prophet&#34;-Written by: Matt Stone, Robert Lopez, and Trey Parker.</li><li>The Church&#39;s Word on Plural Marriage: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/plural-marriage-and-families-in-early-utah?lang=eng</li></ul> 2eb627ab-8aca-46db-b14f-b124ab8fbede https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/7292b09a-b6db-48ce-a1bc-dcbda93ecdef Mon, 13 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000 2546 false full Episode 4: This Podcast Does Not Promote Violence Episode 4: This Podcast Does Not Promote Violence History Spelunkers Podcast We take a look at the 1976 film Taxi Driver and the historical events it's connected to. Also we have a guest co-host!



  • Music credit: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds
]]> <p>We take a look at the 1976 film <em>Taxi Driver</em> and the historical events it&#39;s connected to. Also we have a guest co-host!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Music credit: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul> 3ce2122b-4b2f-4f7c-93d3-541a60763456 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/5c9142af-8243-4230-99dd-b20468a44011 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000 2556 true full Episode 3: Olympic Marathons are Overrated... Episode 3: Olympic Marathons are Overrated... History Spelunkers Podcast A look at the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis.


]]> <p>A look at the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis. </p><p><br></p><ul><li>Donation links: US: <a href="https://boardingschoolhealing.org/about-us/donate/" rel="nofollow">https://boardingschoolhealing.org/about-us/donate/</a> CA: <a href="https://www.irsss.ca/" rel="nofollow">https://www.irsss.ca/</a></li><li>Show notes: Smithsonian <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/" rel="nofollow">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/</a></li><li>History Channel </li><li><a href="https://www.history.com/.amp/news/8-unusual-facts-about-the-1904-st-louis-olympics" rel="nofollow">https://www.history.com/.amp/news/8-unusual-facts-about-the-1904-st-louis-olympics</a></li><li>Jon Bois Youtube: <a href="https://youtu.be/M4AhABManTw" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/M4AhABManTw</a> </li><li>Music credit: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):</li><li>https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul> 9348050c-d9df-4854-b52e-8058c4196cdd https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/ce82d211-8176-457b-b6c7-71e51d532f7b Sun, 25 Jul 2021 22:00:00 +0000 3915 false full Episode 2: A Quiver of Broken Arrows Episode 2: A Quiver of Broken Arrows History Spelunkers Podcast A selection of nuclear weapon mishaps. Show Notes: Goldsboro: http://www.ibiblio.org/bomb/index.html Thule Air Base: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Thule_Air_Base_B-52_crash Tybee Island: https://gardenandgun.com/feature/saga-tybee-bomb/ Damascus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Damascus_Titan_missile_explosion Music credit: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds A selection of nuclear weapon mishaps.



Show Notes:

]]> <p>A selection of nuclear weapon mishaps.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Show Notes:</p><ul><li>Goldsboro: http://www.ibiblio.org/bomb/index.html</li><li>Thule Air Base: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Thule_Air_Base_B-52_crash" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Thule_Air_Base_B-52_crash</strong></a><strong> </strong></li><li>Tybee Island: <a href="https://gardenandgun.com/feature/saga-tybee-bomb/" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://gardenandgun.com/feature/saga-tybee-bomb/</strong></a></li><li>Damascus: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Damascus_Titan_missile_explosion" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Damascus_Titan_missile_explosion</strong></a></li><li>Music credit: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):</li><li>https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul> 931afdc7-c39f-4258-8aaa-6addc6163409 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/40ce14b2-edab-453c-a19b-d0d3c2d7bc6e Sat, 10 Jul 2021 00:39:00 +0000 2951 false full Episode 1: With a Corned Beef Sandwich... Episode 1: With a Corned Beef Sandwich... History Spelunkers Podcast A selection of things astronauts have smuggled into space.




Show notes:

]]> <p>A selection of things astronauts have smuggled into space.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Show notes:</p><ul><li>Gemini 3: <a href="https://www.space.com/39341-john-young-smuggled-corned-beef-space.html" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://www.space.com/39341-john-young-smuggled-corned-beef-space.html</strong></a></li><li><a href="http://gemini3.spacelog.org/page/00:01:49:03/" rel="nofollow"><strong>http://gemini3.spacelog.org/page/00:01:49:03/</strong></a><strong>  </strong></li><li>Gemini 6A: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_6A" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_6A</strong></a><strong> </strong></li><li>Beresheet Lander: <a href="https://mashable.com/article/smuggled-moon-tardigrade/?europe=true" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://mashable.com/article/smuggled-moon-tardigrade/?europe=true</strong></a><strong> </strong></li><li>James Doohan: <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/12/28/star-trek-scotty-james-doohans-ashes-smuggled-space-station/4057236001/" rel="nofollow"><strong>https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/12/28/star-trek-scotty-james-doohans-ashes-smuggled-space-station/4057236001/</strong></a><strong> </strong></li><li>Music credit: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):</li><li>https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</li></ul> 9f342690-4778-42f8-ad7f-fbacc3e76bc6 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/99a1a4eb-5d9e-480f-be45-5b8c8c591352 Sun, 27 Jun 2021 14:28:11 +0000 2817 false trailer Episode 0: Introduction Episode 0: Introduction History Spelunkers Podcast Welcome to the Podcast!



Music credit: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds

]]> <p>Welcome to the Podcast!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Music credit: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):</p><p>https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/through-the-clouds</p> 115ec67f-7e29-4828-b980-6a8293373788 https://redcircle.com/shows/409cc60e-898c-4ff7-b38c-56bae779088f/episodes/86e1b96b-0f73-4c77-8aac-9ed004f7a9fd Sat, 26 Jun 2021 22:56:00 +0000 120 false