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Quick History Podcast
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Every week I give a little history lesson about stuff you might not know about, in 10 minutes or less!

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In lieu of the terrible history of Thanksgiving, here's an episode on something slightly less terrible. Happy start of Christmas shopping season!
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E44 - The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Christmas Parade
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November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Currently up to 69 subscribers to Quick History on Spotify. Nice.
November 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Special thanks to @smellslikefailure.bsky.social for the topic this week! Take a bow, Jill!
An illness that makes you sleep a lot sounds like a good thing, but it turns out it isn't. In the early 1900s, all around the world, a lot of people died from it!
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E43 - The Sleepy Sickness Epidemic
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November 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
An illness that makes you sleep a lot sounds like a good thing, but it turns out it isn't. In the early 1900s, all around the world, a lot of people died from it!
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E43 - The Sleepy Sickness Epidemic
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November 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Minnie Cox was the first African American Postmistress in Mississippi, causing The Indianola Affair, which "sparked the first major debate about race, states’ rights, and federal power in the United States Congress since Reconstruction." - Shennette Garrett-Scott, Mississippi History Now
E42 - Minnie Cox And The Indianola Affair
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November 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The first ever special episode of Quick History is about Halloween! Learn about the beginning of Halloween, the fear of black cats, witches, Jack-o-lanterns, and trick or treating! Happy Halloween! open.spotify.com/episode/6i34...
E41 - The History Of Halloween
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October 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Great episode this week! A very thorough and spooooky history of Halloween 🎃
Join me on Halloween for the first ever SPECIAL EPISODE of Quick History, all about the beginnings of Halloween, where I'll talk about everything from black cats, witches, Jack-o-lanterns, trick or treating, and more!
October 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Join me on Halloween for the first ever SPECIAL EPISODE of Quick History, all about the beginnings of Halloween, where I'll talk about everything from black cats, witches, Jack-o-lanterns, trick or treating, and more!
October 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Pop open a can of Beefaroni and listen to the history of Chef Boyardee! spotify.link/8LzARbHQIXb
E40 - The History Of Chef Boyardee
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October 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Mount Vesuvius claimed a few cities when it erupted in 79 CE, none more famous than the ancient city of Pompeii! But this episode isn't about that, it's about another, more well preserved ancient city, Herculaneum! Kinda sounds like a super strong metal in the Marvel Universe.
E39 - Herculaneum, Victim Of Vesuvius
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October 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
George Washington, first President of the United States, created a "whiskey tax," then made his own whiskey, and taxed himself! open.spotify.com/episode/2IKw...
E38 - George Washington, Distiller
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October 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It's the Homecoming time of year! Find out how it started, as well as Prom, and Winter Homecoming! open.spotify.com/episode/26zk...
E37 - Homecoming, Prom, And Coronation
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October 6, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Are you living in the Industrial Revolution? Do you want to wake up in time to go to your fancy factory job? Hire a Knocker Upper, the human alarm clock!
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E36 - Wake Up With A Knocker Up
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September 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The Ancient Olympic Games took place over 3000 years ago, and were a bit different from the modern games, such as there was only one winner per event, and they competed naked! open.spotify.com/episode/0VhK...
E35 - Naked! At The Olympics
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September 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Sierra Leone in West Africa has a couple hundred stone statues that could have been created by ancient aliens! But probably not! Nobody knows! open.spotify.com/episode/3Ifb...
E34 - The Nomoli Figures
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September 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Hot air balloons date all the way back to the 1700s, and got their start in France! Listen to me butcher all sorts of French names and words in this episode! open.spotify.com/episode/6lJ7...
E33 - The Creation Of Hot Air Balloons
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September 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
New episode this week, and it's about London Bridge! Check it out on @goodpods.bsky.social!
E32 - London Bridge - | Listen on GoodPods™
London Bridge has a long and sometimes wild history, dating all the way back to the Romans in 43 AD! And if you can't make it to London to see the...
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August 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I have a new episode coming Friday about London Bridge!

I'm also considering doing seasons of 10 episodes, starting at what will be the end of season 3 with episode 39. I'll probably take a couple weeks off between seasons to prepare new episodes. Just a thought.
August 24, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Due to illness and more doctor visits than I'm used to, as well as a changing work schedule, there will be no new episode of Quick History this week.
August 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
In 2006, the Cola Wars came to a head, when Coca-Cola's secret recipe was stolen and sold to Pepsi! Or was it?
E31 - When Coca-Cola Was Stolen
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August 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In 1939, Chief Henry Standing Bear requested a memorial be made in honor of Ta-sunko-witko, otherwise known as Crazy Horse, an Indian Chief of the Oglala band of Lakota. Work began in 1948, and is still being carved to this day! open.spotify.com/episode/2mII...
E30 - Crazy Horse Memorial
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August 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Hundreds of years before the Aztecs, and slightly north of there, was Cahokia, the most important urban settlement of the Mississippian culture, with a population bigger than London and Paris at the time!
E29 - Cahokia
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August 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Due to inaccuracies from the website where I pull the stuff for the daily history posts, I'm just not going to do those anymore lol. That was an easy fix.
July 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Today's history comes from This Day Trivia, and I only use a fraction of what they provide, so if you're interested in what else happened on this day, check out thisdaytrivia.com!

#podcast #history #todayinhistory
July 30, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Today's history comes from This Day Trivia, and I only use a fraction of what they provide, so if you're interested in what else happened on this day, check out thisdaytrivia.com!

#podcast #history #todayinhistory
July 29, 2025 at 4:58 AM