Today In History with The Retrospectors
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Ten minute, DAILY HISTORY PODCAST with your hosts @ollymann.bsky.social @rebeccamessina.bsky.social & @arionmcnicoll.bsky.social
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Ten minute, DAILY HISTORY PODCAST with your hosts @ollymann.bsky.social @rebeccamessina.bsky.social & @arionmcnicoll.bsky.social
1,000 episodes and counting! 👇
💰 patreon.com/Retrospectors
🎧 pod.link/Retrospectors
And if THAT doesn't tickle your fancy, check out Monday's 10-minute potted history of Central Park:
Let's Build Central Park
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July 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
And if THAT doesn't tickle your fancy, check out Monday's 10-minute potted history of Central Park:
And while you're at it, why not catch up on yesterday's episode, all about the 1894 Paris–Rouen "horseless carrriage race" - the world's first motor race.
The World's First Motor Race
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July 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
And while you're at it, why not catch up on yesterday's episode, all about the 1894 Paris–Rouen "horseless carrriage race" - the world's first motor race.
And while you're at it, why not catch up on yesterday's episode - all about the day Soviet ballet star Rudolf Nureyev made a desperate break for freedom at a Paris airport:
'Nureyev's 'Leap To Freedom'
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June 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
And while you're at it, why not catch up on yesterday's episode - all about the day Soviet ballet star Rudolf Nureyev made a desperate break for freedom at a Paris airport:
And while you're at it, why not catch up on yesterday's episode, in which - hoo, boy!! - we delve into the history of Donald Duck.
Meet Donald Duck
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June 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
And while you're at it, why not catch up on yesterday's episode, in which - hoo, boy!! - we delve into the history of Donald Duck.
And on Tuesday, we talked about the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, where wowed Americans flocked to see babies in incubators, racy fan-dancing... and a miraculous new technology called the "microwave".
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Fan-Dancing, Dwarfism and Microwaves
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May 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
And on Tuesday, we talked about the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, where wowed Americans flocked to see babies in incubators, racy fan-dancing... and a miraculous new technology called the "microwave".
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And while you're at it, why not catch up on yesterday's episode - a 10-minute gallop through everything you didn't know about the Spanish Armada:
Here Comes The Spanish Armada
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May 29, 2025 at 7:57 AM
And while you're at it, why not catch up on yesterday's episode - a 10-minute gallop through everything you didn't know about the Spanish Armada:
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Our #VEDay week continues, with today's episode about "Victory Day for Housewives" - the day rationing in Britain finally came to an end, NINE YEARS after VE Day...
Listen here:
Listen here:
Victory Day For Housewives
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May 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Our #VEDay week continues, with today's episode about "Victory Day for Housewives" - the day rationing in Britain finally came to an end, NINE YEARS after VE Day...
Listen here:
Listen here:
Our #VEDay week continues, with today's episode about "Victory Day for Housewives" - the day rationing in Britain finally came to an end, NINE YEARS after VE Day...
Listen here:
Listen here:
Victory Day For Housewives
Today In History with The Retrospectors · Episode
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May 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Our #VEDay week continues, with today's episode about "Victory Day for Housewives" - the day rationing in Britain finally came to an end, NINE YEARS after VE Day...
Listen here:
Listen here:
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In honour of #VEDay, we have a Retrospectors special on the day itself. Find out why:
💫 the German surrender was actually signed twice
💫 the name "Ceasefire Day" was rejected
💫 Winston Churchill worried about London's beer supplies
Listen here:
💫 the German surrender was actually signed twice
💫 the name "Ceasefire Day" was rejected
💫 Winston Churchill worried about London's beer supplies
Listen here:
What You Didn't Know About VE Day
Today In History with The Retrospectors · Episode
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May 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
In honour of #VEDay, we have a Retrospectors special on the day itself. Find out why:
💫 the German surrender was actually signed twice
💫 the name "Ceasefire Day" was rejected
💫 Winston Churchill worried about London's beer supplies
Listen here:
💫 the German surrender was actually signed twice
💫 the name "Ceasefire Day" was rejected
💫 Winston Churchill worried about London's beer supplies
Listen here:
In honour of #VEDay, we have a Retrospectors special on the day itself. Find out why:
💫 the German surrender was actually signed twice
💫 the name "Ceasefire Day" was rejected
💫 Winston Churchill worried about London's beer supplies
Listen here:
💫 the German surrender was actually signed twice
💫 the name "Ceasefire Day" was rejected
💫 Winston Churchill worried about London's beer supplies
Listen here:
What You Didn't Know About VE Day
Today In History with The Retrospectors · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
In honour of #VEDay, we have a Retrospectors special on the day itself. Find out why:
💫 the German surrender was actually signed twice
💫 the name "Ceasefire Day" was rejected
💫 Winston Churchill worried about London's beer supplies
Listen here:
💫 the German surrender was actually signed twice
💫 the name "Ceasefire Day" was rejected
💫 Winston Churchill worried about London's beer supplies
Listen here: