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The History Of... For people who were bad at history but not too proud to Google it now. This isn’t the history podcast for experts. It’s for the rest of...
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The History Of...
For people who were bad at history but not too proud to Google it now. This isn’t the history podcast for experts. It’s for the rest of us: the curious, the confused, the ones who zoned out during school but still wonder who invented the fork or why people used to put arsenic in their face cream. Each episode takes one thing an object, a place, a job, a trend and unpacks the weird, messy, often ridiculous story behind it. Just history for people who ask questions late at night and want answers that don’t feel like homework. You might actually enjoy it, and it's enough to make you feel clever at work...for a change.
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For people who were bad at history but not too proud to Google it now. This isn’t the history podcast for experts. It’s for the rest of us: the curious, the confused, the ones who zoned out during school but still wonder who invented the fork or why people used to put arsenic in their face cream. Each episode takes one thing an object, a place, a job, a trend and unpacks the weird, messy, often ridiculous story behind it. Just history for people who ask questions late at night and want answers that don’t feel like homework. You might actually enjoy it, and it's enough to make you feel clever at work...for a change.
New Episodes: Mon/Wed/Fri
(If people enjoy, and feedback via reviews and ratings is good, will release daily)
Topic Categories
- Objects & Inventions
- Jobs & Roles
- Places
- Health & Beauty
- Books, Ideas & Beliefs
- Music, Art & Culture
- Myths, Monsters & Weird Beliefs
- Trends & Fads
- People
- Sport
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4 DEC 2025 · Part blacksmith, part veterinarian, the farrier shaped history from the battlefield to the farmyard. This episode traces the craft from ancient hoof care to the modern forge, exploring how these masters of metal and muscle kept humanity and its horses moving forward.
New Episodes: Mon/Wed/Fri
(If people enjoy, and feedback via reviews and ratings is good, will release daily)
Request an episode: thehistoryoftheemail@gmail.com
The History Of is your daily dose of weird, wonderful, and occasionally ridiculous history. Each episode takes one topic an object, a place, a job, a trend and unpacks the surprising story behind it. No homework, no boring lectures, just history you’ll actually want to share.
A podcast for all ages, if you enjoy please share it and leave a review because that tells me you want more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of--6664775/support.
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3 DEC 2025 · Long before calculators and computers, people counted on beads and boards. This episode explores the abacus from its ancient Mesopotamian roots to its refinement in China, Rome, and beyond, revealing how a simple frame of rods became one of humanity’s most enduring inventions.
New Episodes: Mon/Wed/Fri
(If people enjoy, and feedback via reviews and ratings is good, will release daily)
Request an episode: thehistoryoftheemail@gmail.com
The History Of is your daily dose of weird, wonderful, and occasionally ridiculous history. Each episode takes one topic an object, a place, a job, a trend and unpacks the surprising story behind it. No homework, no boring lectures, just history you’ll actually want to share.
A podcast for all ages, if you enjoy please share it and leave a review because that tells me you want more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of--6664775/support.
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2 DEC 2025 · Once the height of fashion and the bane of doorways everywhere, the crinoline defined nineteenth-century style. This episode explores its rise from stiff horsehair petticoats to steel-hooped cages, the social statements they made, and the women who quite literally shaped an era.
New Episodes: Mon/Wed/Fri
(If people enjoy, and feedback via reviews and ratings is good, will release daily)
Request an episode: thehistoryoftheemail@gmail.com
The History Of is your daily dose of weird, wonderful, and occasionally ridiculous history. Each episode takes one topic an object, a place, a job, a trend and unpacks the surprising story behind it. No homework, no boring lectures, just history you’ll actually want to share.
A podcast for all ages, if you enjoy please share it and leave a review because that tells me you want more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of--6664775/support.
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1 DEC 2025 · Jackal-headed guardian of the dead, Anubis, ruled the Egyptian imagination long before Osiris took his throne. This episode follows his evolution from desert deity to divine embalmer, exploring how a god born from sand and shadow came to define death, judgment, and eternity itself.
New Episodes: Mon/Wed/Fri
(If people enjoy, may release daily)
Request an episode: thehistoryoftheemail@gmail.com
The History Of is your daily dose of weird, wonderful, and occasionally ridiculous history. Each episode takes one topic an object, a place, a job, a trend and unpacks the surprising story behind it. No homework, no boring lectures, just history you’ll actually want to share.
A podcast for all ages, if you enjoy please share it and leave a review because that tells me you want more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of--6664775/support.
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28 NOV 2025 · From the glittering courts of Renaissance Italy to grand stages around the world, opera has turned human emotion into music for centuries. This episode follows its rise from mythic storytelling and baroque spectacle to the powerful dramas and timeless arias that still move audiences today.
New Episodes: Mon/Wed/Fri
(If people enjoy, and feedback via reviews and ratings is good, will release daily)
Request an episode: thehistoryoftheemail@gmail.com
The History Of is your daily dose of weird, wonderful, and occasionally ridiculous history. Each episode takes one topic an object, a place, a job, a trend and unpacks the surprising story behind it. No homework, no boring lectures, just history you’ll actually want to share.
A podcast for all ages, if you enjoy please share it and leave a review because that tells me you want more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of--6664775/support.
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27 NOV 2025 · Written by Niccolò Machiavelli in the turbulence of Renaissance Italy, The Prince redefined politics as the art of survival. This episode unpacks its controversial advice, the man behind it, and how a slim sixteenth-century handbook became shorthand for power itself.
New Episodes: Mon/Wed/Fri
(If people enjoy, and feedback via reviews and ratings is good, will release daily)
Request an episode: thehistoryoftheemail@gmail.com
The History Of is your daily dose of weird, wonderful, and occasionally ridiculous history. Each episode takes one topic an object, a place, a job, a trend and unpacks the surprising story behind it. No homework, no boring lectures, just history you’ll actually want to share.
A podcast for all ages, if you enjoy please share it and leave a review because that tells me you want more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of--6664775/support.
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26 NOV 2025 · A symbol of beauty, ritual, and identity, henna has colored human history for over five thousand years. This episode traces its journey from Ancient Egypt and India to modern fashion and festivals, uncovering how a humble plant became a global art form painted on skin.
New Episodes: Mon/Wed/Fri
(If people enjoy, and feedback via reviews and ratings is good, will release daily)
Request an episode: thehistoryoftheemail@gmail.com
The History Of is your daily dose of weird, wonderful, and occasionally ridiculous history. Each episode takes one topic an object, a place, a job, a trend and unpacks the surprising story behind it. No homework, no boring lectures, just history you’ll actually want to share.
A podcast for all ages, if you enjoy please share it and leave a review because that tells me you want more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of--6664775/support.
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25 NOV 2025 · From ancient legends of drifting islands to modern plans for ocean-based utopias, humanity has long dreamed of living on the water. This episode explores the mythic origins, real-world experiments, and futuristic visions of floating cities, where architecture meets imagination and survival.
New Episodes: Mon/Wed/Fri
(If people enjoy, and feedback via reviews and ratings is good, will release daily)
Request an episode: thehistoryoftheemail@gmail.com
The History Of is your daily dose of weird, wonderful, and occasionally ridiculous history. Each episode takes one topic an object, a place, a job, a trend and unpacks the surprising story behind it. No homework, no boring lectures, just history you’ll actually want to share.
A podcast for all ages, if you enjoy please share it and leave a review because that tells me you want more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of--6664775/support.
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24 NOV 2025 · Long before printers or laptops, scribes were the keepers of knowledge, copying, preserving, and sometimes shaping the words that built civilizations. This episode traces their story from Ancient Egypt’s hieroglyphic recorders to medieval monks and Renaissance humanists, exploring how writing became both a sacred duty and a skilled profession.
New Episodes: Mon/Wed/Fri
(If people enjoy, and feedback via reviews and ratings is good, will release daily)
Request an episode: thehistoryoftheemail@gmail.com
The History Of is your daily dose of weird, wonderful, and occasionally ridiculous history. Each episode takes one topic an object, a place, a job, a trend and unpacks the surprising story behind it. No homework, no boring lectures, just history you’ll actually want to share.
A podcast for all ages, if you enjoy please share it and leave a review because that tells me you want more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of--6664775/support.
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21 NOV 2025 · Before GPS, there was geometry, brass, and the stars. This episode charts the story of the astrolabe, the ancient instrument that guided sailors, scholars, and astrologers for nearly two thousand years. From Greek astronomers to Islamic scientists and medieval navigators, it’s a tale of art, science, and the human need to find our place in the cosmos.
New Episodes: Mon/Wed/Fri
(If people enjoy, and feedback via reviews and ratings is good, will release daily)
Request an episode: thehistoryoftheemail@gmail.com
The History Of is your daily dose of weird, wonderful, and occasionally ridiculous history. Each episode takes one topic an object, a place, a job, a trend and unpacks the surprising story behind it. No homework, no boring lectures, just history you’ll actually want to share.
A podcast for all ages, if you enjoy please share it and leave a review because that tells me you want more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of--6664775/support.
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The History Of... For people who were bad at history but not too proud to Google it now. This isn’t the history podcast for experts. It’s for the rest of...
show more
The History Of...
For people who were bad at history but not too proud to Google it now. This isn’t the history podcast for experts. It’s for the rest of us: the curious, the confused, the ones who zoned out during school but still wonder who invented the fork or why people used to put arsenic in their face cream. Each episode takes one thing an object, a place, a job, a trend and unpacks the weird, messy, often ridiculous story behind it. Just history for people who ask questions late at night and want answers that don’t feel like homework. You might actually enjoy it, and it's enough to make you feel clever at work...for a change.
New Episodes: Mon/Wed/Fri
(If people enjoy, and feedback via reviews and ratings is good, will release daily)
Topic Categories
show less
For people who were bad at history but not too proud to Google it now. This isn’t the history podcast for experts. It’s for the rest of us: the curious, the confused, the ones who zoned out during school but still wonder who invented the fork or why people used to put arsenic in their face cream. Each episode takes one thing an object, a place, a job, a trend and unpacks the weird, messy, often ridiculous story behind it. Just history for people who ask questions late at night and want answers that don’t feel like homework. You might actually enjoy it, and it's enough to make you feel clever at work...for a change.
New Episodes: Mon/Wed/Fri
(If people enjoy, and feedback via reviews and ratings is good, will release daily)
Topic Categories
- Objects & Inventions
- Jobs & Roles
- Places
- Health & Beauty
- Books, Ideas & Beliefs
- Music, Art & Culture
- Myths, Monsters & Weird Beliefs
- Trends & Fads
- People
- Sport
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| Author | Nik Hunter |
| Organization | Nik Hunter |
| Categories | History , Society & Culture , Comedy |
| Website | - |
| thehistoryoftheemail@gmail.com |
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