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Wed, 17 December 2014
018 - Sea Shanties

Sing the songs of 19th century sailors at your local shantysing.

Direct download: 018-Sea-Shanties.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:34am EDT

Wed, 20 August 2014
017 - The Secret History of Monopoly

The crazy story of how it happened, how we forgot, and how we remembered.

Direct download: 017-The-Origins-of-Monopoly.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:38am EDT

Wed, 25 June 2014
016 - The Words of Chief Seattle

What he did - and did not - say.

Direct download: 016-The-Words-of-Chief-Seattle.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Wed, 7 May 2014
015 - The Aroostook War

When little Maine almost started a big war.

Direct download: 015-The-Aroostook-War.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:08am EDT

Wed, 16 April 2014
014 - The Great Emu War

It's hard to fight an enemy that can sprint at 35mph.

Direct download: 014-The-Great-Emu-War.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:21pm EDT

Tue, 8 April 2014
013 - The Egg War of 1863

Like they say, you can't make an omelette without shots being fired.

Direct download: 013-The-Egg-War.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:45pm EDT

Wed, 2 April 2014
012 - The End of Carthage

No earth was salted in the making of this episode.

Direct download: 012-The-End-of-Carthage.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:46am EDT

Tue, 18 March 2014
011 - Hannibal and the Second Punic War

Hannibal wasn't an ordinary opponent. Then again, neither were the Romans.

Direct download: 011-Hannibal-Second-Punic-War.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:11pm EDT

Tue, 19 November 2013
010 - The First Punic War

Or, how to lose a war with the Roman Republic.

Direct download: 010-The-First-Punic-War.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:30pm EDT

Wed, 6 November 2013
009 - The Rise of Carthage

Finally, the Carthaginians get their fifteen minutes of fame.

Direct download: 009-The-Rise-of-Carthage.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Wed, 23 October 2013
008 - The Emperor and Empress of the United States

The extraordinary lives of Joshua Norton and Jose Sarria of San Francisco.

Direct download: 008-The-Emperor-and-Empress-of-the-United-States.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:30am EDT

Wed, 9 October 2013
007 - The Legend of Woody Guthrie

How Woody Guthrie became a household name. It's all about who you know.

Direct download: 007-The-Legend-of-Woody-Guthrie.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:00am EDT

Wed, 11 September 2013
005 - The Norse Settlement on Newfoundland

How some vikings beat Columbus to the New World by five centuries.

Direct download: 005-The-Norse-on-Newfoundland.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:00am EDT

Wed, 28 August 2013
004 - Cortes and the Fall of the Aztecs

The story of how Cortes did - and didn't - conquer Mexico.

Direct download: 004_-_Cortes_and_the_Fall_of_the_Aztecs.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:59am EDT

Wed, 14 August 2013
003 - The Rise of the Aztecs

What things were like in Mexico before the Spanish blew it all up.

Direct download: Episode003_-_Rise_of_the_Aztecs.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:00am EDT

Wed, 31 July 2013
002 - The Underground History of the Gay Bar

Three hundred years of drinking, dancing, and police raids.

Direct download: Episode002_Gay_Bar.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:00am EDT

That's all!

What? You want more? I'm working on it, these episodes take a while to make!

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Born Yesterday is researched, written, edited & produced by Joey Brunelle.

Remember: history doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.