Every episode, co-hosts Ryan Weir and Pete Goddard spin the Wheel of History - landing on a random country, time period, and topic - and embark on a quest to unearth the most fascinating, bizarre, and unexpected stories from the past to prove that History Happened Everywhere!
Episodes
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Pete takes Ryan to the Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea, home of the glorious bird of paradise. Discover how cannibalism led to the Laughing Death, meet a tribe whose language is dying out and the incredible anthropologist who travelled deep into the jungle to preserve it.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:38 Orientation of PNG
12:17 History of PNG
18:34 What is Green?
24:08 Environment
37:21 Newness & Inexperience
56:12 Derzolation
58:23 Outro
Thanks to Don Kulick
Links:
Papua New Guinea National Anthem - Instrumental (https://youtu.be/ijd4RVhS9Vk)
Pākīpika Hema Folk Choir - Music (https://youtu.be/wDWORKEGiMY)
‘A Death in the Rainforest’, by Don Kulick (https://tinyurl.com/3ca9tdsz)
Star Wars Theme (https://youtu.be/_D0ZQPqeJkk)
Contact:
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http://hhepodcast.com
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