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 Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Set sail for the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe in which we learn the less-than-sweet story of sugar, and discover the ups and downs of developing a modern marvel to memorialise those who suffered.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:26 Orientation to Guadeloupe
13:28 History of Guadeloupe
21:01 Carte Blanche
26:42 The Idea
34:23 The Location
45:25 The Design
52:04 The Opening
57:24 Derzolation
59:05 Outro
Links:
- Ban'Biyo - Disk la Réyé (https://shorturl.at/fopz8)
- The Archies - Sugar Sugar (https://shorturl.at/cqHI2)
- Caribbean Centre of Expressions and Memory of the Slave Trade and Slavery (https://memorial-acte.fr)
Contact:
https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Pete's Tropic of Cancer episode is up before Judge Dersley this episode. Is salt really a rock? Can you visit a place that's an imaginary line? And just how sweary is Henry Miller’s book? Find out now on… THE VERDICT!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:26 The Tropic of Cancer
06:22 The Tropic of Taurus & Cancer
13:48 Movies
19:11 Is Rock-Salt a Rock & Salt Mines
23:54 The Verdict
28:48 Outro
Thanks:
- Shirt Guy
Contact:
https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Pete takes on a round-the-world challenge and finds himself between a rock and a hard place on the Tropic of Cancer. We discover the surprising product that rated alongside gold in value on the trans-Saharan trade routes and we meet a pair of travelling historians whose journeys took them from Africa to China. Also, learn how a failed rebellion can still bring down a dynasty, and find out how you might apply for your harlot’s license in 9th Century China.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:32 Orientation to The Tropic of Cancer
16:07: History of The Tropic of Cancer
18:34 Between a Rock and a Hard Place
22:22 A Rocky Start
31:10 Travelling the Tropic
44:11 Rebellion in China
50:43 Derzolation
52:19 Outro
Links:
- Tropical Beach Music (https://t.ly/fdZ70)
- Video showing how the tropics and the sun relate (https://shorturl.at/GKZ38)
- Unofficial flag for the Tropic of Cancer (https://shorturl.at/cuIL6)
- Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer (https://shorturl.at/gjBFI)
- 70s Cop Show Music (https://shorturl.at/adgTU)
Contact:
https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Ryan's Antarctic episode is under the gavel. Did his expert guest impress? What sights can you see in the Antarctic? Where can you find pemmican in space? And what is an expert's view on the likely survival of humanity itself? Find out now on… THE VERDICT!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:59 More on Pemmican
07:52 McMurdo Station
12:36 The first people to visit Antarctica
19:09 Why the future has wings
25:08 The Verdict
30:07 Outro
Thanks:
- Professor Roger Smith
- Shirt Guy
Contact:
https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Finally, Ryan tackles Communism in Antarctica during the Triassic. Find out what it takes to dig in the polar extremes and meet the bulldog-walrus-pig-lizard that lived there millions of years ago.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:28 Orientation to Antarctica
14:16: History of Antarctica
20:44 What is Communism & The Triassic
30:32 Professor Roger Smith
33:46 Lystrosaurus & Communism
39:00 Red Star & Communism
44:24 Archaeology & Communism
50:46 Migration & Communism
57:02 Pirates & Communism
01:01:02 IMAX 3D Movie
01:02:05 Derzolation
01:04:24 Outro
Thanks:
- Professor Roger Smith
Links:
- March of the Motherland (https://youtu.be/1VR7wJMj2BA?si=5UHSctWW-XwS8m-9)
- A Message (https://shorturl.at/jqY45)
Contact:
https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast