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 Jan 05, 2023
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
It’s the End of the Year Quiz (2022)! Paul Dersley swaps his judge’s robes for a Quizmaster’s blazer and pits Ryan against Pete in a nailbiting test of knowledge. Who remembers the most fun facts, peculiar people and stirring stories from a year of podcasting? Find out now!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:17 Round One - Who Arrived First?
06:50 Buzzer Test
08:25 Round Two - Reviews
12:46 Round Three - Destinations
18:20 Round Four - Countdown Questions
23:16 Round Five - Food & Drink
28:58 Round Six - Badly Explain an Episode
33:09 Round Seven - Home & Away
41:32 Round Eight - Tie-Breaker!
51:16 Outro
Thanks:
Jim Coulson (BewilderedDad.com)
Game Show Music 2021 (https://youtu.be/8ZQuXhKTBVU)
Contact:
http://hhepodcast.com
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
This week, the Judge sits in session to review Pete's Christmassy journey to Malta during the Atomic Age. But is he feeling jolly or a scrooge? Find out now on… THE VERDICT!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:20 Zaqq
08:06 Popeye Village
14:09 Stamps
18:29 Maltese Terriers
21:12 Neolithic Temples
23:49 Origin of the Nativity Scene
26:30 The Verdict
30:54 Outro
Thanks:
Christmas version of the Verdict theme by Anatoliigmusic (Professional session musician, composer on fiverr.com)
Contact:
http://hhepodcast.com
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
It’s Christmas! Peter dons the Santa hat to take Ryan on a tour of Christmas in Malta. Snails and rabbit for Christmas dinner! An entire town that impersonates Bethlehem at Christmas! A musical instrument made out of a dog! We’ve got it all… and more!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:07 Orientation to Malta
12:38 History of Malta
17:34 The Atomic Age
22:08 Noël
25:18 Maltese Christmas
37:06 Crib and Nativity
42:26 Emvin's Stamp
49:22 The Honey Bee
55:34 The Żaqq
01:02:12 Conclusion
01:04:46 Derzolation
01:07:01 Outro
Thanks:
- Chris Buttigieg
- Reddit users: Grimfandango1985, youdoublearewhy, EvilDairyQueen and JuanPyro
- Anatoliigmusic - Professional session musician, composer (fiverr.com)
Links:
Malta National Anthem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DA3I_OTKqY
The Maltese Żaqq: https://tinyurl.com/4s8ura25
The Sound of the Żaqq: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOfRCSPZSjQ
Contact:
http://hhepodcast.com
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
The Judge is in session and this week the resident Renaissance Man takes a break from sampling the finest bottles of Tuscan wine to review Ryan’s episode on Fiction in Italy during the Renaissance. Did he think Episode 63 worthy of the classics - or just a bloated cadaver on an artist’s sketch pad? Find out now on THE VERDICT!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:14 Vitruvian Man
05:13 Towers & Dante Alighieri
10:21 Boccaccio & Pope Joan
14:32 Sinful art and literature
16:39 Machiavelli & Robert Green
21:43 The Verdict
25:45 Outro
Thanks:
- The Divine Comedy - National Express (https://youtu.be/p_GLSgJ39Dc) | shorturl.at/iqSWX
Contact:
- http://hhepodcast.com
- https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
In this episode, Ryan takes a look at Fiction in the form of stories, tall tales and outright lies in Italy during the Renaissance. Discover the early tales that may have inspired Chaucer, meet the sneak whose name became a watchword for plotting, and learn how a litany of lies lay behind the success of Christopher Columbus.
Links:
- Italy National Anthem - Instrumental (https://youtu.be/kqAP9c2hJ6k)
- Medieval Music Collection (https://youtu.be/Phq7Bmeg2A4)
- Italian Music Instrumental Classic (https://youtu.be/XgpxpTe5pus)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Theme - Instrumental, courtesy of Courtney Schmall (https://youtu.be/3cL5E-cB_EY)
Chapters:
00:18 Intro
02:02 Orientation to Italy
12:07 History of Italy
18:58 What was The Renaissance?
22:58 What is Fiction?
24:23 Boccaccio
36:52 Machiavelli
46:22 Columbus
01:01:52 Derzolation
01:04:36 Outro
Contact:
http://hhepodcast.com
https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast