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 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
New Episode! Did Judge Dersley delight in Woodwork in Ethiopia between 1450 and 1750? Will Pete get a statue for being a hero, or a wooden spoon for being a twig? Find out now on.. THE VERDICT!
THE VERDICT is the companion podcast for History Happened Everywhere Episode 58: Woodwork in Ethiopia during the Early Modern Era (1450-1750CE). If you haven't listened to that episode yet, we recommend that you go and listen to that first (shorturl.at/ginTZ) or else there will be spoilers ahead!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:31 One Minute Summary
02:34 Tej & Injera Bread
07:36 Ardipithecus Ramidus
11:00 The Wanza Tree
14:54 Researching Woodwork in Ethiopia
19:48 Tabots in the British Museum
24:36 The Verdict
28:21 Outro
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Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Pete takes Ryan to the Horn of Africa to reveal woodwork in Ethiopia between 1450 and 1750CE. Discover the resting place of the ark of the covenant, the ambassadorial journey that took over 10 years and find out how to honour a hero of your village.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:51 Background to Ethiopia
19:15 History of Ethiopia
33:43 The Importance of Christianity on Ethiopian History
50:30 The Waga Memorial Statues
55:01 The Toothbrush Tree
57:28 Derzelation
59:27 Outro
Links:
- Processional Cross: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/317196
- Hand Cross: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/701288
- Waga: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/159419
- Miswak: https://museumofhealthcare.blog/the-humble-toothbrushs-extravagant-past/
Thanks:
- National Anthem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7gI8scpIL0
- Ethiopian Traditional Music 2014 Dagne Walle - Wub Abeba: https://youtu.be/VNj8w01iw4w
- The Weeknd - Blinding Lights: https://youtu.be/fHI8X4OXluQ
- Harar Restaurant for Tej in London: http://www.hararrestaurant.co.uk/
- The Beatles - Help!: https://youtu.be/2Q_ZzBGPdqE
- Sam Cooke - Chain Gang: https://youtu.be/zBn5aIfZElE
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Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
New Episode! Fear the judge! What did terrifying Judge Dersley make of Ryan’s foray to Burkina Faso to peek out from behind the sofa at things to be feared, a long, long time ago.
THE VERDICT is the companion podcast for History Happened Everywhere Episode #57: Riddles in Colombia during 1930-1940. If you haven't listened to that episode yet, we recommend that you go and listen to that first - or else there will be spoilers ahead!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:24 One Minute Summary
02:37 Dinosaurs
08:14 Lake Volta Reservoir
10:02 Thomas Sankara
13:13 Iron Biby
15:11 Mosquitos
19:01 Meteorites
22:12 The Dafara Hole
25:33 The Verdict
29:08 Outro
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Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Take a terrifying trip to Burkina Faso to learn about the horrors that lurk in lakes and rivers, the fishermen with no fear, the curse of the blacksmith and a tiny space rock that hit the country a long, long, time ago.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:33 Background to Burkina Faso
16:09 History of Burkina Faso
24:26 What is Fear?
26:37 A long long time ago
33:42 Fear of Crocodiles
37:22 Fear of Hippos
40:25 Fear of the Black Fly
44:10 Fear of the Dafara Hole
49:45 Fear of God
52:48 Fear of Ironwork
54:45 Fear of the Bogou Meteorite
58:09 Derzelation
59:51 Outro
Thanks:
- Burkina Faso National Anthem Instrumental (https://youtu.be/7Vveg-jlt2A)
- Don McLean - American Pie (https://youtu.be/7yHTpGog0IY)
- Thomas Sankara Speech on emancipation from colonialism (https://youtu.be/pnCb2wAt2L0)
- Traditional burkinabe music (https://youtu.be/YOzWT4Gp63A)
- Creature from the Black Lagoon - Trailer (https://youtu.be/svyPswixryM)
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Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Judge Dersley unravels riddles and casts his judgement on Pete's journey to the banana plantations, private wars and apparently acceptable murders ofColombia in the 1930s. Welcome to The Verdict!
THE VERDICT is the companion podcast for History Happened Everywhere Episode #57: Riddles in Colombia during 1930-1940. If you haven't listened to that episode yet, we recommend that you go and listen to that first - or else there will be spoilers ahead!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:25 Bananas
08:11 Tajo
12:02 San Augustine
14:30 Choral Workers & Liberals vs Conservatives
18:40 Egan Bernal
20:29 Cocaine & The Liquid Rainbow
23:28 The Verdict
27:12 Outro
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