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 18, 2024
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Ryan takes Pete to Oceania to discover the topic of ‘Mind the Gap’. Hear the heartwarming tale of the train platform with a voice from beyond the grave, find out how Captain Cook narrowly avoided disaster thanks to a diplomatic local, and discover how some gaps are sacred.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:38 Orientation to Oceania!
11:12 History of Oceania!
18:53 What is ‘Mind the Gap!’?
30:11 James Cook & Tupaia!
46:39 Heavitree Gap!
59:18 Derzolation!
01:00:54 Outro
Links:
- Polynesian Music (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqn2Fhch1E8&t=29s)
- Oceania 'Tis for Thee (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQanNSt4PKA&t=638s)
- Instrumental Australian Music (https://youtu.be/uGkQfttbNa8?si=Wk2IvFnqXDMosSRl)
- Hawaiian Guitar Music (https://youtu.be/ezyakfMRJMc?si=07cEV-fgi7Xg3aC6)
- Mind the gap: Toast of London (https://youtu.be/yJ3yjjv-gRA?si=p7KZ2EfRWoqH4B29)
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Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
The Judge decides the fate of Pete’s episode on Nutrition in China during 100 to 200CE. Will it be certified fresh or a rotten tomato? Also featuring jujube, jojoba and century eggs. Plus find out once and for all, can you eat a panda? Find out now on... THE VERDICT!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:41 First Impressions!
05:12 Panda Meat!
13:20 Jujube or Jojoba & Century Eggs!
19:04 Ruth Harkness and Su Lin!
25:20 The Verdict!
30:12 Outro (+ Emperor Pu Yi)
Contact:
https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Pete and Ryan travel to Han Dynasty China to discover nutrition during 100 to 200 CE. Featuring a pioneering Empress whose humility took her to the top, a Chinese super-fruit, and a peek into one ancient physician’s golden cabinet.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:52 Orientation to China!
17:00 History of China!
28:46 The Humble Courtesan!
38:24 A Secret Superfruit!
47:18 Nutrition in Chinese Medicine!
53:58 Derzolation!
55:37 Outro
Links:
- Who Loves Chinese Food | Dragon Dee Songs for Kids (https://youtu.be/H-286mdkTdY?si=iAkPcF9dE0aLl8o6)
- Chinese National Anthem (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCMV0Zd_Yo4)
- Chinese Names in English (https://www.chinesenamesinenglish.com/wiki/Liansong)
- The wonders of Jujube (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41438-020-00346-5)
- Pink Panther Theme (https://youtu.be/lp6z3s1Gig0?si=BegfQLyM3gQm98CA)
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Thursday Mar 28, 2024
Thursday Mar 28, 2024
In this after-sun episode of HHE, Judge Dersley slaps on some lotion and steps onto Super Paradise beach to reveal his innermost thoughts about Ryan's episode on hotspots on the Sun during the space age. Will physics-talk enflame his inner-core? Will the story of Petro the pelican make him sit up on his sunbed? Will tales of Larry Lamb tickle the Judge’s cockles? Find out now on... THE VERDICT!
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:34 First Impressions & Planet Hobo!
09:12 Solar Power!
15:48 Topless Models & Larry Lamb!
21:50 Lesbos!
26:48 Petro the Pelican!
30:01 The Verdict!
34:02 Outro (+ Dersley the nudist?)
Contact:
https://linktr.ee/hhepodcast
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
It’s hot stuff this week as Ryan takes Pete to discover Hotspots on the Sun during 1957 to 1975. We learn how hot the sun is (hint - very), the hot stuff that breathed new life into a national newspaper, and reminisce about one teenager’s summer of love on a sun-drenched island.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:53 Orientation to the Sun!
09:06 History of the Sun!
16:40 What is a ‘Hotspot’?
19:19 Hotspots on Sol!
27:57 Hotspots in The Sun!
45:05 Hotspot in the Sun!
01:02:19 Derzolation!
01:04:15 Outro
Thanks:
- The Fantastic ‘Nic the Greek’ (Nicos Nikolaidis)
Links:
- Annie ‘Tomorrow’ (https://youtu.be/KahOD-93D7U?si=90rEPnsPzs24rhxA)
- Star Trek Theme (https://youtu.be/ykSrLwHGve4?si=iSJMrT-88lLl0XpR)
- 40 Minutes, 1985 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnZzt9iQgW4)
- Seeburg Background Music (https://youtu.be/la31Dm39J-E?si=h17-M_GbiRJ-ERUQ)
- Greek Tavern Instrumentals (https://youtu.be/fLLHFGoafe8?si=zLEBYC7bbsbLYzU8)
- Mykonos 1960S, Dimitris Koutsoukos (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4WsXJ3-mKU)
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