Anachronismo!

The gang is back together! This episode, we talk about how Robert Fortune stole tea plants from China for the East India Trading Company, how a secret nuclear bunker constructed for the US government made no sense, and about Horace Coal’s strange, specific pranks. Robert Fortune’s Tea Theft at 1:05 Greek Island Project at 30:45 … Continue reading "Ep 13- Tea Heist, Greek Island Project, Dreadnaught Hoax"

Just a minisode with Max and Kate this week! We’ll be back to the usual crew next episode. For this minisode, we explored historical food and drink. Kate talks about Eastern American foods that have vanished into obscurity, and Max takes us on a journey into Louis Pasteur’s Revenge Beers! Eastern Ameican foods at 2:00 … Continue reading "Minisode: PawPaws and Pasteur’s Revenge Beers"

We’re back with a very monkey-heavy episode. This week, we talk about the Skeleton Army – an organization of pub owners and drinkers that opposed the Salvation Army back in the late 1800s, about the magnificent Nellie Bligh, intrepid reporter, muckraker, industrialist and adventurer, and we learn about the sad tale of the Hartlepoole Monkey, … Continue reading "Ep 12 – Skeleton Army, Nellie Bligh, Hartlepool Monkey"

Max was on vacation this week, so instead of our usual format, we bring you an interview he did with Brice Stratford of Owle Schreame and The Unseen Hour on the history of the lost theatrical form called The Droll. Brice takes us through the history of an almost lost form of theatre from the … Continue reading "Interview 1: Brice Stratford on the Drolls"

This week, guest host David Fouhy joins us to talk about the Diamond Necklace Affair- a sordid tale about a major event that led to the French Revolution as we know it. We also talk about the enigmatic James Smithsen, whose will and testament led to thefounding of the Smithsonian institute, and about John Taylor, … Continue reading "Ep 11 – Smithsonian, Diamond Necklace Affair, Water Poet"

This week, we talk about how the catacombs of Paris came to be filled with HUMAN SKELETONS, the life and fortean times of Charles Fort: chronicler of the weird, and the very special story of Bamse, a dog in the Norwegian Navy that became… a hero. (The last one is possibly the cutest story we’ve … Continue reading "Ep 10 – Hero Dog Bamse, Catacombs, Blood Rain"

This week: We learn about the life and loves of Joshua Norton, the first and only Emperor of America, We go into detail about Shays’ Rebellion, also known as the Whiskey Rebellion, and we learn to speak in Thieves Cant. Talking points include:What if you were emperor? ;Delicious grapeshot; Your own personal cannon; my cool … Continue reading "Ep 9 – Emperor Norton, Shays’ Rebellion, Thieves’ Cant"

This week we talk about Angel Glow at Shiloh, the doomed Shackleton expedition to the Arctic, and the Riots at the Stravinsky’s the Rites of Spring Talking points include: vampire glow sticks, sleepy winston churchill impersonations, mosquito names, penguin duels

Join us and our guest host Kate for the stories of General Santa Ana’s legs; a brief history of War Elephants, and the Strike of Bread and Roses. Talking points include: All left dogs, Pastry wars, Leg parades, Archie Talk, Sexy Tuberculosis Teens, Zack Snyder Baby Warriors, The ballad of Ab Pig, Spooky Elephant Nixon … Continue reading "Ep 7 – War Elephants, Santa Ana’s Legs, The Strike of Bread and Roses"