Softcore History

by Softcore History

A podcast for the casual fan of history. The Wikipedia reader. The kids who grew up with a dad who watched the same 10 hours of World War II specials on The History Channel. Join Dan Regester, Rob Fox, and Jake Goldman as they tastefully insert themselves into the past. The only thing we don’t show is our research.

Episodes

Behind The Lens With The Tuskegee Airmen, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, And Shaft

1h 24m · Published 23 Feb 16:02

Gordon Parks went from playing the piano at a Minnesota brothel to becoming the first black director in Hollywood. Dan, Jake, and Rob go through the insanely jam-packed life of the man behind the creation of Blaxploitation and some of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century.

Three Heroes Describe Surviving The Texas Freeze

1h 29m · Published 19 Feb 04:09

Rob, Dan, and Jake break down what it’s like to live through a historic event — the Texas freeze. We break down what happened to us and the people we know this past week in Austin, how awful Texans are at handling weather, how much we want to punch all of our politicians (left and right) in their stupid faces, and if we think Texas learned ANY lessons.

The Black Pirate Who Threw A No-No On LSD

1h 20m · Published 09 Feb 03:16

Jake, Dan, and Rob break down the antics of 70s Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher, Dock Ellis. Between advocating for numerous causes to throwing a no-hitter whacked out on LSD, Dock lived a wild life and led an even more redeeming story in his later years.

Enron Was Ahead Of Its Time

1h 31m · Published 02 Feb 03:29

Enron went from blue chip stock to pennies on the dollar overnight. From cooking the books to shifting their business model several times the rise and fall of this Houston based energy company was an absolute nightmare for its 29,000 employees in 2001.

America Used to Think Catholics Were Wizard Worshipping Slaves

1h 17m · Published 26 Jan 03:56

With Joe Biden becoming the second Catholic president ever Rob, Dan, and Jake break down the hilariously absurd bigotry that was freely lobbed at Al Smith and JFK, the first two Catholics who ran for president — basically the KKK and Protestant leaders tried to convince America that Catholics were slaves to a wizard king (the Pope) and would betray America.

The CIA Has A Bit Of A Drug Problem

1h 20m · Published 19 Jan 16:36

From shipping a ton of cocaine to spiking the office coffee with LSD, get your tinfoil hats ready as we discuss the wild and (mostly) true cases of the CIA and their antics involving narcotics.

That Other Time They Stormed The Capitol

1h 10m · Published 13 Jan 03:53

Burning government buildings, a president leaving his wife to go down in flames, and a hurricane tornado that saved the day from our country's oldest foe. Dan, Rob, and Jake cover the capture and arson of Washington D.C. in 1814

Russia’s First Queen Tricked A Lot of People Into Getting Murdered

1h 8m · Published 05 Jan 04:49

Rob, Dan, and Jake break down the history of Saint Olga of Kiev, the first queen of Russia and the woman who introduced Christianity to the country — specifically her year long rampage in which she kept (really easily) tricking the people of the country that assassinated her husband into getting brutally murdered. She isn’t the patron saint of revenge but she should be.

The Rasputin Episode

1h 9m · Published 29 Dec 15:52

Much like the Russian man of mystery himself, this episode gets off the rails quick and refuses to die.

John Dillinger: The Bank Robbing Shortstop Who Stole America’s Heart

1h 22m · Published 22 Dec 16:01

We go deep into the short but jam-packed life of American gangster and minor league shortstop John Dillinger.

Softcore History has 217 episodes in total of explicit content. Total playtime is 280:57:50. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on December 23rd 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 29th, 2024 19:40.