Unbuttoned History (society & culture)

We have a full house tonight at the Roxbury laboratory. This episode is a banger: weird characters, Senators revealing their sexual and intellectual ineptitude, a ratio of 50% topic and 50% tangents and sad Gaelic Violin music. Enjoy our discussion of how the American Government persecuted homosexuals for most of the Cold War.

Direct download: HLLavendarScare.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 11:45am EDT

Today Caleb talks about a hidden Pyramid in the Mexican jungle. Then he chats with the foreman of the project and the crazy way this Pyramid was found.

Direct download: HLHiddenPyramid_.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 8:55am EDT

What if I told you that the Navy decided to find out if gay men were in the navy by trying to get gay decoys? And What If i told you, that job was suddenly really popular? And then what if I told you that the Clergy got caught up in it?

Direct download: HLBestLaidPlans.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 6:53pm EDT

Captain Intern Mike and Emma battle for your affection while Christendom battles for the Holy Land. Join us for a guided tour of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

Direct download: HLKingdomJerusalem.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 11:29am EDT

Captain Intern Mike joins Mike and Caleb to discuss the Spread of Buddhism starting from it's Homeland in Northern India and why modern India has so few Buddhist.

Direct download: HLBuddhismIndia.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 8:30pm EDT

Caleb sits down with friend-of-the-show Jeff Marcus to discuss Jeff's bid to run for King of America on the Fascist Party ticket in the 2020s. Also, Caleb finds out a person in the News went to his High School.

Direct download: HLKing.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 8:00pm EDT

Mike the Intern helps Mike and Caleb learn life lessons from the medieval Khazars, including how to not care about religion, surviving on the steppe, and being Jewish way before it was cool (an era dating from 3500 BCE to the present).

Direct download: HLKhazaria.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 8:01pm EDT

Fascism Pie

1 fluid ounce of frustrated nationalism

3 tablespoons of racism

1 nostalgic bygone era

A crumble of socialist economy

Sprinkle liberally with corrupt democratic politicians

Soupçon of Dope Ass Flag Design

Shake Vigorously until all Communists are dead

Services a population of 50 million

 

Direct download: HLFascism.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 12:43pm EDT

There were many proud Bostonians who helped guide the United States of America to greatness, but Fate had something fantastic in store for one in particular! Which is good, because he probably wouldn't have managed on his own. Terry recounts the tale of the early American "philosopher" and trade magnate, Timothy Dexter.

Direct download: Timothy_Dexter_mixdown.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 10:00pm EDT

In this episode your favorite Pseudo-Historians compare a Communist Leader to an obscure Music Genre.

Direct download: HLYugoslavia.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 12:13am EDT