Unbuttoned History (society & culture)

Caleb and Mike are drunk and on vacation. They don't want to do any work, but they have to record an episode of the show. So why not just dial a random number on the ghostphone?

Direct download: HLPirates.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 8:39pm EDT

In a totally normal, not different in anyway episode, the clearly male Pseudo-Historians talk about a great woman: Isabella Stewart Gardner.

Direct download: HLIsabella.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 11:00pm EDT

It's Friday night on the Internet; Caleb and Terry really want to start talking about the Mongols but, Mike is nowhere to be seen. Do they dive right in? Do they wait for him to show up? Is he coming? Why are we getting amber alerts from Fitchburg? Find out in this weeks episode.

Direct download: HLWaiting.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 11:30pm EDT

Wading through the religious hatred of the Middle East, your favorite pseudo-historians go through the Intafada, parts one and deux.

Direct download: HLIntafada.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 11:28pm EDT

We go back to our own City's past in 1919 when for two day there was no law, because the cops went on strike. Which led to a hate of the AFL and to Calvin Coolidge being a shitty president. This is why we can't have nice things, like labor movements.

Direct download: HLBostonCop.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 9:05pm EDT

Failed Revolutions continue's with Bacon's Rebellion, the most important Pre-Colonial event to have almost no information about. See how a  screwball story of people killing the wrong Indian Tribe and pissing contest between in-laws, becomes one of the great metaphors and benchmarks of America's culture for the next several hundred years.

Direct download: HLBacon.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 2:22pm EDT

On this very special 50th episode, your favorite Pseudo-Historians discuss who they think are the 7 shittiest presidents, why they sucks and why other notable shitty presidents didn't make the list.

Direct download: HL7ShitPrez.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 1:41am EDT

Celebrate the anniversary of the Great War with the racist ruminations of a bloodthirsty poof.

Direct download: HLFranzFerdinand.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 6:42pm EDT

To pay for the suffering of black people, we will take your joy in this mirthless episode: we examine Ta-Nehisi’s article of the same name and get real mad and sad.

 

Direct download: HLReparations.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 10:28pm EDT

Since we just finished a series on the 6 Newest Nations, we thought, why not keep it going with a new Series? History Lessons presents Failed revolution, a series on some of histories most and least known failed revolts, uprisings, revolutions and Armed protests. This week we being with The Jewish Uprising or Great Revolt between the Jews of Judea and the Roman empire. Learn about how political infighting ruins revolutions and that if you're a middle aged white man and super into the Roman Empire, you're probably a fascist.

Direct download: HLJewishUprising.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 12:51pm EDT