Unbuttoned History

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

The boys peer through the kaleidoscope of violence that is South Sudan see all of human history. This is the final installment of the 6 Newest Nations series.

Direct download: HLSSudan.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 12:00am EDT

From the annals of Russian Incompetence Volume #8097, The Winter War, or: How Cross Country Skiing and Frozen Swamps Humiliated the Soviet Union.

Direct download: HLWinter_War.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 5:00am EDT

Caleb is alone in the studio which means only one thing: Stuff that's not true! On this edition of Today in Fake History, Caleb weaves a tapestry of sorrow, joy and intrigue that is how your three favorite pseudo-historians met. Enjoy this globe-trekking tale! 

Direct download: HLFake2.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 7:59pm EDT

The boy crack the code on the Ghost Phone trying to call Hong Xiuquan. They discuss how to delegate power to kings. That TBAs are better than TBDs and that the one topic Hong Xiuquan doesn't talk to God about is the civil servant's exam.

Direct download: HLHongXiuQuan.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 2:04pm EDT

Your favorite Pseudo-Historians continue their series on the youngest countries in the world with number 2: Kosovo. We talk about rape as a weapon, whether Mike is on drugs or not and that you wanna go way down to Kosovo. Also we talk about our First Anniversary as a show! yes can you believe it's been 1 whole year? 

Direct download: HLKosovo.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 5:00am EDT

On this weeks episode your favorite Pseudo-Historians invite special Guest Will Dickerson (Mixer/Masterer of the Show and in the band Heartwell) to tell us about the most important Water Polo game in history. The 1956 Olympic meeting between Hungary and (friend of the show) the USSR. Also a very big announcement!

Direct download: HLBloodintheWater.mp3
Category:Society & Culture -- posted at: 12:50pm EDT