Historicool

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Historicool Episode 4 - Battle of the Little Big Horn Mar 20, 2015

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Historicool is a podcast which delves into some of history's interesting figures and events. Your hosts, Matt Nelson and Wayne Bridgman will seek to bring these to life for you, the fascinated listener, with interesting facts and a dose of mischievous humor. In this two-part episode we look at the fate of the dashing general Custer and his wily foes (the native American tribes) during the period of westward expansion following the end of the civil war. So give us a Michegaaan yeeeeelllll and shoot for the play button.

Historicool Episode 3 - Caligula Jan 04, 2015

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Historicool is a podcast which delves into some of history's interesting figures and events. Your hosts, Matt Nelson and Wayne Bridgman will seek to bring these to life for you, the fascinated listener, with interesting facts and a dose of mischievous humor. In this episode we talk about a young Caesar (Emperor) who has a reputation of being the most infamous and unhinged Emperor of Rome - which is quite a statement. There are one or two others that might provide some stiff competition for his sexual depravity and general craziness of course but, there is no doubt that Caligula, in his short reign, would be grossly and offensively excessive and set a standard for debauchery that few, if any, could hope to match...

Historicool Episode 2 - Highwaymen Nov 23, 2014

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Historicool is a podcast which delves into some of history's interesting figures and events. Your hosts, Matt Nelson and Wayne Bridgman will seek to bring these to life for you, the fascinated listener, with interesting facts and a dose of mischievous humor. In this episode we stand to deliver a story to you which delves into the shadowy lives of the mounted brigands who preyed upon unwary (and indeed wary) travellers in the 16th and 17th centuries. Lock your carriage doors and pop a fake beard on your daughters as we glance in fear over our shoulders to see... the highwayman approacheth!

Historicool Episode 1 - Blackbeard Sep 04, 2014

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Historicool is a podcast which delves into some of history's interesting figures and events. Your hosts, Matt Nelson and Wayne Bridgman will seek to bring these to life for you, the fascinated listener, with interesting facts and a dose of mischievous humor. This episode meets the most feared Pirate of the Caribbean. Who was this pirate? Why was he so feared? Was it all bluster or was there good cause for his fearsome reputation? Did he really have 14 wives? Is that why he spent so much time at sea? Find out all this and more...

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