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#70 Mendacium Ex Machina Apr 18, 2022

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In the late 1700s, a chess-playing automaton marched across Europe, achieving checkmates against novices and masters alike–all while hiding an incredible secret…

Music:

- Concerto for Lute and Plucked Strings by Siefried Behrend & DZO Chamber Orchestra

- Clockwork Toccata, Op. 68 by Fulvio Caldini & the Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet

- Concerto no. 5 en la mineur by Bach

- Mr. Moustafa by Alexandre Desplat

- Denmark by Gideon Fruedmann & the Portland Cello Project

- Night Train to Nebelsbad by Alexandre Desplat

- Water Music Suite by Handel & the English Concert

- Portrait Gallery by Luke Howard

- Morning Talk/Supersymmetry by Arcade Fire & Owen Pallett

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#7 The Christmas Truce (Shiny & Chrome Edition) Dec 24, 2021

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This episode was always a feel-good fan favorite, so I decided to pluck it from the archives, rewrite it, re-record it, and remix it now that I'm a better writer with better equipment. Merry Christmas!

'During the first Christmas of the First World War, troops from opposing armies defied orders and participated in a series of impromptu ceasefires in the no man’s land between the trenches.'

Music:

Keetley by OK Ikumi
Beyond the Milk Wood by Federico Albanese
We Move Lightly by Dustin O’Halloran
#20 (Lichen) by Aphex Twin
Pauvre Simon by Sylvain Chauveau
Silent Night by the St. John’s College Choir
Auld Lang Syne by Dexter Britain

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#69 The Great Race of Mercy Dec 13, 2021

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In 1925, dog sled teams faced extreme subzero temperatures, whiteout conditions, and hurricane-force winds to deliver medicine to sick children in the remote mining town of Nome, Alaska. This feat of interspecies heroism would become one of the most harrowing rescue attempts in American history.

Music:

Etude by Joep Beving
Prelude for Piano and Malaria by Worrytrain
Born Unto Trouble by Bill Elm & Woody Jackson
Suicide by Marc Streitenfeld
The Diary by Dexter Britain
Writing the Letter by Marc Streitenfeld
In Threes by Loscil
Labyrinthine by Julianna Barwick
A Softer world by Luke Howard
The Evil The Never Arrived by Stars of the Lid
Opening by Nathaniel Bartlett
At the Beach by David Wingo
Lale’s Theme by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
I Will Be Back One Day (Instrumental) by Lord Huron

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#68 The Fifth Beatle Aug 24, 2021

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In early 1964, on the eve of The Beatles’ first international tour, Ringo Starr fell ill. To avoid cancelling the shows at the height of Beatlemania, they hired Jimmie Nicol as a temporary replacement. The stand-in drummer serves as a case study in what happens to a human psyche when propelled from relative obscurity to worldwide fame (and back again…) all in the span of a few months.

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Music:

It Was a Town by Brocker Way
Mr. Rogers Day by Jonathan Kirkscey
School Day by Chuck Berry
Rave On by Buddy Holly
Last Days of Disco by Yo La Tengo
Yea Yea by Vince Eager
Twenty Flight Rock by Colin Hicks & His Cabin Boys
Drum Diddley by The Spotnicks
Buzz, Buzz, Buzz by Vince Eager
Summertime Blues by Eddie Cochran
I Saw Her Standing There by The Silver Beatles
Night Train by The Shubdubs
Practicing by Justin Hurwitz
Dismissed by Justin Hurwitz
Do What You Are Doing by Dexter Britain
I Want To Hold Your Hand by The Beatles
The Horse by Cliff Nobles & Co.
A Hard Day’s Night by The Beatles
Can’t Buy Me Love by The Beatles
Love Me Do by The Beatles
Frances & Her Friends by Francis Faye
Long Tall Sally by The Beatles
Humpty Dumpty by The Shubdubs
On the Green Tape by Musette
Last Date by The Spotnicks
Three King Fishers by Gabor Szabo
Getting Better by The Beatles

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#67 The Andean Gambit Jun 21, 2021

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After Columbus opened Pandora’s Box by crossing the Atlantic, conquistadors ventured into the New World for god, glory, and gold; rarely in that order. One of these conquistadors, Francisco Pizarro, could not ignore the rumors of an empire of golden cities in the cloud peaks of the Andes, which sent him on a collision course with Atualpa, the god emperor of the Inca Empire.
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#66 Microstorium Dec 23, 2020

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As the final episode of this wild year called 2020, here's fifteen quick mini-stories from throughout history!

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[UNLOCKED] Book Review of ‘1491’ by Charles C. Mann Nov 25, 2020

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(This is an unlocked Patreon bonus episode. For more bonus episodes, check out www.patreon.com/historium)
Lots of myth busting of misconceptions about indigenous people coupled with new research that shines a light of what the New World and its inhabitants were actually like.

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#65 Firebombing of Tokyo Oct 28, 2020

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How do we Americans remember the deadliest night in human history? The answer is simple. We don't.

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#64 Marathon of Madness Sep 23, 2020

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This is the story of the strangest race ever run.

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#63 The Dividing Line Jul 16, 2020

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In 1919, rage from injustices erupted into violent race riots which spread throughout Chicago. All the while, Spanish Flu spread like wildfire in this unfortunately relevant story about the Chicago Race Riots.

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