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Saturnalia: The Roman Christmas Dec 08, 2020

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Held in mid-December, Saturnalia is an ancient Roman pagan festival honoring the agricultural god Saturn. It's the source of many traditions we now associate with Christmas but with orgies.

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Viking Jesus Ragnar Lothbrok Dec 02, 2020

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Ragnar Lothbrok. What's true? What's myth? We break down the demigod of Viking past and his invasion of Paris.

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John Smith’s Mercenary Pirate Life Before Pocahontas Nov 24, 2020

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We cover the rad and insane life of John Smith before his years with Pocahontas.

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Pompeii’s Graffiti Proves Ancient Rome Had Twitter And Yelp For Brothels Nov 17, 2020

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Pompeii's perfectly preserved and absurdly raunchy graffiti is proof that the ancient world had social media and that people have always thought and are funny.

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Catapulting Messengers And Comedic Relief War Dwarfs: A History Of Jesters Nov 10, 2020

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From farting songs for the laughter of kings to taunting dying enemies on medieval battlefields, we break down the long, bizarre history of jesters.

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The Time A Presidential Candidate Died Mid-Election Nov 03, 2020

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Boosh fills in for Rob to talk about the only US election where one of the two presidential candidates died in the middle of voting.

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New Orleans’ Most Evil Citizen Was A Bipolar Cougar Oct 27, 2020

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Madame Delphine LaLaurie, the most evil resident in the history of New Orleans, was run out of the city for torturing and mutilating her slaves. She was also a gold digging cougar and a real buzzkill on ghost tours.

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The Witch Who Was Actually Pretty Rad Other Than The Infant Sacrifices Oct 20, 2020

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Noted witch expert and ex-TSM show runner Veronica Ruckh joins Softcore History to read Dan’s fortune with Tarot cards and discuss La Voisin, a purveyor of black masses and one of the most infamous witches in history.

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The KGB Is Great At Framing Aliens For Mass Murder Oct 13, 2020

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The boys breakdown the Dyatlov Pass Incident where 9 Russian hikers died in the Northern Ural Mountains in extremely mysterious ways.

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H.H. Holmes Built A Murder Castle In Chicago Because The 19th Century Had No Rules Oct 06, 2020

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Alex Buscemi joins the boys to talk about the first known serial killer in American history, H.H. Holmes.

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