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Unique Animals: Pere David's Deer and Okapi Johnstoni Jun 15, 2021

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On today’s episode we have two stories about rare animals and how their stories tie into human history. First is the story of Pere David’s Deer, an odd looking deer native to China that nearly went extinct more than once that is flourishing today thanks to an English Duke. Then we have the story of Sir Harry Johnston and the twentieth century discovery of the animal that bears his name: Okapi Johnstoni.MagellanTV - a brand-new streaming service that features the very best collection of historical documentaries available anywhere. The service includes over 3,000 documentary movies, series, and exclusive playlists across the major genres, with particular depth in Ancient History, Modern History, War and Military. Check out their curated history playlist, designed with you in mind. Claim your free month trial at: https://try.magellantv.com/historyguy

True Crime Trials: Daniel Sickles' Temporary Insanity and the murder of Gulielma Sands Jun 01, 2021

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The History Guy Podcast Features two stories of true crime and the trials they produced. First is the story of Daniel Sickles - unscrupulous politician, infamous for his actions at the battle of Gettysburg, and who murdered a man in broad daylight in sight of the white house. Next is the Manhattan Well Murder, the unsolved murder of Gulielma sands, and how a soon-to-be Vice President Aaron Burr, Former treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton, and future Supreme court justice Brockholst Livingston argued the defense in the trial of the century.MagellanTV - a brand-new streaming service that features the very best collection of historical documentaries available anywhere. The service includes over 3,000 documentary movies, series, and exclusive playlists across the major genres, with particular depth in Ancient History, Modern History, War and Military. Check out their curated history playlist, designed with you in mind. Claim your free month trial at: https://try.magellantv.com/historyguy

Fantastic Frauds: Titanic Thompson and Stanley Weyman May 18, 2021

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The History Guy podcast features two stories of fraudsters, who despite their less than honest lives deserve to be remembered. First is the story of Titanic Thompson, supposedly the inspiration for Sky Masterson of Guys and Dolls, who was so good that he cheated Al Capone at a bet - and made it out alive. Next is Stanley Weyman, a man who spent much of his life pretending to be someone else. MagellanTV - a brand-new streaming service that features the very best collection of historical documentaries available anywhere. The service includes over 3,000 documentary movies, series, and exclusive playlists across the major genres, with particular depth in Ancient History, Modern History, War and Military. Check out their curated history playlist, designed with you in mind. Claim your free month trial at: https://try.magellantv.com/historyguy

A tortoise, a horse, and a bear, oh my! : Timothy, Sgt. Reckless, and Winnie the Pooh May 04, 2021

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What do a Tortoise, a horse, and a bear have in common? The history guy podcast features three stories of animals who served as military mascots. First is Timothy the Tortoise, who before she died was the last surviving veteran of the Crimean War. Then the history guy talks about Sgt. Reckless, a horse who served with the marines during Korea, carrying munitions, performing heroic feats, and eating almost everything. Finally we have the story of Winnie the Pooh - both Christopher Robin Milne's teddy bear, and the military mascot who shared his name.MagellanTV - a brand-new streaming service that features the very best collection of historical documentaries available anywhere. The service includes over 3,000 documentary movies, series, and exclusive playlists across the major genres, with particular depth in Ancient History, Modern History, War and Military. Check out their curated history playlist, designed with you in mind. Claim your free month trial at: https://try.magellantv.com/historyguy

Cold War Chronicles: Able Archer and Oleg Gordievsky Apr 20, 2021

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The History Guy podcast features two stories of the Cold War. First is the story of Able Archer, a command exercise by NATO done in 1983, which the Soviet Union interpreted as a possible preparation for a first strike nuclear attack. We also have the EXCLUSIVE to the podcast story of Oleg Gordievsky, a KGB agent who turned to the West, and who escaped from Moscow in an agent exfiltration mission practically made for the movies.MagellanTV - a brand-new streaming service that features the very best collection of historical documentaries available anywhere. The service includes over 3,000 documentary movies, series, and exclusive playlists across the major genres, with particular depth in Ancient History, Modern History, War and Military. Check out their curated history playlist, designed with you in mind. Claim your free month trial at: https://try.magellantv.com/historyguyScript for Oleg Gordievsky by MAB

Mystery Murders: The Saxtown Axe Murders and the "Servant Girl Annihilator" Apr 06, 2021

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The History Guy Podcast features the tales of two grisly crimes, neither of which were ever solved. The first is the story of the Saxtown Axe murders, in which in 1874 a family of five German immigrants was attacked in the middle of the night. The second tale is about the killer the press dubbed the "Servant Girl Annihilator", who began brutally attacking servants in the growing city of Austin, Texas in 1884. Only a few years later similarly brutal crimes took place in London, leading Texas papers to wonder if the man in Austin had gone to London to become Jack the Ripper.MagellanTV - a brand-new streaming service that features the very best collection of historical documentaries available anywhere. The service includes over 3,000 documentary movies, series, and exclusive playlists across the major genres, with particular depth in Ancient History, Modern History, War and Military. Check out their curated history playlist, designed with you in mind. Claim your free month trial at: https://try.magellantv.com/historyguy

Pirates! : The Wreck of the Whydah and Albert Hicks Mar 23, 2021

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The History Guy podcast features two stories of Pirates! First the tale of the Whydah Galley, a slave ship turned pirate, and the ill-fated crew that served under "Black Sam" Bellamy. The second story is set in 19th century New York, when a ship is discovered abandoned, with nothing aboard except blood... and a few cut-off fingers.MagellanTV - a brand-new streaming service that features the very best collection of historical documentaries available anywhere. The service includes over 3,000 documentary movies, series, and exclusive playlists across the major genres, with particular depth in Ancient History, Modern History, War and Military. Check out their curated history playlist, designed with you in mind. Claim your free month trial at: https://try.magellantv.com/historyguy

Cats and Dogs: Housecats and Civilization and Able Seaman Just Nuisance Mar 10, 2021

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The History Guy podcast features two stories of housepets! First is the incredible story of the domestication of cats and their contribution to human civilization. Then we will hear the story of the only dog ever enlisted in the Royal Navy, Able Seaman Just Nuisance. It is history that deserves to be remembered.MagellanTV - a brand-new streaming service that features the very best collection of historical documentaries available anywhere. The service includes over 3,000 documentary movies, series, and exclusive playlists across the major genres, with particular depth in Ancient History, Modern History, War and Military. Check out their curated history playlist, designed with you in mind. Claim your free month trial at: https://try.magellantv.com/historyguy

Unsung Heroes: Video Game Pioneer and "Brave Bessie" Feb 24, 2021

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The History Guy podcast features two stories of unsung heroes! Exclusive to the podcast, the History Guy tells the story of Jerry Lawson, "the father of modern videogaming," an early video game pioneer who rubbed shoulders with Steve Jobs and led the development of the Fairchild Channel F, the first video game console to feature removable game cartridges. The second is about Bessie Coleman, an African American and Indigenous woman whose passion for flying in the early years of flight technology led her to become one of the first women to earn a pilot's license. Despite obstacles, Coleman became a respected and talented Barnstormer - an aerial performer and trick-flyer. Both are parts of history that deserve to be remembered.MagellanTV - a brand-new streaming service that features the very best collection of historical documentaries available anywhere. The service includes over 3,000 documentary movies, series, and exclusive playlists across the major genres, with particular depth in Ancient History, Modern History, War and Military. Check out their curated history playlist, designed with you in mind. Claim your free month trial at: https://try.magellantv.com/historyguy

True Stories of the Wild West: A Bandit Who Fell off His Horse and Soapy Smith Feb 10, 2021

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The History Guy podcast features two stories of the Wild West. First is the Bandit Dick Fellowes, a surprisingly successful stage coach robber who despite the ups and downs of his life always seemed to be defeated by his demons. Next is Soapy Smith, a very bad man who straddled the line between gangster and outlaw at the edge of the frontier. Both men and the lessons we can learn from them are history that deserves to be remembered.MagellanTV - a brand-new streaming service that features the very best collection of historical documentaries available anywhere. The service includes over 3,000 documentary movies, series, and exclusive playlists across the major genres, with particular depth in Ancient History, Modern History, War and Military. Check out their curated history playlist, designed with you in mind. Claim your free month trial at: https://try.magellantv.com/historyguy

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