Historium Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:26:18 -0400 https://historium.buzzsprout.com en © 2026 Historium yes Support this Podcast ee0071c3-f010-5f22-a0d6-ce37aaabf5fb Jake Barton episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) history, historium, Jake Barton Jake Barton https://storage.buzzsprout.com/xlz7pzo0f5tcggna3mszknxeb1ci?.jpg Historium https://historium.buzzsprout.com #86 Interview with Author Derek Baxter #86 Interview with Author Derek Baxter A conversation with Derek Baxter, author of new book The Forgotten World War: Exploring the Secret History of the American Revolution, from Spain to India and Back Again. Our interview touches on the Revolutionary War's unsung heroes, the various factions involved, and the battlegrounds across the world which elevated the war to a truly global conflict. 

Derek's latest book is OUT NOW. You can purchase The Forgotten World War: Exploring the Secret History of the American Revolution, from Spain to India and Back Again wherever books are sold!

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]]> A conversation with Derek Baxter, author of new book The Forgotten World War: Exploring the Secret History of the American Revolution, from Spain to India and Back Again. Our interview touches on the Revolutionary War's unsung heroes, the various factions involved, and the battlegrounds across the world which elevated the war to a truly global conflict. 

Derek's latest book is OUT NOW. You can purchase The Forgotten World War: Exploring the Secret History of the American Revolution, from Spain to India and Back Again wherever books are sold!

For more episodes and bonus content: patreon.com/historium

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]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-19250126 Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:00 -0400 3732 full false #85: Ni'ihau Zero #85: Ni'ihau Zero A crash landing of a Japanese warplane interrupts the idyllic island life of Ni’ihau, where the Hawaiians have no idea that a world war just started. 

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Music:

  • Mission by Naoki Sato
  • Dogfight by Thomas Wander
  • Ebb Tide by Houston & Dorsey
  • Hawaiian Sunset by The Polynesians
  • Opening by David Wingo
  • Queenie’s Suite by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
  • Less Likely by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
  • Waimanalo Blues by the Mahaka Sons of Ni’ihau
  • Mt Baker by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
  • Aloha Oe (Instrumental) by George Kulokahai & His Island Serenaders
  • Doghouse by David Wingo
  • Blue Hawaii by The Polynesians
  • Doghouse by David Wingo
  • Organum by Max Richter
  • A World Away by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
  • Four Enclosed Walls by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
  • 06 Ghosts I by Nine Inch Nails
  • Coconut Island by Louis Armstrong & The Polynesians
  • Martha’s Dream (The Proposition) by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
  • Remnants by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
  • In the Eastern Wild by Abul Mogard & Rafael Irisarri
  • The Right Things by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
  • Hand Covers Bruise by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
  • Ashes (Missing Film) by Radical Face
  • Uther Moads by Future Waves
  • #20 (Lichen) by Brenden Eder Ensemble
  • Sleep Walk by Santo & Johnny

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]]> A crash landing of a Japanese warplane interrupts the idyllic island life of Ni’ihau, where the Hawaiians have no idea that a world war just started. 

For more episodes: patreon.com/historium

Music:

  • Mission by Naoki Sato
  • Dogfight by Thomas Wander
  • Ebb Tide by Houston & Dorsey
  • Hawaiian Sunset by The Polynesians
  • Opening by David Wingo
  • Queenie’s Suite by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
  • Less Likely by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
  • Waimanalo Blues by the Mahaka Sons of Ni’ihau
  • Mt Baker by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
  • Aloha Oe (Instrumental) by George Kulokahai & His Island Serenaders
  • Doghouse by David Wingo
  • Blue Hawaii by The Polynesians
  • Doghouse by David Wingo
  • Organum by Max Richter
  • A World Away by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
  • Four Enclosed Walls by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
  • 06 Ghosts I by Nine Inch Nails
  • Coconut Island by Louis Armstrong & The Polynesians
  • Martha’s Dream (The Proposition) by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
  • Remnants by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
  • In the Eastern Wild by Abul Mogard & Rafael Irisarri
  • The Right Things by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
  • Hand Covers Bruise by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
  • Ashes (Missing Film) by Radical Face
  • Uther Moads by Future Waves
  • #20 (Lichen) by Brenden Eder Ensemble
  • Sleep Walk by Santo & Johnny

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]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-19117875 Mon, 04 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 4436 full false [TEASER] Bonus Episode #33: Operation Aphrodite [TEASER] Bonus Episode #33: Operation Aphrodite The dawn of America’s drone program in the Second World War changes the course of presidential history. 

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]]> The dawn of America’s drone program in the Second World War changes the course of presidential history. 

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]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-18470637 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:00:00 -0500 187 full false #84 The Darien Disaster #84 The Darien Disaster The colonial ambitions of Scotland soon go sideways as they face the full brunt of Murphy's Law. The colonists face disease, mutiny, starvation, and shipwrecks before the backdrop of the golden age of piracy. 

The colony's ultimate fate unites a kingdom.

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Music:

  • Hector the Hero by Geoff Knorr
  • All in Circles by Shida Shahabi
  • The British Empire by Brian Tyler
  • Denmark by the Portland Cello Project
  • Cock o’ the North by Geoff Knorr
  • Bonnie Dundee by Geoff Knorr
  • Endless Falls by Loscil
  • Pieces of Eight by Bear McCreary
  • The Wider Sun by Jon Hopkins
  • Scottish Snare by Geoff Knorr
  • Baer by Hildur Gudnadottir
  • A Nation of Thieves by Bear McCreary
  • Shimmy by Toussaint McCall
  • Murder/Mermaid/Heavy Labor by Mark Korven
  • The Spanish Empire by Brian Tyler
  • Funeral at Sea by Bear McCreary
  • Legions (War) by Zoe Keating
  • The Sacred and The Profane by Paul Leonard-Morgan
  • Elevator Song by Keaton Hensen
  • Parcel o’ Rogues by Alastair McDonald
  • The Final Journey by Christopher Spelmen


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]]> The colonial ambitions of Scotland soon go sideways as they face the full brunt of Murphy's Law. The colonists face disease, mutiny, starvation, and shipwrecks before the backdrop of the golden age of piracy. 

The colony's ultimate fate unites a kingdom.

For more episodes: patreon .com/historium

Music:

  • Hector the Hero by Geoff Knorr
  • All in Circles by Shida Shahabi
  • The British Empire by Brian Tyler
  • Denmark by the Portland Cello Project
  • Cock o’ the North by Geoff Knorr
  • Bonnie Dundee by Geoff Knorr
  • Endless Falls by Loscil
  • Pieces of Eight by Bear McCreary
  • The Wider Sun by Jon Hopkins
  • Scottish Snare by Geoff Knorr
  • Baer by Hildur Gudnadottir
  • A Nation of Thieves by Bear McCreary
  • Shimmy by Toussaint McCall
  • Murder/Mermaid/Heavy Labor by Mark Korven
  • The Spanish Empire by Brian Tyler
  • Funeral at Sea by Bear McCreary
  • Legions (War) by Zoe Keating
  • The Sacred and The Profane by Paul Leonard-Morgan
  • Elevator Song by Keaton Hensen
  • Parcel o’ Rogues by Alastair McDonald
  • The Final Journey by Christopher Spelmen


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]]> Buzzsprout-17812049 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:00:00 -0400 6778 full false [TEASER] Bonus Episode #32: Lost Children of the Alleghenies [TEASER] Bonus Episode #32: Lost Children of the Alleghenies Two boys go missing in rural Appalachia. Search parties scour the foothills, accusations fly, and some seek supernatural help in hopes of finding the pair of lost children.

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]]> Two boys go missing in rural Appalachia. Search parties scour the foothills, accusations fly, and some seek supernatural help in hopes of finding the pair of lost children.

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]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-16860194 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 06:00:00 -0400 177 full false #83: GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES: Last Man Standing #83: GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES: Last Man Standing Against all odds, Shuja rises again. A figurehead for the British East India Company, he watches as an invading army devastates his homeland—in his name. Meanwhile, Dost Mohammed’s son Akbar Khan leads a counterforce to be reckoned with. In time, he becomes a threat to his own father’s power. The British, chief among them Alexander Burnes, learn the hard way: The wicked will not go unpunished.

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Complete original score by (MST).
For more by (MST):
Substack: ://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/mountainstandard 

Sources: 

Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan by William Dalrymple

Afghanistan in the Age of Empires: The Great Game for South and Central Asia by Farrukh Husain

Siraj al-Tawarikh by Faiz Muhammad Kāteb and translated by Robert D. McChesney.

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]]> Against all odds, Shuja rises again. A figurehead for the British East India Company, he watches as an invading army devastates his homeland—in his name. Meanwhile, Dost Mohammed’s son Akbar Khan leads a counterforce to be reckoned with. In time, he becomes a threat to his own father’s power. The British, chief among them Alexander Burnes, learn the hard way: The wicked will not go unpunished.

For the more episodes and the rest of the series: https://www.patreon.com/historium

Complete original score by (MST).
For more by (MST):
Substack: ://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/mountainstandard 

Sources: 

Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan by William Dalrymple

Afghanistan in the Age of Empires: The Great Game for South and Central Asia by Farrukh Husain

Siraj al-Tawarikh by Faiz Muhammad Kāteb and translated by Robert D. McChesney.

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]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-16558349 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 07:00:00 -0500 8087 full false #82 GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES - Tournament of Shadows #82 GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES - Tournament of Shadows The British East India Company plots an invasion of Afghanistan. A bogus casus belli and puppet king are all they need—and the rivalry between their agent, Alexander Burnes, and a Russian spy named Ivan Vitkevitch becomes a zero sum game. 

This is the beginning of the Great Game, or, as the Russians knew it: The Tournament of Shadows.

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Complete original score by (MST).
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Substack: ://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/mountainstandard 


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]]> The British East India Company plots an invasion of Afghanistan. A bogus casus belli and puppet king are all they need—and the rivalry between their agent, Alexander Burnes, and a Russian spy named Ivan Vitkevitch becomes a zero sum game. 

This is the beginning of the Great Game, or, as the Russians knew it: The Tournament of Shadows.

For the more episodes and the rest of the series: https://www.patreon.com/historium

Complete original score by (MST).
For more by (MST):
Substack: ://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/mountainstandard 


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]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-16472980 Tue, 21 Jan 2025 07:00:00 -0500 5313 full false #81 GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES - The Ballad of Shah Shuja #81 GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES - The Ballad of Shah Shuja In early 19th century Afghanistan, two warring dynasties contend for the throne. While the Sadozai brothers—grandsons of the empire’s founding king—feud amongst themselves, the Barakzai clan plots its ascendance.

Shuja ul-Mulk of the Sadozais and Dost Mohammed Khan of the Barakzais grow up together in court, but as young men they become bitter enemies. Eventually, they must face each other on the battlefield.

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Complete original score by (MST).
For more by (MST):
Substack: ://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/mountainstandard 

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]]> In early 19th century Afghanistan, two warring dynasties contend for the throne. While the Sadozai brothers—grandsons of the empire’s founding king—feud amongst themselves, the Barakzai clan plots its ascendance.

Shuja ul-Mulk of the Sadozais and Dost Mohammed Khan of the Barakzais grow up together in court, but as young men they become bitter enemies. Eventually, they must face each other on the battlefield.

For the more episodes and the rest of the series: https://www.patreon.com/historium

Complete original score by (MST).
For more by (MST):
Substack: ://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/mountainstandard 

Support the show

]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-16393476 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:00:00 -0500 4078 full false #80 The Prophet of Jazz #80 The Prophet of Jazz "I can say more with music than I ever could with words.” -Eric Dolphy

Music:
- Ceiling Gazing by Mark Kozelek & Jimmy LaValle
- Nero's Nocturne by Chilly Gonzales
- Warm Canto by Mal Waldron, Eric Dolphy, & Booker Ervin
- Easy Opium by Ben von Wildenhaus
- Rearranging Furniture by Gabriel Yared
- The Homeless Wanderer by Emahoy Tsege Miriam Gebru
- God Bless the Child by Eric Dolphy
- Conquistadores by Chico Hamilton
- Yearnin' by Eric Dolphy
- When the Lights Are Low by John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy
- Stolen Moments by Eric Dolphy
- It Never Entered My Mind by the Miles Davis Quintet
- Max sad clarinette by Michel Portal
- Such Owls as You by Brambles
- Meditations by Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy

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]]> "I can say more with music than I ever could with words.” -Eric Dolphy

Music:
- Ceiling Gazing by Mark Kozelek & Jimmy LaValle
- Nero's Nocturne by Chilly Gonzales
- Warm Canto by Mal Waldron, Eric Dolphy, & Booker Ervin
- Easy Opium by Ben von Wildenhaus
- Rearranging Furniture by Gabriel Yared
- The Homeless Wanderer by Emahoy Tsege Miriam Gebru
- God Bless the Child by Eric Dolphy
- Conquistadores by Chico Hamilton
- Yearnin' by Eric Dolphy
- When the Lights Are Low by John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy
- Stolen Moments by Eric Dolphy
- It Never Entered My Mind by the Miles Davis Quintet
- Max sad clarinette by Michel Portal
- Such Owls as You by Brambles
- Meditations by Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy

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]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-16270881 Fri, 13 Dec 2024 07:00:00 -0500 1916 full false #79 Eternity's Echo #79 Eternity's Echo What if sound lives forever?

Music:

  • Imaginary Landscape No. 4 by John Cage
  • Tezeta by Mulatu Askatke
  • Electronium Music Score by Raymond Scott
  • Lacrymae by Melodium
  • Kapsburger by Clogs
  • A Lake by Emily A. Sprague
  • Tiden Effert Hoffet by I.B. Sundstrom
  • When the Northern Lights by Max Richter
  • X-Ray by Youth Lagoon
  • Legions (War) by Zoe Keating
  • Disintegration Loops #3 by William Basinski
  • 92982.3 by William Basinski

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]]> What if sound lives forever?

Music:

  • Imaginary Landscape No. 4 by John Cage
  • Tezeta by Mulatu Askatke
  • Electronium Music Score by Raymond Scott
  • Lacrymae by Melodium
  • Kapsburger by Clogs
  • A Lake by Emily A. Sprague
  • Tiden Effert Hoffet by I.B. Sundstrom
  • When the Northern Lights by Max Richter
  • X-Ray by Youth Lagoon
  • Legions (War) by Zoe Keating
  • Disintegration Loops #3 by William Basinski
  • 92982.3 by William Basinski

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/historium

Support the show

]]> Buzzsprout-15374657 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0400 1740 full false #78 The Blowout #78 The Blowout The story of one of the worst numerical beatdowns in the history of professional sports.

Music:
- Reckless by Brocker Way
- Green Groves of Erin by Yo Yo Ma 
- Concerto No. 2 in G minor by Vivaldi
- Classic Battle by Sam Spence
- Denmark by Portland Cello Project
- Independant by Brocker Way
- Tilting at Windmills by Brocker Way
- Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner
- Spanish Flea by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
- 2 by AAEPSO
- Climax Rag by James Scott
- Chariots of Fire by Vangelis
- En Gang Agde by 1900
- Epilogue by Brocker Way

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]]> The story of one of the worst numerical beatdowns in the history of professional sports.

Music:
- Reckless by Brocker Way
- Green Groves of Erin by Yo Yo Ma 
- Concerto No. 2 in G minor by Vivaldi
- Classic Battle by Sam Spence
- Denmark by Portland Cello Project
- Independant by Brocker Way
- Tilting at Windmills by Brocker Way
- Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner
- Spanish Flea by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
- 2 by AAEPSO
- Climax Rag by James Scott
- Chariots of Fire by Vangelis
- En Gang Agde by 1900
- Epilogue by Brocker Way

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]]> Buzzsprout-14696760 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 21:00:00 -0400 2380 full false [UNLOCKED] Bonus Episode #30: The Day Disco Died [UNLOCKED] Bonus Episode #30: The Day Disco Died (This is an unlocked Patreon bonus episode. For more bonus episodes, check out www.patreon.com/historium)

Chicago, 1979. Disco was on top of the world. And some people didn't like that…

When a failing baseball team and a peg-legged promoter hosted an anti-disco radio DJ armed with a quarter stick of dynamite… things quickly got out of hand.

Welcome to Disco Demolition Night.

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]]> (This is an unlocked Patreon bonus episode. For more bonus episodes, check out www.patreon.com/historium)

Chicago, 1979. Disco was on top of the world. And some people didn't like that…

When a failing baseball team and a peg-legged promoter hosted an anti-disco radio DJ armed with a quarter stick of dynamite… things quickly got out of hand.

Welcome to Disco Demolition Night.

Support the show

]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-13255013 Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:00:00 -0400 5491 full false Historium Presents: The Wind Historium Presents: The Wind An episode from a show I love called The Wind.  

"Western Films as America’s origin story, and why they sound the way they do."

For more episodes: https://thewind.org/

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]]> An episode from a show I love called The Wind.  

"Western Films as America’s origin story, and why they sound the way they do."

For more episodes: https://thewind.org/

For our bonus episode with Fil: patreon.com/historium

Support the show

]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-12825253 Thu, 11 May 2023 06:00:00 -0400 3070 full false #77 ATOMIC DAWN - The Red Menace #77 ATOMIC DAWN - The Red Menace Neils Bohr returns with a new plan for world peace, Oppenheimer’s enemies close in from all sides as the Cold War warms up, and shadowy figures from the world of high finance work to expand the American nuclear weapons program.

Original music for this series by https://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/

Additional music by Alarm Will Sound, Marisa Anderson, Kali Malone, Zoe Keating, Julie Kent, Ben Von Wildenhaus, Brocker Way, William Basinski, Nine Inch Nails, Mulatu Astatke, Richard D. James, Jon Hopkins, and Nils Frahm. Final song by King Dude.

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]]> Neils Bohr returns with a new plan for world peace, Oppenheimer’s enemies close in from all sides as the Cold War warms up, and shadowy figures from the world of high finance work to expand the American nuclear weapons program.

Original music for this series by https://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/

Additional music by Alarm Will Sound, Marisa Anderson, Kali Malone, Zoe Keating, Julie Kent, Ben Von Wildenhaus, Brocker Way, William Basinski, Nine Inch Nails, Mulatu Astatke, Richard D. James, Jon Hopkins, and Nils Frahm. Final song by King Dude.

For bonus episodes and a custom series patch, become a patron at: patreon.com/historium

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]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-12524240 Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400 5434 full false #76 ATOMIC DAWN - Heavy Water #76 ATOMIC DAWN - Heavy Water Norwegian commandos execute a daring sabotage mission to cripple the Nazi nuclear program. The fall of Werner Heisenberg. 

Original music for this series by https://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/

Additional music by Hildur Guðnadóttir, Max Richter, William Basinski, Moondog, Sølvguttene, Jed Kurzel, Hala Strana, Anne Hytta, Nine Inch Nails, and Nico.

For bonus episodes and a special series patch: www.patreon.com/historium

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]]> Norwegian commandos execute a daring sabotage mission to cripple the Nazi nuclear program. The fall of Werner Heisenberg. 

Original music for this series by https://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/

Additional music by Hildur Guðnadóttir, Max Richter, William Basinski, Moondog, Sølvguttene, Jed Kurzel, Hala Strana, Anne Hytta, Nine Inch Nails, and Nico.

For bonus episodes and a special series patch: www.patreon.com/historium

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]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-12475469 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 09:00:00 -0400 3550 full false #75 ATOMIC DAWN - A Prime Suspect #75 ATOMIC DAWN - A Prime Suspect Robert Oppenheimer leads the Manhattan Project at a secret research facility in Los Alamos. Meanwhile, counterintelligence seeks to unearth a secret communist spy ring within the very heart of the nuclear weapons program. A cold war starts before a world war ends.

Original music for this series by https://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/

Additional music by Ludovico Einauldi, Luke Howard, Alarm Will Sound, Ben Sollee, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, and Lulu Belle & Scotty. 

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]]> Robert Oppenheimer leads the Manhattan Project at a secret research facility in Los Alamos. Meanwhile, counterintelligence seeks to unearth a secret communist spy ring within the very heart of the nuclear weapons program. A cold war starts before a world war ends.

Original music for this series by https://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/

Additional music by Ludovico Einauldi, Luke Howard, Alarm Will Sound, Ben Sollee, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, and Lulu Belle & Scotty. 

For more episodes and a Historium Manhattan Project patch: 
www.patreon.com/historium

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]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-12430689 Mon, 13 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0400 3617 full false #74 ATOMIC DAWN - Complementarity and Uncertainty #74 ATOMIC DAWN - Complementarity and Uncertainty On the eve of the Second World War, physicists learn of the possibility of splitting the atom. Two rival nuclear programs emerge and the race to the atomic bomb begins... 

Original music for this series by https://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/

Additional music by Kali Malone, Benoît Pioulard, Zoe Keating, Nine Inch Nails, Choral Arts Northwest, and The Louvin Brothers.

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]]> On the eve of the Second World War, physicists learn of the possibility of splitting the atom. Two rival nuclear programs emerge and the race to the atomic bomb begins... 

Original music for this series by https://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/

Additional music by Kali Malone, Benoît Pioulard, Zoe Keating, Nine Inch Nails, Choral Arts Northwest, and The Louvin Brothers.

For the rest of the series and a limited edition Historium patch made specifically for this episode: patreon.com/historium

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]]> Buzzsprout-12380645 Mon, 06 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0500 2938 full false #73 Once in a Lifetime #73 Once in a Lifetime The story of Halley’s Comet—the only reoccurring comet visible to the naked eye that shows up every 75 years or so. Throughout history its appearance has marked profound change, from the conquest of the British Isles to the fall of the Qing Dynasty.

For more bonus episodes: patreon.com/historium 

Music:

  • Hello! by David Wingo & Explosions in the Sky
  • Time’s Blur by Lord Huron
  • Opening (arr. for marimba) by Philip Glass & Nathaniel Bartlett
  • Katrina Outtake by Matthew Robert Cooper
  • Ceiling Gazing by Mark Kozelek
  • Expectation by Matthew Robert Cooper
  • Never Ever by Lord Huron

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]]> The story of Halley’s Comet—the only reoccurring comet visible to the naked eye that shows up every 75 years or so. Throughout history its appearance has marked profound change, from the conquest of the British Isles to the fall of the Qing Dynasty.

For more bonus episodes: patreon.com/historium 

Music:

  • Hello! by David Wingo & Explosions in the Sky
  • Time’s Blur by Lord Huron
  • Opening (arr. for marimba) by Philip Glass & Nathaniel Bartlett
  • Katrina Outtake by Matthew Robert Cooper
  • Ceiling Gazing by Mark Kozelek
  • Expectation by Matthew Robert Cooper
  • Never Ever by Lord Huron

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]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-11753741 Thu, 24 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0500 1487 full false #72: The Trial of Sunshine Charlie #72: The Trial of Sunshine Charlie Summer 1929 was the pinnacle of a new era of banking, and Charles E. Mitchell emblematized the live-fast-die-young ethos of roaring twenties stock salesmen. As the Great Crash led into the Great Depression, Charlie’s ambition brought about his downfall and forced him to go toe-to-toe with one of most doggedly committed prosecutors of the era: Ferdinand Pecora. It’s a story that’s more timely now than ever.

For more episodes: patreon.com/historium

Music:

  • Hindustan by Bob Crosby & The Bob Cats
  • Dogtown Blues by Bob Crosby & The Bob Cats
  • Adagio in G Minor for Strings and Organ by the London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Easy Opium by Ben von Wildenhaus
  • Battle of the Species by Antibalas
  • Music for the Royal Fireworks by Handel
  • One Bad Motherfucker in His Day by Ben von Wildenhaus
  • Reckless by Brocker Way
  • The Ox by The Who
  • Potato Boy by Mac Demarco
  • Tryouts by Brocker Way
  • Heartaches by Al Bowlly
  • The Beast by Dick Dale
  • Let There Be Drums by Sandy Nelson
  • It Was a Town by Brocker Way
  • Glass Etudes by Etudes No. 6 by Philip Glass
  • Etude by Joep Beving
  • In Love and Justice by Colin Stetson 
  • Happy Days are Here Again by Ben Selvin & The Crooners
  • End of Summer Part 2 by Johann Johannsson
  • Less Likely by Trent Reznor
  • 1929 by Merle Haggard

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]]> Summer 1929 was the pinnacle of a new era of banking, and Charles E. Mitchell emblematized the live-fast-die-young ethos of roaring twenties stock salesmen. As the Great Crash led into the Great Depression, Charlie’s ambition brought about his downfall and forced him to go toe-to-toe with one of most doggedly committed prosecutors of the era: Ferdinand Pecora. It’s a story that’s more timely now than ever.

For more episodes: patreon.com/historium

Music:

  • Hindustan by Bob Crosby & The Bob Cats
  • Dogtown Blues by Bob Crosby & The Bob Cats
  • Adagio in G Minor for Strings and Organ by the London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Easy Opium by Ben von Wildenhaus
  • Battle of the Species by Antibalas
  • Music for the Royal Fireworks by Handel
  • One Bad Motherfucker in His Day by Ben von Wildenhaus
  • Reckless by Brocker Way
  • The Ox by The Who
  • Potato Boy by Mac Demarco
  • Tryouts by Brocker Way
  • Heartaches by Al Bowlly
  • The Beast by Dick Dale
  • Let There Be Drums by Sandy Nelson
  • It Was a Town by Brocker Way
  • Glass Etudes by Etudes No. 6 by Philip Glass
  • Etude by Joep Beving
  • In Love and Justice by Colin Stetson 
  • Happy Days are Here Again by Ben Selvin & The Crooners
  • End of Summer Part 2 by Johann Johannsson
  • Less Likely by Trent Reznor
  • 1929 by Merle Haggard

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]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-11549039 Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:00:00 -0400 5030 full false #71 Operation Eureka #71 Operation Eureka Tehran 1943. 

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin meet together for the first time with hopes of overcoming their ideological differences in order to win the Second World War.

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Music: 

  • Nightbook by Ludovico Einauldi 
  • Vanguard by Bear McCreary
  • History is Listening by Dario Marianelli & Vikingur Olafsson
  • Increase by David Lang
  • Prelude by Dario Marianelli & Vikingur Olafsson
  • The War Rooms by Dario Marianelli & Vikingur Olafsson
  • Moscow, 1953 by Christopher Willis
  • Welcome to the Bloody first by Wilbert Roget II
  • Four Winds by Adam Hurst
  • Staging a Coup by Christopher Willis
  • Dungtitled (In a Major) by Stars of the Lid
  • A Softer World by Luke Howard
  • A Meaningful Moment Through a Meaningless Process by Stars of the Lid

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]]> Tehran 1943. 

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin meet together for the first time with hopes of overcoming their ideological differences in order to win the Second World War.

For bonus episodes: patreon.com/historium

Music: 

  • Nightbook by Ludovico Einauldi 
  • Vanguard by Bear McCreary
  • History is Listening by Dario Marianelli & Vikingur Olafsson
  • Increase by David Lang
  • Prelude by Dario Marianelli & Vikingur Olafsson
  • The War Rooms by Dario Marianelli & Vikingur Olafsson
  • Moscow, 1953 by Christopher Willis
  • Welcome to the Bloody first by Wilbert Roget II
  • Four Winds by Adam Hurst
  • Staging a Coup by Christopher Willis
  • Dungtitled (In a Major) by Stars of the Lid
  • A Softer World by Luke Howard
  • A Meaningful Moment Through a Meaningless Process by Stars of the Lid

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]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-11021360 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:00:00 -0400 2612 full false #70 Mendacium Ex Machina #70 Mendacium Ex Machina 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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]]> 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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]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-10454580 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0400 2043 full false #7 The Christmas Truce (Shiny & Chrome Edition) #7 The Christmas Truce (Shiny & Chrome Edition) 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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]]> 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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]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-9785025 Fri, 24 Dec 2021 14:00:00 -0500 985 full false #69 The Great Race of Mercy #69 The Great Race of Mercy 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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]]> 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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]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-9708901 Mon, 13 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0500 3894 full false #68 The Fifth Beatle #68 The Fifth Beatle 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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]]> 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. 

For relevant photos and access to more episodes: patreon.com/historium

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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]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-9079021 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 10:00:00 -0400 3405 full false #67 The Andean Gambit #67 The Andean Gambit 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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]]> 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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]]> Jake Barton Buzzsprout-8735306 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 06:00:00 -0400 7952 full false #66 Microstorium #66 Microstorium As the final episode of this wild year called 2020, here's fifteen quick mini-stories from throughout history!

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=11159 Wed, 23 Dec 2020 05:00:59 -0500 1003 full false [UNLOCKED] Book Review of ‘1491’ by Charles C. Mann [UNLOCKED] Book Review of ‘1491’ by Charles C. Mann (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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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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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=10819 Wed, 25 Nov 2020 21:14:55 -0500 2206 full false #65 Firebombing of Tokyo #65 Firebombing of Tokyo How do we Americans remember the deadliest night in human history? The answer is simple. We don't.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=10458 Wed, 28 Oct 2020 06:00:06 -0400 1974 full false #64 Marathon of Madness #64 Marathon of Madness This is the story of the strangest race ever run.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=10258 Wed, 23 Sep 2020 05:00:43 -0400 841 full false #63 The Dividing Line #63 The Dividing Line 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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]]> 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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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=9946 Thu, 16 Jul 2020 14:36:04 -0400 1855 full false #62 Side By Side #62 Side By Side The story of Chang and Eng Bunker, the original Siamese Twins, who worked in freak shows, owned a plantation, and experienced so much of 19th century, all while literally inseparable. 

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=9821 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 20:39:19 -0400 4610 full false #61 Dirtbag Gold Rush #61 Dirtbag Gold Rush In Yosemite Valley, one of the most beautiful places on Earth, a rag-tag group of rock climbers in the 1970s stumble upon the score of a lifetime.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=9633 Thu, 07 May 2020 05:00:23 -0400 1565 full false #60 Plague of Corrupted Blood #60 Plague of Corrupted Blood The story of the Corrupted Blood plague that hit the realm of World of Warcraft and what outbreaks in video games can teach us about real-world epidemiology.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=9409 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 15:25:19 -0400 803 full false #59 The Siege of Seeds #59 The Siege of Seeds In the midst of the siege of Leningrad, a small enclave of Soviet scientists did what they could to protect a massive collection of seeds in order to save countless future human lives.

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]]> In the midst of the siege of Leningrad, a small enclave of Soviet scientists did what they could to protect a massive collection of seeds in order to save countless future human lives.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=9227 Mon, 23 Mar 2020 07:00:49 -0400 1899 full false #58 The Battle of Los Angeles #58 The Battle of Los Angeles In Los Angeles, California, the fresh recruits, with their new crew cuts and wrinkled uniforms, would get their first taste of combat on February 24th, 1942...

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=8931 Thu, 23 Jan 2020 05:00:08 -0500 673 full false #57 A White Christmas in Saigon #57 A White Christmas in Saigon Saigon, Vietnam. April 1975.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=8796 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 19:24:49 -0500 1207 full false #56 Savior of Mothers #56 Savior of Mothers Childbed fever was killing new mothers with a vengeance. In Hungary, young doctor Ignaz Semmelweis found a cure. However, there was one problem... No one believed him.

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]]> Childbed fever was killing new mothers with a vengeance. In Hungary, young doctor Ignaz Semmelweis found a cure. However, there was one problem... No one believed him.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=8763 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 05:00:27 -0500 1590 full false #55 Death Row Baseball #55 Death Row Baseball Baseball has long been dubbed America’s pastime, but would that change if players had to literally play for their lives?

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=8616 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 15:47:09 -0500 1570 full false #54 The Second Son of God #54 The Second Son of God In the 1850s, a Christian cult rattles imperial China to its core...

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=8449 Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:47:14 -0400 9223 full false #53 Interview with Egyptologist Colleen Darnell #53 Interview with Egyptologist Colleen Darnell Mummies, hieroglyphs, pyramids, vintage fashion; Egyptologist and vintage fashion historian Colleen Darnell digs through it all.

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]]> Mummies, hieroglyphs, pyramids, vintage fashion; Egyptologist and vintage fashion historian Colleen Darnell digs through it all.

https://www.instagram.com/vintage_egyptologist

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=7977 Tue, 09 Jul 2019 05:00:22 -0400 2507 full false #52 [MiniStorium] Bad Luck #52 [MiniStorium] Bad Luck History is full of moments of misfortune, irony, or just plain ol’ bad luck. This episode contains eight mini-stories about the times where things went from bad to worse.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=7905 Thu, 20 Jun 2019 05:00:26 -0400 2111 full false #51 The Ghosts of Notre Dame #51 The Ghosts of Notre Dame This episode is devoted to the 800 year old Notre Dame cathedral and it's incredibly storied past.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=7807 Fri, 24 May 2019 05:00:01 -0400 1842 full false #50 Interview with Dirk Langeveld, author of The Artful Dodger #50 Interview with Dirk Langeveld, author of The Artful Dodger The story of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll has everything I'm looking for when looking for topics: A wild ride full of twists, turns, and downright unbelievable moments. 

Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Artful-Dodger-20-Year-Cleveland-Bergdoll/dp/1973925893

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Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Artful-Dodger-20-Year-Cleveland-Bergdoll/dp/1973925893

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=7706 Tue, 16 Apr 2019 06:00:36 -0400 2518 full false #49 Dead Reckoning #49 Dead Reckoning In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue...

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=7648 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 06:00:35 -0400 920 full false #48 The Pinball Wizard #48 The Pinball Wizard In the 1970s, a hero arose to defend the fact that pinball was a game of skill, not a game of chance.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=7607 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 06:00:33 -0400 1131 full false #47 Wreck of the Batavia #47 Wreck of the Batavia The ill-fated voyage encountered mutiny, torture, murder, and a mad tyrant as things went from bad to worse...

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=7518 Tue, 19 Feb 2019 02:04:06 -0500 2177 full false #46 Interview with Peter Stark, author of Young Washington #46 Interview with Peter Stark, author of Young Washington This episode is an interview with Peter Stark, author of Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=7405 Thu, 17 Jan 2019 06:00:58 -0500 3432 full false #45 Ballroom Blitz #45 Ballroom Blitz New Years Eve, 1922.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=7354 Mon, 31 Dec 2018 09:32:00 -0500 403 full false #44 Dungeons & Dragons and The Satanic Panic #44 Dungeons & Dragons and The Satanic Panic The story of Dungeons & Dragons and how an innocent tabletop RPG was caught in the crossfire of moral outrage and religious fundamentalism.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=7233 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 10:46:34 -0500 1595 full false #43 The Harlem Hellfighters #43 The Harlem Hellfighters In this episode, we’ll follow the all-black 369th Infantry Regiment known as the “Harlem Hellfighters” through the horrors of trench warfare, and through their struggle for equality.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=7119 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:00:52 -0500 1576 full false #42 The Great Grave Robbery #42 The Great Grave Robbery In a tale involving ancient Egyptians, grave robbers, charlatans, and European aristocracy, we'll explore burial rites, desecration, and what they reveal about relationship with how we treat our dead.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=7030 Tue, 30 Oct 2018 08:00:47 -0400 1398 full false #41 The Island Lost in Time #41 The Island Lost in Time The story of a minimally-contacted tribe on North Sentinel Island who clearly want to be left alone. 

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=6950 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 08:00:22 -0400 1111 full false #40 Operation Valkyrie #40 Operation Valkyrie The story of German officers committing high treason for the greater good of Germany.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=6832 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 08:00:24 -0400 1785 full false #39 The Long Friday #39 The Long Friday In 1975, women were still in the process of breaking out of the domestic bubble and into politics and the modern workforce. But in Iceland, one event that year changed everything…

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=6744 Wed, 22 Aug 2018 07:00:36 -0400 844 full false #38 Green Hell #38 Green Hell The story of British explorer Percy Fawcett's hunt for a lost city in the depths of the Amazon rainforest. 

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=6688 Wed, 08 Aug 2018 23:23:59 -0400 1341 full false #37 Landmark #37 Landmark This is the story of slaves who rose up in rebellion and a landmark court case challenging the thin line between slavery and freedom.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=6524 Sat, 21 Jul 2018 14:28:17 -0400 1406 full false #36 [MiniStorium] Animals Part III #36 [MiniStorium] Animals Part III Animals play a massive, often untold, part in human history. This episode is the third and final part of a series of mini stories all about or relating to animals.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=6462 Thu, 05 Jul 2018 09:30:54 -0400 1620 full false #35 [MiniStorium] Animals Part II #35 [MiniStorium] Animals Part II Animals play a massive, often untold, part in human history. This episode is the second part of a series of mini stories all about or relating to animals.

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]]> Animals play a massive, often untold, part in human history. This episode is the second part of a series of mini stories all about or relating to animals.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=6361 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:00:25 -0400 1317 full false #34 [MiniStorium] Animals Part I #34 [MiniStorium] Animals Part I Animals play a massive, often untold, part in human history.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=6263 Tue, 05 Jun 2018 07:00:53 -0400 1404 full false #33 Miracle on the Mississippi #33 Miracle on the Mississippi The War of 1812 is often the forgotten war between the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. But that little war, especially the final battle, has a profound effect on US history.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=6016 Wed, 09 May 2018 02:00:14 -0400 1416 full false #32 The Greatest Tragedy in History #32 The Greatest Tragedy in History Long ago, a group of people attempted to collect and store every piece of human knowledge on the planet in a single place. In this episode, you’ll take a tour of the great Library of Alexandria, and learn how its rise and fall deeply affected both the ancient and modern world.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=5575 Thu, 26 Apr 2018 18:25:44 -0400 1447 full false #31 [MiniStorium] The Republic Remains #31 [MiniStorium] The Republic Remains Several mini-stories about the presidential transfer of power in the United States.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=5443 Tue, 10 Apr 2018 07:00:31 -0400 1260 full false #30 The Cages of Münster #30 The Cages of Münster In 1534, radical Anabaptists took control of the German city of Munster and transformed it into a communal theocratic monarchy who proclaimed the apocalypse was right around the corner. They were right.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=5318 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:23:21 -0400 2671 full false #29 The Last of His Kind #29 The Last of His Kind The story of Ishi, the lone survivor of the Yahi people, who walked out of the California wilderness and into the modern world. 

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=5140 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 18:40:00 -0500 1776 full false #28 New Blue #28 New Blue Could our ancient ancestors see the color blue? The question might not be as absurd as it sounds. 

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=4999 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 23:36:07 -0500 975 full false #27 Bittersweet Liberty #27 Bittersweet Liberty In the late 18th century, Haitian slaves rose up against their oppressors in the largest slave revolt in history. 

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=4895 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 18:58:41 -0500 2929 full false #26 A Caesar’s Ransom #26 A Caesar’s Ransom Long before Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon, the 25 year old politician was abducted by Silician pirates. 

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=4788 Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:26:00 -0500 594 full false #25 The Lost Colony #25 The Lost Colony A deep look into one of America's most enduring mysteries. What happened to the colonists of Roanoke?

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=4448 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 08:00:31 -0500 1171 full false #24 The Horror at Highgate #24 The Horror at Highgate Tales of the possible paranormal from London's overgrown Highgate Cemetery.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=4129 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 13:29:05 -0400 750 full false #23 Cher Ami #23 Cher Ami During the First World War, a daring messenger pigeon must make a perilous journey to save an American battalion.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=4010 Tue, 10 Oct 2017 19:05:12 -0400 969 full false #22 The Battle of Blair Mountain #22 The Battle of Blair Mountain In 1921, striking Appalachian mine workers rose up against lawmen and strike breakers in the largest labor uprising in American history.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3598 Tue, 19 Sep 2017 08:00:23 -0400 985 full false #21 [MiniStorium] Stories of the Sea #21 [MiniStorium] Stories of the Sea A series of mini-stories all connected the the ocean. 

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3488 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 01:51:18 -0400 2198 full false #20 The Great Emu War #20 The Great Emu War In 1932, the Australian emu population exploded, causing havoc in the Wheat Belt. In response, Australia declared war. 

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3278 Tue, 22 Aug 2017 10:00:17 -0400 663 full false #19 The Conquered Conquistador #19 The Conquered Conquistador Gonzalo Guerrero finds himself caught between the Spanish Empire and the indigenous defenders.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3246 Sat, 05 Aug 2017 11:42:03 -0400 822 full false #18 The Forgotten Father #18 The Forgotten Father The story of revolutionary Joseph Warren and the role luck plays in history.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3244 Thu, 20 Jul 2017 11:35:08 -0400 1388 full false #17 We Few #17 We Few The story of how we barely made it.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3242 Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:32:11 -0400 463 full false #16 The Chemistry of Morality (or the Morality of Chemistry) #16 The Chemistry of Morality (or the Morality of Chemistry) Can a man be evil, yet the world be immeasurably better because he lived in it?

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3240 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:28:06 -0400 1014 full false #15 Almost Home #15 Almost Home In 2005, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart upon reentry into Earth's atmosphere.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3238 Sat, 06 May 2017 11:23:44 -0400 1707 full false #14 Lost & Found (The Prestige) #14 Lost & Found (The Prestige) The disappearance of Bobby Dunbar had American newspaper readers on the edge of their seats. 

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3236 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 11:02:36 -0400 585 full false #13 Wealth Beyond Measure #13 Wealth Beyond Measure Mansa Musa of Mali: The richest man to everylive.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3234 Sat, 08 Apr 2017 10:42:02 -0400 798 full false #12 Dark Tide #12 Dark Tide In 1919, an industrial accident caused a slow-moving wave of death in the North End of Boston.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3232 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:37:12 -0400 821 full false #11 Almost a Thousand (NSFW) #11 Almost a Thousand (NSFW) The haunting story of the most vile serial murderers of all time. Not suitable for all listeners.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3230 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 10:32:58 -0500 855 full false #10 The Balloon Bomb #10 The Balloon Bomb In 1944, the Empire of Japan went to desperate lengths to disrupt American infrastructure stateside. 

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3228 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 10:29:33 -0500 943 full false #09 Fumes & Fate #09 Fumes & Fate The mysterious and mundane origins of the legendary Oracle of Delphi.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3226 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 10:26:12 -0500 984 full false #08 Jailbreak #08 Jailbreak In 1962, three men attempt a daring escape from the maximum security federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island...

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3224 Thu, 19 Jan 2017 10:23:05 -0500 1111 full false #07 The Christmas Truce #07 The Christmas Truce Support the show

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3222 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 10:14:16 -0500 665 full false #06 The Pirate Queen #06 The Pirate Queen The story of a young woman working at a brothel to leading one of the largest pirate fleets every assembled.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3220 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 10:11:13 -0500 652 full false #05 Mad Jack Churchill #05 Mad Jack Churchill How do you obtain the moniker "Mad?" One way is to fight in the Second World War armed with a broadsword, a longbow, and bagpipes.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3218 Sat, 26 Nov 2016 10:05:15 -0500 900 full false #04 The Duel at Dawn #04 The Duel at Dawn Alexander Hamilton and Aron Burr escalate from exchanging verbal blows to exchanging gunfire.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3216 Wed, 23 Nov 2016 09:55:20 -0500 1008 full false #03 The Deal with the Devil #03 The Deal with the Devil Guitarist Robert Johnson becomes legendary, perhaps due to a Faustian bargain...

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3214 Wed, 23 Nov 2016 09:52:25 -0500 823 full false #02 Still, They Danced #02 Still, They Danced In 1518, residents of Strasbourg, France began a manic infectious dance, and couldn't stop. 

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3212 Wed, 23 Nov 2016 09:44:24 -0500 601 full false #01 The Man Who Saved the World #01 The Man Who Saved the World In 1961, a Soviet naval officer singlehandedly averted global thermonuclear war during the height of the Cold War. 

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3210 Sun, 20 Nov 2016 09:41:21 -0500 872 full false #00 An Introduction of Sorts #00 An Introduction of Sorts Welcome to Historium.

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]]> Jake Barton https://www.orbitaljigsaw.com/?p=3208 Fri, 18 Nov 2016 09:40:18 -0500 291 full false