19 - Flat Earth Theory F*ckery

19 - Flat Earth Theory F*ckery

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494 - Nothing Is Over! Ned Kelly and the Most Insane Shootout in Australian History

He was Australia’s most infamous bushranger - a working-class rebel to some, a violent murderer to others. This week on Timesuck, we dive into the brutal, myth-soaked life of Ned Kelly, his war with the police, and the armored showdown that sealed his place in history.Merch and m ...  Show more

Short Suck #51: Greatest Slave Rebellion in History: The Haitian Revolution

In this Short Suck, we dive into the Haitian Revolution - the only truly successful large-scale slave revolt in human history - where the enslaved people of Saint-Domingue rose up, burned France's “cash machine” to the ground, and then fought France, Spain, and Britain for more t ...  Show more

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