Hoax! With Dana Schwartz and Lizzie Logan

For well over a century, schoolchildren across the United States learned the story of John Henry. According to the legend, John was a formerly enslaved man who found work with a railroad after the Civil War. Widely known as the best steel driver in the area, John wins a Phyrric v ...  Afficher plus

While often forgotten by the global West, the Ottoman Empire was an absolute superpower in its heyday. As the Empire expanded across three separate continents, they also practiced mass enslavement -- and used it to power their army. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max explore t ...  Afficher plus

Hi, Very Special Episodes listeners! We're hard at work on the next season of VSE, which lands October 22nd. In the meantime, did you know our own Dana Schwartz has a new podcast? Give it a listen! Hoax!: Why do so many people believe things that aren’t true? In an era when claim ...  Afficher plus

This episode, we talk about hoaxes. The guys discuss if they've ever been the victim of a hoax, hoaxes they've played on others, famous hoaxes throughout history, and much more. Podcast produced by Nate & Laura Bargatze Recording & Editing by Genovations Media https://www.natebar ...  Afficher plus

Strange things are floating around in history, from people to objects. Here are a couple of new editions to the Cabinet.

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In the world of pseudo-historical theories there are few more radical than the Phantom Time Hypothesis and the New Chronology. These theories propose that hundreds of years of human history never actually occurred. Our current chronology has been inflated with fake events and “ph ...  Afficher plus