History Snippets

Aaron reads a snippet from history to his friend Skaj, who has no clue who, what or when Aaron will read about. Each episode features a unique topic, from eccentric explorers to morbid medical practices to chilling war stories, all glazed with comedy.

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Top 10 History Snippets Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best History Snippets episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to History Snippets for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite History Snippets episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

#1: Mary Henrietta Kingsley - Explorer Extraordinaire

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08/16/18 • 32 min

A History Snippet about Mary Henrietta Kingsley, a Victorian explorer of the African jungles, who traveled with headhunters and climbed mountains.

#5: The Bisbee Deportation

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09/08/18 • 37 min

A History Snippet about the Bisbee Deportation. A tale of a mining town trapped under the dystopian rule of a mega corporation.

#10: The War of the Oaken Bucket

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12/10/18 • 19 min

A History Snippet about the War of the Oaken Bucket. One of medieval times bloodiest battles for the stupidest reason.

#9: John Dillinger - The Slick Gangster

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11/04/18 • 69 min

A History Snippet about John Dillinger, one of history's smoothest criminals.

#8: The Peking to Paris Race of 1907

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10/09/18 • 37 min

A History Snippet about the Peking to Paris Race of 1907. An off-road race through mountains, deserts and tundras in old automobiles.

#3: Juan Pujol García - The Spy who won WWII

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08/24/18 • 38 min

A History Snippet about Juan Pujol García, a spy who can be credited for not only making D-Day possible and getting the Enigma codes, but winning WWII entirely.

#4: Nellie Bly - Genius Journalist

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09/03/18 • 38 min

A History Snippet about Nellie Bly, a no-nonsense journalist who went undercover in asylums and jails, broke the world record for traveling around the world and wrote a ton of articles and books. Update: We fixed the audio issues!