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The Reluctant Historian

Liz and Dakota Lawson

108 episodes

8 months ago

Welcome to The Reluctant Historian, the podcast where I, a history teacher, try to show my husband that history IS actually pretty cool! Each week we sit down to talk about a different event in history. At the end, the reluctant historian gets to decide if history really is that boring.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Welcome to The Reluctant Historian, the podcast where I, a history teacher, try to show my husband that history IS actually pretty cool! Each week we sit down to talk about a different event in history. At the end, the reluctant historian gets to decide if history really is that boring.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes (20/108)

The Reluctant Historian

On this week's final episode, Liz and Dakota reflect on their time on the podcast.

Thank you to everyone who has listened over the years, this has been an amazing journey, and we couldn't have done it without you!

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2 years ago

44 minutes 52 seconds

The Reluctant Historian

The Death of Gloria Ramirez

This week, Liz and Dakota explore the mysterious story of Gloria Ramirez, and woman who's untimely death caused some major illnesses in the people treating her.

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2 years ago

35 minutes 53 seconds

The Reluctant Historian

The Green Children of Woolpit: The Cult of Beans

This week Liz and Dakota look at some of the theories that have sprung up around the strange tale of the Green Children of Woolpit. Was it trauma? Was it aliens? You decide.

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2 years ago

26 minutes 1 second

The Reluctant Historian

Can ChatGPT Write a Funny Podcast?

Please note, this episode's sound has been corrupted - it's not your speakers, it's us.

This week, Liz and Dakota get META, asking ChatGPT to write a podcast episode. Will it be good? Will it be bad... you decide. And then listen to us decide if ChatGPT should be used to write more episodes.

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2 years ago

42 minutes 1 second

The Reluctant Historian

The American Plan: Little Dick Energy

This week, Liz and Dakota look back at a little remembered time from America's past with a war time plan that was targeted at those whom were deemed "reasonably suspicious" of having an STI.

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2 years ago

41 minutes 5 seconds

The Reluctant Historian

Egyptian Gods Part II: They Had One Job

This week, Liz and Dakota take a look at some of the most infamous gods from the Egyptian pantheon.

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2 years ago

48 minutes 36 seconds

The Reluctant Historian

Egyptian Gods Part I: Selling Propane and Propane Accessories

This week Liz and Dakota take a condensed look at ancient Egyptian religion, including some of their beliefs and practices.

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2 years ago

39 minutes 51 seconds

The Reluctant Historian

Aliens Part Two: Strange Happenings

This week, Liz and Dakota look at some of the more famous alien and UFO sightings from around the world.

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2 years ago

30 minutes

The Reluctant Historian

Aliens Part One: UFO Sightings

With all the discussion on the interwebs about possible alien life, Liz and Dakota take this week to talk about the existence of aliens, and some famous UFO sightings that have occurred since WWII.

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2 years ago

45 minutes 46 seconds

The Reluctant Historian

This week is a quicky to give an update to changes coming to The Reluctant Historian

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2 years ago

6 minutes 40 seconds

The Reluctant Historian

10 Valentine's Day Facts: Let us Help You Manage Your Money

This week, Liz and Dakota ease back into the swing of things with a quick factoid episode about Valentine's Day

Episode Notes

https://www.womansday.com/relationships/a4702/10-fun-valentines-day-facts-103385/

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/valentines-day-ideas/a26863/valentines-day-facts/

https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/valentines-day-facts

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2 years ago

31 minutes 22 seconds

The Reluctant Historian

La Corriveau: It's Not About a Sex Dungeon

This week, Liz and Dakota look at an urban legend from Quebec and talk about how the actual history of a murderer quickly became something of a ghost story.

Episode Notes

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/la-corriveaus-cage-quebec-canada

https://www.scaryforkids.com/la-corriveau/

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/la-corriveau

http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/corriveau_marie_josephte_3E.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Josephte_Corriveau

https://nuvomagazine.com/culture/la-corriveau-of-quebec-city

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2 years ago

34 minutes 56 seconds

The Reluctant Historian

Tarrare: 4 Inch Wide Mouth Mason Jar

Welcome back to season three!

This week, Dakota shares the story of a medical history/mystery from the French Revolution, the tale of the man who couldn't stop eating: Tarrare

Episode Notes

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/747/747-h/747-h.htm

https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/tarrare/

https://www.wiltons.org.uk/news/155

https://historianandrew.medium.com/tarrare-the-man-who-couldnt-stop-eating-including-puppies-and-a-maybe-toddler-dde79b8d50b7

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20161014-the-man-who-couldnt-stop-eating

https://www.messynessychic.com/2018/07/13/whatever-you-do-dont-tell-the-french-about-tarrare/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrare

https://allthatsinteresting.com/tarrare

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2 years ago

53 minutes 13 seconds

The Reluctant Historian

Year in Review 2022

This week, Liz and Dakota look back at some of their favourite episodes from 2022, recounting memories and zingers, and looking forward to the future.

A huge thanks goes out to all of you who have tuned in this year... the podcast wouldn't be the same without you, and we are so incredibly appreciative that you take the time out of your day to listen to us talk history.

We look forward to connecting with you all again on January 18, 2023... Happy Holidays from us at The Reluctant Historian

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2 years ago

42 minutes 28 seconds

The Reluctant Historian

The 13 Yule Lads and Other Scary Christmas Stories

This week, Liz and Dakota delve into some Icelandic Christmas Folklore, learning about the Christmas Witch, a hungry Christmas Cat, and 13 meddlesome pranksters.

Episode Notes

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-thirteen-yule-lads-icelands-own-mischievous-santa-clauses-180948162/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-icelands-christmas-witch-much-cooler-and-scarier-krampus-180967605/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore

https://www.britannica.com/place/Iceland

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/568050/gryla-christmas-troll-iceland

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2 years ago

41 minutes 46 seconds

The Reluctant Historian

15 Christmas Facts Featuring Benedict Cumbergrinch

In a different kind of trivia episode, Liz and Dakota share 15 random Christmas facts. Ranging from Candy Canes to the racist history of Jingle Bells, this episode takes you on a wild ride.

Episode Notes

https://bestlifeonline.com/christmas-facts/

https://www.berries.com/blog/45-fun-christmas-facts

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/christmas-ideas/g2972/surprising-christmas-facts/

https://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-jingle-bells

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2 years ago

48 minutes 32 seconds

The Reluctant Historian

Larry Pletch and Carl Bivens: Earnest Does Terrorism

This week's Wicked Wednesday is all about America's first plane hijacking, and the infamous story of Earnest "Larry" Pletch. Not to be confused with Earnest of the Earnest Scared Stupid variety.

Episode Notes

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/murderous-story-americas-first-hijacking-180956152/

https://fearoflanding.com/history/i-dont-know-why-i-killed-him-but-i-did/

https://awnaves.medium.com/a-senseless-murder-at-5-000-feet-americas-first-murder-on-a-plane-73179f4c34dc

https://www.newser.com/story/210944/how-americas-1st-hijacking-ended-in-murder.html

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2 years ago

36 minutes 47 seconds

The Reluctant Historian

The Mary Celeste: It's Not Unusual to be Loved

This week, Liz and Dakota explore what happened aboard the ghost ship the Mary Celeste and share why the salvaging hearings didn't really go according to plan. Dakota analyzes some of his trauma in the meantime.

Episode Notes

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/abandoned-ship-the-mary-celeste-174488104/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Celeste

https://allthatsinteresting.com/mary-celeste

https://www.history.com/news/what-happened-to-the-mary-celeste

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mary-Celeste

https://museumhack.com/mary-celeste/

https://www.kingmanyachtcenter.com/an-october-ghost-story-mary-celeste/

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2 years ago

35 minutes 33 seconds

The Reluctant Historian

Atlantis: Where Aquaman Takes His Swimming Lessons

This week, Liz and Dakota look back at the history of the lost city of Atlantis, and how this myth has had a huge influence on new age beliefs and the Nazis.

Episode Notes

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/where-is-the-lost-city-of-atlantis-and-does-it-even-exist

https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Earth_from_Space_Strait_of_Gibraltar#:~:text=The%20Strait%20of%20Gibraltar%20connects,and%20Point%20Cires%20(Morocco).

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Atlantis-legendary-island

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/atlantis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theosophy

https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/holocaust-remembrance-day/2019-01-24/ty-article/.premium/the-dark-link-between-nazis-and-atlantis/0000017f-f737-d5bd-a17f-f73fa29d0000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis

https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/atlantis

https://www.history.com/news/top-6-theories-about-atlantis

https://www.livescience.com/23217-lost-city-of-atlantis.html

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2 years ago

35 minutes 55 seconds

The Reluctant Historian

Merlin: Better Than Car A/C

This week, Liz and Dakota look at the literary history of Merlin, tracing his story from Geoffrey of Monmouth to Thomas Mallory, Dakota and Liz learn a lot about this magic man on the way.

Episode Notes

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3 years ago

47 minutes 34 seconds

The Reluctant Historian

Welcome to The Reluctant Historian, the podcast where I, a history teacher, try to show my husband that history IS actually pretty cool! Each week we sit down to talk about a different event in history. At the end, the reluctant historian gets to decide if history really is that boring.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.