Episodes

  • E48 - The Crappiest Thing Happened In Erfurt
    Jan 2 2026

    Henry The Lion losing his land in 1180 might seem crappy, but things got a whole lot more crappy in the coming years.

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    5 mins
  • E47 - The History of Santa Claus
    Dec 26 2025

    Check out how Santa Claus got his start as an actual human person! Happy holidays!

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    7 mins
  • E46 - Dancing Plagues
    Dec 12 2025

    Have you ever just danced it out? If so, I bet it didn't last a couple months. A few hundred years ago, that's exactly what happened all over Europe!

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    7 mins
  • Thank You, 2025!
    Dec 10 2025

    Quick History's fans are the best! Thanks for a great year!

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    1 min
  • E45 - 50% Off This Episode, Black Friday Only!
    Nov 28 2025

    Black Friday was born out of chaos that didn't involve shopping, and turned into chaos that involved shopping! This is the history of the beginning of the Christmas shopping season! Act now, supplies are limited!

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    7 mins
  • E44 - The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Christmas Parade
    Nov 21 2025

    It might not be the first, but these days, it's the biggest. Ring in Christmas shopping season with the history of the Macy's Thanksgiving... uh, Christmas Parade!

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    10 mins
  • E43 - The Sleepy Sickness Epidemic
    Nov 14 2025

    An illness that makes you sleep a lot sounds like a good thing, but it turns out it isn't. In the early 1900s, all around the world, a lot of people died from it.

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    6 mins
  • E42 - Minnie Cox And The Indianola Affair
    Nov 7 2025

    In the late 1800s, Minnie Cox became the first African American Postmistress in Mississippi, and was later a part of The Indianola Affair, which "sparked the first major debate about race, states’ rights, and federal power in the United States Congress since Reconstruction." - Shennette Garrett-Scott, Mississippi History Now

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    10 mins