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Softcore History

Softcore History

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 A podcast for the casual fan of history. The Wikipedia reader. The kids who grew up with a dad who watched the same 10 hours of World War II specials on The History Channel. Join Dan Regester, Rob Fox, and a weekly guest as they tastefully insert themselves into the past. The only thing we don’t show is our research.Copyright Softcore History World
Episodes
  • The Man Who Wrongly Thought He Could Fly

    The Man Who Wrongly Thought He Could Fly
    Jan 19 2026
    Franz Reichelt was an Austrian born tailor who became obsessed with the idea of creating a wearable parachute for pilots and aviators. This passion was only fueled by the many peers who doubted his invention and it ultimately led to a day of destiny at the Eiffel Tower in 1912.

    Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including episodes like this, listener voicemails, movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.


    Rob Fox
    https://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/
    https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree
    https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree

    Dan Regester
    https://www.instagram.com/danregester/
    https://twitter.com/dan_regester
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    48 mins
  • Left Handers Are The Most Oppressed People In Human History

    Left Handers Are The Most Oppressed People In Human History
    Jan 12 2026
    Rob, a southpaw survivor of human society’s systemic left-handedness oppression, breaks down all the horrible ways basically every civilization throughout human history has demonized, ostracized, and genocided left-handers.

    Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including episodes like this, listener voicemails, movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.


    Rob Fox
    https://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/
    https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree
    https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree

    Dan Regester
    https://www.instagram.com/danregester/
    https://twitter.com/dan_regester
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    59 mins
  • The Last Viking

    The Last Viking
    Jan 5 2026
    Harald "Hardrada" Sigurdsson was a Viking mercenary in the Byzantine Varangian Guard and eventual King of Norway who threw his hat in the ring to conquer England in 1066. He lived an extraordinary life traveling far and wide participating in campaigns against Muslim Caliphates, Bulgarian rebels, and other Norsemen. Find out why he is often considered "The Last Viking."


    Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including episodes like this, listener voicemails, movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.

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    Rob Fox
    https://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/
    https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree
    https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree

    Dan Regester
    https://www.instagram.com/danregester/
    https://twitter.com/dan_regester
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    1 hr and 3 mins
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