MERRY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL, HO HO HO!!

In today's special episode, we'll be talking about the Christmas Truce during the First World War in 1914, where soldiers briefly put down their weapons to celebrate the day with their enemies.

We'll be discussing how the Christmas Truce happened, what went on during the day, and finding out who won that famous game of football between the Germans and English on the frontlines.

So grab a pint and join us as we talk about one of the most surprising developments in the horror that is World War One.

🎵 Shoutout to Bigshortage for our opening jingle.

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🕵️‍♂️PINT-SIZED HISTORY TAKES ON THE CIA🕵️‍♂️

Today, Joe and Zack crack open the strangest, silliest, and craziest stories from the history of the CIA. You might think that some of these stories are too stupid to be true, but that's where you're wrong!

From botched assassinations to Cold War mischief, this episode dives headfirst into the shadowy and honestly mental world of this American intelligence agency.

In this episode, we cover:

🎯 Assassination Plots Gone Wrong - Including the many, many failed attempts to eliminate Fidel Castro (poisoned cigars, anyone?)

🌍 Cold War Chaos - The mad world of covert operations designed to one-up the KGB and stop communism at any cost

📺 Cat Spies — How the CIA allegedly trained cats to uncover the deepest, darkest, secrets of their enemies

So grab a pint and join us as we uncover the conspiracies, cover-ups, and completely unhinged moments that helped define modern intelligence and global politics.

🎵 Shoutout to Bigshortage for our opening jingle.

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🕵️‍♂️PINT-SIZED HISTORY TAKES ON THE MAFIA🕵️‍♂️

Today, Joe and Zack dive into The Mob, The Mafia, the Cosa Nostra, or for those who don’t speak Italian, “Our Thing.”

We’re heading deep into the murky underworld of 20th-century organised crime, tracing how Sicilian immigrants in the 19th century built some of the most ruthless criminal syndicates the world has ever seen.

This series zeroes in on the Italian-American Mafia, but we’ll also touch on the Jewish, Irish, and Italian crime families that shaped America’s criminal landscape.

In Part Two, we cover:

🔫 The Valentines Day Massacre - How a fateful day in Chicago turned the world against Mobsters like Al Capone

💼 The Evolution of the Mob - How Charlie "Lucky" Luciano pulled the Five Families together to create the National Crime Syndicate and The Commission.

🎬 Mob Legends - Stories of real-life bosses, gangs, and mobsters who became pop-culture icons, like Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Arnold Rothstein, Murder Inc, John Gotti and more...

We also play a fun game of Fact or Fiction: Mobster edition!

Grab a pint and join us for a wild rollercoaster ride through the world of American thuggery, power plays, and the shadowy empire of the Mafia.

🎵 Shoutout to Bigshortage for our opening jingle.

👍 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, review, follow - all of the above!

🕵️‍♂️PINT-SIZED HISTORY TAKES ON THE MAFIA🕵️‍♂️

Today, Joe and Zack dive into The Mob, The Mafia, the Cosa Nostra, or for those who don’t speak Italian, “Our Thing.”

We’re heading deep into the murky underworld of 20th-century organised crime, tracing how Sicilian immigrants in the 19th century built some of the most ruthless criminal syndicates the world has ever seen.

This series zeroes in on the Italian-American Mafia, but we’ll also touch on the Jewish, Irish, and Italian crime families that shaped America’s criminal landscape.

In Part One, we cover:

🔫 The Origins - How and why the Mafia emerged, and what purpose it served.

💼 The Structure - The hierarchy, the rules, and the iron-clad code of silence: Omertà.

🎬 Mob Legends - Stories of real-life bosses and the fictional mobsters who became pop-culture icons.

Grab a pint and join us for a wild rollercoaster ride through the world of American thuggery, power plays, and the shadowy empire of the Mafia.

🎵 Shoutout to Bigshortage for our opening jingle.

👍 Don’t forget to subscribe, like, review, follow - all of the above!

⚡PINT-SIZED HISTORY TAKES ON ADOLF HITLER AND THE NAZIS AGAIN⚡

From beer halls to blitzkrieg, we talk about how a certain failed Austrian painter captured the imaginations of the disillusioned in Germany, attempted to rebuild a fallen great nation into one of the deadliest regimes in history, and set the Third Reich on a course for conquest.

We’re unpacking the chaos of the late 1930s as the Fuhrer goes from winning the hearts and minds of the German people. to Anschluss, through delivering the Sudetenland at the Munich Conference, and towards the horrible start of the Holocaust at Kristallnacht.

In Part Two, we cover:

⚡ Hitler's grand designs - How Hitler wants to unite all German speaking territories into the Fatherland

⚡ Anschluss and the Munich Conference – When Hitler battled European leaders and defeated them at their own political games to annex neighbouring lands.

⚡ The Holocaust – How fuelled by the fervent popularity of the Fuhrer and the Nazi Party, the population is whipped up by the SS to start the Holocaust at Kristallnacht.

Join us as we break down the Nazis in power in 1930s Germany through the key events, the key players, and the terrifying consequences that followed.

🎧 So grab a pint, press play, and get ready for a chilling walk through recent history.

🎵 Shoutout to @bigshortage for our opening jingle!

⚡PINT-SIZED HISTORY TAKES ON ADOLF HITLER AND THE NAZIS AGAIN⚡

From beer halls to blitzkrieg, we talk about how did a certain failed Austrian painter captured the imaginations of the disillusioned in Germany, attempted to rebuild a fallen great nation and eventually formed one of the deadliest regimes in history.

In this two-part special, we’re diving headfirst into the dark rule of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.

We’re unpacking the chaos of the mid 1930s as the Fuhrer attempts to win the hearts and minds of the German people, the difference between Fascism and National Socialism, and the political manoeuvring the NSDAP employed to sell hate to the masses.

This isn’t just a history lesson, it’s a story of how easily extremism spreads as modern politics echoes similar movements.

In Part One, we cover:

⚡ Hitler's grand designs - How Hitler attempts to buy grace with the German masses to sell them his antisemitic desires

⚡ The night of the long knives – When Hitler pulled power away from the SA and assassinated his biggest opponents

⚡ Socialism vs. Fascism – How Nazism is nothing like socialism despite what it says on the tin.

Join us as we break down the Nazis in power in 1930s Germany — the key events, the key players, and the terrifying consequences that followed.

🎧 So grab a pint, press play, and get ready for a chilling walk through recent history.

🎵 Shoutout to @bigshortage for our opening jingle!

PINT-SIZED HISTORY ARE ENTERING THE GAME OF THRONES

Join Joe and Zack as they set sail into the extraordinary and ruthless rule of The East India Company, the corporation that built an empire, toppled kingdoms, and changed the world forever.

We talk about Company Rule and how it shaped India’s destiny, grew Britain’s wealth, and spawned the global age of empire.

In this episode, we unpack:

• The Birth of a Giant: How a royal charter launched a global trading juggernaut.
• From Trade to Tyranny: How profit turned to power — and business became conquest.
• India Under - Company Rule: How politics, plunder, and power redrew a continent.
• Greed & Rebellion: The corruption, famines, and uprisings that shook the Raj.

🍻 Grab a pint and join us as we explore the company that blurred the line between corporation and empire, and left a legacy still felt today.

🎶 Shoutout to @bigshortage for our iconic jingle!

🎧 Stream now on Spotify, YouTube & Apple Podcasts and don’t forget to follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode!

PINT-SIZED HISTORY ARE SAILING TO INDIA.

Join Joe and Zack as they set sail into the extraordinary rise (and ruthless rule) of The East India Company.

The corporation that built an empire, toppled kingdoms, and changed the world forever.

This pint-sized episode explores how a handful of London merchants became the most powerful company in history.

How Company Rule shaped India’s destiny, grew Britain’s wealth, and spawned the global age of empire.

In this episode, we unpack:

• The Birth of a Giant: How a royal charter launched a global trading juggernaut.

• From Trade to Tyranny: How profit turned to power — and business became conquest.
• India Under Company Rule: How politics, plunder, and power redrew a continent.
• Greed & Rebellion: The corruption, famines, and uprisings that shook the Raj.

🍻 Grab a pint and join us as we explore the company that blurred the line between corporation and empire, and left a legacy still felt today.

🎶 Shoutout to @bigshortage for our iconic jingle!

🎧 Stream now on Spotify, YouTube & Apple Podcasts and don’t forget to follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode!