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Historium

By: Jake Barton
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  • Did you ever fall asleep in history class? You’re not alone. History can be boring when focusing on only dates and statistics. Historium seeks to find the narrative of history in some of the most unlikely places. Seamlessly blending history and storytelling, Jake Barton draws you into historical tales you’ve probably never heard before.
    © 2024 Historium
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Episodes
  • #78 The Blowout

    #78 The Blowout
    Mar 18 2024

    The story of one of the worst numerical beatdowns in the history of professional sports.

    Music:
    - Reckless by Brocker Way
    - Green Groves of Erin by Yo Yo Ma
    - Concerto No. 2 in G minor by Vivaldi
    - Classic Battle by Sam Spence
    - Denmark by Portland Cello Project
    - Independant by Brocker Way
    - Tilting at Windmills by Brocker Way
    - Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner
    - Spanish Flea by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
    - 2 by AAEPSO
    - Climax Rag by James Scott
    - Chariots of Fire by Vangelis
    - En Gang Agde by 1900
    - Epilogue by Brocker Way

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    https://www.patreon.com/historium

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    40 mins
  • [UNLOCKED] Bonus Episode #30: The Day Disco Died

    [UNLOCKED] Bonus Episode #30: The Day Disco Died
    Jul 20 2023

    (This is an unlocked Patreon bonus episode. For more bonus episodes, check out www.patreon.com/historium)

    Chicago, 1979. Disco was on top of the world. And some people didn't like that…

    When a failing baseball team and a peg-legged promoter hosted an anti-disco radio DJ armed with a quarter stick of dynamite… things quickly got out of hand.

    Welcome to Disco Demolition Night.

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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • Historium Presents: The Wind

    Historium Presents: The Wind
    May 11 2023

    An episode from a show I love called The Wind.  

    "Western Films as America’s origin story, and why they sound the way they do."

    For more episodes: https://thewind.org/

    For our bonus episode with Fil: patreon.com/historium

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    51 mins
Art Entertainment & Performing Arts World Social Sciences
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