
Love a good, juicy story that goes beyond what we already know? We're talking scandalous presidential family members, a mass murder at a world-famous architect's home, stolen inventions, nude athletes at the first Olympics, compulsive liars, the arrival of the bikini, and so much more. History fanatic Patty Steele tells you the inside backstories you didn’t know you needed to know.
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 297 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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We know over the course of decades, centuries, and millennia landscapes change... sometimes dramatically. But how can entire towns literally disappear overnight?
Feel free to DM me if you have a story you'd like me to cover. On Facebook, it's Patty... more
Do you realize it was only a little over 140 years ago that the world began to adopt standardized time zones? You could take a 10am train to another town and arrive at 9:50am . . because most towns had their own clocks. For thousands of years we basi... more
Ever wonder what movies were like before the ratings codes kicked in back in the 1930s? Some were so wild, so bloody, and so sexy, Hollywood quickly realized they had to police themselves or the feds would move in!
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Marilyn Monroe was the ultimate bombshell. This week she would have turned 100 years old, but she’s still the iconic sex symbol of mid 20th century Hollywood. Despite her carefully crafted dumb blonde persona, she was also wildly intelligent. She had... more
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Love this podcast! I only wish the episodes were longer and went into more detail! However, it has sparked my curiosity and lead me to looking into things more on my own on several occasions.
This podcast has a gross commercial for Trump watches. Don’t like that they are promoting a criminal’s merchandise on this podcast.
Wish the it was longer.
I love your podcast. I do wish ads were a lot shorter, but the overall delivery and content provided is great. Keep doing a wonderful job.
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A narrative history podcast hosted by a seasoned radio host that delivers concise, engaging backstories about famous people, institutions, and cultural moments. Episodes skew toward scandals, reinvention, and pivotal turning points, often weaving archival context with contemporary relevance. The host has a distinctive storytelling voice and frequently references listener ideas, making the content feel both intimate and well-researched. A notable strength is the show's ability to make history feel immediate and human, though episodes are typically short and densely packed with facts, which may appeal to listeners who want quick, digestible history bites.
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