Humans Are Evil - History Podcast
1) The Trail of Tears
President Andrew Jackson's 'Indian Removal Act' of 1830 set in motion a 1000 mile journey of death and disease for the Cherokee, Seminole, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Creek. In this heartbreaking story, wh...Show More
2) Should we morally judge historical figures by today's moral standards?
It is all too tempting to judge those in the past by today's moral norms. Do Abraham Lincoln's racist statements nullify any of his achievements? Should people who did things we nowadays find morally ...Show More
3) Easter Island Apocalypse
The world's most impressive seafarers and statue builders were reduced from a thriving community of many thousands to just 111 traumatised survivors. These Rapa Nui people were the victims of their h...Show More
4) The First Crusade
"Deus Vult" The First Crusade, called by the Pope in the name of God, contained the horrors of massacres and cannibalism. However, it is one of history's most misunderstood conflicts. Properly unders...Show More
5) Argentina's Dirty War
The Argentine Military Junta's brutal campaign of repression, torture and murder that resulted in 30,000 left wing supporters "disappearing" and 500 children taken from their families to be raised by ...Show More
6) The Taiping Rebellion
The crazy 19th century conflict that began with a failed student believing he is Jesus' younger brother and ended with approximately 20 million dead. MAIN SOURCES/FURTHER READING God’s Chinese Son: ...Show More
7) Future episodes...
Every new episode will be released on Thursdays (this works best with other commitments) therefore the next episode 'The Taiping Rebellion' will be released tomorrow May 30th. Can't wait as it is suc...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) Homophobic persecution in Britain 1533-1835
The "Buggery Laws" between the years 1533 and 1835 represent the peak of state sponsored homophobic persecution in Britain. This episode unearths a little known part of our history of discrimination. ...Show More
9) The Battle of Carthage
Described by some as the "first genocide". This episode tells the incredible story of one of the world's greatest civilisation's last stand. "Carthago delenda est" (Carthage must be destroyed!) MAIN...Show More
10) The Partition of India
The independence of India was supposed to be a happy occasion, but it soon descended into unimaginable violence and suffering based on attempted religious purification. Main sources/further readin...Show More