Extra History, An Extra Credits Podcast
1) Extra History - Warring States Japan: Sengoku Jidai LIES
James Portnow, our writer, takes some time out from traveling in Europe to talk about the historiography of Extra History and the Sengoku Jidai series. Join us on Patreon! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon ...Show More
2) Extra History - Warring States Japan: Sengoku Jidai part 2
Oda Nobunaga's control of Japan grows shakier by the day as more rivals emerge to challenge his hold on Kyoto. Egged on by the puppet shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the powerful daimyo Takeda Shingen brin...Show More
3) Extra History - Warring States Japan: Sengoku Jidai Part 1
The Onin War tore Japan apart, but also kicked off the Sengoku Jidai or Warring States Period that's a seminal part of Japanese history. The power of the shogun dissolved and regional clan leaders or ...Show More
4) Extra History - Genghis Khan LIES
As a child, Temüjin was afraid of the world, saddened by its cruelty and an outcast from his own tribe. But his mother, Hoelun, passed on her risk-taking personality to him, a boy who would one day be...Show More
5) Extra History - Genghis Khan part 2
As a child, Temüjin was afraid of the world, saddened by its cruelty and an outcast from his own tribe. But his mother, Hoelun, passed on her risk-taking personality to him, a boy who would one day be...Show More
6) Extra History - Genghis Khan part 1
As a child, Temüjin was afraid of the world, saddened by its cruelty and an outcast from his own tribe. But his mother, Hoelun, passed on her risk-taking personality to him, a boy who would one day be...Show More
7) Extra History: Irish Potato Famine LIES
Writer Rob Rath talks about all the cool stories and facts we didn't get to cover in the Irish Potato Famine podcast episode. Join us on Patreon! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Check out all our Extra ...Show More
8) Extra History: The Punic Wars
The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. The term Punic comes from the Latin word Punicus (or Poenicus), meaning "Carthaginian", with referen...Show More
9) Extra History: Irish Potato Famine
The potato blight hit the United States first before it came to Ireland (and other countries). But what made it particularly devastating in Ireland was the factor of human influence--behind-the-scenes...Show More
10) Extra History: Catherine the Great
Before she became Catherine the Great, legendary empress of Russia, she was a smart but lonely girl named Sophia. Her mother ignored her until family connections proposed a marriage between Sophia and...Show More