The 4 Best The History Cache Podcast Episodes
1) John Robert Fox, Buffalo Soldier
This week in continuation of our Compassion Series we highlight the incredible story of Lieutenant John Robert Fox, one of seven African American soldiers to receive the Medal of Honor for acts of val...Show More
2) The Elephant Angel of Belfast
This episode is the first in a series highlighting extraordinary people doing extraordinary things in times of crises. This week we travel to Belfast during the Blitz of 1941 and meet Denise Weston Au...Show More
3) The Shuar of the Amazon and How to Make a Shrunken Head: Part 1
Hidden in the deepest interior of the Amazon lived the fierce, mysterious, and fascinating Shuar. This unconquerable tribe resisted conquest from both the Incan and Spanish empires, and was the only t...Show More
4) The Shuar of the Amazon and How to Make a Shrunken Head: Part 2
Join us for Part 2 where we finish our exploration of the fierce, mysterious, and fascinating Shuar. This unconquerable tribe resisted conquest from both the Incan and Spanish empires, and was the onl...Show More
5) Sowing History: The Judean Date Palm’s 2,000 Year Old Comeback
For 1,000 years the Judean Date Palm has been extinct, likely wiped out due to human warfare which took a toll on the palm plantations that required copious amount of water and care in the harsh deser...Show More
6) From the Cache: Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer and the Coelacanth
It was believed the Coelacanth went extinct along with the dinosaurs around 66 million years ago when the Chicxulub impactor smashed into planet Earth…that was until Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, curato...Show More
7) From the Cache: History’s Happy Little Accidents
From the cache! Until an all-new episode premiers this October, please enjoy this recast. Bob Ross, American painter and iconic TV host of the 80s and 90s, famously told us that there are no mistakes,...Show More
8) Unsinkable Sam
During the chaos of World War 2, soldiers on both land and sea found companionship and comfort in the animals they had with them. From horses to goats, the animals serving alongside the soldiers of WW...Show More
9) The Great Stink of 1858
During the summer of 1858, a drought coupled with a heatwave, the lack of a proper sewer system, industrial waste, a booming population, and an increase in the usage of new flush toilets all came toge...Show More
10) The Second Life of Betty Robinson
In 1928 Betty Robinson astounded the sports world by winning the first Olympic gold medal in history awarded to a woman for the 100-meter race after only running competitively for five months.While tr...Show More