Hard Fried History Podcast
1) Ep 28: Sitting Bull
Warchief of the Lakota, Sitting Bull resisted the efforts of both white settlers and the US government to steal the lands of his tribe and subjugate his people, eventually serving as a rallying point ...Show More
2) Ep 125: Napoleon p3 - Wings of Wax
What were the major causes of the collapse of the Napoleonic empire? What happens when a nation that could be considered "too big to fail" fails anyway? In our conclusion of our French affair, we cove...Show More
3) Ep 124: Napoleon p2 - Expanding Dominion
How did Napoleon and the armies of France build the Continental system? In this episode we explore the Eastward expansion of the Napoleonic empire, covering topics such as Napoleon's early conflicts w...Show More
4) Ep 123: Napoleon p1 - Issued from the Isle
How did the French Revolution shape Napoleon Bonaparte's view on effective governance? What exactly are the origins of the 'Corsican Ogre?' In this episode we begin the second installment of our six-p...Show More
5) Ep 122: French Revolution p3 - Collapse of an Ideal
What were the worst abuses of the French Revolution? Why were Revolutionary champions such as Danton and Robespierre not ultimately immune from the guillotine? Are there ever noble-enough ends to just...Show More
6) Ep 121: French Revolution p2 - Into the Maelstrom
After the initial upheaval, how are revolutions navigated? What forms do effective dissent take? Is the term 'mob-rule' necessarily synonymous with 'majority-rule'? In this episode, Henry and Josh con...Show More
7) Ep 120: French Revolution p1 - The Anatomy of Revolt
How do we know for sure when a nation is definitively and indisputably beyond redemption? What are some large portents or warning signs that indicate a country is on its last legs? In sum, how are rev...Show More
8) The Amazons (Ep. 119)
Who were the Amazonian women of ancient Greek legend? This week we kick off Women's History Month with a look at the warrior women of the surrounding Black Sea region, what the most recent archeologic...Show More
9) Home is where the Hurt is: The World War 1 story of The Harlem Hellfighters w/ Tre Tutson
In this episode we discuss the most decorated unit of WW1: The Harlem Hellfighters, who battled the Germans and brought Jazz to Europe during the era of Jim Crow segregation. We are joined by Tre Tuts...Show More
10) The Rise and Fall of the Songhai: Sunni Ali Ber, Askia Muhammed and the Moorish plague (Medieval West Africa Part 3)
On this episode we discuss The Songhai Empire and its formation under the Mali Empire, Its internal conflicts that led to dynastic changes and the Invasion of the Pasha Moor army which destroyed the e...Show More