The 2 Best Grimdark History Podcast Episodes
1) The First Jewish–Roman War
In 66 CE a nobody, and minor priest by the name of Eleazar stood up to the oppression of Rome and declared “No more” in the bloodiest way imaginable. Sending a message to Rome that would have devastat...Show More
2) Messiahs, Romans, and Fires, Oh My
“What Caesar wants, Caesar gets”. Famous words that would change history forever in 66 CE.Since the start of Roman intervention (and then later rule) in Judea there’s been a sense of unfinished busine...Show More
3) The Anarchy
Inspired by the TV miniseries and novel, Pillars of Earth by Ken Follet today's episode looks at the real history surround a period of time in English history known as The Anarchy. A 20 year long civi...Show More
4) Revolutionary Era France - France of the 1780's
Covering the series of events the leads to the tinderbox of French life that enables the French Revolution. From the day-to-day life of the hundreds of thousands of peasants and migrant workers, their...Show More
5) Revolutionary Era France - The Beast of Gévaudan
From 1764-1767 the Gévaudan region of France was terrorized as a supernatural animal attacked and killed over 100 women and children with dozens more who were attacked but survived. The attacks were e...Show More
6) Sex, Jazz & Ax Murders - The Ax Murderer of New Orleans
From 1910-1919 New Orleans would undergo a period of rapid social change. WWI would break out, Prohibition was just around the corner. The Spanish Flu was ravaging the country. And, the famed Storyvil...Show More
7) Uncovering Roman Carlisle - An Interview With an Archaeological Team
In 208 CE Septimius Severus travelled with his legions, and a massive entourage of as he travelled to Britain to conquer Caledonia. Through the course of his campaign many Roman forts settlements alon...Show More
8) Sex, Jazz & Ax Murders - Robert Charles Riots & the Mayor of Storyville
In the late 1890’s a well-dressed man from Mississippi on the run from the law moves into New Orleans under the name of Robert Charles. By all accounts he’s a well-groomed and well-spoken man who enjo...Show More
9) Sex, Jazz, & Ax Murders – The Birth of Jazz & Storyville
In the wake of the death of Chief of Police Hennessy the mayor and the city council form a special unit to govern the investigation and arrests of suspects. Venting a racial hatred on the Italian Quar...Show More
10) Sex, Jazz & Ax Murders - 1900's New Orleans
The history of Storyville, and jazz has its roots in New Orleans, and America’s struggle for virtue and racial division. Post Reconstruction New Orleans is a city of corrupt officials, poorly managed ...Show More