Historium

Jan 21 2025 87 ep. 32 mins 7k
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Did you ever fall asleep in history class? You’re not alone. History can be boring when focusing on only dates and statistics. Historium seeks to find the narrative of history in some of the most unlikely places. Seamlessly blending history and storytelling, Jake Barton draws you into historical tales you’ve probably never heard before.

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#82 GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES - Tournament of Shadows

Jan 21 2025 88 mins  
The British East India Company plots an invasion of Afghanistan. A bogus casus belli and puppet king are all they need—and the rivalry between their agent, Alexander Burnes, and a Russian spy named Ivan Vitkevitch becomes a zero sum game. This is the beginning of the Great Game, or, as the Russians knew it: The Tournament of Shadows.For the more episodes and the rest of the serie

#81 GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES - The Ballad of Shah Shuja

Jan 07 2025 67 mins  
In early 19th century Afghanistan, two warring dynasties contend for the throne. While the Sadozai brothers—grandsons of the empire’s founding king—feud amongst themselves, the Barakzai clan plots its ascendance. Shuja ul-Mulk of the Sadozais and Dost Mohammed Khan of the Barakzais grow up together in court, but as young men they become bitter enemies. Eventually, they must f

#80 The Prophet of Jazz

Dec 13 2024 31 mins  
"I can say more with music than I ever could with words.” -Eric DolphyMusic:- Ceiling Gazing by Mark Kozelek & Jimmy LaValle- Nero's Nocturne by Chilly Gonzales- Warm Canto by Mal Waldron, Eric Dolphy, & Booker Ervin- Easy Opium by Ben von Wildenhaus- Rearranging Furniture by Gabriel Yared- The Homeless Wanderer by Emahoy Tsege Miriam Gebru- God Bless the Child by Eric Do

#79 Eternity's Echo

Jul 08 2024 29 mins  
What if sound lives forever?Music:Imaginary Landscape No. 4 by John CageTezeta by Mulatu AskatkeElectronium Music Score by Raymond ScottLacrymae by MelodiumKapsburger by ClogsA Lake by Emily A. SpragueTiden Effert Hoffet by I.B. SundstromWhen the Northern Lights by Max RichterX-Ray by Youth LagoonLegions (War) by Zoe KeatingDisintegration Loops #3 by William Basinski92982.3 by Will

#78 The Blowout

Mar 17 2024 39 mins  
The story of one of the worst numerical beatdowns in the history of professional sports.Music:- Reckless by Brocker Way- Green Groves of Erin by Yo Yo Ma - Concerto No. 2 in G minor by Vivaldi- Classic Battle by Sam Spence- Denmark by Portland Cello Project- Independant by Brocker Way- Tilting at Windmills by Brocker Way- Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner- Spanish Flea by Her

[UNLOCKED] Bonus Episode #30: The Day Disco Died

Jul 20 2023 91 mins  
(This is an unlocked Patreon bonus episode. For more bonus episodes, check out www.patreon.com/historium)Chicago, 1979. Disco was on top of the world. And some people didn't like that…When a failing baseball team and a peg-legged promoter hosted an anti-disco radio DJ armed with a quarter stick of dynamite… things quickly got out of hand.Welcome to Disco Demolition Night.Suppor

Historium Presents: The Wind

May 11 2023 51 mins  
An episode from a show I love called The Wind. "Western Films as America’s origin story, and why they sound the way they do."For more episodes: https://thewind.org/For our bonus episode with Fil: patreon.com/historiumSupport the show

#77 ATOMIC DAWN - The Red Menace

Mar 27 2023 90 mins  
Neils Bohr returns with a new plan for world peace, Oppenheimer’s enemies close in from all sides as the Cold War warms up, and shadowy figures from the world of high finance work to expand the American nuclear weapons program.Original music for this series by https://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/Additional music by Alarm Will Sound, Marisa Anderson, Kali Malone, Zoe Keating

#76 ATOMIC DAWN - Heavy Water

Mar 20 2023 59 mins  
Norwegian commandos execute a daring sabotage mission to cripple the Nazi nuclear program. The fall of Werner Heisenberg. Original music for this series by https://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/Additional music by Hildur Guðnadóttir, Max Richter, William Basinski, Moondog, Sølvguttene, Jed Kurzel, Hala Strana, Anne Hytta, Nine Inch Nails, and Nico. For bonus episodes and a s

#75 ATOMIC DAWN - A Prime Suspect

Mar 13 2023 60 mins  
Robert Oppenheimer leads the Manhattan Project at a secret research facility in Los Alamos. Meanwhile, counterintelligence seeks to unearth a secret communist spy ring within the very heart of the nuclear weapons program. A cold war starts before a world war ends.Original music for this series by https://mountainstandardtime.substack.com/Additional music by Ludovico Einauldi, Luke