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20 Minute History
Welcome to 20 Minute History, where every episode brings you the engaging story of an unknown or misunderstood historical concept, broadening your horizons and correcting the record on some popular misconceptions. Our show is carefully researched, taking into consideration as many different sources...
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Dethroning Castro
The year was 1959. President Dwight D. Eisenhower was rounding out the second year of an already eventful second term, when suddenly he received a bit...
Incidental Slaughter
The prevailing historical narrative has it that the U.S. bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, bombings which killed more than 100,000 innocent...
Season 2 Trailer
The long-awaited second season of 20 Minute History is finally here. Episode 1 drops Monday, November 8th, with new episodes thereafter releasing on t...
Hello Again
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BONUS: Discussing Kathy Fiscus with Prof. William Deverell
20 Minute History is extremely excited to welcome historian William Deverell to the show! Professor Deverell is a member of the history faculty at the...
BONUS: A Conversation with Benjamin Bernier (Thugs and Miracles)
For the first time in the history of 20 Minute History, we are hosting a very special guest for an interview. Please join us in welcoming Benjamin Ber...
BONUS: Housekeeping + Valentine's Day Special
We're back with a few brief housekeeping matters, an update, and...a special Valentine's Day surprise for all my loyal listeners!
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BONUS: The Casting Cuts of Season 1
Crafting the best possible debut season for 20 Minute History meant not all of the fantastic historical figures that were considered could be in the f...
Leo Abse
The United Kingdom has a long history of oppressing people of LGBT+ identities. In particular, gay men were historically subject to laws that called f...
Lech Wałęsa
When Lech Wałęsa was elected the president of Poland in 1990, he instantly became one of the most crucial players in bringing about the end of the Col...
Kathy Fiscus
Kathryn Anne Fiscus was only 3-years-old when she fell down a well in San Marino, CA, and though the rescue effort that followed her accident failed t...
Grigori Rasputin
There are so many questions surrounding the life of this Siberian mystic that it's hard to know where to begin. Did he have mystical healing powers? W...
Bessie Coleman
The world of flight has no shortage of legendary names, some of which have gone under-explored for far too long. On today's episode, we're thrusting o...
Joseph Smith, Jr.
Today, most people's impressions of Joseph Smith depend heavily on whether they've read The Book of Mormon, or whether they've seen The Book of Mormon...
BONUS: Media, Morality, and Revisionism
In this bonus episdoe, David expands upon his thoughts on P.T. Barnum, particularly with regards to historical revisionism and The Greatest Showman (2...
P.T. Barnum
Recent media depictions of P.T. Barnum have painted him as an innovative, albeit flawed, circus magnate concerned with just one thing: putting on the...
The First British Actress
Most of us know that women in Shakespeare's day were not allowed on stage. But in 1660, after decades of political turmoil that included both war and...
Alfred Russel Wallace
When Alfred Russel Wallace discovered evolution by natural selection, he must have expected to enter the biology Hall of Fame. Turns out, he had anoth...
Fred Korematsu
Fred Korematsu was a Civil rights figurehead best known for fighting Japanese-American internment in front of the Supreme Court. His legacy, like that...
Welcome to Season 1
Welcome to 20 Minute History and its very first season, History's Most Captivating Actors! Over the next ten episodes, we hope to introduce you to his...