History Buffoons Podcast
Two buffoons who want to learn about history!
Recent Episodes
June 18, 2025
The Origin of Weird: Mary Toft and Her Rabbit Babies
How far would someone go to escape poverty? In 1726, Mary Toft, a destitute servant and mother of three who had recently suffered a miscarriage, concocted an outrageous scheme that would captivate England and eventually reach...
June 16, 2025
The Father, the Son and the Distilled Spirits: Uncle Nearest
"Who taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey?" seems like a simple question with an obvious answer – until you discover the truth that was hidden for more than 150 years. When young orphan Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel arrived at Reverend Dan Call's farm in 1850s Tennessee, he became fascinated with t…
June 9, 2025
Bubbles After All: The Wizard of Oz
Ever wonder what really happened behind the scenes of The Wizard of Oz? The yellow brick road was paved with dangerous stunts, toxic makeup, and shocking studio practices that would never be allowed today. From the moment we ...
June 4, 2025
The Origin of Weird: Louie Louie and the FBI Investigation
A simple rock recording session in 1963 snowballed into one of the FBI's most bizarre investigations when The Kingsmen recorded "Louie Louie" in a single take with just $50 and one hour of studio time. The perfect storm of fa...
June 2, 2025
Soap Opera Plot: Zlata Filipović
When 11-year-old Zlata Filipović received a blank diary in September 1991, she couldn't have known it would become a powerful testament to one of Europe's most devastating modern conflicts. As Yugoslavia fractured along ethni...
May 26, 2025
Buffoonery Chit-Chat
Ever wondered what happens when the history books close and the microphones stay on? In this special episode, Kate and Bradley pull back the curtain on the History Buffoons podcast, sharing the triumphs, challenges, and occas...