Outrageous History!
The emperor Napolean Bonaparte, the artist Caravaggio, the writer Oscar Wilde, the Roman Empire, the lawman Wyatt Earp, the French revolutionary leader Robespierre, the Watergate scandal…..outrageous individuals and events that have significantly influenced history. You’ll find it hard to believe some of the preposterous, scandalous and excessive behaviors which permeate history. Join journalist Ernest Granson as he interviews historians around the world, delving into some of history’s most outrageous moments. You can’t make this stuff up!
Podcasting since 2021 • 37 episodes
Outrageous History!
Latest Episodes
The complicated and messy birth of the legendary Jeep
Why is it called the Jeep? Depends on who you ask. Who first designed and developed this workhorse of the US military? Again, not a simple question to answer. Decades after thousands of these historic and vital vehicles were shipped...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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In the footsteps of T.E. Lawrence - a quest for understanding in the Middle East
The bitter and destructive struggle in the Levant has a lengthy, complex and grievous history. No doubt the region has experienced its share of territorial bloodshed from ancient times. However, much of the conflict and hostility which ha...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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57:08
T.E. Lawrence: the archeologist turned desert warrior
Many of our images of the First World War emanated from the trenches at the European front lines. But the war was not limited to those deplorable conditions. In the Mideast, another conflict seethed as the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hun...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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Jeep Shows: dodging bullets and bombs while entertaining on World War II front lines
World War II soldiers had to endure the grind of pushing through rough terrain in extreme cold and heat and to witness comrades dying in front of their eyes, sometimes for years. To help alleviate those hardships, even temporarily, soldie...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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44:19
The legacy of Wyatt Earp - respected lawman, vigilante, gambler, pimp
A few years before his death, Wyatt Earp wrote to a friend, saying, "Notoriety has been the bane of my life. I detest it." As perhaps the most famous lawman in the United States, Earp and his brothers are well known for the infamous gunfight at...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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49:37