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History Buffoons Podcast
Two buffoons who want to learn about history!
Our names are Bradley and Kate. We both love to learn about history but also don't want to take it too seriously. Join us as we dive in to random stories, people, events and so much more throughout history. Each episode we will talk about a new topic with a light hearted approach to learn and have some fun.
Find us at: historybuffoonspodcast.com
Reach out to us at: historybuffoonspodcast@gmail.com
History Buffoons Podcast
Latest Episodes
School Bus Yacht: Shipwreck of the Migonette
A 52-foot yacht sets off on a 15,000-mile voyage from England to Australia, and five minutes of bad luck turns it into one of the most infamous survival stories ever recorded. We’re Kate and Bradley, and we walk through the Mignonette shipwreck...
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The Origin of Weird: Kamikaze
“Kamikaze” is one of those words that feels locked to World War II, but the original meaning is older, stranger, and way more revealing. We follow the term back to medieval Japan, where “kamikaze” first means “divine wind,” not airplanes and no...
I'm Batman: William Buckley
“You’ve got a Buckley’s chance.” It sounds like a throwaway line until you learn it may be rooted in a real man whose survival odds were basically zero. We start with the meaning of this classic piece of Australian slang, then follow the windin...
Disturbance in the Dirt: African Cemetery Under Higgs Beach
A beach day in Key West can feel like pure escape until you learn what’s under the sand. We tell the story of the African Cemetery at Higgs Beach, a burial ground tied to three illegal slave ships and nearly 300 lives that ended just days or we...
The Origin of Weird: Operation Beluga
A thousand beluga whales. A freezing strait that tightens into a handful of breathing holes. Polar bears waiting at the surface. Then, out of the Cold War backdrop, a Soviet icebreaker shows up with one job: carve an escape route through Arctic...
