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Meet Chris, Madi, Zach, and Jerry. They are the History Boiz. They’re going to tell you about historical figures and events and make you laugh at the same time. Drink a cheap beer, and get some history up in you. Like the founding fathers intended.

Podcast · By Jerry Nash, Christopher Wheadon, Zach Mech, Madi Moon · English · Official site

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Sep 15, 2026
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Jul 13, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 15, 2026

    Marco Polo Part 2 (opens the original)

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    We continue the epic journey of Marco Polo with things both real and imagined, believed and disbelieved. All grand adventures and great odysseys must come to an end, but the question now was, were they to be believed? Sources: Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu by Laurence Bargreen The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo and Rustichello da Pisa Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford

  2. Episode · Sep 6, 2026

    Marco Polo Part 1 (opens the original)

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    Marco Polo dictated the greatest world travel adventure story in history while he was in prison. How did he get there? Well, he was only 17 when he joined his father and uncle in the family trade, and so begins the odyssey of Marco Polo… Sources: Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu by Laurence Bargreen The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo and Rustichello da Pisa Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford

  3. Episode · Aug 18, 2026

    The Silk Road (opens the original)

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    The Silk Road was one of most influential network of trade routes to ever exist. This episode is related to our next series and a listener request! Sources: Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu by Laurence Bargreen The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo and Rustichello da Pisa Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford

  4. Episode · Jul 27, 2026

    Louis Chevrolet (opens the original)

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    You recognize the name Chevrolet from one of the world’s top car manufacturers in existence, but do you know the story of the man who gave it its name? Joining us is Tony from the How the West Was F#cked podcast! Sources: Barras, P. (2004). The Louis Chevrolet Adventure. K, C. E. (2025). Chevrolet’s. Independently Published. Louis Chevrolet | Automotive Hall of Fame. (2025). In Automotivehalloffame.org. https://automotivehalloffame.org/honoree/louis-chevrolet/ Louis Chevrolet | Biography & Facts

  5. Episode · Jul 13, 2026

    The Iran Contra Affair Part 3 (opens the original)

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    The Iran Contra Affair had other, far reaching, and devastating consequences. Because of close relationship between the CIA and the Contra rebels in Nicaragua, drug smuggling and the lucrative cocaine trade in disaffected communities in the United States became increasingly prevalent. As the CIA turned a blind eye to the crimes it was directly or indirectly condoning, the United States started the War on Drugs. Sources: Mayer, Jane, and Doyle McManus. Landslide. HarperCollins, 1 Jan. 1988. PBS.

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