HeyJaredHistory Buffs or Bluffs
A podcast where an author tells his wife a wild historical tale that’s either completely true or totally made up and she has to guess which! Kyle Kochenberger is an author who is also a history buff and his wife Sydney doesn’t know a whole lot about history.
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America and the Search for the Holy Grail (with Sonia Vincent) (opens the original)
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Guests are just a thing now! Today we're joined with Sydney's sister Sonia (who also knows nothing about history), and we are going to go over the little known search that a certain patriotic country conducted for the Holiest of mugs...The Holy Grail! In the midst of the War of 1812, the Second War for Independence against Great Britain, the young nation of America had their back against the wall. After a terrifying display of power from the English, America needed a solution. They needed help f
The Cadaver Synod of 897 (with Madison from It’s a History Podcast) (opens the original)
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Want more guests? You got more guests! Madison, host of It's a History Podcast joins us to discuss the Cadaver Synod of 897! The 8th and 9th centuries in Rome were a time of intense political and religious struggles. This was because the Boot was controlled by not only an emperor but also the Catholic Church. The position of the pope became an incredibly influential one, and soon wealthy families were lining up at the door to meet with the pope and high-ranking bishops. Corruption spread through
The Unlucky Lucky Day of Marcellus Manning (opens the original)
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Wouldn't you just love it if you won the lottery? Think of everything you could buy! All the debt you could erase. Think of the instant relief you must feel. As incredible as that feeling must be, you never can know what will happen in the next second of your life. Marcellus Manning was born in Jim Crow South Carolina. A poor, young black man, he knew early on that the world he lived in wasn't on his side. But when he graduated high school, with an opportunity to attend college, he thought maybe
The Unbelievably Good Fortune of Timothy Dexter (with Lynette from Buried in the Attic) (opens the original)
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We have a special guest for this episode! Everyone welcome Lynette Kleisner, host of Buried in the Attic: Stories Grandma Never Told Us. Lynette is a genealogist and every episode she shares stories she’s stumbled across in her own research. She discusses surprising, fascinating and sometimes unsettling discoveries she’s made. Follow her and listen to her podcast! But for now, join her and us as we discuss the incredibly lucky life of Timothy Dexter. Born a poor farm laborer in the American Colo
This or That: The Angola Horror (opens the original)
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WE ARE BACK, and we are excited to bring you more episodes! Join us as we catch y'all up on what we've been up to, go over our first Mini Buffin, and we also play a new game, This or That! This or That will be two stories, both with the same title. One will be a buff and the other will be a bluff. Kyle will tell both back to back and then Sydney, and you listeners, will have to guess which one is the Buff...is it This or That? This weeks topic will be the Angola Horror. This: A string of murders
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