HeyJaredStonedhenge: History and High Thoughts
History for people who hated history class. Join Travis (the history buff) and Tom (the enthusiastic bystander) as they stumble through the weirdest corners of the past, armed with questionable logic and a mountain of curiosity.Stonedhenge delivers high thoughts, historical…
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The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom - The Ultimate Exam Anxiety (opens the original)
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The Taiping Rebellion was the deadliest civil war in human history, and it all started because one guy got extreme exam anxiety. In this episode, we take the recording setup outside, and track the chaotic rise and fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in 19th century China. We cover: The Ultimate Breakdown: How Hong Xiuquan failed his civil service exams, had a fever dream, and decided he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ. The Stressed Restaurant Manager: Why the ruling Qing Dynasty was alr
Mansa Musa: Crashing Economies and Camels with Attitude Problems (opens the original)
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Mansa Musa, the ruler of the Mali Empire, is widely considered the richest man in history. He had so much wealth that during his pilgrimage to Mecca, he accidentally crashed the entire economy of Cairo just by handing out too much gold. In this episode, we track the massive, gold-paved reign of Mansa Musa. We cover: The Salt Trade: How the Mali Empire built its wealth on trading gold and salt, because without salt to cure your meat, your dinner was basically a biological weapon. The Disappearing
Theodore Roosevelt - How to Survive the Ultimate 1800s Grief Arc (opens the original)
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We made it to our one-year anniversary! To celebrate 26 episodes of Stonedhenge, we decided to bust out the dab rig and get ridiculously high while talking about the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. Teddy Roosevelt's life reads like a season of television written by an overexcited golden retriever with a history degree. Travis walks us through TR's unhinged biography. We cover: The Strenuous Life: How a sickly, asthmatic child decided to defeat weakness through boxing, li
The Last Samurai - Why Tom Cruise Lied to You (opens the original)
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Everything you learned from that Tom Cruise movie The Last Samurai isn't entirely accurate. In this episode, we are tracking the real history of the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877 and the incredibly chaotic fall of Japan's warrior class. We cover: The Panic Move: How Commodore Matthew Perry arriving with gunboats forced Japan to modernize at insane speeds. Emotional Arson: How the new Meiji government abolished domains and replaced samurai stipends with bonds. This was essentially "emotional arson wi
Alexander the Great Part 2: War Elephants and Employee Burnout (opens the original)
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In this episode, we track the final, paranoid years of Alexander the Third of Macedon. We cover: The Drunken Boss: How Alexander adopted Persian court styles and ended up killing the man who previously saved his life, Cletus the Black, with a spear during a drunken argument. War Elephants: Alexander's push into the Indian subcontinent, where he fought King Porus and had to figure out how to defeat terrifying war elephants at the Battle of Hydaspes. Naming Rights: Alexander's habit of naming basi
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