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Mar 8, 2024
Mar 8, 2024
48 sec
We're back from the dead! New SideStories episodes are out now!
Background music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod
May 15, 2022
May 15, 2022
1hr 39 min
Well, this is it, folks. After more than a year of putting out content for you, the Sidestories adventure must come to a close. Join us (and a very special suprise guest) as we reminisce about our favorite episodes, our greatest accomplishments, our worst episodes. Make sure you stay to the end to watch the nostalgic discussion devolve into an irreverent, late-night history ramblings. You definitely won't want to miss this epic Sidestories send-off!
Thank you all for listening and embarking on this history adventure with us. We appreciate you all!
Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod
Mar 27, 2022
Mar 27, 2022
31 min
Poker is one of the most popular card games on the planet and it has a uniquely American story. It also has a fascinating history with the legal system! Join us at the table as we tell you all about it and maybe you'll learn how to play too!
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Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod
Mar 20, 2022
Mar 20, 2022
28 min
Continuing our discussion on gunpowder weapons from last episode, we explore all kinds of cannons from various places and times--while also trying to figure what exactly a cannon is anyway!
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Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod
Mar 12, 2022
Mar 12, 2022
24 min
On this very explosive episode of Sidestories, we discuss the history of the development of gunpowder in China, attempt to define what a "gun" is (it's harder than you might think!), and share stories about some of the earliest gunpowder weapons from the Far East!
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Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod
Mar 4, 2022
Mar 4, 2022
28 min
This week on Sidestories, we discuss one of America's most fascinating (and sadly obscure) founding fathers--Isaac Sears. Sears had many adventures privateering, mob-forming, and rabble rousing during the American Revolution. He might've gotten his name into Metal Gear Solid 2 as well! Not too bad for an uppity colonial, huh?
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Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod
Feb 25, 2022
Feb 25, 2022
38 min
On this somewhat different episode we ask the ever popular question: what if you could go back to the past? Where would you go and what would you do? We also discuss the concept of anemoia, being the protagonist of history, and how we view and think about history as a whole. Finally, we share stories about historical adventures we wish we had! It's the closest thing to time travel you'll ever experience!
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Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod
Feb 19, 2022
Feb 19, 2022
50 min
On this week's episode of Sidestories, we begin our tour of Revolutionary France, by recounting the tragically short life of Evariste Galois. A complicated young man, Galois was a French mathematician and political revolutionary who led protests and riots in the streets of Paris, fought for the honor of the woman he loved, and set the stage for a Newtonian-level paradigm shift in mathematics, all before his 21st birthday.
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Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod
Feb 12, 2022
Feb 12, 2022
26 min
We're back with season 3!
Join us as we discuss the history of Valentine's Day and it's namesake(s?), what it is, what it isn't, and why it's defintely not for the birds. Enjoy!
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Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod
Dec 24, 2021
Dec 24, 2021
45 min
Merry Christmas and happy holidays from Sidestories!
We all have our own holiday traditions that we look forward to each year. This week, we're taking a look at some of the uniques ways that people around the world celebrate Christmas. Now go grab yourself a mug of hot chocolate and a handful of your favorite Christmas cookies and enjoy the show!
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Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod