Our Fake History
A podcast about myths we think are history and history that might be hidden in myths!
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Jul 14, 2026 · 1H 33M
Episode #255 - Rhiannon Giddens: Can the Banjo Explain American History?
Rhiannon Giddens is a multi-instrumentalist, a singer, and a composer. She is a MacArthur Genius fellow, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and one the most dynamic…
Jul 07, 2026 · 49M
Bonus Episode - Plagiarizing Patriots, Human Chickens, and Canadian Character Assassination
On this Bonus Episode Sebastian takes questions about the recent series on the Knights of the Air and the one-off on the Midnight Ride.
Jun 30, 2026 · 1H 35M
Episode #254 - What Went Down on the Midnight Ride?
Paul Revere is one of the best remembered heroes of the American Revolution. The Boston silversmith is often credited with rousing the Massachusetts countryside to…
Jun 16, 2026 · 1H 23M
Episode #253 - Were the Knights of the Air a Myth? (Part II)
By 1916 the airplane had proven itself as an important new weapon in the Great War.
Top Episodes
2026-03-24 20:00:00
Episode #247 - Was Box Brown Magically Emancipated?
One of the most celebrated stories from the Underground Railroad is that of Henry Box Brown, the man who mailed himself to freedom.
2026-03-11 00:00:00
Episode #246 - How Far Did the Vikings Voyage? (Part III)
For centuries the western Norse colony of Vinland was known only to scholars of the Icelandic Sagas.
2025-09-23 21:00:00
Episode #235 - Was The Parthenon Robbed? (Part II)
The Parthenon Sculptures have been hugely controversial objects from the moment that they arrived in England.
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1H 9M·Jun 02
Episode #252 - Were the Knights of the Air a Myth? (Part I)
At the outbreak of First World War airplanes were still a novelty on the battlefield.
41M·May 26
Bonus Episode - Roman Bondage, Voodoo Macbeth, and Bunga Bunga
1H 20M·May 20
Episode #251 - What Was the Dreadnought Hoax?
1H 12M·May 05
Episode #250 - Is Macbeth Cursed?
1H 24M·Apr 21
Episode #249 - Who Built Rome? (ft. Dr. Emma Southon)
35M·Apr 14
Bonus Episode - Minor Miners, Activist Entertainers, and Spanish Painters
1H 22M·Apr 07
Episode #248 - Was There a Real Snow White?
40M·Mar 17
Bonus Episode - Disappearing Doppelgängers, Viking Thralls, and the Comedy of the Sagas
1H 16M·Feb 24
Episode #245 - How Far Did the Vikings Voyage? (Part II)
1H 20M·Feb 10
Episode #244 - How Far Did the Vikings Voyage? (Part I)