Podcasts by History For Hard Times
Listen to the successes and tragedies of the greatest minds and events in history to cope with your own struggles.
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Podcast on the topic Geschichte
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John Joseph Merlin from 2020-11-13T03:28:18
He invented the wheelchair, many automatons, the latest at the time in harpsichord-piano fusion, and the in line skate. His contemporaries referred to him as “The Ingenious Mechanic.” Let’s talk ab...
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Eartha Kitt from 2020-11-05T21:52:13
That day, president Johnson asked the CIA to pull all gossip and dirt on Eartha Kitt. They compiled a dossier of every rumor surrounding her upbringing and how she became famous, and they blacklist...
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Giulia Tofana from 2020-11-01T21:21:12
In the 1650’s, a woman was preparing dinner for her husband. After serving him the bowl of soup, before he could lean forward and take his first bite, she suddenly screamed for him not to eat it. W...
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Benjamin Franklin from 2020-10-25T21:27:05
He was a polymath, printer, philosopher, Freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman and diplomat. He was NOT allowed to write the Declaration of Independence be...
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Mary Shelley from 2020-10-13T01:17:34
My interest in her peaked when I read the following on tumblr: Y’all think being in a goth relationship means wearing black together but Mary Shelley lost her virginity on her mother’s grave, carri...
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