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A middle school, history teacher teaches his two adult friends about mistakes made in history.
Further podcasts by Robert Bacon
Podcast on the topic Geschichte
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30 - Mao Zedong from 2018-09-04T06:00:08
This week we learn about Mao Zedong and his weird obsession with mangos and murder.
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29 - The Winter War Sniper from 2018-08-27T05:00:06
In 1939 Russia invaded Finland in what's called The Winter War. During the war a sniper from Finland, Simo Häyhä, was able to kill hundreds of Russians.
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28 - Franz Ferdinand from 2018-08-20T05:00:05
This week we learn about the legend of Franz Ferdinand and his cartoon bombs.
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27 - Alaska from 2018-08-13T05:00:06
In 1867 America bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. Some opponents called it "Seward's Folly" after Secretary of State William H. Seward. Turns out it was a pretty great investment.
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26 - The Berlin Wall from 2018-08-05T19:33:20
Building a wall dividing a city. Can't see how this will be a mistake.
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25 - The Halifax Disaster from 2018-03-20T02:30
This week we learn about the Halifax Disaster and welcome on a new co-host with Bobby Smithney.
*Sorry for the audio quality this week. We're still working stuff out.*
Season 2 Announcement from 2018-02-06T20:00
Hey guys, I’ve got some great news. We’re back for season 2 of Mistakes Were Made very soon.
We’ve used this time to think about the podcast and how to make it better and Mike and I came...
Episode 24 - The History of Mooning from 2017-08-09T00:30
In the year 66 things were pretty tense between the Romans and the Jews around the mediterranean. You see there was this guy named Caligula in charge of the Roman Empire at the time and he wasn’t t...
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Episode 23 - Mobutu Sese Seko: The Leopard Hat Dictator from 2017-07-26T04:30
While he was dictator he did the standard dictator stuff. He killed those who spoke out against him and with all the money at the top many of his people starved. Mobutu was spending billions of dol...
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Episode 22 - Saparmurat Niyazov: The Turkmenistan Dictator from 2017-07-18T01:00
Saparmurat Niyazov (Super-murat Ne-yah-zov) was born on February 19th, 1940 in the former Soviet Republic of Turkmenistan. He didn’t have the best childhood. His father either died fighting Nazis i...
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Episode 21 - German Sub Poop Party from 2017-07-12T03:30
U-boat is the anglicised version of the German word U-Boot, a shortening of Unterseeboot, literally "undersea boat". While the German term refers to any submarine, the English one refers specifical...
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Episode 20 - Nicolae Ceausescu: The Romanian Dictator from 2017-06-27T17:00
Nicolae Ceausescu (Nick-o-lie Chi-Ches-Coo) was born on January 26th, 1918. He was one of the ten children of a poor peasant family. His father owned 7 and a half acres of agricultural land, a few ...
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Episode 19 - The Great Molasses Flood in Boston from 2017-06-13T05:00
In 1919 the molasses business was booming. So much so that molasses tanks had to be built in places like Boston and quickly. Some tanks were built too quickly though and mistakes were made.
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Episode 18 - Dancing Mania from 2017-06-06T05:00
Europe in the middle ages wasn't a very happy place to live. That's why it was so weird that randomly groups of people started dancing in masses. This was known as "Dancing Mania" and it would happ...
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Episode 17 - Immortal Combat from 2017-05-30T05:00
Since the beginning of written history there have been tails of people trying to cheat death and live forever. It explores humanity's deep-seated fears and comprehension of its own mortality. Many ...
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Episode 16 - Horrible Compromise from 2017-05-23T15:30
The compromise that eventually lead to the American Civil War.
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Episode 15 - Prohibition from 2017-05-16T11:00
“The reign of tears is over. The slums will soon be a memory. We will turn our prisons into factories and our jails into storehouses and corncribs. Men will walk upright now, women will smile, and ...
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Episode 14 - Vikings "Discover" America from 2017-05-09T11:00
Check it out, we found a completely different continent! Let's murder people on it!
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Episode 13 - Tulip Mania from 2017-05-02T11:00
Basically the story of Beanie Babies, but hundreds of years before Beanie Babies.
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Episode 12 - Trading Places from 2017-04-25T12:00
Muhammad bin Tughlaq (Two-cli-ock) was born in 1300 and was the eldest son of the Sultan of Delhi. This kingdom covered most of what is now northern India and Pakistan. They also had a cool flag (d...
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Episode 11 - Warren G Harding's Cabinet of Idiots from 2017-04-18T10:00
It was like a frat house... but everyone was way dumber and evil.
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Episode 10 - The Parachute from 2017-04-11T10:00
Franz Reichelt dreamt of designing the first wearable parachute. The only problem was he wasn't good at it and he liked to test things himself.
(Spoilers: The GIF of him testing it.)
Episode 9 - The Chicago Cubs Billy Goat Curse from 2017-04-04T10:00
Billy was a natural stunt master. In 1944 The Republican Convention came to town in and he posted a sign saying, "No Republicans allowed." This caused the tavern to be packed with Republicans deman...
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Episode 8 - Timothy Dexter: The Luckiest Idiot from 2017-03-28T10:00
Story by: Zachary Crockett at priceonomics.com
Timothy Dexter was born in Malden, Mass., Jan. 22, 1747. From his birth, he fancied himself a legend -- he later wrote “I was to be one gra...
Episode 7 - The Flying Car from 2017-03-21T10:00
They quickly got to work on their flying vehicle and in just two years they had two prototypes and three more under construction. Well you obviously can’t work that quick by engineering something f...
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Episode 6 - The Napoleon of the West from 2017-03-14T10:00
Santa Anna used his military and political influences to rise to the highest ranking general in the Mexican Army and In 1833 Santa Anna was overwhelmingly elected President of Mexico. In the early ...
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Episode 5 - Leaning Tower from 2017-03-07T13:05
In the 1st millennium (or the 1000’s or the 11th century) the city of Pisa was becoming an important Italian seaport. Its fame and power grew gradually as the people of Pisa were involved in variou...
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Episode 4 - Beard History from 2017-02-28T11:00
Archaeologists have found evidence that men started to remove their beards as early as 100,000 BC. In order to remove facial hair they would use two sea shells, clasp them together to grip the hair...
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Episode 3 - Chicago L Train from 2017-02-21T11:00
The Chicago L has had a pretty good safety record throughout history, but when they make a mistake it's a big one. This week we cover from the very first derailment to the O'hare blue line crash.
Episode 2 - Lead Gasoline from 2017-02-13T15:10
Thomas Midgley, Jr was considered a genius of his time, but now we know better.
NOTE: MOST WAS WRITTEN BY ROSS POMEROY FOR “REAL CLEAR SCIENCE”
Thomas Midgley, Jr. was born o...
Episode 1 - Niagara Falls from 2017-02-13T15:00
In 1827 the owner of a nearby hotel, William Forsyth, staged the first tourist stunt at Niagara Falls by sending a lake schooner (that’s a large boat with two masts) with a cargo of live animals ov...
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