31 episodes

A middle school, history teacher teaches his two adult friends about mistakes made in history.

Mistakes Were Made Chicago Bacon

    • History
    • 5.0 • 7 Ratings

A middle school, history teacher teaches his two adult friends about mistakes made in history.

    30 - Mao Zedong

    30 - Mao Zedong

    This week we learn about Mao Zedong and his weird obsession with mangos and murder.

    • 55 min
    29 - The Winter War Sniper

    29 - The Winter War Sniper

    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.

    More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_H%C3%A4yh%C3%A4

    • 22 min
    28 - Franz Ferdinand

    28 - Franz Ferdinand

    This week we learn about the legend of Franz Ferdinand and his cartoon bombs.

    • 31 min
    27 - Alaska

    27 - Alaska

    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.

    • 37 min
    26 - The Berlin Wall

    26 - The Berlin Wall

    Building a wall dividing a city. Can't see how this will be a mistake.

    • 39 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
7 Ratings

7 Ratings

Moderate Liberal Extrordinaire ,

Nicolae Ceaușescu and sleepy bears.

So I checked out your videos starting with your podcast about the Ceaușescu’s and really enjoyed it. I lived in West Berlin at the time and had some friends who were in Bucharest at the time this all went down. Your take was essentially correct, and it made me laugh, which I think is the desired outcome. I will definitely be checking out some of your other podcasts, next up is the one you did on the Berlin Wall. Hope it’s equally entertaining.

ZarduluAssociate ,

No mistakes here!

If you like history, bits, and banter, then this is definitely the podcast for you. Mike and Bacon have a really great rapport with each other which makes listening to them feel like you're hanging out with two talky friends at your local neighborhood dive bar. 10/10 would listen again.

Mike101521 ,

I like it

Sometimes people from history are dumb. And this teaches me about them.

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