History De-mystified

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Taking the mystery out of history where we answer the age-old question: YTH? (Why the heck...?) We'll look at lots of stuff... military, pop culture, governments, sports, the arts... whatever. Drop me a line if you think there's a subject we should cover! Cheers, Conway

06/03/2024

De-mystifying General MacArthur and the Rugby League State of Origin Part 2 24-02

Hey there. I hope you liked the episode. Message me and tell me your thoughts. Cheers. Conway It's been a long time coming, but finally here's the second part of the origin of NRL's State of Origin and how General MacArthur's decisions during WWII saw it come to be. Don't forget to check out the images on my website that accompany this podcast. https://ipas.com.au/pods-blogs-and-vlogs

25 min
04/24/2024

De-mystifying the True Hero of Anzac

Hey there. I hope you liked the episode. Message me and tell me your thoughts. Cheers. Conway A hero is someone who performs acts of bravery, often for glory or adulation. But a quiet hero is someone who does great deeds for the common good, without seeking glory. Cyril Brudenell-White is such a man.

15 min
03/18/2022

De-mystifying General MacArthur and the Rugby League State of Origin Part 1 22-01

Hey there. I hope you liked the episode. Message me and tell me your thoughts. Cheers. Conway The Australian Rugby League's State of Origin competition is iconic, but how did the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the South West Pacific during WWII, US General Douglas 'Big Mac' MacArthur, and his ego have an impact on this competition. In Part One of this two-part podcast we look at the history of rugby league before we see how an American general caused it to come into being.

15 min
09/27/2020

De-mystifying the song Flame Trees Pt 2 - History De-mystified Podcast 20-04

Hey there. I hope you liked the episode. Message me and tell me your thoughts. Cheers. Conway The song 'Flame Trees' by iconic Aussie rock band Cold Chisel, is arguably Australia's greatest rock ballad for a number of reasons. In this three part series we look at the background of the song and its genesis and also the troubles and trials the band had during its decade of successes and failures.

28 min
08/30/2020

De-mystifying the song Flame Trees Pt 1 - History De-mystified Podcast 20-03

Hey there. I hope you liked the episode. Message me and tell me your thoughts. Cheers. Conway Australia's greatest rock ballad is Cold Chisel's 'Flame Trees' which, along with their song 'Khe Sanh' bookends their remarkable decade as an Australian rock and roll bellwether. This episode, the first of three, looks at the history of Cold Chisel during their climb and summit of Australian rock from 1973 'til 1983 when the band imploded... but not before releasing 'Flame Trees'.

31 min
05/17/2020

De-mystifying the song Khe Sanh - History De-mystified Podcast 20-02

Hey there. I hope you liked the episode. Message me and tell me your thoughts. Cheers. Conway It has been called Australia's unofficial national anthem, but it's a song about a Vietnam War veteran with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, addicted to drugs, infidelity, prostitutes and is factually inaccurate and was banned from airplay. So how did a song that was named after an American battle in Vietnam at which no Australians fought become such an icon of Australian culture? Listen to this podcast to find out.

59 min
04/11/2020

De-mystifying the song Convoy

Hey there. I hope you liked the episode. Message me and tell me your thoughts. Cheers. Conway The song 'Convoy' is a great snapshot into American culture in general and the trucking sub-culture in particular. But what do all the terms mean and why was the song so popular? In this fascinating insight into the world of the 1970s, we look at what the song's lyrics mean and how they came about to create a world-wide hit that reached No 1 in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and No 2 in the UK.

55 min
03/12/2020

De-mHistory Teaser

Hey there. I hope you liked the episode. Message me and tell me your thoughts. Cheers. Conway Hello out there. As I start my journey into podcasting, here's a teaser describing what my channel is about and what I'll be covering. I hope you'll come back and listen to future offerings! Cheers Conway

2 min

8 Episodes

Taking the mystery out of history where we answer the age-old question: YTH? (Why the heck...?) We'll look at lots of stuff... military, pop culture, governments, sports, the arts... whatever. Drop me a line if you think there's a subject we should cover! Cheers, Conway

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Conway
Years Active

2020 - 2024
Episodes

8
Rating

Explicit
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