16 episodes
Am I Remembering This Correctly? Caleb Giles
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4.7 • 15 Ratings
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In this podcast, we take a deep dive into History... but not the History that you expect. On this show, we will focus on those people and events in our History that have particularly ridiculous tales and stories. Take a deep dive ,with your host Caleb, into our weird history which might just make you think, “Am I Remembering This Correctly?”. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/airtc/support
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Operation Mincemeat: How A Dead Body Helped Win WW2
In this episode, Caleb highlights how the corpse of a dead homeless man tricked Hitler, Mussolini, and the rest of the Axis Powers in WW2, which allowed the Allied Powers to gain a significant advantage in the war effort. Listen to this amazing deception plot that was written by the future author of the James Bond series!
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The Over 600 Assassination Attempts on Fidel Castro
I’m this episode, Caleb presents absurd and ridiculous stories of the CIA’s various assassination attempts on Cuban dictator Fidel Castro from recently unearthed and declassified CIA documents. Strap in because this episode, might have you rolling laughing on the floor… or just slightly grinning!
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The Olympic Marathon Where Only Half The People Finished
In this episode, Caleb promotes the upcoming Olympics by highlighting one bizarre incident of its past: The 1904 Olympic Marathon. Listen along to hear about a marathon that featured rat poison, brandy, rabbit dogs, cheaters, and even more!
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This Festival Is Definitely Not “Fyre” Or Lit
In this episode, Caleb delves into all the details concerning one of the biggest scams in recent history, Fyre Festival. This episode has it all, from jet skis to models to money to gourmet food and even a Bahamian island. This episode serves as a friendly reminder that if something seems too good to be true, then it probably is. Listen along to find out all the details of this superfluous historical event.
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Money Doesn’t Grow On Trees, But Spaghetti Does!
In this episode, listen along as Caleb goes in depth on one of the biggest April Fools prank ever played. Learn about how the BBC, one of the most notorious news sources in the UK, bamboozled all of its viewers, one night in 1957, by tricking them into believing that spaghetti grew on trees.
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Was the Wild West FAKED?: Palisade, Nevada
In this episode, Caleb covers a topic that we’ve all heard of: The Wild West. With movies, songs, plays, and books all written about this era, there’s noway it could be fake! Right? Listen to this episode to find out!
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