History Boiz Jerry Nash, Christopher Wheadon, Zach Mech, Madi Moon
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Meet Chris, Madi, Zach, and Jerry. They are the History Boiz. They’re going to tell you about historical figures and events and make you laugh at the same time. Drink a cheap beer, and get some history up in you. Like the founding fathers intended.
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A General History of Aotearoa New Zealand Part 1
Often left off maps or stuck inside a seam, the history of Aotearoa is often indicative of the consequences of colonialism. Sources: HANZ, Thomas. Historyaotearoa.Com, 20 Apr. 2024, https://historyaotearoa.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0BMQABptIUbOg5ylpyqEphUIh6_0CvNv_K1raqlOZnQdvCEt6ICn48kov7mL1YwQ_aem_Af8K9eJ_RnvvvC5E6WCPVEwf63sYGX6libqhAoeWzaI85fhbbxoAVK9ba8-jlMQYTWQ. Accessed 1 Apr. 2024.
King, Michael. Penguin History of New Zealand. Penguin, 2017.
Thompson, Christina. Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011.
Thompson, Christina. Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia. Harper, 2022.
Wallis, Helen M. “Abel Tasman.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 10 Apr. 2024, www.britannica.com/biography/Abel-Tasman. -
The Mad Trapper of Rat River
Listener request! The Mad Trapper of Rat River sparked the largest manhunt in Canadian history. Special guest, Beau Binek! Sources: Editors. “Albert Johnson, ‘The Mad Trapper of Rat River.’” The Canadian Encyclopedia, 22 Jan. 2008, www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/albert-johnson.
Katz, Hélèna. The Mad Trapper: The Incredible Tale of a Famous Canadian Manhunt. CNIB, 2007.
North, Dick. The Mad Trapper of Rat River: A True Story of Canada’s Biggest Manhunt. Lyons Press, 2018. -
Marie Curie
Marie Curie was a revolutionary scientist discovering a previously unknown state of matter, as well as two elements on the periodic table. She was first woman to win the Nobel Prize and first person to win in twice (not to mention in different scientific fields). Join us for the incomparable Marie Curie! Sources: Curie, Eve, and Vincent Sheean. Madam Curie. Mass., Houghton Mifflin, 1963.
Editors. “Marie Curie.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 11 Mar. 2024, www.britannica.com/biography/Marie-Curie.
Goldsmith, Barbara. Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie. Paw Prints, 2008. -
The Blues Part 2
In part 2 of The Blues, we talk about the folklorists who came to (mistakenly) define what the blues music was, and what it wasn’t. Aaron Weed joins us again! Sources: Cobb, James C. The Most Southern Place on Earth: The Mississippi Delta and the Roots of Regional Identity. 7th ed., Oxford University Press, 1994.
Gioia, Ted. Delta Blues. 20th ed., W. W. Norton, 2008.
King, Chris Thomas. Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture. Chicago Review Press, Incorporated, 2021. -
The Blues Part 1
The blues - one of the greatest cultural inventions of all time - and its history has been shrouded and obscured by folklorists seeking to perpetuate a racist myth applying primitiveness to the genre. Which is untrue of course. Special guest, Aaron Weed! Sources: BlackFacts.com. “Creoles of Color.” Blackfacts.Com, 2023, www.blackfacts.com/fact/creoles-of-color.
Cobb, James C. The Most Southern Place on Earth: The Mississippi Delta and the Roots of Regional Identity. 7th ed., Oxford University Press, 1994.
Gioia, Ted. Delta Blues. 20th ed., W. W. Norton, 2008.
King, Chris Thomas. Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture. Chicago Review Press, Incorporated, 2021. -
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson was one of, if not the greatest American poet. The real Emily and details about her life remain elusive however. Sources: Ackmann, Martha. These Fevered Days: Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson. W.W, Norton & Company, Inc., 2021.
Dickinson, Emily, and Thomas Wentworth Higginson. The Complete Poems of Emily Dickenson Sic. Madison Park, an Imprint of Pacific Publishing Studio, 2022.
Gordon, Lyndall. Lives like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and Her Family’s Feuds. Penguin, 2011.
Customer Reviews
Favorite evening wind down.
The Boiz and their levity are a great distraction from an arduous day. Not a bad way to get more insight into historical matters I only have given cursory attention to.
Newest boi right here
Glad I found you guys, instantly hooked - Keep ensuing the hilarity!
Work friend’s husband’s podcast actually good.
“My boyfriend has a podcast,”has become one of the most dreaded phrases in the English language. So imagine my surprise when the podcast was actually good.
This is a well researched, interruption style history podcast that pulls of the rare feat of balancing the topic and the jokes. The hosts are charming, the jokes are witty and not mean spirited, and I was definitely “info-tained”.
Highly recommend.