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Every week, author and comedian Mark Brennan Rosenberg interviews a historical expert about some of the most outrageous moments in world history. New episodes every Friday. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @historybuffspod

F*cked-Up History Mark Brennan Rosenberg

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    • 4.8 • 31 Ratings

Every week, author and comedian Mark Brennan Rosenberg interviews a historical expert about some of the most outrageous moments in world history. New episodes every Friday. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @historybuffspod

    7. 'Fake' News Now (Part II)

    7. 'Fake' News Now (Part II)

    Hopkins P. Breazeal professor at Louisiana State University’s Manship School of Mass Communication, John Maxwell Hamilton joins Mark to continue their conversation about "fake" news, the current state of journalism and how we got here.

    Learn more about John Maxwell's book "Journalism's Roving Eye" here:
    https://lsupress.org/books/detail/journalism-s-roving-eye/

    Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter @historybuffspod

    Any questions or suggestions for future episodes? Email us! We want to hear from you (unless it's mean, keep that crap to yourself) historybuffspod@gmail.com

    Follow our amazingly talented friends who helped with our artwork and music on social media:
    Darien Shulman (composer) @dss_music
    John Nguyen (artwork) @viettriet

    • 29 min
    6. 'Fake' News Then (Part I)

    6. 'Fake' News Then (Part I)

    The Spanish American War was a hotbed of journalistic sensationalism that changed the way Americans consumed the news. Hopkins P. Breazeal professor at Louisiana State University’s Manship School of Mass Communication, John Maxwell Hamilton joins Mark to talk about yellow journalism of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

    Learn more about John Maxwell's book "Journalism's Roving Eye" here:
    https://lsupress.org/books/detail/journalism-s-roving-eye/

    Please support our graphic designer, John Nguyen as he takes part in next years AIDS Life Cycle:
    http://www.tofighthiv.org/goto/mrrtist21

    Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter @historybuffspod

    Any questions or suggestions for future episodes? Email us! We want to hear from you (unless it's mean, keep that crap to yourself) historybuffspod@gmail.com

    Follow our amazingly talented friends who helped with our artwork and music on social media:
    Darien Shulman (composer) @dss_music
    John Nguyen (artwork) @viettriet

    • 25 min
    5. Divine Transformations

    5. Divine Transformations

    Adam Morris, author of "American Messiahs: False Prophets of a Damned Nation," joins Mark to discuss Father Divine, the leader of the International Peace Movement who referred to himself as "God."

    To learn more about Adam's book "American Messiahs", click it:

    https://wwnorton.com/books/9781631492136

    Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter @historybuffspod

    Any questions or suggestions for future episodes? Email us! We want to hear from you (unless it's mean, keep that crap to yourself) historybuffspod@gmail.com

    Follow our amazingly talented friends who helped with our artwork and music on social media:
    Darien Shulman (composer) @dss_music
    John Nguyen (artwork) @viettriet

    • 37 min
    4. Atlantic City: America on Steroids

    4. Atlantic City: America on Steroids

    Temple University professor and award-winning author Bryant Simon joins Mark to discuss the many ups and many downs of one of America's most fabled and fabulous cities - AC, baby!

    To learn more about Bryant Simon's book "Boardwalk of Dreams: Atlantic City and the Fate of Urban America" Click it:

    https://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195167535.001.0001/acprof-9780195167535

    Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter @historybuffspod

    Any questions or suggestions for future episodes? Email us! We want to hear from you (unless it's mean, keep that crap to yourself) historybuffspod@gmail.com

    Follow our amazingly talented friends who helped with our artwork and music on social media:
    Darien Shulman (composer) @dss_music
    John Nguyen (artwork) @viettriet

    • 43 min
    3. The Real Housewives of Salem, MA

    3. The Real Housewives of Salem, MA

    Mark sits down with Rachel Christ, the Director of Education at The Salem Witch Museum for a spooky-scary episode chronicling the events that surrounded the Salem Witch Trials, and our country's never-ending love of Elizabeth Montgomery.

    To find out more about The Salem Witch Museum, check this out:

    https://salemwitchmuseum.com

    And find them on social media @thesalemwitchmuseum

    Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter @historybuffspod

    Any questions or suggestions for future episodes? Email us! We want to hear from you (unless it's mean, keep that crap to yourself) historybuffspod@gmail.com

    Follow our amazingly talented friends who helped with our artwork and music on social media:
    Darien Shulman (composer) @dss_music
    John Nguyen (artwork) @viettriet

    • 41 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
31 Ratings

31 Ratings

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