Unbuttoned History

Informative, casual, and a little bit sexy, Unbuttoned History is the raucous history podcast for people who want to learn a bit about yesteryear, but with silly voices and swearing. Hosts Mike, a second Mike and Caleb guide you through time immemorial and play a few ridiculous games along the way.

210 - The Malê Slave Rebellion 04/18/2018

210 - The Malê Slave Rebellion Announcements and a ripping story. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/6493159

210 - Saints 01/28/2018

210 - Saints The first episode of 2018 is packed to the gills with content! New updates about the podcast! A Friend departs! Then we talk about the Saints and how they all were manic but that doesn't take anything away from them for 2 hours. Mountains Levitate, Alphabets are invented, Animals are befriended! /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/6196956

209 - Assassination Double Feature: Swedish Edition 01/07/2018

209 - Assassination Double Feature: Swedish Edition In this episode, Captain Mike and Caleb tell you about two Swedes who were assassinated for very different reasons, and by that I mean one was a real mensch and the other was a real wang. We tackle King Gustav III and the General Secretary of the UN Dag Hammarskjöld. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/6124322

208 - The Scots Language 12/17/2017

208 - The Scots Language If you love people doing utterly horrendous Scottish Accents, then this is your paradise. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/6054808

207 - The Fall of Constantinople 12/03/2017

207 - The Fall of Constantinople Captain Mike tries to tell us about how the great Byzantine city o Constantinople fought off Crusaders, Latins, The Rus and a khannate or two before the Turks finally defeated them. But Mike Genuine Draft and Caleb are drunk and having too much fun going on tangents about the folly of not trusting Hungarians, being too cheap in regards to cannons, and how the Catholic Crusaders are basically heroin addicts whos teal copper piping from elementary schools. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/6005835

206 - Newest Nations: Catalonia 11/12/2017

206 - Newest Nations: Catalonia Your favorite pseudo historians get to revive their first series: Newest Nations, and talk about the brief country of Catalonia. We cover the rise of Catalonian Nationalism, their oppression under Franco, and their efforts to become independence in the 21st century. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5935558

205 - The Korean War 11/05/2017

205 - The Korean War This week your favorite pseudo=historians take a look at America's Forgotten War: The Korean War. Where we learn the importance of Geography classes, that tanks versus people is lopsided and that having a billion people means you tip the scales no matter what. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5912395

204 - The October Revolution Centennial 10/22/2017

204 - The October Revolution Centennial We celebrate the 100th-anniversary of the October Revolution, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution. Fun story, this all actually happened in November because Russia was still using the Julian Calendar. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5864051

203 - Ethiopian Epic V: The Kingdom of Axum 10/15/2017

203 - Ethiopian Epic V: The Kingdom of Axum Capt. Mike attempts to wrap up his long running Ethiopian Epic series, but Mike Genuine Draft and Caleb play the Unbuttoned Drinking game and try to stop him at every turn. This is a sloppy and funny one, historians. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5842205

202 - The Brazilian Military Dictatorship 10/09/2017

202 - The Brazilian Military Dictatorship For 21 years Brazil was ruled by a brutal, and oppressive Military Dictatorship that specialized in torture and huge economic expansion for the ruling elites. Learn in this episode how there's only 12 names in 20th century Brazilian politics, how Superman defeated the KKK and why so many South American politicians are Italian. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5822244

201 - Magnificent Bastards: Theodore Roosevelt 10/01/2017

201 - Magnificent Bastards: Theodore Roosevelt Captain Mike finally gets to gush about how much he loves US President Theodore Roosevelt to his heart's extent. Caleb has a pretty great recurring bit about Taft getting stuck in bathtubs, and also why having your country actually matter sucks. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5795835

200 - The 200th Episode Special (Special Guests Terry Torres, Julia Scherer-Hoock and Rebecca Bishop) 09/24/2017

200 - The 200th Episode Special (Special Guests Terry Torres, Julia Scherer-Hoock and Rebecca Bishop) The Unbuttoned cast celebrates a huge milestone with some old friends of the show, Terry Torres, Julia Scherer-Hoock and Rebecca Bishop and discuss two very important questions: "Why is history important to you?" and "Why is history important to humankind?" Frivolity ensues. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5770913

199 - The Paris Commune 09/05/2017

199 - The Paris Commune This week we learn about the one time a super left wing major city decided to make itself it's own country--and how poorly it went. We cover the Paris Commune, Zoo animal Cuisine, Ridiculous Calendars, Red Flags and all the things you shouldn't do when you try to rise up against your national government. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5706816

198 - Royal Inbreeding 08/27/2017

198 - Royal Inbreeding Game of Thrones is wrapping up their penultimate season, and the topic of Royal Incest as abounded. But what of when this happened in our world? This week we talk about the strange practice of Royalty marrying and having children with their own families. From the horrific birth defects of King Tut, to the ravages of having everyone be a Hapsburg. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5679683

197 - Disaster!: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 08/20/2017

197 - Disaster!: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 A new series begins as we take a look at the horrific natural disaster that shaped San Francisco as we know it: the Massive Earthquake and subsequent fires. Here how the city and some very unlikely inhabitants were able build new, bigger and better after their whole city was wiped off the map. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5660406

196 - Witches (Special Guest Julia Scherer-Hoock) 08/15/2017

196 - Witches (Special Guest Julia Scherer-Hoock) It's vacation time at our satellite studio at the Bishop wharf, we have friend of the show Julia Scherer-Hoock on to talk about Witches, European and American. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5642897

195 - Unwritten Constitutions (Special Guest Terry Torres) 07/30/2017

195 - Unwritten Constitutions (Special Guest Terry Torres) That's right, folks. After a two eyer absence, Terry is back to guest on this episode looking at the differences between written and unwritten constitutions. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5586416

194 - Atrocity Deathmatch: Bloody Sunday Battle Royale 07/23/2017

194 - Atrocity Deathmatch: Bloody Sunday Battle Royale In this week's episode we bring back the beloved Atrocity deathmatch series, find out how easy it is to trick Blind Mike, and how bad Original Mike's memory and reading comprehension is. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5565993

193 - The Boer Wars 07/16/2017

193 - The Boer Wars In this week's episode we learn about how the British being routinely embarrassed pushes them to invent the concentration camp. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5543026

192 - The Zulu Kingdom 07/03/2017

192 - The Zulu Kingdom Finally we get around to Shaka and the Zulu people in this weeks episode. Learn about the things they don't tell you about Shaka himself, how the desire for making South Africa into Canada nearly destroyed it and how sometime syou can get carried away during the fun of the roads. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5504089

191 - Failed Revolutions: John Brown and Harper's Ferry 06/25/2017

191 - Failed Revolutions: John Brown and Harper's Ferry Take a hit of vicarious righteousness as you learn about the deeds of some of the bravest freedom fighters who ever lived and briefly imagine that you could be a sixteenth as awesome as they were before the bleak memory of your mediocre cowardice returns. This week we’re talking about the failed revolution at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5477698

190 - Native People 'I Told Ya Sos' 06/18/2017

190 - Native People 'I Told Ya Sos' Mike and Caleb have another two-hander as Blind Mike continues to save the lobsters. This week, we discuss all the times Native or Indigenous people were right and Europeans were wrong. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5458912

189 - Failed Revolutions: Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion 06/11/2017

189 - Failed Revolutions: Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion Caleb and Make have a short form two-hander about their favorite slave insurrection. Learn about how volcanic activity on the other side of a continent help cue an uprising, and how it's better to be in the slave rebellion than to stay out of it. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5437481

188 - The People Power Movement of the Philippines 06/04/2017

188 - The People Power Movement of the Philippines Caleb and Mike do a two hander about the time a dictator and his shoe obsessed wife, were overthrown by the clever use of theme songs and road blocks. Also hear someone decide not to plunge their country into horrific sectarian civil war. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5416656

187 - Superstitions (Special Guest Rebecca Bishop) 05/23/2017

187 - Superstitions (Special Guest Rebecca Bishop) Whether a vestigial relic of old pagan faiths, cultural quirks or a jeer to belittle a native faith--Superstitions can be found in every region of the globe. This week we have Rebecca Bishop on to talk about some of the most famous, and to detail our own personal superstitions. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5380725

186 - Badass Bitches: Aung San Suu Kyi (Special Guest Rebecca Bishop) 05/14/2017

186 - Badass Bitches: Aung San Suu Kyi (Special Guest Rebecca Bishop) This week, we continue our Badass Bitches series with a more modern icon. We take you to Myanmar, where Suu Kyi fights everyday for democracy. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5354833

185 - Charles XII and the Swedish Empire (The PG-13 Episode) 05/07/2017

185 - Charles XII and the Swedish Empire (The PG-13 Episode) It's just Blind Mike and Caleb this week, and they decide to challenge themselves to make an episode with the MPAA rules for a PG-13 movie rating. A lot of fun is had, and then they start using trailer voice over voices at each other and things get ridiculous. Oh and some Swedish History is briefly discussed. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5332708

184 - Chinese Philosophies 04/30/2017

184 - Chinese Philosophies This week we take a look at the major foundational Philosophies and Religious thought of the long living Middle Kingdom. We take on Confucianism, Legalism and Taoism. How they are similar, how they build upon each other and how they greatly differ. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5312915

183 - The Cuban Revolution 04/23/2017

183 - The Cuban Revolution This week we finally take a look at the Cuban Revolution. Mafiosi, American Elites, Spanish aristocrats, Communists, and Arawaks have all fought over the immense and beautiful island of Cuba. Let's find out how the first Adult Playground for Americans became one of the sole remaining communist nations in the world, also they have great coffee and sandwiches. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5290763

182 - Hawaii 04/15/2017

182 - Hawaii This week we whisk you away to a tropical island paradise and discuss: god incest, socially encouraged bisexuality, and the argument that you only need 12 letters. This week we talk about Hawaii from it's discovery all the way until it is annexed by the United States. /episode/index/show/historylessons/id/5269181

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