It’s time for German werewolves. Or rather one German guy who in the late 1500s proclaimed he was a werewolf. Or rather one German guy who in the late 1500s after being tortured quite a bit procl...
2022-10-27 17:23:43 +0000 UTC View Post
I am fascinated by tales of people who lived across cultures—particularly back in the day when knowledge of different ways of living was severely limited. The tale of Tom Le Forge reads like a re...
2022-10-21 17:34:48 +0000 UTC View PostHi!
First, a big thank you for your support. It's deeply appreciated. Honestly, when I am overworked, tired and 'why am I doing this' kind of thoughts go through my head, thinking about...
2022-10-10 19:06:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I am firmly committed to keep History on Fire away from the cesspool that is modern politics. However, certain words with a specific historical meaning are thrown around rather carelessly in modern...
2022-09-29 17:46:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Lakota history has been the subject of many episodes of History on Fire. Today, however, we’ll see history through the eye of their traditional enemies, the Crow. Part of the episode will cover t...
2022-09-19 18:11:07 +0000 UTC View Post
I can’t even begin to tell you how fun recording this mini-episode was. This story is so completely insane that you’d be justified in thinking it’s completely made up, but it actu...
2022-09-09 22:13:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Today it's 108 F where I'm at. Summer temperatures are still in full swing, so it's sangria-time. There are 3 zillion versions of sangria, with each one saying they are the one and only. This...
2022-09-01 16:40:50 +0000 UTC View Post
“This animal is a monster whose father is a lion; it remains open what the mother is.” Jean-Baptiste Boulanger Duhamel
“I would be tempted to imagine that we are dealing with a witch, o...
2022-08-13 02:29:09 +0000 UTC View Post
In this new mini-episode I start things by discussing my trip through the Black Hills and their history. Then, it's time for a conversation with the excellent Mark Lee Gardner, author of many title...
2022-08-06 16:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
If you prefer listening to the Taoist Lecture Series on Patreon, here are parts 15-16 (of 16)
2022-07-25 05:48:26 +0000 UTC View Post
If you prefer listening to the Taoist Lecture Series on Patreon, here are parts 10-14 (of 16)
2022-07-25 05:44:47 +0000 UTC View Post
If you prefer listening to the Taoist Lecture Series on Patreon, here are parts 5-9 (of 16)
2022-07-25 05:40:29 +0000 UTC View Post
If you prefer listening to the Taoist Lecture Series on Patreon, here are parts 1-4 (of 16)
2022-07-25 05:35:41 +0000 UTC View Post
In order to access the Taoist Lecture Series, using a computer please go here http://www.danielebolelli....
2022-07-25 05:22:35 +0000 UTC View Post
“When I watched a policeman fell a girl to the ground and kick her across the platform, my only regret was that I had no weapon with which to strike him an effective blow.” Eunice G. Murray
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Here is the first Mini Episode! It's the wildest tale of piracy in the history of aviation.
2022-07-07 21:42:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to my Patreon! Here is an intro discussing upcoming episodes and the future of History on Fire.
2022-07-07 21:39:27 +0000 UTC View Post
“That is the nicest guilt trip anybody has ever given me in my entire life.” — Dan Carlin
Dan Carlin is one of my all time favorite human beings, and on top of that an incredib...
2022-06-06 04:54:25 +0000 UTC View Post
“I cut off their heads. I burned them with fire. With their blood I dyed the mountain red like red wool. Men I impaled on stakes. The city I destroyed, devastated… the young men and maidens...
2022-06-06 04:52:08 +0000 UTC View Post
“Jeet Kune Do favors formlessness so that it can assume all forms and since Jeet Kune Do has no style, it can fit with all styles. As a result, Jeet Kune Do utilizes all ways and is bound by ...
2022-06-06 04:49:38 +0000 UTC View Post
“Energy is eternal delight.” — William Blake
“Hong Kong in the 1950s was a depressed place. Post–World War II Hong Kong had suffered from unemployment, a poor economy, ...
2022-06-06 04:45:20 +0000 UTC View Post
“If I knew the way, I would take you home.” — From the song Ripple by the Grateful Dead
“The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.” ...
2022-06-06 04:42:43 +0000 UTC View Post
“A Socrates gone mad.” — Plato referring to Diogenes
“Had I not been Alexander, I would have liked to have been Diogenes.” — Alexander the Great
"If I ...
2022-06-06 04:38:32 +0000 UTC View Post
“It's just incredible that this little hand has killed Nazis, has scythed them down by the hundreds, without missing…” — Charlie Chaplin
“Miss Pavlichenko's well known ...
2022-06-06 04:32:48 +0000 UTC View PostHello,
as you may have heard, many things are changing with History on Fire. Starting now, 2 episodes per year will be available on all free platforms. The other 13 will only...
2019-05-08 19:05:14 +0000 UTC View Post
“Bits of weapons and horses' limbs lay about, and human heads fixed to tree-trunks. In groves nearby were barbaric altars, where the Germans had laid the tribunes and senior ce...
2019-04-24 05:31:05 +0000 UTC View Post
“Even if I go to Hell, I’ll find a way to enjoy it.” Ikkyu
“Watching my four year old daughter dance, I can’t break free of her. Forgetting my duties, I sli...
2019-03-20 18:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
“The autumn breeze of a single night of love is better than a hundred thousand years of sterile sitting meditation.” Ikkyu
“Thirsty, you dream of water. C...
2019-03-14 00:21:15 +0000 UTC View Post
"Political parties exist to secure responsible government and t...
2019-02-18 07:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post