Hosted by Ron Thompson · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 60 episodes
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A podcast about real events, badly received. Each week, Jason tells a true story from the past. Ron reacts in real time with confusion, tangents, and emotional volatility. It’s funny, chaotic, and occasionally informative. History Squirt. A comedy history podcast, updated weekly. Let's squirt!
Ron Thompson hosts History Squirt, a comedy show with 60 episodes published.
In this episode of History Squirt, we dive into Charles Ponzi — the Italian-born con artist who promised investors insane profits and accidentally invented the Ponzi scheme. From postage stamp arbitrage to financial fren
In this episode of History Squirt, we reach the final chapter of Ned Kelly — where things escalate into full myth. Part 3 is the Glenrowan siege, homemade bulletproof armour, train derailment plots, and the dramatic last
In this episode of History Squirt, we continue the story of Ned Kelly as the Kelly Gang goes from local troublemakers to full-blown outlaw celebrities. Part 2 is bank robberies, hostage situations, police humiliation, an
In this episode of History Squirt, we dive into Ned Kelly — Australia’s most famous bushranger, outlaw folk hero, and professional problem for colonial law enforcement. Part 1 covers his rough upbringing in rural Victori
In this episode of History Squirt, we dig into the wild true story of Colonel Harland Sanders, the man who turned a gas station kitchen into a global fried chicken empire. From humble beginnings in rural Kentucky, and mu
In this episode of History Squirt, we meet Marcus Valerius Corvus — the legendary Roman hero who became consul at just 23, served six times as consul, twice as dictator, and supposedly lived to the ripe old age of 100. B
In this episode of History Squirt, we uncover the Gold of Toulouse — one of the most infamous heists and curses in ancient history. When the Romans sacked the city of Tolosa (modern Toulouse) in 106 BC during the Cimbria
In this episode of History Squirt, we unpack "Nazi Finland" the wild, complicated WWII saga where Finland teamed up with Nazi Germany as a co-belligerent (not full ally, they insist) during the Continuation War (1941–194
In this episode of History Squirt, we dive into the Battle of Bosworth Field — the chaotic 1485 showdown that ended the Wars of the Roses with a bang (and a crown in a bush). King Richard III charges headlong into Henry
In this episode of History Squirt, Catherine now has the crown and absolutely zero intention of giving it back. Part 2 is empire expansion, rebellion crushing, Enlightenment flexing, and Catherine aggressively turning Ru
In this episode of History Squirt, Catherine the Great is not great yet — she’s a German teenager shipped to Russia, married to Peter III, a man so aggressively unqualified for emperor that the entire court starts quietl
In this very dramatic 50th episode of History Squirt, Ron and Jason swap roles as we dive into the Battle of the Red Cliffs — the massive naval showdown at the end of the Han dynasty where fire ships, political genius, a
In this final episode of our Ancient Wonders series, HistorySquirt tackles the one wonder that refused to fall over, the Pyramids of Giza. Built for pharaohs, aligned with the stars, engineered with unsettling precision,
In this episode of History Squirt, we explore Marcus Claudius Marcellus — Roman general, Gaul-slayer, and one of the last men to personally kill an enemy king in battle and take his armour as a trophy. This is Roman Repu
In this episode of History Squirt, Rasputin refuses to die. Poison fails. Bullets fail. Drowning mostly fails. Part 2 is conspiracy, assassination attempts, and the collapse of imperial Russia as one extremely durable my
In this episode of History Squirt, we meet Grigori Rasputin - Siberian mystic, faith healer, and professional rumour magnet. Part 1 follows his rise through the Russian imperial court, his influence over the Romanovs, an
In this episode of History Squirt, we explore Violet Morris - record-breaking French athlete, gender-norm defier, and eventual Nazi collaborator. A life that begins with sporting dominance and ends in wartime betrayal, t
In this episode of History Squirt, we explore whale-related history — exploding carcasses, industrial blubber economics, naval mishaps, and humanity repeatedly underestimating very large mammals. From whaling empires to
In this episode of History Squirt, we explore Emperor Nero — lyre enthusiast, professional dramatist, and ruler of Rome during one extremely inconvenient fire. From artistic delusions to political purges, Nero ruled like
In this episode of History Squirt, we explore Agrippina the Younger — Roman empress, political strategist, mother of Nero, and full-time operator in a world powered by paranoia. She maneuvered her way through imperial po
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History Squirt is hosted by Ron Thompson. The show is categorised under comedy and has published 60 episodes.
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