This podcast uncovers the deeper currents of history by examining strange and unlikely true stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Signup to Generate a PitchRecent episodes include "Richard Owen: Dinosaur Jerk" (10 April 2023, 26 minutes), "The Fate of the Springs: Steamboat Springs part 6 of 6" (16 August 2022, 30 minutes), and "The Railroad: Why Steamboat Springs Blew Up the Steamboat Spring (5 of 6)" (1 August 2022, 27 minutes).
Unlikely Explanations publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 41 minutes across 31 episodes.
Booking probability for Unlikely Explanations is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Unlikely Explanations requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Unlikely Explanations's contact route on record: verified email.
Unlikely Explanations is a general podcast with 31 episodes published.
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Episode #1
Who named the dinosaurs? We know! It was Richard Owen, a plagiarizing, grasping, conniving jerk. Let's dive into dinosaurs, evolution, public education and the question of what constitutes scientific fact.</p>Support...
Steamboat Springs finds an unlikely savior in Karl Hovelsen, or, as he was known in the United States, Carl Howelsen. He kicked off the skiing craze in Colorado that continues to this day. But the natural wonders of the...
In this episode I finally answer why Steamboat Springs blew up the Steamboat Spring. For money. It was a capitalist house of cards built on future investment. Spoilers. Just listen to the episode; I explain it...
Episode #11
A single figure served as the turning point for the Ute in Colorado: Nathan Meeker. This episode explores his legacy and motives to better understand how Colorado was transformed.</p>Support the show<p > Hosted on...
With success in the Civil War, the Republican and northern vision for the West won out. Americans were encouraged to individually colonize the West through the Homestead Act. Despite their anti-slavery stance, they were...
Part 2 of "Why did Steamboat Springs blow up the Steamboat Spring". In this episode we explore this history of humanity in the Americas and Colorado, specifically the development of Ute identity, and early encroachment...
1 of 6 on Colorado History. To understand why Steamboat Springs blew up the Steamboat Spring we go deep into the past to unravel the geology of the Rockies.</p>Support the show<p > Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Episode #8
Although this is a history podcast, human crushes are not a thing of the past. In this episode we consider the recent Astroworld disaster and what can be done to improve crowd safety moving forward.<br/><br/>Sources and...
Episode #7
Nightclub fires and crushes continue through the 20th century up through today. In this episode, we explore the tragedies at the Rhythm Night Club, the Cocoanut Grove, The Station, and the Thomas Restobar to understand...
Episode #6
Stampedes cause a large portion of the deaths in building fires. We'll explore the fires at the Theatre Royal, the Brooklyn Theater, and the Iroquois Theater to see how crushes interact with disasters inside of...
A police conspiracy. Unquestioned prejudice. Long-standing misunderstandings. This is an in-depth explanation of the causes, outcomes, and conceptions of the Hillsborough crush. <br/><br/>Sources and images at...
Every year, millions of Muslims gather to celebrate Hajj. It is the largest gathering in the world and in many years it was the deadliest.<br/><br/>Sources and images at...
Most crushes in the world happen in India. When did they occur, how did they kill, and what is being done to stop them?<br/><br/>Sources and images at...
Two exceptionally deadly crushes happened in Moscow. What caused them?<br/><br/>Sources and images at UnlikelyExplanation.com(https://www.unlikelyexplanation.com/)<br/>Follow on social media...
Episode #1
What causes human crushes and stampedes? What are they like? Are you more likely to be trampled or squeezed to death? These answers and more, as well as a look at an early human stampede at the wedding of Marie...
Part 4 explores the explosion of Spiritualism. The belief in ghosts and a fundamentally similar life after death gripped nearly every mind in New York and became the default belief system of the non-Christian American...
Part 3 covers the flowering of eccentric spiritualist movements in upstate New York: the Mormons, a non-trinitarian polygamist church that was chased out of the United States, Robert Matthews, Sojourner Truth, and the...
Americans in the burned-over district of New York took God into their own hands and radically reimagined what Christianity and spirituality were all about. Learn how the spontaneous uprisings and communities of upstate...
The burned-over district of New York was a time and a place where Americans took God into their own hands and radically reimagined what Christianity and spirituality were all about. Learn how the spontaneous uprisings...
After Gilbert and Sullivan, a wave of American writers made the musical truly their own and created what is now called "The American Songbook." Learn how America's racist past met with new ideas about society and set us...
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