This Week In History 8-16 to 8-22
Aug 15, 2020•37 min
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Episode description
Writer and longtime friend Jordan Green joins the show to discuss this week in history!
Check out Jordan’s work at www.starkandmain.org
Topics covered: National Roller Coaster Day / Elvis Presley / Charles Bukowski / Babe Ruth / Foul balls / Monica Lewinski and Bill Clinton / Mae West / David Koresh / Genghis Khan / Inventor of the parachute / Rogaine / Hurricane Bob / Eddie Gaedel and Bill Veeck / Abraham Lincoln duel / Groucho Marx / Alberta Williams King / Unicycling / Johan de Witt / Wilt Chamberlain / Steven Hillenburg and Spongebob Squarepants / Kenny Rogers / The Blood Countess Elizabeth Bathory / Mona Lisa / Melville Elijah Stone / Pope Gregory IX / The Baltic States
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