TLDR - History is Weird

Naveen N. Bhat & Lauren K. Nixon•podcasters.spotify.com

History is weird, friend. Like, really weird. Two nerds tell each other stories about history, try (and fail) to stay on topic and explore how their cultural backgrounds have shaped the way they think. Join us every Saturday.

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Episodes

Episode 9: Education 101

In which Naveen and Lauren fail to stick to the topic of ancient education in the classical world, the Middle East and Central and South America, and find themselves talking about orca vomit and how Nineveh means 'Fish Palace'. Subscribe to see our new episodes on your feed! - WHERE TO FIND US Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TLDRHistoryisWeird Instagram: @TLDRhistoryisweirdpod - NOVI YouTube: https://youtube.com/vannee13 Instagram/Twitter: @naveennbhat DeviantArt: https://deviantart.com/na...

Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 9

Episode 8: Like Clockwork

In which Naveen and Lauren fail to stick to the topic of clockwork, orreries and automata, and end up discussing whether Asterix or Tintin is better. Subscribe to see our new episodes on your feed! - WHERE TO FIND US Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TLDRHistoryisWeird Instagram: @TLDRhistoryisweirdpod - NOVI YouTube: https://youtube.com/vannee13 Instagram/Twitter: @naveennbhat DeviantArt: https://deviantart.com/naveennbhat Website: https://naveennbhat.in - LAUREN Patreon: https://patreon.com/lau...

Sep 26, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 8

Episode 7: Into Gear

In which Naveen and Lauren fail to stick to the topic of mechanisms, and somehow end up talking about the first bicycle, the state of modern education, and why Nostradamus had to drop out of university. Links: Justus Willberg playing a reconstructed Hydraulis: https://youtu.be/zZey_H8qmQA Townsends building a 17th century bellows: https://youtu.be/9wVNOEU_-Es Squeefest 2020: http://www.FB.me/TheDoctorSqueeShow http://www.Twitch.tv/DoctorSquee Subscribe to see our new episodes on your feed! - WHE...

Sep 19, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 7

Episode 6: Up In the Air

In which Naveen and Lauren - along with guest, Emilie Addison - fail to stick to the topic of manned flight, from its earliest origins to more complex machines, and somehow end up talking about Led Zeppelin, the Lindbergh Baby and whether the F-22 Raptor or the Sukhoi-30 is cuter. Subscribe to see our new episodes on your feed! - WHERE TO FIND US Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TLDRHistoryisWeird Instagram: @TLDRhistoryisweirdpod - NOVI YouTube: https://youtube.com/vannee13 Instagram/Twitter: @...

Sep 13, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 6

Episode 5: Birds of a Feather

In which Naveen and Lauren - along with guest, Emilie Addison - fail to stick to the topic of birds and their place in mythology and society and find themselves discussing cockroaches, coal mines and that one raven that was really into TV aerials. The owl related videos Naveen discusses in this episode can be found here: https://youtu.be/bt3X8MJgJWo https://youtu.be/d_FEaFgJyfA Subscribe to see our new episodes on your feed! - WHERE TO FIND US Anchor: https://anchor.fm/tldr-history-is-weird Spot...

Sep 05, 2020•49 min•Ep. 5

Episode 4: Lo, it is Written!

In which Naveen and Lauren fail to stick to the topic of writing, translation, the printing press and unconventional writing systems, and find themselves discussing graffiti, telegraphy and infamous murderer Dr Crippen. WHERE TO FIND US Anchor: https://anchor.fm/tldr-history-is-weird Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7irfzKk1PW2sfoSoSQm6qY Instagram: @TLDRhistoryisweirdpod - NOVI YouTube: https://youtube.com/vannee13 Instagram/Twitter: @naveennbhat DeviantArt: https://deviantart.com/naveenn...

Aug 29, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 4

Episode 3: Look Who's Talking

In which Naveen and Lauren fail to stick to the topic of language and the development of communication, the Indo-European Language Group and the evolution of our own languages, Konkani and English. Check out the British Library's online sound archive, as mentioned in this week's episode: https://sounds.bl.uk/Accents-and-dialects WHERE TO FIND US Anchor: https://anchor.fm/tldr-history-is-weird Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7irfzKk1PW2sfoSoSQm6qY Instagram: @TLDRhistoryisweirdpod - NOVI Y...

Aug 22, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 3

Episode 2: Bring Out Your Dead - Part the Second

In which Naveen and Lauren fail to stick to the topic of dancing plagues, mass hysteria and the 'Spanish' flu, and find themselves discussing the Pied Piper of Hamelin and a personal, ghostly connection to the plague outbreak that swept through the Indian sub-continent in the first half of the twentieth century.  WHERE TO FIND US Anchor: https://anchor.fm/tldr-history-is-weird Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7irfzKk1PW2sfoSoSQm6qY Instagram: @TLDRhistoryisweirdpod - NOVI YouTube: htt...

Aug 15, 2020•37 min•Ep. 2

Episode 1: Bring Out Your Dead - Part the First

In which Naveen and Lauren fail to stick to the topic of plague and somehow find themselves talking about the Great Fire of London and the sinister origins of nursery rhymes. WHERE TO FIND US Anchor: https://anchor.fm/tldr-history-is-weird Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7irfzKk1PW2sfoSoSQm6qY Instagram: @TLDRhistoryisweirdpod - NOVI YouTube: https://youtube.com/vannee13 Instagram/Twitter: @naveennbhat DeviantArt: https://deviantart.com/naveennbhat Website: https://naveennbhat.in - LAUREN...

Aug 09, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 1