History Dispatches

Matt and McKinley Breen

History Dispatches is a daily history show hosted by father and son duo Matt and McKinley Breen. The show covers people, places, events and even objects from throughout history. While any topic is fair game, Matt and McKinley hold a soft spot for the offbeat and wacky stories that most people don’t know about.

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English

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S3 · E40
Yesterday · 15 min
Flathead Lake Monster
The mysterious monster that lurks in a Montana lake
Saturday · 3 min
Boxers, Briefs, Corsets and Codpieces – introducing You’re Dead To Me
Get a preview of You're Dead to Me
S3 · E39
Friday · 21 min
Rocket Mail: when the Postal Service attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile
When the Postal Service attempted to deliver mail via cruise missile
S3 · E38
Wednesday · 23 min
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Tens of thousands of Protestants were murdered throughout France
S3 · E37
August 31 · 22 min
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus: One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
A structure to rival the Pyramids of Giza
S3 · E36
August 28 · 19 min
Blucifer - The Demon Horse of Denver International Airport
The statue that killed its creator
S3 · E35
August 26 · 23 min
How Star Wars almost never happened - Part 2
Behind the scenes in the making of Star Wars
S3 · E34
August 24 · 16 min
How Star Wars almost never happened - Part 1
Learn about the hurdles that had to be overcome to create Star Wars
S3 · E33
August 21 · 21 min
Story of the Polygraph
The ability to tell if someone is lying has long been something humans have attempted to perfect. From torture to psychology, it is the holy grail of criminal investigation. In 1921, a PhD student and police rookie, John Larson, may have cracked the code by inventing the polygraph. It is an invention, many said, that was sure to change the face of criminology forever. Or maybe not. Did he instead unleash a monster into the world? This is the story of the polygraph. Sources https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/lie-detector-1000-words/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/why-creator-first-lie-detectors-regret-invention-polygraph-machine-inventor-180985222/ https://illumin.usc.edu/lie-detection-the-science-and-development-of-the-polygraph/ Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygraph#/media/File:Leonarde_Keeler_1937.jpg Sponsor Go to factormeals.com/dispatchespod50off to get 50 percent off and free daily greens per box. New subscribers only. While supplies last until 09/27/2026. (See website for more details). History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S3 · E32
August 19 · 20 min
Roger Bannister and the 4-minute mile
The breaking of the 'unbreakable' 4-minute mile mark
S3 · E31
August 17 · 19 min
Sliced Bread and the time it was banned
The story of the U.S. government's attempt to ban sliced bread
S3 · E30
August 14 · 32 min
WebcamGate - The High School Spying Scandal
One of the nation's most notorious web spying events
S3 · E29
August 12 · 18 min
The Defenestrations of Prague - How throwing someone out a window sparked a religious war
Prague loves to toss people out windows - and start religious wars
S3 · E28
August 10 · 14 min
ParaBeavers - Idaho’s Parachuting Beavers
The unlikely - and successful - plan to airdrop beavers into remote Idaho
S3 · E27
August 7 · 20 min
1975 LaGuardia Airport Bombing
The bombing killed 11 people and the culprits never identified
S3 · E26
August 5 · 1 hr
The History of Calvin and Hobbes
Ryan Indy from the Magic of Calvin and Hobbes Podcast give us the history of the beloved comic strip
S3 · E25
August 3 · 20 min
The life - and afterlife - of Henrietta Lacks
The cells that refused to die
S3 · E24
July 31 · 24 min
Madoc and Welsh Indians
The legend of a Welsh prince finding the Americans in 1170 AD
S3 · E23
July 29 · 20 min
Hay Meadow Massacre
The fight for a county seat in Kansas turns very, very bloody
S3 · E22
July 27 · 23 min
Jesse Owens and the 1936 Berlin Olympics
The story behind one of the greatest Olympic athletes

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