Podcast

History Dispatches

Author: Matt and McKinley Breen
Feed episode count: 351
Official site: https://historydispatches.com
RSS: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ARML6613457202
JSON: /v1/public/podcasts/history-dispatches-7236148
Markdown: /podcast/history-dispatches-7236148.md

Summary

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.

Episodes

Jul 22, 2026 · not_requested

History of the QWERTY Keyboard

Duration seconds: 1290
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1265284085.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jul 20, 2026 · not_requested

The Colossus of Rhode: The greatest statue of the ancient world

Duration seconds: 1338
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML8712523612.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jul 17, 2026 · not_requested

Flint Water Crisis

Duration seconds: 1492
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML5445643946.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jul 15, 2026 · not_requested

The Truth Behind Troy

Duration seconds: 1274
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML7451654877.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jul 13, 2026 · not_requested

Battle of Tsushima: the birth of modern naval warfare

Duration seconds: 1448
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML6601576139.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jul 10, 2026 · not_requested

The Land Lobster: The world's rarest insect

Duration seconds: 1168
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML4429873985.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jul 8, 2026 · not_requested

Navajo Code Talkers

Duration seconds: 1048
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9189754679.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jul 6, 2026 · not_requested

The Paraguayan War: South America's Deadliest War

Duration seconds: 1219
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2760066301.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jul 3, 2026 · not_requested

Jonathan the Tortoise: The world's oldest living land animal

Duration seconds: 963
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1035069934.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jul 1, 2026 · not_requested

Alexis St. Martin and the gunshot that changed science

Duration seconds: 970
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML8228645803.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jun 29, 2026 · not_requested

Marcus Aurelius: The philosopher emperor

Duration seconds: 1629
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML3771884915.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jun 26, 2026 · not_requested

Project Habakkuk: the iceberg aircraft carrier

Duration seconds: 1066
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML4365382408.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested

10-Cent Beer Night: What could go wrong?

Duration seconds: 1050
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML4341461170.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jun 22, 2026 · not_requested

Shroud of Turin: Unraveling the truth

Duration seconds: 1469
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2564281775.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jun 19, 2026 · not_requested

North Sentinel Island: The World's Most Isolated People

Duration seconds: 1071
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1776323282.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

Curse of Tippecanoe: The Deadly Presidential Prophecy

Duration seconds: 784
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9863778075.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jun 15, 2026 · not_requested

Viking Shield Maidens: Fact, Fiction, or Both?

Duration seconds: 850
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML7886180752.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jun 12, 2026 · not_requested

The Centennial Light: The Bulb That Refused to Burn Out

Duration seconds: 1067
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML8629513653.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

Haymarket Affair: Blood, Bombs, and Labor Rights

Duration seconds: 1445
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2905766295.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jun 8, 2026 · not_requested

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon: Wonder or Myth?

Duration seconds: 1316
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2692750108.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jun 5, 2026 · not_requested

Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Encore)

Duration seconds: 1632
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9455938334.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jun 4, 2026 · not_requested

The 335 Year War (Encore)

Duration seconds: 659
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9152336921.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

The Rosetta Stone - the Key to Unlocking Egypt's Past (Encore)

Duration seconds: 1285
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML7706092673.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jun 2, 2026 · not_requested

Catacombs of Paris (Encore)

Duration seconds: 945
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2829377892.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

Jun 1, 2026 · not_requested

Bobbi Gibb - the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon (Encore)

Duration seconds: 886
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9078506280.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

May 29, 2026 · not_requested

Last of the Mammoths

Duration seconds: 1258
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML6245036936.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

May 28, 2026 · not_requested

Battle of the Bogside

Duration seconds: 1462
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML5121931369.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

May 27, 2026 · not_requested

Typhoid Mary

Duration seconds: 1037
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML3151556273.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

May 26, 2026 · not_requested

Church of Bones - Sedlec Ossuary

Duration seconds: 892
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML7902005034.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

May 25, 2026 · not_requested

American War Movies

Duration seconds: 1149
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML4314378034.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

May 22, 2026 · not_requested

Apollo 1 Disaster

Duration seconds: 1041
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML3921023080.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

May 21, 2026 · not_requested

Max von Pettenkofer - the Father of Modern Hygiene

Duration seconds: 1082
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2942672702.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

May 20, 2026 · not_requested

Exploding Whale of Florence

Duration seconds: 942
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2065787746.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

May 19, 2026 · not_requested

The Frank Slide

Duration seconds: 949
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2128064691.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

May 18, 2026 · not_requested

Henry Knox and the Guns of Ticonderoga

Duration seconds: 1146
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9713129190.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

May 15, 2026 · not_requested

Sergeant Gander

Duration seconds: 657
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9160607480.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

May 14, 2026 · not_requested

Oseberg Viking Ship

Duration seconds: 998
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML3940831224.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

May 13, 2026 · not_requested

Christ College Fire of 1867

Duration seconds: 889
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9963863550.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

May 12, 2026 · not_requested

Gargoyles

Duration seconds: 1012
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML5863300689.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

May 11, 2026 · not_requested

Goiânia Cesium 137 Incident

Duration seconds: 1126
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9395164792.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

May 8, 2026 · not_requested

Owney the Postal Dog

Duration seconds: 830
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1570921116.mp3

HTML Markdown JSON

May 7, 2026 · not_requested

History of the Marathon

Duration seconds: 1132
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML8078776379.mp3?updated=1777824044

HTML Markdown JSON

May 6, 2026 · not_requested

Anna May Wong

Duration seconds: 1189
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML4890315463.mp3?updated=1777823457

HTML Markdown JSON

May 5, 2026 · not_requested

Pirate Movies

Duration seconds: 857
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2471781775.mp3?updated=1777823382

HTML Markdown JSON

May 4, 2026 · not_requested

Reconquista

Duration seconds: 1142
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML8451598587.mp3?updated=1777822891

HTML Markdown JSON

May 1, 2026 · not_requested

Purchase of Alaska

Duration seconds: 816
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2309311299.mp3?updated=1777316183

HTML Markdown JSON

Apr 30, 2026 · not_requested

Silver Mines of Athens

Duration seconds: 998
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9993844876.mp3?updated=1777315789

HTML Markdown JSON

Apr 29, 2026 · not_requested

Silver Mines of Potosi

Duration seconds: 1030
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML7166525495.mp3?updated=1777314995

HTML Markdown JSON

Apr 28, 2026 · not_requested

Gregorian Calendar

Duration seconds: 1121
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1780963181.mp3?updated=1777314877

HTML Markdown JSON

Apr 27, 2026 · not_requested

Piasa - Monster of the Mississippi

Duration seconds: 1197
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML8358981647.mp3?updated=1776699948

HTML Markdown JSON

Apr 24, 2026 · not_requested

Hopewell Earthworks

Duration seconds: 1125
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML9738633305.mp3?updated=1776699307

HTML Markdown JSON

Apr 23, 2026 · not_requested

El Palo Alto

Duration seconds: 1040
Source: https://pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/rss.pdrl.fm/ccb7c9/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML4620932808.mp3?updated=1776626574

HTML Markdown JSON