Between 1933 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its allies established more than 44,000 concentration camps, sub-camps, and various incarceration sites. And they would use these camps, along with roving murder squads, to kill roughly six million European Jews. Why did they do it? And how did they carry out this horrible plan? These horrifying questions are answered ... Show More
Feb 16
494 - Nothing Is Over! Ned Kelly and the Most Insane Shootout in Australian History
He was Australia’s most infamous bushranger - a working-class rebel to some, a violent murderer to others. This week on Timesuck, we dive into the brutal, myth-soaked life of Ned Kelly, his war with the police, and the armored showdown that sealed his place in history.Merch and m ... Show More
2h 26m
Feb 13
Short Suck #51: Greatest Slave Rebellion in History: The Haitian Revolution
In this Short Suck, we dive into the Haitian Revolution - the only truly successful large-scale slave revolt in human history - where the enslaved people of Saint-Domingue rose up, burned France's “cash machine” to the ground, and then fought France, Spain, and Britain for more t ... Show More
1h 1m
Feb 9
493 - The Gloriavale Cult: Hell Disguised as Heaven
In this episode of Timesuck, we’re heading to New Zealand to explore Gloriavale - a so-called “Heaven on Earth” founded by charismatic preacher Neville Cooper, where obedience to God somehow turned into obedience to one very, VERY creepy man. What began as a utopian Christian com ... Show More
2h 38m
Jan 2022
#113: The Wrong Side of History (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream)
<p>In this 113th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens.</p><p> </p><p>This week, we talk about Omicron, Covid, and how public policy has failed to change in lig ... Show More
1h 26m
Jan 2021
David Roll on What We Can Learn from General George Marshall
<p>On today’s podcast, Ryan and historian David Roll discuss his most recent book <a href='https://geni.us/q0ENcAs'><em>George Marshall: Defender of the Republic</em></a><em>,</em> the most magnificent moment in American history, the moral obligation to remove confederate statues ... Show More
1h 7m
Apr 2021
82: The Underdogs Who Outraced The Nazis
Beating Nazis in a racecar sounds like the plot of a ’90s action movie-- but it’s actually straight out of real life. Today on Past Gas, the story of how a band of determined outsiders, led by Lucy Schell, prevailed over Hitler in Formula racing, infuriating the Fuhrer and handin ... Show More
56m 37s
Apr 2022
#122 Retroactive Cancelation & Rights of Passage (Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying DarkHorse Livestream)
<p>In this 122nd in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens.</p><p> </p><p>This week, we discuss cancellation for being woke, and for being medically woke. We discus ... Show More
1h 46m
<p>On today’s special episode of the Daily Stoic podcast, Ryan talks at <a href="https://www.yoursoulsearch.org/courses" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Edith Egar's workshop</a> about 4 stoic quotes to get us through the new year. Dr. Eger’s story as a Holocau ... Show More
