58: Professor Broski Spills Tea on WWII

This week on The Broski Report, Fearless Leader Brittany Broski (finally) reacts to Heated Rival, reviews fidget toys, and discusses what’s in her travel bag.ICE OUT OF OUR CITY / PROTEST RESOURCES:Script to Contact Your Representatives – 5calls.org ACLU – https://www.aclu.org/kn ... Show More

This week on The Broski Report, Fearless Leader Brittany Broski discusses the status of her butt, explores the psychology behind humanity, revisits Aesop’s Fables, and researches fairies. ICE OUT OF OUR CITY / PROTEST RESOURCES:Script to Contact Your Representatives – 5calls.org ... Show More

This week on The Broski Report, Fearless Leader Brittany Broski discusses the Harry Styles album announcement, recounts French history, and holds a Book Club on Kafka. Watch The Broski Report AD FREE: https://patreon.com/broskireport The OFFICIAL Songs of The Week Playlist: https ... Show More

<p>A very special encore in memory of our favorite Museologist, Ronnie Cline. In this 2018 episode, we talked about the life and work of a great dude and a good pal who passed away this morning. On the agenda of his legendary episode: Museums! Mummies! Paintings! Hot dogs! Alie s ... Show More

<p>Maria Dickin wanted to raise the status of animals in society and bring more awareness to the work they were doing during World War II. The Dickin Medal was created to honor military working animals. This episode covers six of those recipients.</p> <p><strong>Research:</strong ... Show More

Norman Ohler is a historian and author of “Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich,” a book that investigates the role of psychoactive drugs, particularly stimulants such as methamphetamine, in the military history of World War II. It is a book that two legendary historians Ian Kershaw ... Show More

Dottie James (@DotttieJames) lends her writing expertise to pick up the torch and further analyze Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald! Topics include: Hedwig’s theme on cocaine, Leonardo Dicaprio meme, the boggart lesson, The West Wing, The Frenchwoman, Black Panther, The ... Show More

Robert Lyman MBE is a British military historian. A former Major in the British Army, he has published over 16 books on the Second World War in Europe, North Africa and Asia. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, regularly appearing on TV and radio, lectures at organisa ... Show More

<p>Medieval art memes! Human-faced animals! Drunk monks! And a preponderance of snails. Middle Ages manuscript expert, art history communicator, and Medieval Codicologist Evan Pridmore covers: what those golden illuminated Middle Ages manuscripts were made of, who drew them, why ... Show More

<p>Exactly the inspiration you need. Exactly the perfect time. Pass it on to anyone who loves art and/or speaking up. I went to Comic-Con’s little sister, WonderCon, to moderate a panel on protest art with expert Carol Wells, the founder of the Center for the Study of Political G ... Show More

This is a tale of Italian Resistance during WW II. Unlike nearly all History on Fire episodes, this is not a story I researched in books. It’s a much more personal one—these are my grandparents’ experiences. The starring role goes to my grandmother, Liana Germani, who as a ... Show More

<p>Julia Farley, Curator of British and European Iron Age Collections, once again joins Iszi Lawrence to examine the early years of the Roman conquest. Iszi puts your questions to Julia as they examine life in Roman Britain – from female warriors to druids. Highlighting fascinati ... Show More