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Softcore History
Hosted by Softcore History · EN
A podcast for the casual fan of history. The Wikipedia reader. The kids who grew up with a dad who watched the same 10 hours of World War II specials on The History Channel. Join Dan Regester, Rob Fox, and a weekly guest as they tastefully insert themselves into the past. The only thing we don’t show is our research.
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America's Shady History With Saudi Arabia
Feb 201:08:34Tap to summarizeThe minute President Roosevelt stepped foot on the USS Quincy to meet with Ibn Saud on the Bitter Lake, he changed the course of America's future in the Middle East. We dive deeper into the complex and often rocky relationship the United States has had with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including episodes like this, listener voicemails, movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/softcore50off and use code softcore50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for one year.Rob Foxhttps://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/ https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regesterhttps://www.instagram.com/danregester/ https://twitter.com/dan_regester
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The Meanest Mormon in History
Jan 2601:00:04Tap to summarizePorter Rockwell was many things. A man with three wives and twenty-one children, a lawman, and one of the OG Mormons. But above all he was the early Mormon church’s muscle. Their enforcer. And he had no compunction about killing for church leaders like Joseph Smith and Brigham Young.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including episodes like this, listener voicemails, movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Rob Foxhttps://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/ https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regesterhttps://www.instagram.com/danregester/ https://twitter.com/dan_regester
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The Man Who Wrongly Thought He Could Fly
Jan 1900:47:48Tap to summarizeFranz Reichelt was an Austrian born tailor who became obsessed with the idea of creating a wearable parachute for pilots and aviators. This passion was only fueled by the many peers who doubted his invention and it ultimately led to a day of destiny at the Eiffel Tower in 1912.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including episodes like this, listener voicemails, movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Rob Foxhttps://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/ https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regesterhttps://www.instagram.com/danregester/ https://twitter.com/dan_regester
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Left Handers Are The Most Oppressed People In Human History
Jan 1200:58:43Tap to summarizeRob, a southpaw survivor of human society’s systemic left-handedness oppression, breaks down all the horrible ways basically every civilization throughout human history has demonized, ostracized, and genocided left-handers. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including episodes like this, listener voicemails, movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Rob Foxhttps://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/ https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regesterhttps://www.instagram.com/danregester/ https://twitter.com/dan_regester
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The Last Viking
Jan 501:03:04Tap to summarizeHarald "Hardrada" Sigurdsson was a Viking mercenary in the Byzantine Varangian Guard and eventual King of Norway who threw his hat in the ring to conquer England in 1066. He lived an extraordinary life traveling far and wide participating in campaigns against Muslim Caliphates, Bulgarian rebels, and other Norsemen. Find out why he is often considered "The Last Viking."Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including episodes like this, listener voicemails, movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes. Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/softcore50off and use code softcore50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for one year.Rob Foxhttps://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/ https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regesterhttps://www.instagram.com/danregester/ https://twitter.com/dan_regester
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The Spy Who Shagged BP
Dec 2901:02:39Tap to summarizeMoe Berg was a defense-first journeyman catcher for the Dodgers, White Sox, Indians, and Red Sox who faced the likes of Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio. He also had multiple Ivy League degrees and was such a trusted spy for the OSS during World War II that FDR personally sent him on missions. But above all, he was kind of a weird guy.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including episodes like this and sports shows on the higher tier.Rob Foxhttps://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/ https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regesterhttps://www.instagram.com/danregester/ https://twitter.com/dan_regester
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The Leper King Baldwin
Nov 18, 202401:31:53Tap to summarizeBaldwin IV was King of Jerusalem from 1174 to 1185 and had the crusader state thriving despite constant attacks from outside Muslim forces led by the great Saladin and struggles with his own body turning on him from leprosy. Despite the physical limitations he still led his army out on the battlefields, made savvy decisions with the high court, and had one of the more successful runs of his time. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.Head to FACTORMEALS.com/softcore50 and use code softcore50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month.Rob Foxhttps://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/ https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regesterhttps://www.instagram.com/danregester/ https://twitter.com/dan_regester
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The Vice President Married A Slave?
Nov 11, 202401:10:51Tap to summarizeWith J.D. Vance winning the Vice Presidency you'll probably hear about his wife Usha Vance being the first non-white Second Lady. This is true, but she is NOT the first non-white woman to be married to a Vice President. This is the story of Vice President Richard Johnson -- a legendary hero of the War of 1812 and the ninth Vice President of the United States -- and his wife, a slave named Julia Chinn.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.Head to FACTORMEALS.com/softcore50 and use code softcore50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month.Rob Foxhttps://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/ https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regesterhttps://www.instagram.com/danregester/ https://twitter.com/dan_regester
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The Unhinged Life Of Teddy Roosevelt
Nov 4, 202401:06:39Tap to summarizeTeddy Roosevelt was one of the most important U.S. Presidents of the 20th century and a complete lunatic who was always up for an unneccesary challenge. Matt Cooper and Joel Benner join the show to talk about his deranged life outside of politics, The Colonel willing the Rough Riders to glory at San Juan Hill, and how he shaped football into the game we know and love today.Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.Head to FACTORMEALS.com/softcore50 and use code softcore50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month.Rob Foxhttps://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/ https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regesterhttps://www.instagram.com/danregester/ https://twitter.com/dan_regester
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The Hungarian Sex Vampire
Oct 31, 202401:01:49Tap to summarizeBéla Kiss is one of the most prolific serial killers you’ve never heard of. He had it all — great looks, his own successful business in tin, a mother that loved him too much — but when he caught his second wife cheating on him with a younger man, it unlocked a dark beast within. Jessie Wiseman joins to talk about how this once charismatic, well-liked, swordsman in the sheets became a monster on the loose in war-torn Europe. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs, and weekly bonus episodes.Rob Foxhttps://www.instagram.com/robfoxthree/ https://twitter.com/RobFoxThree https://www.tiktok.com/@robfoxthree Dan Regesterhttps://www.instagram.com/danregester/ https://twitter.com/dan_regester
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