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History on Fire

by Daniele Bolelli
Society & Culture

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  • EPISODE 120: A Lynching, Columbus Day and Italian Immigration

    September 21, 2026 · 1 hr 31 min

    “[Italians are]… of questionable value from a mental, moral, or physical standpoint.” Anthropologist George Dorsey writing for the Chicago Tribune in 1910. “[Italians are]… biologically incapable of rising either now or through their…

  • EPISODE 119: The History of Duels

    August 17, 2026 · 1 hr 42 min

    “Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split.” Robert E. Howard. "If he had shot me through the brain, sir, I should still have killed him." Andrew Jackson…

  • [FEED DROP]: We The Founders (The Constitution) | Government That Doesn’t Suck

    August 12, 2026 · 7 min

    Government That Doesn't Suck is a Rewind Studios original podcast from the creators of History That Doesn't Suck, hosted by Professors Lindsey Cormack and Greg Jackson. Each episode digs into the surprising story of an American institution…

  • [RERUN] EPISODE 88: The Red Wedding

    July 20, 2026 · 1 hr 50 min

    “I ask you why we must tear ourselves apart for this small question of religion?” from the movie Elizabeth Once upon a time Game of Thrones was the most watched show on earth, and I could freely make references to it knowing my listeners…

  • [RERUN] EPISODE 87: The ‘Death, Destruction and Damnation’ World Tour Reaches Florida

    June 22, 2026 · 2 hr 2 min

    "I answered him that… I, as Captain-General of these provinces, was waging a war of fire and blood against all who came to settle these parts and plant in them their evil Lutheran sect... For this reason, I would not grant them a safe…

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  • [RERUN] EPISODE 86: The French Wars of Religion

    May 18, 2026 · 1 hr 43 min

    “Nation… a term inherently so vague and so contradictory that it must always be taken in a mystic sense, as meaning whatever the ruling classes hold it convenient to mean at the moment.” Lewis Mumford This is a story about politics…

  • EPISODE 118: Woe to the Vanquished

    April 20, 2026 · 1 hr 40 min

    “Everything resounded with the confused noise of terrifying threats and shrieks of despairing anguish blended with the wailing of women and children.” - Livy Later this year, I will launch a podcast that will run separately from History…

  • EPISODE 117: The Amistad Rebellion

    March 16, 2026 · 1 hr 31 min

    This story has everything. Raids to enslave people. A bloody rebellion at sea. Piracy. A diplomatic crisis pitting Spain, the United States and England at odds with each other. High stakes courtroom drama which sparked intense clashes…

  • [RERUN] EPISODE 84: History and Video Games

    February 16, 2026 · 2 hr 18 min

    “We don’t need anyone to tell us what to do; not Savonarola, not the Medici. We are free to follow our own path. There are those who will take that freedom from us, and too many of you gladly give it. But it is our ability to…

  • EPISODE 116: The Daring Ones - The Arditi in WWI

    January 19, 2026 · 2 hr 2 min

    “Se non ci conoscete, guardateci i coglioni, siamo gli Arditi del Capitan Mattioni.” Arditi song The Italian Army during WWI was not exactly a well-oiled military machine. In terms of supplies, logistics and leadership, it was a…

  • [RERUN] EPISODE 83: From Slavery to Boxing: The Story of Bill Richmond

    December 15, 2025 · 1 hr 60 min

    “Every talent must unfold itself in fighting.” Friedrich Nietzsche “Boxing inhabits a sacred space predating civilization; or, to use D.H. Lawrence’s phrase, before God was love.” Joyce Carol Oates Stories that begin with slavery rarely…

  • EPISODE 115: Us vs. Them

    November 17, 2025 · 1 hr 24 min

    “I love people as I meet them one by one. People are just wonderful as individuals. You see the whole universe in their eyes if you look carefully. But as soon as they begin to group, as soon as they begin to clot, when there are five of…

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Where history and epic collide--"History on Fire" is a podcast by author and university professor Daniele Bolelli.