Rachel Pasternack
History Heard Here
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This week, Rachel discusses the early 2000s, the 2010s, the present, and the future on the last episode of History Heard Here. We'll talk about some hopeful things like more elections around the world, a rover with a cute nickname, water being
Next week is our last episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/historyheardhere/message Support this podcast: https://anc
This week, Rachel discusses the 1990s as countries that were part of the USSR gain independence and the Internet is in full swing. You'll learn that we still don't know which wave of feminism we're in, how Latin and South America are actually m
This week, Rachel discusses the 1980s as the Cold War finally comes to an end with no one even winning. Eastern European countries are finally free (as well as Canada but that's unrelated) as most people agree that there was no point for the wa
This week, Rachel discusses the 1970s and how it's worse than we remember as phrases have dark origins and something dark in the universe is discovered. The Vietnam war ends and violence increase in the Middle East and you'll learn that cults a
This week, Rachel discusses the 1960s and how Cuba cannot catch a break. People learn about the Vietnam War and then suddenly change their minds and the Bay of Pigs earns it spot in top 10 of history’s disasters. Camelot rises and falls with th
This week, Rachel discusses the 1950s and why they might be overrated since apparently even after a world war, people still don't want peace. Wars that don't really seem to end are started and the US and the USSR use them as an excuse to fight
*Content Warning: The Holocaust is talked about during this episode and so matters related to that and anti-semitism will be mentioned. If you'd like to skip past that, visit the show notes on the website to see when to skip to. This week, Rach
This week, Rachel discusses World War 2 from start to finish which unlike World War 1, seems much more worldly with battles happening across Europe, Africa, and the Pacific. Poland slowly becomes not-Poland as Germany and the Soviet Union take
This week, Rachel discusses the 1920s, 30s, and the lead-up to World War 2 with a decade that seems great and another that doesn't. In the 1920s we see how people have reacted and recovered from World War 1 by being pretty modern like getting r
History Heard Here will be returning soon!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/historyheardhere/messageSupport this podcast: https://a
Since the 1st anniversary of the podcast is coming up, I thought I'd redo and update the first episode since (hopefully) I've improved. In the (redone) first episode of History Heard Here, Rachel discusses the start of the universe, sets up the
Next on our series of bonus episodes is a retelling of the Bronze Ring, a Middle Eastern fairy tale—no wait, a Central Asian fairy tale—no wait, a French fairy tale? Nobody seems to know and it doesn’t really matter anyway since there’s a thril
Next on our series of bonus episodes is a retelling of an Italian fairy tale in which a rejected princess can solve any problem except for getting someone to stop laughing. *HISTORY HEARD HERE WILL BE GOING ON BREAK AND IS EXPECTED TO RETURN IN
Next on our series of bonus episodes is a retelling of the Norse version of the end of the world: Ragnarok. Even though it's the end of the world, it's not entirely serious since there's a boat made out of toenails and a god whose main job is m
On our new series of bonus episodes, Myth Moment, is a retelling of the oldest version of the Cinderella story, set in ancient China which teaches you the lessons on why should you make friends with fish and why you shouldn't live in a cave. *H
This week, Rachel discusses colonies in the Americas and why you may want to ask the locals about the new area you're moving into or else it may result in you being forced to eat your own boots to survive. This week's myth moment is a Spanish f
This week, Rachel discusses her least favorite subject, science, as we look at the Enlightenment period and the Scientific Revolution which is much more fun than you think it is with everyone's favorite pastime: making fun of the Catholic Churc
This week, Rachel discusses the Glorious Revolution with a monarch with a name that could be from Clue as well as the start of capitalism which surprisingly will give you some good advice on why you should leave your toxic friend group. This we
This week, Rachel discusses the Thirty Years' War and absolutism in Europe which might remind you of public high school with scary cliques and a fight every other week complete with fun characters like a guy who has a very strict way to knock o
This week, Rachel discusses the end of the Tudor dynasty, who win the title of the weirdest monarchy since children can rule or you can rule for only one week. There are also fake pregnancies, spies and of course, your first cousin once removed
This week, Rachel discusses the start of the Tudor dynasty which shows why you should always be extra careful when participating in tournaments, that women and men can in fact just be friends and that double standards may result in it being dif
This week, Rachel discusses the origins of Christmas and Kwanzaa to teach you how just like Halloween, Christmas has come a long way since the Celtics and how anyone can create a popular religion, even one man and only 50 years.Leave a review o
This week, Rachel discusses the Columbian exchange in this second part of the Age of Exploration as you realize that you may want to get new friends because they kind of suck. On this week's myth moment, it's some different versions of the orig
This week, Rachel discusses the Age of Exploration and tells you about Columbus' world tour around Europe and eventually the Caribbean and how he messes everything up. Also, we talk about Ferdinand Magellan's crazy trip around the world and how
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