Honourable Mentions: Hilarious History
Join two brothers for a hilarious dive into the untold stories of history's most obscure figures. Honourable Mentions: Hilarious History unearths the hidden tales your teachers forgot to mention—If you love a good laugh with a bit of sibling rivalry, and learning about remarkable everyday people who did extraordinary things, subscribe for your weekly dose of banter and historical deep dives. It’s the history podcast where the underdogs finally get their due.
Honourable Mentions: Hilarious History
Latest Episodes
Who was Roland Garros? (and no - he wasn't a tennis player)
Wait... What? Roland Garros wasn’t a tennis player?! 🤯 If you think the French Open is named after a legendary clay-court champion, prepare to have your mind blown. In this episode, we dive into the wild, hilarious, and true histor...
Attacked by a Shark, then Mauled by Lions: The Unreal Story of John Doyle.
Imagine surviving a Great White Shark attack, dragging your bleeding body to shore, and thinking the worst is over—only to be intercepted and mauled by a pride of lions on your way to safety. In this episode, we unpack the jaw-drop...
Douglas Hegdahl: The Incredibly Stupid Hero of the Vietnam War
How did a young sailor from South Dakota become the ultimate "secret weapon" in the Hanoi Hilton? In this episode, we dive into the legendary story of Douglas Hegdahl, the U.S. Navy apprentice seaman who fell overboard and ended up a prisoner...
Eating The Zoo: William Buckland and the Birth of Dinosaurs
Did you know the man who named the very first dinosaur also tried to eat every animal in the world?Welcome to the utterly chaotic world of William Buckland—the 19th-century theologian, pioneering geologist, and the official father of paleon...
Seconds From Nuclear War: How Vasily Arkhipov Saved the World
In October 1962, at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world edged closer to the brink of total annihilation than ever before or since. In this episode, we explore the heroism of Vasily Arkhipov, the Soviet naval officer who stood alo...
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