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Welcome to The Reluctant Historian, the podcast where I, a history teacher, try to show my husband that history IS actually pretty cool! Each week we sit down to talk about a different event in history. At the end, the
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3/8/2023
Aliens Part Two: Strange Happenings
Season 3
,
Ep. 5
This week, Liz and Dakota look at some of the more famous alien and UFO sightings from around the world.
3/8/2023
Aliens Part Two: Strange Happenings
Season 3
,
Ep. 5
This week, Liz and Dakota look at some of the more famous alien and UFO sightings from around the world.
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2/22/2023
Aliens Part One: UFO Sightings
Season 3
,
Ep. 4
With all the discussion on the interwebs about possible alien life, Liz and Dakota take this week to talk about the existence of aliens, and some famous UFO sightings that have occurred since WWII.
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2/15/2023
2023 Update
Season 3
,
Ep. 3.1
This week is a quicky to give an update to changes coming to The Reluctant Historian
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2/8/2023
10 Valentine's Day Facts: Let us Help You Manage Your Money
Season 3
,
Ep. 3
This week, Liz and Dakota ease back into the swing of things with a quick factoid episode about Valentine's DayEpisode Noteshttps://www.womansday.com/relationships/a4702/10-fun-valentines-day-facts-103385/https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/valentines-day-ideas/a26863/valentines-day-facts/https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/valentines-day-facts
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1/25/2023
La Corriveau: It's Not About a Sex Dungeon
Season 3
,
Ep. 2
This week, Liz and Dakota look at an urban legend from Quebec and talk about how the actual history of a murderer quickly became something of a ghost story.Episode Noteshttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/la-corriveaus-cage-quebec-canadahttps://www.scaryforkids.com/la-corriveau/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/la-corriveauhttp://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/corriveau_marie_josephte_3E.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Josephte_Corriveauhttps://nuvomagazine.com/culture/la-corriveau-of-quebec-city
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1/18/2023
Tarrare: 4 Inch Wide Mouth Mason Jar
Season 3
,
Ep. 1
Welcome back to season three!This week, Dakota shares the story of a medical history/mystery from the French Revolution, the tale of the man who couldn't stop eating: TarrareEpisode Noteshttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/747/747-h/747-h.htmhttps://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/tarrare/https://www.wiltons.org.uk/news/155https://historianandrew.medium.com/tarrare-the-man-who-couldnt-stop-eating-including-puppies-and-a-maybe-toddler-dde79b8d50b7https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20161014-the-man-who-couldnt-stop-eatinghttps://www.messynessychic.com/2018/07/13/whatever-you-do-dont-tell-the-french-about-tarrare/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrarehttps://allthatsinteresting.com/tarrare
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12/21/2022
Year in Review 2022
Season 2
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Ep. 47
This week, Liz and Dakota look back at some of their favourite episodes from 2022, recounting memories and zingers, and looking forward to the future.A huge thanks goes out to all of you who have tuned in this year... the podcast wouldn't be the same without you, and we are so incredibly appreciative that you take the time out of your day to listen to us talk history. We look forward to connecting with you all again on January 18, 2023... Happy Holidays from us at The Reluctant Historian
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