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The History Guy

The History Guy

By: Lance and Josh Geiger
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Summary
 If you love history, this is the podcast for you! Stories of forgotten history, presented by Josh Geiger with Lance Geiger, The History Guy, from the hit YouTube channel The History Guy: History Deserves to be Remembered. Visit the channel here: www.youtube.com/TheHistoryGuyChannel We believe that history does not have to be boring. At its heart, history is storytelling, and we believe that it should be told with passion and genuine love for the material. History might be tragic, it might be comic, but it is the story of who we are, and we should not be afraid to enjoy that story and be moved by it.Copyright 2024 Lance and Josh Geiger of The History Guy Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • Counterfactuals: Italy and WWI

    Counterfactuals: Italy and WWI
    Nov 3 2026
    Welcome to the History Guy Podcast: Counterfactuals. What is a counterfactual? At it’s most basic, it is a ‘what if’. It’s a way of understanding history as it is by discussing what it could have been.

    On today’s episode, we talk about one of the lesser-known but possibly pivotal moments of the First World War: When Italy finally decided to enter on the side of the Entente. When, how, and on which side Italy entered the war was far from certain in 1914–what might have happened if Italy chose differently?
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Counterfactuals: The Harrison Horror

    Counterfactuals: The Harrison Horror
    Oct 20 2026
    What is a counterfactual? In it's most basic sense, it is a "what if".

    Today we discuss the ghoulish tale of John Scott Harrison, the only man to be both the son and the father of US Presidents. Less than 24 hours after his burial, John Scott’s body was stolen by esurrectionists. The consequences of the body snatching would cause significant changes for American medical history and more.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Counterfactuals: The Great Sparrow Campaign

    Counterfactuals: The Great Sparrow Campaign
    Oct 6 2026
    On today’s episode, we consider one of history’s greatest mistakes: The 4 pests campaign of the Great Leap Forward of Communist China, and specifically at the killing of billions of sparrows, which contributed to a one of the largest and most devastating famines in human history.

    What is a counterfactual? At it’s most basic, it is a ‘what if’. It’s a way of understanding history as it is by discussing what it could have been.
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    1 hr
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Been listening to THG for the better part of 5 years it feels like, YouTube or Audible. Thanks to him I get to relentlessly bombard my willing or not friends to thousands of random facts on a daily basis 👍😂

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it was interesting listening to the history guy recount the history of hot dogs in America, especially since I was born in Chicago although I moved away before I was 10 years old. I can still remember going to Wrigley Field and getting hot dogs during the games or just on a street corner or wherever! while I have been known to eat ketchup on hot dogs myself I will never forget our uncle Billy saying that mustard only was the correct condiment for hot dogs. LOL. all kidding aside this was an excellent show and whether you have strong feelings about hot dogs or not this will give you a good feeling for the kind of insight that the history guy brings to both his podcast and his videos on his YouTube channel. I definitely recommend checking him out.

no ketchup!

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