Historicool

Historicool is a podcast which delves into some of history's interesting figures and events. Your hosts, Matt Nelson and Wayne Bridgman will seek to bring these to life for you, the fascinated listener, with interesting facts and a dose of mischievous humor. This episode concludes our three part series on Ancient Special Forces. We resume looking at those terrible (as in horrible or dangerous) units so loved by their beneficiaries and hated, nay, feared by their long suffering enemies. Do not dare approach the Khan's royal guard, the Kheshig, or you may be surprised and horrified by their ferocity and possibly stupidity. Ninja! We'll see what you get when you cross a ninja with a--Too late, you're dead! NEVER CROSS A NINJA! The Deadly Parthian horse archers and racer-boy Egytian chariots complete our deadly top ten. Who is the best?

Historicool is a podcast which delves into some of history's interesting figures and events. Your hosts, Matt Nelson and Wayne Bridgman will seek to bring these to life for you, the fascinated listener, with interesting facts and a dose of mischievous humor. This episode concludes our three part series on Ancient Special Forces. We resume looking at those terrible (as in horrible or dangerous) units so loved by their beneficiaries and hated, nay, feared by their long suffering enemies. Do not dare approach the Khan's royal guard, the Kheshig, or you may be surprised and horrified by their ferocity and possibly stupidity. Ninja! We'll see what you get when you cross a ninja with a--Too late, you're dead! NEVER CROSS A NINJA! The Deadly Parthian horse archers and racer-boy Egytian chariots complete our deadly top ten. Who is the best?

Historicool is a podcast which delves into some of history's interesting figures and events. Your hosts, Matt Nelson and Wayne Bridgman will seek to bring these to life for you, the fascinated listener, with interesting facts and a dose of mischievous humor. This episode looks at the mysterious and terrible alter ego of Dracula himself, yea, for it is Vlad the Impaler. Tremble. Tremble! Tremble before the barbaric and bloodthirsty deeds of this malevolent monarch. Did this beast ever feel love? Impaler? He barely knew her. Hold on tight (to your lunch) for this halloween special!

Historicool is a podcast which delves into some of history's interesting figures and events. Your hosts, Matt Nelson and Wayne Bridgman will seek to bring these to life for you, the fascinated listener, with interesting facts and a dose of mischievous humor. This episode looks at the mysterious and terrible alter ego of Dracula himself, yea, for it is Vlad the Impaler. Tremble. Tremble! Tremble before the barbaric and bloodthirsty deeds of this malevolent monarch. Did this beast ever feel love? Impaler? He barely knew her. Hold on tight (to your lunch) for this halloween special!

Historicool is a podcast which delves into some of history's interesting figures and events. Your hosts, Matt Nelson and Wayne Bridgman will seek to bring these to life for you, the fascinated listener, with interesting facts and a dose of mischievous humor. This episode continues our analysis of ancient special forces units that used to cause mayhem and terror in the face of their foes... Were Byzantine divers tough frogmen or wet behind the ears? Were war elephants a devastating battlefield shock unit or did they just suck, get in the way and cause a big mess? Finally, we see if the Sacred Band were just too glamorous for the dirty, dirty Spartans.

Historicool is a podcast which delves into some of history's interesting figures and events. Your hosts, Matt Nelson and Wayne Bridgman will seek to bring these to life for you, the fascinated listener, with interesting facts and a dose of mischievous humor. This episode continues our analysis of ancient special forces units that used to cause mayhem and terror in the face of their foes... Were Byzantine divers tough frogmen or wet behind the ears? Were war elephants a devastating battlefield shock unit or did they just suck, get in the way and cause a big mess? Finally, we see if the Sacred Band were just too glamorous for the dirty, dirty Spartans.

Historicool is a podcast which delves into some of history's interesting figures and events. Your hosts, Matt Nelson and Wayne Bridgman will seek to bring these to life for you, the fascinated listener, with interesting facts and a dose of mischievous humor. This episode begins an analysis of ancient special forces units that used to cause mayham and terror in tha face of their foes... Just how berserk was a Viking beserker? Why did the Germanic Ghost Warriors cause such fear in their opponents? No, it wasn't their love of sausage. We know the Aztecs loved a bit of blood... and their elite warriors even more so!

Historicool is a podcast which delves into some of history's interesting figures and events. Your hosts, Matt Nelson and Wayne Bridgman will seek to bring these to life for you, the fascinated listener, with interesting facts and a dose of mischievous humor. This episode begins an analysis of ancient special forces units that used to cause mayham and terror in tha face of their foes... Just how berserk was a Viking beserker? Why did the Germanic Ghost Warriors cause such fear in their opponents? No, it wasn't their love of sausage. We know the Aztecs loved a bit of blood... and their elite warriors even more so!

Historicool is a podcast which delves into some of history's interesting figures and events. Your hosts, Matt Nelson and Wayne Bridgman will seek to bring these to life for you, the fascinated listener, with interesting facts and a dose of mischievous humor. In the second part of this two-part episode we continue to look at the fate of the dashing general Custer againt his wily foes (the native American tribes) during the period of westward expansion following the end of the civil war. "There are not enough Indians in the world to defeat the Seventh Cavalry." ~George Armstrong Custer (RIP)

Historicool is a podcast which delves into some of history's interesting figures and events. Your hosts, Matt Nelson and Wayne Bridgman will seek to bring these to life for you, the fascinated listener, with interesting facts and a dose of mischievous humor. In the second part of this two-part episode we continue to look at the fate of the dashing general Custer againt his wily foes (the native American tribes) during the period of westward expansion following the end of the civil war. "There are not enough Indians in the world to defeat the Seventh Cavalry." ~George Armstrong Custer (RIP)

Historicool is a podcast which delves into some of history's interesting figures and events. Your hosts, Matt Nelson and Wayne Bridgman will seek to bring these to life for you, the fascinated listener, with interesting facts and a dose of mischievous humor. In this two-part episode we look at the fate of the dashing general Custer and his wily foes (the native American tribes) during the period of westward expansion following the end of the civil war. So give us a Michegaaan yeeeeelllll and shoot for the play button.

Historicool is a podcast which delves into some of history's interesting figures and events. Your hosts, Matt Nelson and Wayne Bridgman will seek to bring these to life for you, the fascinated listener, with interesting facts and a dose of mischievous humor. In this two-part episode we look at the fate of the dashing general Custer and his wily foes (the native American tribes) during the period of westward expansion following the end of the civil war. So give us a Michegaaan yeeeeelllll and shoot for the play button.

Historicool is a podcast which delves into some of history's interesting figures and events. Your hosts, Matt Nelson and Wayne Bridgman will seek to bring these to life for you, the fascinated listener, with interesting facts and a dose of mischievous humor. In this episode we talk about a young Caesar (Emperor) who has a reputation of being the most infamous and unhinged Emperor of Rome - which is quite a statement. There are one or two others that might provide some stiff competition for his sexual depravity and general craziness of course but, there is no doubt that Caligula, in his short reign, would be grossly and offensively excessive and set a standard for debauchery that few, if any, could hope to match...

Historicool is a podcast which delves into some of history's interesting figures and events. Your hosts, Matt Nelson and Wayne Bridgman will seek to bring these to life for you, the fascinated listener, with interesting facts and a dose of mischievous humor. In this episode we talk about a young Caesar (Emperor) who has a reputation of being the most infamous and unhinged Emperor of Rome - which is quite a statement. There are one or two others that might provide some stiff competition for his sexual depravity and general craziness of course but, there is no doubt that Caligula, in his short reign, would be grossly and offensively excessive and set a standard for debauchery that few, if any, could hope to match...

Historicool is a podcast which delves into some of history's interesting figures and events. Your hosts, Matt Nelson and Wayne Bridgman will seek to bring these to life for you, the fascinated listener, with interesting facts and a dose of mischievous humor. In this episode we stand to deliver a story to you which delves into the shadowy lives of the mounted brigands who preyed upon unwary (and indeed wary) travellers in the 16th and 17th centuries. Lock your carriage doors and pop a fake beard on your daughters as we glance in fear over our shoulders to see... the highwayman approacheth!