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Did Abner Doubleday Invent Baseball?

It's baseball season and time for a myth about the national pastime. Once again, a second- or...

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Dog Poop and Social Order in Recent History

Dr. Tim Newburn explains how modern societies (especially Britain) have organized themselves...

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Ronald Reagan and Ann Sheridan for the Lead Parts in Casablanca?

Warner Bros Studios pumped out this myth, Buzzkillers, before production had even started on the...

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Race and the US Supreme Court: Justice Deferred

Professor Vernon Burton joins us to explain the long and tortured history of the ways in which...

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Manhattan for $24? Best Real Estate Deal Ever! Or Was It?

Not even Donald Trump could have made this deal. Have you heard that Dutch settlers bought the...

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3-year-old "chimney sweep" video

Jason Steinhauer joins us to explain the veracity of the film clip of a "3-year-old chimney...

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Vikings Didn't Wear Horned Helmets

Monday Myth for Extra Credit! A Viking horned helmet would have been very impractical, and...

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USS Indianapolis Anniverary Encore

July 30th is the anniversary of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis during World War II in the...

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Beyond Evil: Lenin, Stalin, and Putin

Professor Brandon Gauthier uses Lenin, Stalin, and Putin as case studies to try to help us...

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People Rarely Bathed in the Past?

Monday Myth for Extra Credit! How often did people bathe in the past? Hardly ever, according to...

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Covid Variants? Insurrection Hearings? Tense Elections? Was "May You Live in Interesting Times" a Famous...

Crikey. These are interesting times. But is “may you live in interesting times” actually an old...

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Piece of Sh*t Saturday: Salmon P. Chase

Professor Heather Cox Richardson gives us the low-down on one of history's pieces of sh*t, Salmon...

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Clare Boothe Luce: American Renaissance Woman, Part 2

Your favorite Buzzkill history professor, Dr. Philip Nash, gives us a fascinating glimpse into...

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Venus De Milo Myths!

The Venus de Milo is considered one of the most beautiful representations of a woman in ancient...

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Clare Boothe Luce: American Renaissance Woman, Part 1

Your favorite Buzzkill history professor, Dr. Philip Nash, gives us a fascinating glimpse into...

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The Many Myths About the Declaration of Independence: 4th of July Special Encore!

Every July, American Buzzkillers get inundated with chain emails, Facebook posts, and Tweets that...

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The NRA: the Unauthorized History

The history of the American National Rifle Association is completely different from what most...

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Was "Ring Around the Rosie" about the Black Plague?

“Ring Around the Rosie” has been a popular nursery rhyme for a very long time. Many of us learned...

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Juneteenth and the “End of Slavery in the US”: What’s in a Date?

"Juneteenth" (June 19th) is now widely regarded as marking the end of slavery in the United...

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