Can't Make This Up: A History Podcast features interviews with authors of unusual and unbelievable history ranging from academic historians to Pulitzer Prize winning journalists.
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Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages with Dr. Janina Ramirez (00:46:37)
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Today I speak with Patti McCracken about her new book Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, ...
The Librarian of Burned Books with Brianna Labuskes (00:30:59)
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Today I speak with Brianna Labuskes about her new book The Librarian of Burned Books.
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The Angel Makers with Patti McCracken (00:26:38)
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Today I speak with Patti McCracken about her new book The Angel Makers: Arsenic, A Midwife, and M...
Empire of Ice and Stone with Buddy Levy (00:31:50)
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Today I speak with Buddy Levy about his new book Em...
The Lion and the Fox with Alexander Rose (00:36:11)
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Today I speak with Alexander Rose about his new bo...
Egypt's Golden Couple with Dr. Colleen Darnell (00:33:50)
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Today I speak with Dr. Colleen Darnell about her ne...
Our Man in Tokyo with Steve Kemper (00:31:54)
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Over My Dead Body with Greg Melville (00:33:21)
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Today I speak with journalist Greg Melville about h...
Need to Know with Nicholas Reynolds (00:37:27)
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Today I speak with historian and former CIA officer...
The Deception with Kim Taylor Blakemore (00:32:55)
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Today I speak with novelist Kim Taylor Blakemore ab...
The Power Worshippers with Katherine Stewart (01:01:08)
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Today I speak with investigative journalist Katheri...
The Earth is All That Lasts with Mark Lee Gardner (00:42:50)
Today I speak with historian of the American West Mark Lee Gardner about his recent book The Earth is All That Lasts: Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and the Last Stand of the Great Sioux Nation.
Crazy Hor...
The Great Book of King Arthur with John Matthews (00:38:38)
Today I speak with Arthurian scholar John Matthews about his recent book The Great Book of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table.
The world’s leading Arthurian authority reimagines one of th...
The BBC with David Hendy (00:57:16)
Today I speak with David Hendy about his recent book The BBC: A Century on Air.
"The first in-depth history of the iconic radio and TV network that has shaped our past and present.
Doctor Who; tennis...
Rebels at Sea with Eric Jay Dolin (00:55:50)
Today I speak with Eric Jay Dolin about his recent book Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution.
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The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream with Dean Jobb (00:45:03)
Today I speak with Dean Jobb about his recent book The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer.
**If you would like to listen to Dean's previous appearances on Can'...
Mini Bonus Episode: Chris Pratt says “Halt!” with Ellis (When you let one sibling record a podcast…) (00:06:04)
First time little guest Ellis gives us a crash course on dinosaurs and Jurassic World.
Mini Bonus Episode: Queen Elizabeth and UFOs with Natalie (00:06:12)
Returning guest Natalie is back to share her thoughts on UFOs and to fangirl over Queen Elizabeth II. Your Majesty, if you’re listening we’re on Twitter @CMTUHistory!
They Are Already Here with Sarah Scoles (00:47:53)
Today I speak with Sarah Scoles about her new book They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers.
"An anthropological look at the UFO community, told through first-person experiences with...
Heavy Metal with Michael Fabey (00:34:49)
Today I speak with Michael Fabey about his new book Heavy Metal: The Hard Days and Nights of the Shipyard Workers Who Build America's Supercarriers.
"An extraordinary story of American can-do, an insi...
The Empress and the English Doctor with Lucy Ward (00:38:27)
Today I speak with Lucy Ward about her new book The Empress and the English Doctor: How Catherine the Great Defied a Deadly Virus.
"A killer virus…an all-powerful Empress…an encounter cloaked in secre...
Spare Parts with Paul Craddock (00:43:26)
Today I speak with Paul Craddock about his new book Spare Parts: The Story of Medicine Through the History of Transplant Surgery.
"Paul Craddock's Spare Parts offers an original look at the history of...
The Lawless Land with Boyd Morrison and Beth Morrison, PhD. (00:33:46)
Today I speak with bestselling author Boyd Morrison and medieval historian Beth Morrison, PhD., about their new historical fiction novel The Lawless Land.
"Live by the sword. Die for the truth. Engla...
The York Patrol with James Carl Nelson (00:30:06)
Today I speak with James Carl Nelson about his book, The York Patrol: The Real Story of Alvin York and the Unsung Heroes Who Made Him World War I's Most Famous Soldier.
"October 8, 1918 was a banner d...
The Transcendentalists and Their World with Robert A. Gross (00:40:31)
"The Transcendentalists and Their World offers a fresh view of the thinkers whose outsize impact on philosophy and literature would spread from tiny Concord to all corners of the earth. Ralph Waldo Em...
