In episode 62 of Half True History, Dan Parrella tells Pedro Lima and producer Chris Crespo all about the Boxer Rebellion. Why is this story of a group of conservative protestors storming a capital at the behest of their manipulative leader relevant to today? You have to listen to find out!
Half True History – #61 – What was the Birth of Movies?
In episode 61 of Half True History, Dan Parrella tells Pedro Lima and Chris Crespo about the birth of the movie industry in the United States and the art form started as cheap vaudeville entertainment and grew into an international industry. There is talk of the zoopraxiscope, Edison’s Black Maria, Fred Ott’s Sneeze, the Wizard of Menlo Park, the Cinemagician Georges Méliès, The Great Train Robbery, The Birth of a Nation, and much more!
Half True History – #60 – How Did Sports Start in America?
In episode 60 of Half True History, Dan Parrella tells Pedro Lima and Chris Crespo about how Albert Spalding used Abner Doubleday to kickstart baseball in 1800’s America, how James Naismith started baseketball, and how Yale invented football. Come for the Cuban Giants, stay for the 1919 Black Sox cheating scandal, time to talk about the truths and legends of early sports in the US.
Half True History – #59 – What was the War of the Three Kingdoms?
In episode 59 of Half True History, Dan Parrella tells Pedro Lima and Chris Crespo about the War of the Three Kingdoms, and how it is one of the most fictionalized wars of all time. Dynasty Warriors, the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and the restoration of the Han Dynasty all factor in to listen to find out how!
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