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In episode 56 of Half True History, Dan Parranormal tells Petrified Pedro Lima and Creepy Chris Crespolteregeist about the history of Halloween, which includes the correct pronunciation of the word “Samhain,” the origins of dressing up in costumes, bobbing for apples, and trick or treating, plus there’s talk of faeries, turnips, and Catholicism. Also there’s a quick appearance from Jared Voorhees, CPA.

In episode 55 of Half True History, Dan Parrella tells Pedro Lima and Chris Crespo about how Cristoforo Colombo de Genoa became Christopher Columbus and how, despite being bad at his various jobs and also a rapist and murderer, he got his own holiday in America thanks to the tireless work starting with the Italian immigrants of the 1880s leading all the way up to FDR declaring Columbus Day as a full on holiday, and what that meant socially for Italians in America. Plus Dan has a few ideas for famous Italians who could replace Columbus.

In episode 54 of Half True History, Dan Parrella tells Pedro Lima (and Chris Crespo) about one of the funniest empires in history, the Safavid Empire! Find out about the Curly Joe of Middle Eastern empires and how they started with a lie and ended like a fart in the wind. Enjoy!

In episode 53 of Half True History, Dan Parrella explains to Pedro Lima and Chris Crespo the history (relative to recorded humanity) of climate change, and how the various warming and cooling periods have affected world history. Enjoy!