In this episode we talk about a rebellion in Japan that targeted the minority Christian population AND the Taiping Rebellion which is one of the deadliest events in human history... which has gotten swept under the rug for centuries.

We have three absurd events in this episode starting with a dead pope put on trial, a beer catastrophe and a makeshift explosive device used by the Continental Army against the British during the American War for Independence.

In this episode we cover the beginning of the fall of Korea and head back to the American War of Independence where we cover the biggest traitor in American history.

In this episode we talk about the rivalry between the British and Spanish empires competing over trade and and African nation defending their Golden Stool from a British governor trying to sit on it.

In this episode we talk about those who bravely stood up against their oppressors, even if the outcome was not as they have wanted!

In this episode we cover two disasters that history has kind of forgotten. The first rattled the town of Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada and the second had people wondering for decades about possible extraterrestrials in Siberia, Russia! Oh, and you're getting an unedited sample of what we go through to bring you these weekly podcasts! Hope it's fun!

We bring you new Idioms and Phrases in Part 4 of our common phrases series!

In this episode we highlight TWO epic betrayals that changed the course of TWO prominent countries in todays world.