History with Dad

About History with Dad

History With Dad is a chronological world history podcast that shows how the past still explains the present. Grounded in historical evidence and told with clarity, analysis, and a touch of Dad humor, each episode guides listeners through real events step by step. Dad Tangents trace ideas across time, revealing how different eras wrestle with surprisingly similar problems. Built for curious minds ages 10+.

Publisher

Dad

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Jul 2025

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

157 of 207 episodes have a transcript.

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   14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Dad Tangent - Who Owns Lost Treasure? Shipwrecks, Buried Gold & History's Biggest Ownership Fights

   Host [Host Name] explores the complex legal battles over ownership of discovered treasures, from shipwrecks to buried gold, revealing who truly profits from lost fortunes.

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   13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S4E3 - The Golden Age of Piracy - Treasure on the Beach: Henry Jennings, Benjamin Hornigold & the Birth of Pirate Nassau

   Host [Host Name] explores how Henry Jennings and Benjamin Hornigold's actions in Nassau, fueled by Spanish treasure and a hurricane, birth the Golden Age of Piracy.

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   8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Dad Tangent - Does Getting Away With It Make You a Legend?

   Host [Host Name] explores why history fills the void left by disappearances with legends, from D.B. Cooper to Ambrose Bierce.

Inside a recent episode

Dad Tangent - Who Owns Lost Treasure? Shipwrecks, Buried Gold & History's Biggest Ownership Fights

Published 14 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] She was carrying an enormous amount of silver and other valuable cargo from the Americas, and unfortunately, Spain and Britain were heading towards another war. On October 5th, a British squadron intercepted the Spanish ship off the coast of Portugal. The British demanded that the Spanish vessels submit to inspection and be escorted into a British port, and the Spanish refused. Fighting broke out, and during the battle, the Mercedes exploded. She sank with most of her crew and passengers, and her cargo went down with her. And for more than 200 years, that was where the story ended, until 2007. […]

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