History X

About History X

History X amplifies true stories from history that have been repressed, suppressed, or simply forgotten. Host Russell Cobb discusses how our understanding of history is shifting in popular culture and what to make of the falling statues and renaming of places. History X explores the forgotten corners of dusty archives and talks to people with intimate knowledge of events outside the mainstream.

Publisher

CJSR 88.5 FM

Category

education · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Sept 2020

Latest episode

16 Dec 2021

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Dec 2021

   Perlustration

   Stolen letters from the Soviet Union emerge decades later to tell stories about a repressive past. Echoes of the present emerge as our researchers dive deep into something called perlustration.

2. 

   3 Sept 2021

   The Secret History of Barbecue

   Today, Russell takes us through the secret history of barbecue - what you didn't know about a summertime staple.

3. 

   25 Jun 2021

   The Big Mother of Kiev

   Guest contributors Sophia and Isabel Jewel investigate Europe's biggest monument - the Motherland Monument in Kiev, Ukraine.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

2 ratings

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