Professor Buzzkill History Podcast

About Professor Buzzkill History Podcast

Professor Buzzkill is an exciting podcast that explores history myths in an illuminating, entertaining, and humorous way.

Publisher

Joe Coohill

Category

education · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 May 2015

Latest episode

2 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

765 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Apr 2025

   When Did the US Civil War End?

   Professor Michael Vorenberg joins us to address one of the most perplexing questions in US history. Did the Civil War end on April 9, at Appomattox, as conventional wisdom holds, where Lee surrendered to Grant in Wilmer McLean’s parlor? Or was it ten weeks afterward, in Galveston, where a federal commander proclaimed Juneteenth the end of slavery? Or perhaps in August of 1866, when President Andrew Johnson simply declared “the insurrection is at an end”? And we talk about the general question of when wars truly end. Fascinating! Episode 578.

2. 

   14 Mar 2025

   Irish Things that Are British: Flashback Friday!

   Professor Buzzkill seems to want to make enemies in this episode. He shows that many things central to Irish culture and identity are actually British in origin -- St. Patrick, “the craic,” and “Danny Boy” come under his withering analytical gaze. But he may surprise you with the ultimate conclusions he reaches. Maybe he’s not that much of a buzzkill after all.

3. 

   11 Mar 2025

   The Irish Slaves Myth: 2025 Encore

   White supremacy has been rising at an alarming rate in the last few years. The “Irish Slaves” myth has been given new life by these extremists. The famous “Irish: the Forgotten White Slaves” email has been unearthed and promoted heavily again during the St. Patrick’s season. It’s an abuse of history, as well as being reprehensible morally.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

197 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

58 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100

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Quality

95

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

96

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