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This Season, the boys are mixing it up a bit and will be joined by special guests with their very own contenders for 'Heroes' and 'Howlers'. In this episode Max Markson, showbiz guru and celebrity manager, offers up the greatest showman of them all - P. T. Barnum.

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This Season, the boys are mixing it up a bit and will be joined by special guests with their very own contenders for 'Heroes' and 'Howlers'. In this episode Max Markson, showbiz guru and celebrity manager, offers up the greatest showman of them all - P. T. Barnum.
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A quizzical look at some of history’s quirkiest moments and unpredictable people. Mikey Robins, celebrated Australian comedian, and Paul Wilson, Oxford Historian and author, take you on a raucous tour across many of the strangest turning points in history.

This series celebrates the unsung heroes of history and puts the boot into the howlers. It revels in the characters, the cock ups, and the bizarre twists of fate that have changed the course of mankind – sometimes tragic, sometimes comical, sometimes just plain stupid.

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A quizzical look at some of history’s quirkiest moments and unpredictable people. Mikey Robins, celebrated Australian comedian, and Paul Wilson, Oxford Historian and author, take you on a raucous tour across many of the strangest turning points in history.
This series celebrates the unsung heroes of history and puts the boot into the howlers. It revels in the characters, the cock ups, and the bizarre twists of fate that have changed the course of mankind – sometimes tragic, sometimes comical, sometimes just plain stupid.
Follow and Contact on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/therestishist/?locale=cs_CZ">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRestIsHist">Twitter </a>and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/therestishist/">Instagram</a>

Heroes and Howlers

P.T Barnum - The Greatest Showman?

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Oh!" said Pooh again. "What is the North Pole?" 

"It's just a thing you discover," said Christopher Robin, not being quite sure himself. 

A. A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

Paul and Mikey take the road north to balance out the series, stopping off to seek a route through the fabled NorthWest Passage on their way. But how can you discover a land that has no land?!

Get in touch, follow Heroes & Howlers and find them everywhere HERE

Produced by DM Podcasts

Oh!" said Pooh again. "What is the North Pole?" 
"It's just a thing you discover," said Christopher Robin, not being quite sure himself. 
<a href="https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/A._A._Milne">A. A. Milne</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh">Winnie-the-Pooh</a>
Paul and Mikey take the road north to balance out the series, stopping off to seek a route through the fabled NorthWest Passage on their way. But how can you discover a land that has no land?!
Get in touch, follow Heroes &amp; Howlers and find them everywhere <a href="lnk.to/Lkp5Dm">HERE</a>
Produced by <a href="https://diamantina.com.au/" data-stringify-link="https://diamantina.com.au/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">DM Podcasts</a>

The Arctic (Northwest Passage)

“Every human longs for peace and love.” Hiawatha

Separating ‘Fact’ from ‘Fiction’ is the constant challenge of an historian. None more so than the early history of North America’s First Nations peoples. Research relies heavily on oral traditions handed down from generation to generation but that hasn’t stopped Paul and Mikey digging for nuggets of truth. 

Get in touch, follow Heroes & Howlers and find them everywhere HERE

Produced by DM Podcasts

“Every human longs for peace and love.” Hiawatha
Separating ‘Fact’ from ‘Fiction’ is the constant challenge of an historian. None more so than the early history of North America’s First Nations peoples. Research relies heavily on oral traditions handed down from generation to generation but that hasn’t stopped Paul and Mikey digging for nuggets of truth. 
Get in touch, follow Heroes &amp; Howlers and find them everywhere <a href="lnk.to/Lkp5Dm">HERE</a>
Produced by <a href="https://diamantina.com.au/" data-stringify-link="https://diamantina.com.au/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">DM Podcasts</a>

North America’s First Nations (Klondike Gold Rush)

"If every fool wore a crown, we should all be Kings." Welsh Proverb

Everybody’s favourite day of the year - well, certainly Paul and Mikey’s. But some of the stories behind the  pranks and foolishness might surprise you. Just what is a Scottish gowk? And why should we hunt it?

Get in touch, follow Heroes & Howlers and find them everywhere HERE

Produced by DM Podcasts

"If every fool wore a crown, we should all be Kings." Welsh Proverb
Everybody’s favourite day of the year - well, certainly Paul and Mikey’s. But some of the stories behind the  pranks and foolishness might surprise you. Just what is a Scottish gowk? And why should we hunt it?
Get in touch, follow Heroes &amp; Howlers and find them everywhere <a href="lnk.to/Lkp5Dm">HERE</a>
Produced by <a href="https://diamantina.com.au/" data-stringify-link="https://diamantina.com.au/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">DM Podcasts</a>

P.T Barnum - The Greatest Showman?

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