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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 22m

🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE 🚨 💂‍♂️💥 When America launched its “honourable” war in 1812, Britain wasn’t strategising conquest—it was shrugging and firing back. Matt Taylor explains how the empire saw it as little more than a nuisance.

🎧 Full episode 👉 www.patreon.com/post...

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 4h

Charming, connected, and full of wild ideas—Fleming was no passive desk jockey. Discover his real wartime role with Dave Roberts on this week’s #HistoryRage.

🎧 Tune in: pod.fo/e/33bfd0

#WWII #Espionage #IanFleming #HistoryPodcast

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 4h

🚨 BOOK LAUNCH🚨
Cramped, stinking & under fire – WWII U-Boat crews sometimes snapped in violent outbursts 😡⚓️ Historian Roger Moorhouse reveals the phenomenon of “Tin Can Rage”. 🎙️🌊

🎧 Listen now 👉 pod.fo/e/339dda
📖 Buy the book: uk.bookshop.org/a/10...

@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social

History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 18h

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
🕵️‍♂️💥 Uncover the truth about Ian Fleming's wartime legacy! Join us for a riveting episode with historian Dave Roberts as we explore his significant role in British intelligence during WWII. #HistoryRage #IanFleming

Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/33bfd0
#History #Podcast #WWII

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 23h

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨 Forget the tux. Ian Fleming was central to WWII intelligence—at the heart of every major British op. Hear the truth with Dave Roberts on #HistoryRage.

🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/33bfd0

#WWII #SpyHistory #IanFleming #JamesBond

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 23h

💥IWM PODCAST LIVE💥
🇬🇧🔥 Britain wasn’t on the sidelines in the Cold War — it was absolutely central to it.
On this week’s #HistoryRage, Fraser McCallum busts the myth that it was only about the US & USSR.

🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/33aa86
🎟️ See us at #IWM #PodcastLive!
#ColdWarHistory #Britain

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 THIS WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS 🚨 🇺🇸⚓ Think the War of 1812 was all about American sailors? Think again. Matt Taylor dismantles this long-standing myth and reveal what really drove the conflict.

🎧 Listen here 👉 www.patreon.com/post...

#HistoryPodcast #Mythbusting #WarOf1812 #HistoryRage

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 Did you know Ian Fleming wasn't just the author of James Bond? Military historian Dave Roberts uncovers his crucial role in British intelligence during #WWII . Tune in for an eye-opening discussion that challenges historical myths!

Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/33bfd0

#History #Podcast

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 BOOK LAUNCH🚨
Inside the claustrophobic world of WWII U-Boats 🚢😰 Roger Moorhouse uncovers the shocking scale of combat stress and trauma among crews.. 🎙️💥

🎧 Full episode 👉 pod.fo/e/339dda
📖 Buy the book: uk.bookshop.org/a/10...

@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 TOMORROW FOR SUBSCRIBERS🚨
✊🏿💂‍♂️ Did you know thousands of enslaved African Americans armed themselves, fought for Britain, and helped bring Washington to its knees in 1814? Matt Taylor reveals their forgotten story.

Subscribe: www.patreon.com/historyrage
Or join on Apple subscriptions

History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 1d

Have you enjoyed this week’s Patreon episode? 🎧✨ Support the author, and me 📚❤️ by buying a copy of "Atlantic Furies" by @midgegillies.bsky.social through the History Rage Bookshop!

📖 Buy the book: uk.bookshop.org/a/10...
🎧 Listen: www.patreon.com/post...

#History #podcast

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 1d

💥IWM PODCAST LIVE💥
The Cold War wasn't just a standoff; it was everyday British life! 📺🎶 From sitcoms to protests, Fraser McCallum shows how deeply it shaped the UK. 🇬🇧

🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/33aa86
🎟️ Join us at IWM Podcast Live Festival!
👉 Tickets: www.iwm.org.uk/event...

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 PATREON/APPLE SUBS ALERT 🚨

Ready to fly high? ✈️ @midgegillies.bsky.social shares incredible stories of early female pilots, going beyond Amelia Earhart! Get the full scoop.

🎧 Listen: www.patreon.com/post...

#WomenInAviation #History #Podcast

History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 2d

Have you enjoyed this week’s episode? 🎧✨ Then please do check out Jem’s podcast “Condensed Histories”

Check it out here: shows.acast.com/cond...
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/337a1b

#history #podcast @jem-duducu.bsky.social

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
Wyatt Earp didn’t just live through the Wild West—he helped script its legend in early Hollywood.

@jem-duducu.bsky.social uncovers how real people shaped fictional myths.
🎧 Dive in: pod.fo/e/337a1b

#WyattEarp #WildWest #HollywoodHistory
#History #Podcast #Victorian #USA

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 BOOK LAUNCH🚨
One invention changed the Battle of the Atlantic forever 📡✈️ Roger Moorhouse tells #HistoryRage why aerial radar was the Allies’ game-changer against U-Boats. 🎙️⚓️

🎧 Listen here 👉 pod.fo/e/339dda
📖 Buy the book: uk.bookshop.org/a/10...

@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social

History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 NEXT WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS🚨
⚔️🇺🇸 Most Americans are taught the War of 1812 was about sailors’ rights. Wrong. Matt Taylor exposes the truth—expansion, Native resistance, and slavery were at the heart of this conflict.

Get this early release at: www.patreon.com/historyrage
Or join on Apple subs

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 2d

💥IWM PODCAST LIVE💥
✌️ That peace sign you see everywhere? 🌍 It's a British invention
Fraser McCallum explores how movements like CND turned symbols into global icons.

🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/33aa86
🎟️ See us LIVE at IWM Podcast Festival!
👉 Tickets: www.iwm.org.uk/event...

History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 THIS WEEK ON PATREON & APPLE 🚨 🛩️ Some people are born for adventure — not knitting. Hear Midge Gillies explain why one pioneering woman’s fate was never going to be quiet.

🎧 Listen: www.patreon.com/post...

#HistoryRage #AviationHistory #WomenWhoDare #Podcast

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 3d

🔥 Huge thanks to Marc Mierowsky, author of "A Spy Among Us", for raging that Daniel Defoe deserves credit for more than just Robinson Crusoe ! 🕵️‍♂️📚

We discussed his role in espionage & sabotaging Scottish resistance to the Union 🇬🇧💣.
🎧 Hear all the secrets on Patreon, December 22nd!

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
Buffalo Bill didn’t just perform in America—he exported cowboy myths across the world. 🌍

@jem-duducu.bsky.social reveals how Wild West shows helped cement fantasy as history.
🎧 Catch it now: pod.fo/e/337a1b

#HistoryPodcast #WildWest
#History #Podcast #Victorian #USA History Gems

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 BOOK LAUNCH🚨
Did you know aircraft—not destroyers—were the real U-Boat killers? ✈️💣 Roger Moorhouse dives into how the Allies turned the skies into a submarine graveyard. 🎙️⚓️

🎧 Catch the episode 👉 pod.fo/e/339dda
📖 Buy the book: uk.bookshop.org/a/10...

@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 3d

🕵️‍♂️⚡️ From Cambridge to Greenham , from NATO to nuclear fallout — Britain’s Cold War story is massive but overlooked.
Fraser McCallum lifts the lid on 50 years in the shadow of the bomb. 🎙️
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/33aa86
🎟️ LIVE IWM Podcast Festival!
👉 Tickets: www.iwm.org.uk/event...

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 3d

💥IWM PODCAST LIVE💥
🇬🇧✈️ UK wasn't just in the Cold War; it shaped NATO from the start! Fraser McCallum explains the UK's cornerstone role.💥

🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/33aa86
🎟️ Catch us at IWM #PodcastLive Festival!
👉 Tickets: www.iwm.org.uk/event...

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 4d

🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE 🚨 💰 Ironically, the women who could afford to fly often faced the most opposition from their families 😤. @midgegillies.bsky.social tells why.

🎧 Listen: www.patreon.com/post...

#HistoryRage #WomenInAviation #AviationHistory #Podcast