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They say that those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it. Don’t be a repeater! Watch Hindsight, the history podcast brought to you by resident Los Angeles drunks, er, history buffs Tom Berry and Matthew Leddy featuring lively discussions about some of history’s forgotten stories, bizarre happenings, and intriguing curiosities. Special guests will materialize from time to time to keep them honest as they venture back into the analects of human existence to uncover the tales your high school history teacher didn’t have the guts to tell you… all in hopes of better understanding the crazy world we live in.
Bi-Weekly, Wednesday at 5PM PST!
Hindsight Ep. 6 – History of the Cocktail
Today on HINDSIGHT, Tom and Matthew will talk and imbibe with resident Los Angeles barkeep D. Max Maxey of Cole’s in downtown Los Angeles (dating ...
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Historic Rivalries Round 1 – EDISON v. TESLA
A lively discussion about the infamous rivalry between titans of electricity Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla, where it began, it’s culmination during the “Current Wars” ...
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Hindsight Ep. 4 – The Origins of Comi-Con
It was 1970, the Vietnam War was raging, The National Guard was shooting college kids, The Beatles were breaking up, Houston was “having a problem” ...
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Hindsight Ep. 3 – “REAL” VAMPIRES!
Tom and Matthew discuss several documented incidents of “real” vampirism in the Austrian Empire of the mid-18th century that contributed to decades of vampire hysteria ...
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Hindsight Ep. 2 – The Baltimore Plot
Tom and Matthew discuss rigged Monopoly games from World War II that helped allied POWs escape Germany, the Baltimore Plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln in ...
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Hindsight Ep. 1 – The Anti-Rent Movement
Tom and Matthew introduce the show and start off with a brief chat about the history of LA’s Bunker Hill neighborhood before beginning their main ...
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