Backrow Lessons

17/03/2022

Hi there everyone!

Over the past weekend, co-host Nolan Meschke was moving when all of a sudden, one of his movers pulled off a wig and in a Flemish-turned-New Jersey accent yelled "YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD PUNK ME LIKE THAT?!?"

It turns out that Peter Midnight in the flesh had faked his death in the Caribbean, heard us talking s**t in our most recent episode and decided to take matters into his own hands. He sprayed an odd colored mist in the area and sprinted away.

In the end, Nolan ended up with what we think is the Flu. Luckily Paul and Captain Abe Cocke were able to stay safe.

What this means is no episode this week. Sorry yall! Next week will be extra crazy!

02/03/2022

Hi there everyone! We are so glad people are listening to our 2nd season! Nolan and I (Paul) are having so much fun with it! We will be taking a quick mental health week, meaning this upcoming Thursday March 3rd, we won't be uploading an episode.

Don't fret though! Next week we are back with an even stronger and most crazy episode as we get deeper into setting the stage of the American Revolution!! Prepare your best/worst New Yorker accent, we are making some deals for some islands in Episode 4!!

See/Listen to you all then!!

10/02/2022

Hi there everyone! We are back! Tomorrow we are uploading a new episode, the Season Premier for our second season! It will be on the American Revolution! However, we can't just start in the middle of a war, so we will get the season started right! Tune in tomorrow to find out what!

23/12/2021

This week in a super special end of the year BONUS episode we bridge the gap between Season 1 to Season 2 with a story of one man's quest of worldwide destruction...Francis Drake! We follow this bodacious sailor as he faces off against the likes of witches, the spanish and people with big feet! Come...

23/12/2021

Hey everyone! We are back with a fun bonus episode to get you all through the holidays! We spread some cheer and spirit all around the world! To give you a hint of what’s it about, here are some pictures on things we ramble on about! Check back in tomorrow morning to listen!

28/10/2021

This week in our 13th and final episode of the first season, we bring everything together and culminate it in true Backrow Lessons fashion...a terrible person executes another person and everything gets worse from there! From odd lessons on the roots of golf to debunking oddball theories on how a ki...

11/10/2021

We recorded our last episode for season two! It’ll be coming out sometime this week. Stay tuned for an awesome closer for the season, and we also mention what our topic for season two will be.

Also, a big thanks to all the fans that are listening to the show. We were shocked to the number of people who listened to our last episode. Tell your friends and family about our history podcast if they’re fans of comedy and history.

30/09/2021

A new episode is out! This is the second to last episode to finish out the season. We are so close to making it to Henry’s death. Stay tuned, stay curious, and know your history.

This eagle shaped desk is the Dunkeld Lectern that we will mention in the episode. All this fighting over a weird looking bird!!
The 2nd photo is the chaotic nature of Paul’s research for an episode visualized as a Family tree of the Scottish Royalty/A lotta cousins did it

28/09/2021

After a small delay in our 12th episode, we finally bring together our time up in Scotland with the focus on Henry VIII and his tendencies to screw everything up. It seems that this quality reallys runs fully in his entire extended family!! Come with Paul and cohost Nolan as they discuss the differe...

20/07/2021

This week in our 11th episode, we continue our slight detour on James V of Scotland as we see how he deals with problems on his border and how he feels about witches who betray him!! Don't worry tho, we definitely have not forgotten to include yet another total military disaster into the mix! Come w...

13/07/2021

This week in the 2nd half of our 10th (still counts right?) episode, we continue our break from the scandalous private life of Henry VIII and look at the other king on the isle of Britain that was being dragged down because of a Tudor! We head north to Scotland and look at the closest neighbor and e...

08/06/2021

This week in our 10th episode, we take a break from the scandalous private life of Henry VIII and instead look at the other ways he was a totally incompetent leader! From having too many guns to having too many weddings to printing fake money, we explore the King's immaculate ability to cause chaos....

02/06/2021

This week in our 9th episode, we lose our heads over the """trials""" and prompt executions of 5 different people in this episode! From famous last words to what could be considered the worst job reference in recorded history, this week is thick with punishment and sneaky behaviors! Come with Paul a...

25/05/2021

From all his research, Paul knows an extensive amount about Henry VIII's intimacy problems and everyone's feelings about him...
But one thing that Paul is still learning a lot about is AUDIO RECORDING!! We had an issue with our last episode's audio and therefore we are going to have to delay this week's episode a few days! Don't worry tho, lotta people bout to lose their minds and heads in this one!!!

18/05/2021

This week in our 8th episode, we follow the 4th fuggin marriage of this Henry guy, and boy is it a wild and fast ride! From odd english courtly traditions to the scheming rivals to the queen, the tale in this episode is a can't miss one! Don't worry though, we make sure to talk about some dogs! Come...

06/05/2021

Happy Mexico Beat France in a Battle Day!! Never forget the Pastry War nor the French Invasion of Mexico!

27/04/2021

This week in our 3rd episode, we finish our time spent with Albuquerque in India and the South Pacific! Following a few different Portuguese military leaders we learn the do's and do not's of trying to invade a foreign land! Number one lesson, if you hear rumors of an ambush...believe them!! They mi...

23/04/2021

Here is that video on Rogue Waves Paul was rambling about in this week's episode! You can trust the narrator of this video, they have great production value and a convincing accent!

But for real it is a wonderful video with a good explanation to rogue waves and the disappearance of a ship

Rogue Waves - In this episode we will cover the most elusive of all waves and explain where they come from and how dangerous they can be. Sources:http://www....

20/04/2021

This week in our 2nd episode, we get into things by looking at the development of the Portuguese Spice Trade! We talk about from the fall of the last remaining parts of the Roman empire in less than a hundred years europeans were conquering all over the planet! How did it happen? Listen here and you...

13/04/2021

WELCOME TO BACKROW LESSONS!!!!! This week in our inaugural episode, we look at the earliest found settlement in Australia, find out that Brazil is west of Africa (according to a french man), and explain why the Alligator River is one of the most ironic places in the world! Come with Paul and cohost....

13/04/2021

Hi there everyone and to all of listeners, Paul and Nolan here! We are uploading this quick semi-bonus update episode to clue everyone in on what the next few weeks and episodes are going to be like as we get more into the podcast! 1. Despite the first few episodes bouncing around in topic we are go...

06/04/2021

Hi everyone! Due to a three punch combo of Moving-Holiday-Parental Birthday we won't have an episode out this week but we will be back next with a trailer and episode!!

Thanks yall for understaning!

01/04/2021

Hey everybody! We hope you are all enjoying Episode 9 on Anne of Cleaves and the crazy crazy guy named Fugger! Here are the paintings by Hans Holbein Nolan and Paul were looking at during the episode and aweing at! Henry looks so badass despite being a tubby, frail, sickly, injured P.O.S in real life. Ironic he was so adamant about Hans painting the sisters of Anne and Amelia as realistic as he could but had just told Hans to make him look as close to a fierce, appealing king. Funny.

30/03/2021

This week in our 9th episode, we find ourselves deep in the sauerkraut and wooden shoe filled world of sixteenth century Germany/Holy Roman Empire as we look at Henry's 4th bride to be and the world around her and how a small duchy in Germany spawned a future English queen! We also take a bit of a d...

24/03/2021

Here is that amazing painting of the Treaty of Nice (1538) Nolan and I were obsessed about in our episode this week! Painted by Taddeo Zuccari and his brother Federico years after the dust had settled on the 3rd Habsburgs-French War (they were probably already on the 6th war at this point) it still is an important work of art. I mean just look at that frown over on Francis (on the left side of the handshake)! Charles is looking pretty suave too!

23/03/2021

This week in our 8th episode, we look at the quick and tragic lives of a pair of queens and how their deaths came to greatly influence major events to come after. We ponder the moral question of what is better, a dude to have a child with a young teenager or full out continental warfare. And finally...

16/03/2021

This week in our 7th episode, we continue our look at Elizabeth I's insane family life and the utter chaos her father embarks on for the sole reason of getting some! We finish up Henry VIII's quest for his perfect wife and seeking a male heir to the english throne, only to run into numerous self mad...

09/03/2021

This week in our 6rd episode, we start our look at the main benefactor of the Drake voyage and the monarch that ignites the expansion of the English across the world, Elizabeth I! Well...kinda. Due to the crazy crazy world around us in modern times, this shorter than normal episode will examine Eliz...