Chainsaw History

20/11/2023

Jamie and Bambi conclude the haunting tale of Ed and Lorraine Warren including their most famous cases — from Amityville to "The Devil Made Me Do It." Their darkest secret is far more real than ghosts or demons.

Listen on your favorite podcast app or directly right here:
https://player.captivate.fm/episode/eb22f216-5c14-4f1c-a17a-4cf9762edaf0

05/11/2023

Batman once said: "You either die a traitor or stay dead long enough to see yourself become the hero." Or something.

A popular symbol of protest today, Guy Fawkes was first the face of treason because of his role in the murderous plot to blow up the British parliament in...

30/10/2023

Jamie and Bambi talk all about the real Ed and Lorraine Warren, made famous in The Conjuring movies, and their creepy doll Annabelle. Were they truly Catholic crusaders or just gross grifters? LIsten to a brand-new episode of Chainsaw History on your favorite podcast feed!

29/10/2023

"They're heeeere!" Jamie and Bambi return to your podcast feeds tomorrow with a spooky episode all about Ed and Lorraine Warren made famous in The films. Learn their real-world backstory and the true tale of the world’s most famous creepy doll, !

09/10/2023

Every day is a great day to remember that Christopher Columbus was awful. But especially this one.
https://player.captivate.fm/episode/a885a44c-f0c5-4eda-9e6d-aae3111b4c5a

02/07/2023

S*x, Satan, and Censorship, Oh My! D&D lore really has it all. This... is Canonball.Host: Jesse EisemannWriter: Jesse EisemannDirector/Producer: Michael Stra...

20/05/2023

Jamie assembles with a bunch of other podcasters to—what else?—talk about for a couple of hours. Check out the Raiders of the Lost Ark episode of Podcasters Assemble!

‎Show Podcasters Assemble! (A Movie Podcast), Ep RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) - May 17, 2023

07/05/2023

Thirsty history.

28/04/2023

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Welcome back to Chainsaw History’s limited series, "No Time For Love Doctor Jones,” where Jamie Chambers guides his unconvinced sister Bambi through the thrilling and controversial life of Indiana Jones. This time they travel to Florence, Italy in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Episode 25: "Florence, May 1908."

In this installment Indy’s Mom steps out on her husband Professor Jones with legendary opera composer Giacomo Puccini. The podcasting siblings discuss the cringe-inducing story of opera, doomed romance, and a one-eyed old man hustling pool in a dive bar at noon. Watch the episode and follow along with the hosts and see the incredible shots of the Tuscan countryside and hear music from Madame Butterfly and La Boheme.

Get ready for romance, tears, and laughter as we dive into the ups and downs of cinema's most iconic archaeologist and whip-cracking hero!

19/04/2023

Elizabeth Fry was a pioneering prison reformer, the first woman to testify before the House of Commons, and founder of a vital nursing school. Yet the '80s ValueTales kids' book series largely ignores these achievements, opting to spotlight her childhood and an imaginary butterfly instead.

Join Bambi and Jamie Chambers as they dive into this bizarre children's history book—seeking the real Elizabeth Fry amid the perplexing choices made by the ValueTales authors. Don't miss our candid and spirited discussion in today's podcast episode of Chainsaw History!

15/04/2023

Did you know that when Indiana Jones was nine years old he was loaned a slave, donned brownface and a turban, and got captured by child slavers while trying to check out a severed head on a stick? It will take the lies and cash of a famous real-world journalist and known pe*****le to save the day!

We aren't making any of this up. It's a frankly upsetting episode of “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles” from the 1990! Check out “No Time For Love Doctor Jones” by searching for Chainsaw History on your favorite podcast app!

Young Indiana Jones learns all about child abduction, slavery, and the dangers of cultural appropriation in the latest foul-mouthed exploration of the life of film's greatest whip-cracking hero!

07/04/2023

This is the ultimate goal of "No Time For Love Doctor Jones." If we get to make the show long enough our last episodes will cover this movie ... which is literally about time travel and messing with history. It's like we planned it this way!

07/04/2023

Young Indiana Jones' adventures begin in Egypt! Join him as he climbs a pyramid, meets Lawrence of Arabia, and cries for his mummy in our first regular episode of "No Time For Love Doctor Jones!" Listen on your favorite podcast app or right here: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/96a588e9-831a-4d32-bf99-b63e2900c51f

05/04/2023

On today's episode of Chainsaw History Bambi reads her brother the story of Jane Addams, who devoted her life to helping the poor and fighting for women's suffrage. Being a ValueTales book the biography makes some ... choices.

Listen now: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/a6c84eed-fd40-41f9-9010-31fbc36e2bd8

31/03/2023

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15/03/2023

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15/03/2023

"I encourage all citizens with an interest in history, law, or the foundations of our great nation to listen to Chainsaw History. It is a testament to the importance of understanding our past as we continue to shape the future."

- George Washington (sort of)

Historic icons from beyond the grave (and our Season One subjects) weigh in on Chainsaw History's Sir Matthew Hale podcast series! What do Washington, Wallace, Perkins, and Carter have to say?!

13/03/2023

How to discover a witch in the 17th century!

11/03/2023

Sir Matthew Hale — 17th century British judge recently cited by the US Supreme Court — had some important rules he wrote down for when he was alone.

09/03/2023

Matthew Hale presided over witch trials so famous they served as a model for Salem. There are screaming kids, spectral evidence, and exploding toads in the newest episode of the Chainsaw History podcast!

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https://player.captivate.fm/episode/7d5fee6e-70b1-4c97-aef0-f041db774d34

15/09/2022

Wowzers! Jamie has released the very first podcast script he ever stumbled his way through on the Internet for anyone willing to click a link and get a 7-day free trial membership to the Chainsaw History website. It’s the script about young George Washington … the guy who just might have started the first global conflict in human history at an age he’d barely be old enough to buy beer today. Check out the script and read Jamie’s thoughts on how Chainsaw History burst out of his brain with an attitude problem.

Jamie's first script fresh off the turnip truck.

15/09/2022

Jamie & Bambi were forced to read wholesome "history" books as children designed to reinforce positive values and American patriotism. They focused on weird little cartoon sidekicks for the main characters instead of bothering with anything resembling historical accuracy.

Nellie Bly (not her real name) was a glass-ceiling-shattering journalist and feminist icon. Her Value Tales book ignores some of the most interesting part of her story and work while giving her a mouse to talk to during psychotic episodes.

Listen now (77 min) | Our parents were quite big on providing us educational reading material, and one staple in our house was the ValueTales series—fictionalized biographies for kids about notable historical figures. Each book would espouse a particular virtue (a "value") demonstrated by our hero...

15/09/2022

Holy bananas ... we've had not one, but TWO new episodes of our little podcast drop recently. Firstly we learn that the author of The Education of Little Tree (beloved by Oprah) was actually a racist terrorist who once sent K*K goons to attack Nat King Cole. (No, we did not make that last sentence up.) We hold our noses and dive back into the racism of early 20th century Alabama as we cover the life story of Asa Carter.

Listen now (72 min) | Did you know that the author of The Education of Little Tree and The Outlaw Josey Wales was actually Asa Carter—a white nationalist who sent members of the K*K to attack Nat King Cole on stage? He was a man so racist that George Wallace cut him loose, so Carter changed his na...

15/09/2022

Chainsaw History has a new online home—complete with show notes, email subscription options, bonus content, and ways you can support the podcast: http://chainsawhistory.com

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05/09/2022

Labor Day is a great time to share the often-forgotten history of exploited American workers. Our episode on Frances Perkins is about a woman who dedicated her life to improving conditions for workers, the poor, and immigrants.

Listen here: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/0caa9a05-52c0-4ef0-ae6a-a72dafc356e6

31/08/2022

No new episode this week, but we thought we'd look back at where we started just over a year ago. Young social-climber George Washington failed his way upward to help start the first global war in world history! Listen: http://ow.ly/qIBj50Kxa59

27/08/2022

Podcasting sibling and show co-host Bambi Chambers has survived another year of world history! We accept no responsibility for brother Jamie's shameless marketing exploitation. http://ow.ly/La0S50KtLGY

Happy birthday Bambi!

25/08/2022

Chainsaw History is back!

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23/08/2022

Dropping tomorrow to a podcast feed near you—the first new episode of Chainsaw History since October! Prepare to listen to my sister and I curse, joke, and rant through another tale from America.

"Asa Carter, The Violent Racist Who Wrote a Book Endorsed by Oprah"

Did you know that the author of The Education of Little Tree and The Outlaw Josey Wales was actually Asa Carter—a white nationalist who sent members of the K*K to attack Nat King Cole on stage? He was a man so racist that George Wallace cut him loose, so Carter changed his name, lied about his past, and became a best-selling author before his own son punched him to death. Jamie and Bambi go back to segregation-era Alabama to talk about a uniquely terrible person.

12/01/2022

In a fiery voting-rights speech in Atlanta yesterday, President Biden asked: "Do you want to be on the side of Martin Luther King or George Wallace?"

We did a three-part deep dive on Wallace—the controversial former governor of Alabama (and presidential hopeful) who was one of the most famously racist figures of the mid-20th century. Click here to give it a listen: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/1cb17352-fe18-4db5-afde-d95880e4edfe

26/12/2021

07/12/2021

WE'RE NOT DEAD! If you want to hear more episodes of us trash-talking influential people and events in history, we are coming back next year with more topics and new content. Happy holidays, you filthy animals.

21/11/2021

In the 1980s the Soviet Union sent icebreaker ships to rescue a herd of thousands of trapped whales, using classical music to convince the animals to follow.

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15/10/2021

A little sample from our newest episode!

13/10/2021

Learn the struggles of a young Italian cabin boy and the innermost thoughts of his imaginary pet seagull as he sets out to prove once and for all that the world is not a giant pizza surrounded by cosmic purple dragons. Listen on your favorite podcast app or right here: http://ow.ly/z2F050Gr4WS

08/10/2021

150 years ago a fire began in Chicago that raged about five square miles, reduced 17,000 buildings to ashes, and killed at least 300 people.

The Great Chicago Fire burned from October 8-10, 1871. Explore historic newspaper clippings to see how this tragedy impacted Chicago.

08/10/2021

All episodes with full show notes and links are available now! http://www.chainsawhistory.com

01/10/2021

Frances Perkins turned her wish-list to help poor and working-class into United States law within five years of becoming the Secretary of Labor. We call it the New Deal. Celebrate National Podcast Day by listening to Chainsaw History!

Listen on your favorite podcast app or right here:
https://player.captivate.fm/episode/bc920427-0e5a-4ca4-84df-8806d0b513cb