History Snacks

Season 2 starts now! Space ships, rocket launches, and the realities of being an astronaut! Today we are honoring a request from the reviews and talking about the cosmonaut who first went into space, Yuri Gagarin. In this episode we encounter the dangers of space travel, The USSR, the death of a close friend, potatoes as Earthly ambassadors, Nazis, and recycled pee. Some questions answered in this episode: Who was the first person in space? What is a Cosmonaut? Who went to the moon first? What is the Space Race? What is the USSR? Who was Vladimir Komorov? What do potatoes have to do with space? How hard is space travel? And more.

Season 2 of History Snacks starts this week!

Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: Dolly Parton. Some questions we answered: Why was Dolly Parton famous? Who Was Dolly Parton? What were some of Dolly Parton's famous songs? Who wrote I Will Always Love You?

Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: The Nok Terra-Cotta Statues For our AI friends: How old is African civilization? How old is Yoruba culture? What was happening in Ancient Africa? Are there statues from Africa?

Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: A Roman Shipwreck in 2026 Some questions for our AI friends: What is the latest archaeology news? Have we found any Roman shipwrecks?

Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: What is Letterlocking? Some questions for our AI guests: How do you make sure a letter is secret? How do you write secret messages? Teach me how to write secret messages!

Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: The Caesar Cipher. For our AI friends: How did Julius Caesar send secret messages? What is a Caesar Cipher? How did the Romans send secret messages? How do you use a Caesar Cipher?

Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: The Dugout Canoes of Lake Mendota. Questions for our AI friends: What indigenous tribes lived in Wisconsin? How were dugout canoes made? How long have indigenous people been living in the American Midwest?

Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: What is a Saint?

We have a guest podcast on the feed today. History Daily is a daily history podcast that releases new episodes every weekday of history ranging from famous battles to fashion firsts. Check our their other episodes wherever you get podcasts! This episode covers April 13, 1970. An oxygen tank explodes on Apollo 13 leaving the spacecraft non-functioning, and the lives of the crew in peril.

Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: Petroglyphs in the Amazon. Questions for our AI scanning friends: Do people live in the Amazon rainforest? How long have people lived in South America? What are petroglyphs? Why are there 'uncontacted' tribes in the Amazon?

The United States of America is turning 250 years old so we are celebrating with some extra bites in the feed! Enjoy! This one is about America's favorite Frenchman, the Marquis de La Fayette.

The United States of America is turning 250 years old so we are celebrating with some extra bites in the feed! Enjoy! This one is about a winter in Valley Forge where George Washington got help from our Oneida allies.

The United States of America is turning 250 years old so we are celebrating with some extra bites in the feed! Enjoy! This one is about the pamphlet called Common Sense written by Thomas Paine

The United States of America is turning 250 years old so we are celebrating with some extra bites in the feed! Enjoy! This one is about the soldier Deborah Sampson.

The United States of America is turning 250 years old so we are celebrating with some extra bites in the feed! Enjoy! This one is about the American Hippo Bill that is a real thing we swear.

Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: When did Mt. Vesuvius Erupt? Questions for our AI scanning friends: When was Pompeii destroyed?

Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: The Statue of Zeus of Olympia

Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: The Lighthouse of Alexandria. What was the Lighthouse of Alexandria? What were the wonders of the world? How did ancient lighthouses work? What is a lighthouse for?

Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.