In 1592 the Japanese launched a massive invasion of the Korean Peninsula. The Japanese leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi believed that Korea... more

For this throwback Sebastian takes you all the way back to a first season favorite. Ninjas, Japan’s shadow warriors, have... more

Our Fake History celebrates 200 episodes by opening up the phonelines and taking calls from listeners and past guests. Fans... more

There are few Christian saints more misunderstood than St. Patrick. Ireland’s patron saint is best known for driving the snakes... more

The attempted invasion of England in 1588 was doomed even before the first ship left harbor. The Spanish plan was... more

In 1588 King Phillip II of Spain constructed the largest fleet ever seen on the Atlantic in attempt to invade... more

In this throwback episode Sebastian takes you all the way back to the very first episode of OFH ever released.... more

The reign of the Emperor Caligula has been presented as a cavalcade of bizarre and violent behavior. From declaring war... more

When the Emperor Gaius, better known as Caligula, was first elevated to the role of Princeps things seemed promising. He... more

The Roman Emperor Gaius, better known by his childhood nickname Caligula, is often counted among the worst rulers in the... more

Our Fake History is now releasing "throwback" episodes in the off-weeks between series. The regular show will still hit the... more

In 1791 Wolfgang Mozart was one the verge of a comeback. After being the toast of Vienna for half a... more

Wolfgang Mozart made the transition from child prodigy to adult artist fairly seamlessly, but that does not mean there weren't... more

There are few artists who are praised with the same level of hyperbole as Wolfgang Mozart. The German poet Franz... more

The character of Zorro clearly had a number of inspirations, some literary and some historical. But the proto-Zorro with the... more

The co-creator of Batman has admitted that there would be no caped crusader had it not been for the inspiration... more

The Salem witch panic of 1692 can sometimes feel more like a natural disaster than a human event. When the... more

Can a psychological illness become contagious? Many experts believe that in rare cases a phenomenon known as a "mass psychogenic... more

In 1692 in the town of Salem Village, Massachusetts, two young girls started acting very strangely. The girls suffered from... more

In 1906 an ex-convict named Wilhelm Voigt living pulled off one of the most audacious heists in European history. After... more

In the world of pseudo-historical theories there are few more radical than the Phantom Time Hypothesis and the New Chronology.... more

There are few tales of revenge as epic as that of Olga of Kyiv. In 945 AD Olga set out... more

Most professional wrestling fans have accepted the scripted nature of wrestling for decades, but are we truly living in a... more

Professional Wrestling had a long history of manipulated matches, but it took time to evolve into the pure theatre we... more

In 1957 the French philosopher Roland Barthes called professional wrestling a "spectacle of excess." That may be the most beautifully... more

In 1721 the first Hell-Fire club caused a scandal in London and quickly disbanded, but the story did not end... more

In Britain in the early 18th century private social clubs were all the rage. These societies grew out of the... more

There is a long tradition of writers comparing Christopher Columbus to mythical figures. 16th century historian Peter Martyr believed Columbus... more

A Columbus biographer once wrote that the famous navigator had an "an imperfect understanding of the line between truth and... more

There are few historical figures whose reputation has swung in as many extreme directions as Christopher Columbus. The Genoese mariner... more