About this podcast
Just enough history to inform, intrigue, and entertain. Short podcasts on the backstory of holidays, historical individuals, and historic anniversaries to learn enough to dazzle your friends and impress your family. Host: Bill Petro #History #Holidays
110 episodes · History
Friendly Neighborhood Historian
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About this podcast
Just enough history to inform, intrigue, and entertain. Short podcasts on the backstory of holidays, historical individuals, and historic anniversaries to learn enough to dazzle your friends and impress your family. Host: Bill Petro #History #Holidays
Recent episodes
- AI: Noise and Confusion25 Sept · 27 min
- American Revolution: Reason and Religion26 Jun · 11 min
- History of America: 250 Years25 Jun · 14 min
- History of St. John the Baptist Day: Midsummer23 Jun · 13 min
- History of John Witherspoon: the Ordained Founding Father3 Feb · 10 min
- Interview on BBC: What's the History Behind New Years Eve?14 Jan · 15 min
- History of the Feast of St. John: Which St John?26 Dec 2025 · 6 min
- History of Christmas Magi: Who were the Wise Men?19 Dec 2025 · 5 min
- History of Caesar Augustus: What Did He Have To Do With Christmas?17 Dec 2025 · 8 min
- History of Christmas: King Herod – Why was he called Great?15 Dec 2025 · 8 min
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