Historical Quickies Podcast
Historical Quickies Podcast
Hunter Smit
When did we begin celebrating birthdays? Who invented the toothbrush? Where did the phrase "the hair of the dog" come from? We do a quick dive into things we use in our everyday lives. Join us for a quick history quiz and chit chat to help understand all this little quirks.
Ep 8 Valentines Day
Where did this romantic tradition begin? Who is Valentine? Why Cupid? Find out more here!
Feb 18, 2025
20 min
Episode 7 Appliances
Who invented the dishwasher? And what did we do before that? Find out here!
Feb 6, 2025
31 min
EP 6 Phrases with Body Parts
The Rule of Thumb- Was the Thumb a measurement?Could Shoulder- Involved a piece of meat?Cost an Arm an A Leg- Pertaining to portraits?Learn out all of them on this week's episode!
Feb 6, 2025
27 min
Ep 5 Christmas Traditions
Where did the Christmas Tree come from? Why was he called Saint Nick AND Santa Claus? Where did Candy Canes come from? We got most of those answers for you in this episode.
Dec 25, 2024
34 min
Ep 4- Football
Football! Where did it start?Why did they call it a pig skin? Who came up with the rules? When were field goals more than touch downs?We cover it all- well most of it- on this episode!
Dec 11, 2024
19 min
Ep 3- Nursery Rhymes
All the songs you sang as a kid might have a different meaning now a days. Listen in to ruin your childhood.
Nov 27, 2024
27 min
Ep 2- Phrases with Animals
Cat got your tongue? Hair of the Dog? Where did theses phrases come from? You'd be shockingly surprised. Hosted by Hunter and Alex Smit#HistoryPodcast #PodcastLife #Podcaster #PodcastLovers #LearnWithUs #AnimalHistory #AnimalSayings #AnimalPhrases #WildWords #BeastlyPhrases #HistoryNerd #PhraseOrigins #WordHistory #EtymologyLovers #LanguageHistory #DidYouKnow #FunWithWords #WordPlay #QuirkyPhrases #IdiomsExplained #BarkingMad #CuriousCats #BusyBees #HorseSense #FlyingPigs #HistoryBuffs #PodcastCommunity #StorytellingPodcast #ListenAndLearn #ShareTheKnowledge
Nov 18, 2024
21 min
Birthdays and the traditions
When did we begin celebrating birthdays?Where did the cake come from?Why candles?
Nov 8, 2024
22 min