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Ridiculous History

"Right on," Said the Pope: How the Swiss Guard became the Elite Protectors of the Vatican

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

History, Society & Culture

4.34.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

At first glance, the Vatican's security service makes no sense. The Swiss Guard is an elite force from, well, Switzerland. So what the heck are these guys from a notoriously neutral nation doing so far down south? In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max explore the origin and evolution of the world-famous Swiss Guard.

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0:00.0

Ridiculous history is a production of I Heart Radio. The Welcome back to the show, Ridiculous Historians. Thank you as always so much for

0:31.0

tuning in. Let's hear from our super producer Mr. Max Williams.

0:34.8

Hazaa, he's a. Is that what the Swiss say? Did they invent his a

0:38.9

that'd be pretty cool.

0:39.5

I do have a story for y'all. I got a story for you all.

0:41.9

They say suazaa. A ha, of course. And before we get into this story. I got a story for all. They say suzah.

0:43.0

And before you get into this story, I'm been bullied.

0:46.0

You're an old brown.

0:47.0

Tiz that.

0:48.0

It's true. So is this the first time I'm, yeah, this is the first one of the air since my vacation.

0:52.0

And so...

0:53.0

Your first time in New York, yeah.

0:54.7

Yeah, so yeah, I guess now that like I'm back I can say more detail so I don't dock to myself.

0:59.1

I went to the NBA draft, you guys know a big sports fan, the Llanahawks

1:01.6

for drafting number one overall.

1:03.0

That is not the cool story I have to tell.

1:05.0

So at the number eight overall pick, this guy named Rob Dillingham got drafted by the San Antonio

1:10.0

Sports. I really like Rob Dillingham and he's going to be great pro and I was so I was

1:13.5

celebrating I was like that's a great big love that I didn't realize the guy in front of me

1:17.1

was celebrating like so much harder than I was so you know so self-absorbed to myself so So I'm just staying there. I'm talking to my

1:24.4

buddy Mike and my buddy Mike had been talking to the guy in front of him. And then look at my phone and like, oh, Mike, Rob Dillingham,

1:29.9

got traded in Minnesota Timberwolves. And my buddy Mike's like, hey, hey,

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