The Ancients Recommends: History Daily
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🗓️ 11 November 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Today in this bonus episode Tristan introduces us to History Daily podcast, where host Lindsay Graham takes us back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history.
Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day “that will live in infamy,” or to celebrate that 20th day in July, 1969, when mankind reached the moon, History Daily is there to tell the true stories of the people and events that shaped our world—one day at a time.
A co-production from award-winning podcasters Airship and Noiser.
In this episode:
The Loch Ness Photograph: April 21, 1934. The Daily Mail publishes an alleged photo of the Loch Ness Monster, sparking an international sensation around one of the world’s most enduring modern legends.
The First Meteorite To Strike a Person: November 30, 1954. Alabama resident Ann Hodges becomes the first person struck by a meteorite, an event that will upend the 34-year-old’s life.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, I hope you're doing well, and welcome to this special bonus episode where we are shining a light on another excellent history podcast. It's called |
| 0:22.1 | History Daily and it's hosted by Lindsay Graham. Every weekday, History Daily releases 15-minute |
| 0:29.7 | bite-sized episodes about an event from history. Now that could range from Scott and Amundsen's |
| 0:35.6 | race to the South Pole in the early 20th century, |
| 0:38.3 | to the trial of Socrates, almost 2,500 years ago. |
| 0:43.3 | Today we're giving you a flavour of what they do. |
| 0:46.7 | Now, I've had a peruse through their library and selected two episodes that really intrigued me |
| 0:51.6 | and hopefully will intrigue you too. |
| 0:59.0 | They're not ancient topics, but give me a chance to explain why I found them so interesting. First off, we have an episode about the Loch Ness Monster. |
| 1:03.0 | Nessie. |
| 1:04.0 | Now, anyone who knows me knows that I have a deep love of Scotland and its history. |
| 1:09.0 | The Picts, the Antonine Wall, Iron Age Brochs, |
| 1:11.8 | Orkney, you name it, I love it. But of course, one of the great myths of Scotland is the Loch Ness |
| 1:17.9 | Monster. There is that famous, or rather infamous photograph of Nessie from 34, which you regularly |
| 1:24.8 | see in articles about the Loch Ness Monster today. The photo was later proven to be a hoax, but at the time the reaction was huge, convincing many that the Nessie rumor was true. |
| 1:36.3 | So when I saw that History Daily had an episode all about this photograph and the international sensation that it caused, I was hooked. I wanted to learn more. |
| 1:45.8 | The episode didn't disappoint, and I hope you enjoy. |
| 2:00.2 | It's April 14, 1933, in the Scottish Highlands near the town of Inverness. |
| 2:06.6 | Audie Mackay sits in the passenger seat as her husband drives along a quiet country road. |
| 2:11.6 | Audie rolls down the window to let in the afternoon breeze, poking her head out to look in the dark water of the lake next to them. |
| 2:18.0 | She begins to turn her head back to the road, but something catches her eye, a mysterious movement |
| 2:23.1 | on the lake. Audie looks across the water, which has been completely still until just seconds |
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