The Father Of History

Softcore History

History, Comedy, Improv

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🗓️ 16 December 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Herodotus was a Greek historian and geographer often regarded as the "Father of History" who detailed the Greco-Persian War and his explorations throughout the ancient world. Many peers of his time found his works to be greatly exaggerated, misunderstandings, or totally false. Modern historians have grown to appreciate his accounts of events and see him in a more positive light. Hate him or love him, Herodotus pioneered the entire field of History.

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0:28.9	On today's softcore history, we're talking about the father of history.
0:33.9	The man whose methods inspired this podcast.
0:37.6	Firing from the hip with historical events.
0:40.6	Facts mean nothing.
0:42.6	Well, I like to think he takes a fact and then, like us,
0:45.4	just fills in the blanks to his heart's content.
0:49.1	Make the story juicier.
0:52.0	Today, of course, we're talking about Herodotus.
0:59.4	Welcome to Softcore History.
1:04.0	Put your Zen in, dude.
1:05.6	Get all zinned up.
1:06.8	The cases are kind of annoying.
1:09.2	They call them Tucker Carl's in.
1:12.5	Welcome back to Softcore History.
1:14.0	I'm your host for the week.
1:15.0	Dan Regester, joined as always by Rob Fox.
1:17.5	What?
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