Fin vs History
Fin Taylor & Horatio Gould
For people who like history but don't care what actually happened.Join comedians Fin Taylor and Horatio Gould as they guess/explain every event in human history, from Neanderthals to 9/11.Guaranteed to give you an entirely new and incorrect perspective on world events.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/fintaylor
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Apr 24, 2025 • 56min
Instel (Involuntary Sterilised) | Charles Darwin & The Birth of Eugenics (Part 2)
Charles Darwin’s cousin misunderstands what Charlie meant and starts a train of thought that ends in some very naughty trains in Germany We’re going on Tour in October! Patreon presale starts thus Thurs Thursday 24th April @ 10am, general sale Friday 25th April 10amThe show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/fintaylor?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 21, 2025 • 55min
When Birdwatching Goes Too Far | Charles Darwin & The Birth of Eugenics (Part 1)
How did a humble British bug-chaser’s ideas about finches lead to America forcibly sterilising people? We’re going on Tour in October! Patreon presale starts thus Thurs Thursday 24th April @ 10am, general sale Friday 25th April 10amThe show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/fintaylor?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 20, 2025 • 51min
I’m Not Racist, Some of My Best Hostages Are Black | The Iranian Revolution, 1979 (3/3)
The Shah goes on his holibobs and Ayatollah Khomeini uses a hostage crisis to play 4 dimensional woke chessThe show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/fintaylor?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 17, 2025 • 1h 2min
Please Don’t Cut Our Heads Off | The Iranian Revolution, 1979 (2/3)
The Ayatollah still hasn’t finished his book, and Mohammad Reza Shah spends the GDP of a small country on a primary school nativity playThe show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/fintaylor?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 14, 2025 • 58min
An MI6 Coup Against A Persian Power Bottom | The Iranian Revolution, 1979 (1/3)
It’s Ayatollah vs Shah, Grumpykins vs Little Rich Twink, the era-defining event of the modern Middle East.The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/fintaylor?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 10, 2025 • 1h 1min
Only A True Artist Would Kick His Pregnant Wife Down The Stairs | Nero & the Emperors of Rome (Part 2) with James McCann
Nero: Was the Roman Emperor’s third wedding the first ever gay marriage?The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/fintaylor?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 7, 2025 • 59min
I’m A Stud Pig, Get Me Out Of Here | Nero & The Emperors of Rome (Part 1)
We’re in Ancient Rome for a carnival of incest, violence, matricide and depravity. If you think PartyGate was bad, wait until you hear about Tiberius.The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/fintaylor?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 3, 2025 • 57min
“My horse, my horse, oh sh*t I’ve lost my horse” | Richard III and The Princes in The Tower (Part 2)
Richard III has manipulated his way to the throne, but in less than two years his naked corpse will be flung over a horse, with arrows shoved up his arse. Did he die doing what he loved?The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/fintaylor?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creatorGet an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans. Use code TRUTHER at checkout. Download Saily app or go to: https://saily.com/truther Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 31, 2025 • 50min
A Spine Like A David Beckham Free Kick | Richard III and the Princes in the Tower (Part 1)
Richard III, Britain’s last medieval King: Disabled icon? Or just another nonce found in a car park? The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/fintaylor?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creatorGet an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans. Use code TRUTHER at checkout. Download Saily app or go to: https://saily.com/truther Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 27, 2025 • 50min
The Great Mongol Wedgie Tour | Genghis Khan (Part 2)
The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/fintaylor?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
