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This week we talk about Yasuke, the first non Japanese person to become a Samurai. Born somewhere in Africa, Yasuke became a samurai and close confident to the powerful Oda Nobunaga during one of the most tumultuous periods in Japan's history.This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 07:35 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report)For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yasukehttps://time.com/6039381/yasuke-black-samurai-true-story/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasukehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-was-yasuke-japans-first-black-samurai-180981416/https://www.worldhistory.org/Samurai_Sword/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48542673 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oda-Nobunaga https://www.nichibun-g.co.jp/data/web-magazine/manabito/history/history109/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/11/arts/assassins-creed-shadows-yasuke-samurai-japan.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 1690s, Scotland tried to establish a colony in Panama... it did not go well. In fact it went so badly that it bankrupted almost the entire country. Recorded live at The Monkey Barrel Comedy Club in Edinburgh.This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:36 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:The Darien Venture: The Colony that Bankrupted Scotland (Geographics)https://youtu.be/ykrZCtlwyL4?si=zHp5VLxz3m9cFBCxEmpire, episode 186 - Scotland: A nation in crisishttps://www.goalhangerpodcasts.com/empire https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/p/williampaterson.html#:~:text=Sir%20William%20Paterson%20lived%20from,Acts%20of%20Union%20in%201707. https://www.natwestgroup.com/heritage/companies/company-of-scotland-trading-to-africa-and-the-indies.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Paterson_(banker) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darien_scheme# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dari%C3%A9n_Gap Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here it is, the number one most voted for topic for Block 2024! On the evening of the 5th of April, 1815 the sounds of massive explosions rang out across modern day Indonesia. This lead to1816 becoming the year without summer!This is a comedy/history podcast, the report about the murders begins at approximately 06:31 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:The Year Without Summer: 1816 by William K Kingaman and Nicholas P Kingamantheconversation.com/how-a-volcano-in-indonesia-led-to-the-creation-of-frankensteinbritannica.com/place/Mount-Tamboratheguardian.com/music/2016/jun/16/1816-year-without-summer-dark-masterpieces-beethoven-schubert-shelleynps.gov/articles/000/1816-the-year-without-summerhistory.com/news/bicycle-history-inventionhistoryofinformation.com/detail.php?id=2054smithsonianmag.com/history/blast-from-the-past-65102374/history.com/topics/inventions/history-of-cholerairishtimes.comenglish-heritage.org.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the second most voted for topic of Block 2024, we talk about Anastasia Romanov (daughter of Tsar Nicholas II) and her Many Imposters!This is a comedy/history podcast, the report about the murders begins at approximately 07:40 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchess_Anastasia_Nikolaevna_of_Russiahttps://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2016/05/110617/anna-anderson-anastasia-romanov-impostorhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigori_Rasputinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_the_Romanov_family Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.