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That Was Genius - A Funny History Podcast
A comedy history podcast looking at the forgotten side of the past. The jokes are silly, the accents are terrible, and the history will amaze you.
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A Stephen Hawking-Shaped Adult Toy (Swearing week) - That Was Genius Episode 134
Fellow historians. It's our last EVER episode. What a blast we've had. And we're going out with a ruddy big bang - our rudest episode yet (by far)!
A Jacket Made of Condoms and Geese (Stock Market Week) - That Was Genius Episode 133
It's time to lean back and take stock(market), as we look at all things boom and bust.
Tom kicks us off with a look at the Drunk Oil Trading Inc...
The Artful Todger (medical procedures and men behaving badly week) - That Was Genius Episode 131
We got confused! It's medical procedures week, but Sam jumped the gun and did a man behaving badly. Doh.
Tom kicks us off with a look at the ear...
260 Menopausal Librarians (Trains week) - That Was Genius episode 129
Choo choo, steaming in two months late, we're back!
This week it's all about trains. Sam kicks us off with a look at the Australian 'Afghan' or...
We‘re taking a break - but we‘ll be back!
Hi everyone,
We've taken the decision to give ourselves a few weeks break from the podcast to reset and get ourselves sorted out. Sam's daughte...
Tom‘s Ping-Pong Canary Show (Traditions week) - That Was Genius Episode 127
Like carving a pumpkin at Halloween, sprouts at Christmas, and burning policemen in giant wicker cages, this week it's all about traditions!
Sam...
Minor Lion-Based Surgery (Feats of Survival week) - That Was Genius Episode 125
Well we nearly didn't make this one (Tom's mic broke). But we survived and we're back with an episode all about feats of survival!
Tom's up firs...
The Misadventures of Florida Man (Internet week) - That Was Genius Episode 123
It's internet week (Beep beep, boop boop, modem screeching noises)!
Sam starts us off with a look at project CyberSyn, a 1970s attempt by commun...
We‘re Bim Bam Bina Back (Italy week) - That Was Genius Episode 121
It's been... A While. But we're back, tanned, and ready to go!
This week it's all about Italy. Tom has been looking at operation Mincemeat, the...
That Was Genius Episode 119 - The Many Follies of Heidi Klum (Gardening week Patron exclusive!)
This episode was a patron exclusive, which we're releasing to the public as we're taking a short summer break. Want to join and get more than two doze...
The Puckered Window of a Public Toilet (Glass week) - That Was Genius Episode 118
I can see clearly now the pane has come. It's glass week!
Sam kicks us off with a (tenuously connected to the theme) look at the Great Moon Hoax...
Poop On The Desk To Get The Job (Rivalries week) - That Was Genius Episode 116
Edison and Tesla. Hunt and Louda. Tom and Sam. This week we're exploring rivalries!
Apologies for Sam's iffy sound quality this week, not sure w...
That Was Genius Episode 114 - A Rowdy Witches Hen Party (Canada week)
Maple syrup. Tim Hortons. Burning down the White House. This week we're celebrating all things Canadian!
Sam kicks us off with a look at The Gre...
Yeast and Ship-Slime, PI (Medicine week) - That Was Genius Episode 112
Doctor Doctor, I feel like a history podcast!
Well you're in luck, it's medicine week! Tom kicks us off with a look at the Ebers Papyri, a very,...
Prick It, Twist It, Feck It (Slippery Situations week) - That Was Genius Episode 110
Like an eel on a bobsleigh track, we're ploughing headfirst into a slippery situation this week!
Sam's up first this week with a look at the cur...
The Sound of Something Trapped in the Ice-Cream Truck (Farming week) - That Was Genius Episode 108
Ooh Arr, it's farming week!
Tom starts us off with a look at Fritz Haber, the German chemist who, on the one hand, revolutionised farming and fe...
A Yurt-Juggling Sensation (Whacky Races week) - That Was Genius Episode 106
And we're off, on a look into some of the most bizarre races ever to have taken place.
Sam starts off with a look at the 1907 Peking to Paris ra...
A 30-Year Genital Drawing Apprenticeship (Cartoons week) -That Was Genius Episode 104
It's a comedy wild west gunfight this week, as we take ten paces and draw (yes, it's cartoons week)!
Sam kicks us off with a look at the Illustr...
A Little Claggy Lump of Independence (Small week) - That Was Genius Episode 102
Oh go on, just one wafer thin episode... It's small things week!
Tom starts off with the British bantams, the pint-sized soldiers who were small...
That Was Genius EPISODE 100 - The Terrible Sperma of Terra Firma (100 week)
100 ruddy episodes, we did it!
To celebrate, we're taking a look at the number 100 in history, which is a surprisingly difficult topic, actually...
A Boyscout at Terminal Velocity (Seas week) - That Was Genius Episode 99
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside... We're celebrating all things aquatic today!
Which basically means shipwrecks, sorry (not sorry, they ar...
Freemasons in Comedy Breasts (Coups week) - That Was Genius Episode 97
It's coups week! Which was a lot harder to research and less funny than we were anticipating, to be honest. But we made it work!
Tom kicks us of...
A Risky Night at the Zoo Brothel (Tyrants week) - That Was Genius Episode 95
This isn't a democracy, you can't tell us what to do! Apart from the audience member who told us to do tyrants and despots, which is exactly what we'v...
Give 'em the Old Razzle Dazzle (Weapons week) - That Was Genius Episode 93
Boom! It's weapons week. And our first episode of 2021!
Tom starts the year off with a bang, with a look at the first ever military submarine, t...
That Was Genius Christmas Quiz 2020
What a year! And how better to say goodbye to it than reminding ourselves how things were crappy in the olden days, too.
So, here we have our en...
Seven Times on the Knob (Best Friends week) - That Was Genius Episode 91
It's best friends week!
Tom kicks us off with a look at the origin of 'Whipping Boys', along with a trip to the land of the Groom of the Stool,...
A Dwarf in Crotchless Underwear (Hangovers week) - That Was Genius Episode 89
Waking up the next day full of regret and with a splitting headache: Just one of the side effects of listening to this podcast. Especially in hangover...
Milking the Billy Goat (Cars week) - That Was Genius Episode 87
Here in my car, I've got lots of podcasts, all about stuff that happened way in the past. It's Cars!
Yes, the humble automobile is the topic thi...
Rocky Balboa F*sting Horses (Naturalists week) - That Was Genius Episode 85
Nudists or animal lovers? It's anyone's guess this week as we mangle the line between naturalists and naturists.
Tom takes a look at Nazi nudist...
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Truman? (Civil Wars week) - That Was Genius Episode 83
There's nothing civil about That Was Genius. Except this week's theme, civil wars.
Sam starts off with a look at the Battle of Bamber Bridge, a...
A Long Wait for 15 Seconds of Action (Things that never happened week) - That Was Genius Episode 81
I don't believe it! This week we're looking at things that never happened.
Tom kicks us off with a look at some of the ridiculous flying saints...
Jib all Over the Place (Ships week) - That Was Genius Episode 79
Boom, we're back with a shot across the bow for ships week!
Tom kicks us off with the story of the collision between the HMS Victoria and the HM...
That Was Genius Episode 78 - Thirty Unwilling Goats (Pictures week patron exclusive)
Sorry for the very late episode, but we've got some news! Listen on to find out more. This episode was originally a patron exclusive, but given we've...
The Time Travelling Friar or A Wagger of Ballocks (bands week)- That Was Genius Episode 77
It's the Sultans of Swing themselves, yes, Tom and Sam are back to talk all things bands!
Tom kicks us off with a look at the history be...
Bash Street's Back Alright! (Errant Youth week) - That Was Genius Episode 75
Teenagers, eh? This week is all about errant youth through the ages.
Tom kicks us off with a look at public (what we in the UK call private) sch...
A Cack-handed Tossing of Children and Females (left-handed week) - That Was Genius Episode 73
To the left to the left, everything you hold in the hand to the left. Yes, it's left handed week!
Sam, our resident Southpaw, kicks us off this...
That IS a tasty Cabbage (Sidekicks week) - That Was Genius Episode 71
It's all about trusted advisors and sidekicks this week from your two favourite right-hand men.
Tom kicks us off with some of the stories of Raj...
Digging for Brown Gold (Hobbies week) - That Was Genius Episode 69
Is listening to podcasts a hobby? Well here's some more. Only these ones are a bit odd. And rude.
Sam kicks us off this week with a look at Jame...
Trousers Down, and Present the S**t (Weddings week) - That Was Genius Episode 67
A happy marriage of history and 'comedy'*? It must be weddings week! *in the loosest sense.
Sam starts us off this week with a look at t...
Chocks Out for the Lads (Accents week) - That Was Genius Episode 65
Eey By Gum, it's accents week!
Tom kicks us off with a look at the fascinating (and very short) history of two classic stereotypical accents - t...