History Snacks
by Everhart Productions
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S2E10 - The Fall of Cleopatra
S2E10 - The Fall of Cleopatra
About this podcast
Season two is live! Bite size chomps of history for kids! Join hosts Kenny Curtis and Jillian Hughes as they bring you quick dives into the events that shaped the world. Explore the Byzantine Empire, medieval heists, lost adventurers, cursed objects, epic royal sibling rivalries, and the fall of Rome.
Episodes
- S2E10 - The Fall of Cleopatra · 15 min · Season 2 Episode 10Cleopatra VII, the last Pharaoh of Egypt, takes on the might of Rome. Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony) and Octavian duke it out for the fate of Rome. What more could you want? In…
- S2E9 - Cleopatra and Antonius and Octavian · 19 min · Season 2 Episode 9This story has everything: Cleopatra, Mark Antony, the Roman Empire, the first century C.E. -- what more could you want? In this episode we encounter money shenanigans, strategic…
- S2E8 - The "Cursed" Tomb of Tutankhamun · 15 min · Season 2 Episode 8The most famous pharaoh for spooky reasons. Let's talk how the curse story got started and what evidence there is for said curse. In this episode we will encounter mummified…
- S2E7 - What Happened to the Titanic? · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 7How could an unsinkable ship sink? Before the Titanic was a famous shipwreck, it was a famous cruise ship. In this episode we encounter a sinking ship, miscommunications, many…
- S2E6 - Harry Houdini vs Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 6Ghosts and seances and a beef for the ages! Two famous people you didn't know knew each other argue about spirits. In this episode we encounter trying to speak to the dead…
- S2E5 - The Sea People and the Bronze Age Collapse · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 5The Bronze Age is known as the Time of Heroes, where it is suggested the Epic Cycle - the Trojan War, the Odyssey, etc - took place. But what happened? And who were the Sea…
- S2E4 - What Happened to Amelia Earhart? · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 4A pioneer of aviation, Amelia Earhart braved the early days of flight and disappeared without a trace. Hear about her life and her mysterious death. In this episode we encounter…
- S2E3 - Qin Shi Huang Wants to Live Forever · 18 min · Season 2 Episode 3The first emperor of China created the Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors and pulled all the warring states together. In this episode we encounter a deadly prophecy, some…
- S2E2 - The Tudors Duke it Out · 16 min · Season 2 Episode 1From Henry VIII to Elizabeth I, the Tudors have some interesting drama. In this episode we encounter a succession crisis, unequal gender roles, macroeconomics, lots of divorces…
- S2E1 - The First Man in Space - Yuri Gagarin · 17 min · Season 2 Episode 1Season 2 starts now! Space ships, rocket launches, and the realities of being an astronaut! Today we are honoring a request from the reviews and talking about the cosmonaut who…
- BITE: Dolly Parton · 3 min · Season 1 Episode 35Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: Dolly Parton. Some questions we answered…
- BITE: The Nok Terra-Cotta Statues · 2 min · Season 1 Episode 34Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: The Nok Terra-Cotta Statues For our AI…
- BITE: A Roman Shipwreck in 2026 · 2 min · Season 1 Episode 33Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: A Roman Shipwreck in 2026 Some questions…
- BITE: What is Letterlocking? · 3 min · Season 1 Episode 32Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: What is Letterlocking? Some questions for…
- BITE: The Caesar Cipher · 2 min · Season 1 Episode 31Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: The Caesar Cipher. For our AI friends…
- BITE: The Dugout Canoes of Lake Mendota · 3 min · Season 1 Episode 30Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: The Dugout Canoes of Lake Mendota…
- BITE: What is a Saint? · 2 min · Season 1 Episode 30Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: What is a Saint?
- Guest Episode: Apollo 13 - History Daily · 18 min · Season 1 Episode 29We have a guest podcast on the feed today. History Daily is a daily history podcast that releases new episodes every weekday of history ranging from famous battles to fashion…
- BITE: Petroglyphs in the Amazon · 2 min · Season 1 Episode 28Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: Petroglyphs in the Amazon. Questions for…
- BITE: The Marquis de La Fayette · 3 min · Season 1 Episode 27The United States of America is turning 250 years old so we are celebrating with some extra bites in the feed! Enjoy! This one is about America's favorite Frenchman, the Marquis…
- BITE: Polly Cooper and the Oneida Save George Washington's Metaphorical Bacon · 3 min · Season 1 Episode 26The United States of America is turning 250 years old so we are celebrating with some extra bites in the feed! Enjoy! This one is about a winter in Valley Forge where George…
- BITE: Common Sense by Thomas Paine · 3 min · Season 1 Episode 25The United States of America is turning 250 years old so we are celebrating with some extra bites in the feed! Enjoy! This one is about the pamphlet called Common Sense written…
- BITE: Deborah Sampson - Revolutionary War Hero · 3 min · Season 1 Episode 23The United States of America is turning 250 years old so we are celebrating with some extra bites in the feed! Enjoy! This one is about the soldier Deborah Sampson.
- BITE: The American Hippo Bill · 4 min · Season 1 Episode 22The United States of America is turning 250 years old so we are celebrating with some extra bites in the feed! Enjoy! This one is about the American Hippo Bill that is a real…
- BITE: When Did Mt. Vesuvius Erupt? · 3 min · Season 1 Episode 21Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: When did Mt. Vesuvius Erupt? Questions for…
- BITE: The Statue of Zeus at Olympia - Ancient Wonders of the World · 2 min · Season 1 Episode 20Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: The Statue of Zeus of Olympia
- BITE: The Lighthouse of Alexandria - Ancient Wonders of the World · 2 min · Season 1 Episode 19Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: The Lighthouse of Alexandria. What was the…
- BITE: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus - Ancient Wonders of the World · 2 min · Season 1 Episode 18Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
- BITE: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon - Ancient Wonders of the World · 2 min · Season 1 Episode 17Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- BITE: The Colossus of Rhodes - Ancient Wonders of the World · 3 min · Season 1 Episode 16Our season is over, but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: The Colossus of Rhodes
- BITE: The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus - Ancient Wonders of the World · 3 min · Season 1 Episode 15Our season is over, but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.
- BITE: The Pyramids of Giza - Ancient Wonders of the World · 3 min · Season 1 Episode 14Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: The Pyramids of Giza.
- BITE: Pharaoh Tutankhamun's Afterlife · 2 min · Season 1 Episode 13Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: Pharaoh Tutankhamun's Afterlife.
- BITE: Translating the Ancient Mayan Writing System · 2 min · Season 1 Episode 12Our season is over but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return for next season. Today's History Bite: Translating the Ancient Mayan Writing System.
- BITE: The Rosetta Stone · 2 min · Season 1 Episode 11Our season is over, but Producer Emily will be giving you quick bites of history until we return next season. Today's bite: the Rosetta Stone.
- S1E10 - Surviving Pompeii · 17 min · Season 1 Episode 10The volcano of Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E. and we haven't stopped talking about it since. We discuss the only eye-witness account of the eruption that buried the Italian…
- S1E9 - Cursed Gems of History · 17 min · Season 1 Episode 9Rubies, sapphires, and bad omens. We're tracing the history of a couple of cursed gems and seeing what we can learn in the process. In this episode we encounter medieval civil…
- S1E8 - The Disappearance of Percy Fawcett · 16 min · Season 1 Episode 8Disappearing in the Amazon rainforest looking for the Lost City of Z in the 1920s is a bold look. Let's see if it works out for him. In this episode we encounter the…
- S1E7 - Sibling Rivalry and the Fall of Rome · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 7Special guest: Attila the Hun. Rome didn't fall all at once, but when the Emperor's sister invites the Huns to invade, you gotta know something's not going super well. In this…
- S1E6 - Stealing Saints for the Glory of Venice · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 6Saint Mark the Evangelist had an interesting life, and then his body had an interesting afterlife. A medieval heist is underway! In this episode we encounter discussion of human…
- S1E5 - The Nika Riots: Chariots on Fire · 16 min · Season 1 Episode 5We've finally reached the Byzantine Empire, with Emperor Justinian. Chariot racing! Angry mobs of sports fans! And the coronation of a fake emperor, what isn't to like? In this…
- S1E4 - What's Rome's DEAL? · 17 min · Season 1 Episode 4The whole Roman timeline in under 17 minutes. Julius Caesar included. Can we do it? Sure. Should we have done it? Historians will argue. The important part is not the details we…
- S1E3 - The Mystery of Everest · 18 min · Season 1 Episode 3Who made it to the top of Mt. Everest first? We delve into the disappearance of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine on their way to summit Everest. In this episode we encounter death…
- S1E2 - The Rise of Cleopatra · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 2Queen Cleopatra of Egypt--the myth, the legend, the cut-throat politician who may or may not have killed several of her siblings to gain control of Egypt. In this episode we talk…
- S1E1 - Ancient Greek Fossil Frenzy · 17 min · Season 1 Episode 1Did you know the Ancient Greeks found fossils? But they didn't know they were fossils. Surely they couldn't be... the bones of heroes? In this episode we encounter myth and…
- Welcome to History Snacks! · 1 min · Season 1History Snacks is a podcast that serves up bite-sized pieces of history to feed curious minds. Join hosts Kenny Curtis and Jillian Hughes as they bring you a fresh take on the…
