Notes on History

Notes on History is a history podcast produced by a historian who really has no idea how to produce a podcast. A couple times a month, your technologically disinclined host Paul Stoetzel will overturn one of his filing cabinets filled with over twenty years of notes on a wide variety of historical topics and produce a podcast on whatever happens to fall out. Or maybe he’ll just talk about what he’s interested in at the moment since, after all, its his podcast.

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Episodes

Introduction

Monday Jun 19, 2023

Monday Jun 19, 2023

A brief introduction to Notes on History and your technologically disinclined host, Paul Stoetzel. 

The Founding of Rome, Part 1

Tuesday Jun 20, 2023

Tuesday Jun 20, 2023

The story of Rome's founding serves as a means to explore a key historical concept: that history sometimes says more about us than about those who lived in the past. And of course there's an Archie Bunker reference, because who else can explain this better?

The Founding of Rome, Part 2

Monday Jun 26, 2023

Monday Jun 26, 2023

A few notes on Roman society in its early days and its first leader. Romulus is back, so lock up your wives and daughters!  No. Umm... no. Seriously. 

1066, Part 1

Monday Jul 03, 2023

Monday Jul 03, 2023

The first half of a narrative covering the importance of the year 1066. If you live in the English speaking world and don't know what happened in 1066, please put down your Nintendo and and give this a listen on your cell-phone telephone or your computing machine. 

1066 Part 2

Monday Jul 10, 2023

Monday Jul 10, 2023

The second half of a discussion about the Norman Conquest of England, where we learn that showing up late to the party when everyone is already passed out drunk is, in fact, the best way to win beer pong. 

Archaeology

Monday Jul 17, 2023

Monday Jul 17, 2023

Today, we'll have a look at why "Indiana Jones and the Application for Removal of Historical Artifacts (form 22b-17)" was never greenlit by Lucasfilm. Paul will discuss two archaeological digs, one at Mark Twain's summer home and one at Hadrian's Wall, and explain why the less exciting of the two is far more common. 

Economics

Monday Jul 24, 2023

Monday Jul 24, 2023

Who needs "Netflix and chill" when you could have "Podcast and Third Century Roman Monetary Reforms?" Today's episode discusses how bad money management on the part of the government can lead to horrific inflation, which is at least 5% more exciting than it sounds. 

Geography

Monday Jul 31, 2023

Monday Jul 31, 2023

Today Paul discusses a few examples of how geography has affected the course of history, but in the grand scheme of things and at a very local level. 

Horatius and Zhang

Monday Aug 07, 2023

Monday Aug 07, 2023

Today you'll hear a comparison of two stories: the story of Zhang Fei at the Changban Bridge and Horatius Cocles at the Sublican Bridge. Buckle up and prepare yourself for some dramatic reading by Paul, who clearly found his true calling in life as anything other than a voice actor. 

Monday Aug 14, 2023

Today, Paul takes a look at the maybe made up story of Henry Tandey and his brief encounter with history's greatest monster. For all of you out there who bafflingly yearn to wear a Charlie Chaplin mustache but can't because, well, you know... Tandey's the guy who let it happen. But probably not. 

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