60 acast.com <![CDATA[Jack's Friday Shorts]]> https://shows.acast.com/jacks-friday-shorts en Jack Williams factual,history,non-fiction,story Jack Williams Stories With Heart Jack's Friday Shorts is a weekly podcast recounting remarkably true short stories from our past. New episodes are posted every Friday.

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]]> Jack's Friday Shorts is a weekly podcast recounting remarkably true short stories from our past. New episodes are posted every Friday.

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]]> false Jack Williams jack@archerhampson.com 61d22a650cadf200121edbf6 jacks-friday-shorts episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61d22a650cadf200121edbf6/1641165213056-559f90e76820dc5b16638875f2599f47.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/jacks-friday-shorts <![CDATA[Jack's Friday Shorts]]> <![CDATA[LSD's Weird Trip]]> Fri, 18 Mar 2022 10:33:48 GMT 25:08 6234600ca97a790013efaa2a false https://shows.acast.com/jacks-friday-shorts/episodes/lsd 6234600ca97a790013efaa2a 61d22a650cadf200121edbf6 lsd full 1 10 In this podcast I’ll be taking you through the weird and wonderful history of everyone’s favourite hallucinogenic drug.


This is the story of how LSD, or lysergic acid diethylamide, captured the mind of its creator, the CIA and approximately twelve billion musicians in the 1960s.


You’ll also hear of lots of strange experiments and questionably meaningful experiences, brought to you by this most captivating of synthesized Swiss exports. 

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]]> In this podcast I’ll be taking you through the weird and wonderful history of everyone’s favourite hallucinogenic drug.


This is the story of how LSD, or lysergic acid diethylamide, captured the mind of its creator, the CIA and approximately twelve billion musicians in the 1960s.


You’ll also hear of lots of strange experiments and questionably meaningful experiences, brought to you by this most captivating of synthesized Swiss exports. 

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]]> <![CDATA[1904's Comically Calamitous Olympic Games]]> Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:30:00 GMT 23:17 622b08843cabe30014b82d9f false https://shows.acast.com/jacks-friday-shorts/episodes/1904s-comically-calamitous-olympic-games 622b08843cabe30014b82d9f 61d22a650cadf200121edbf6 1904s-comically-calamitous-olympic-games full 1 9 Learn of how the first Olympic Games to be held outside Europe became a hotbed of controversy and bizarre competition.


This is the story of how the St Louis Olympics Games of 1904 was anything but the modern Olympic Games we’re all familiar with today.

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]]> Learn of how the first Olympic Games to be held outside Europe became a hotbed of controversy and bizarre competition.


This is the story of how the St Louis Olympics Games of 1904 was anything but the modern Olympic Games we’re all familiar with today.

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]]> <![CDATA[California's Summer of Love]]> Fri, 04 Mar 2022 01:33:00 GMT 21:17 62216c4c8bcd6f00120fbf94 false https://shows.acast.com/jacks-friday-shorts/episodes/californias-summer-of-love 62216c4c8bcd6f00120fbf94 61d22a650cadf200121edbf6 californias-summer-of-love full 1 8 Get taken back to one summer rammed full of lust, love and Utopianism.    


This is the story of 1967’s famous Summer of Love, why it happened and how it ended.

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]]> Get taken back to one summer rammed full of lust, love and Utopianism.    


This is the story of 1967’s famous Summer of Love, why it happened and how it ended.

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]]> Vasili Arkhipov’s Belief Saved the World Vasili Arkhipov’s Belief Saved the World Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:57:50 GMT 21:19 6218e05d9adf440012d174b0 false https://shows.acast.com/jacks-friday-shorts/episodes/vasili-arkhipovs-belief-saved-the-world 6218e05d9adf440012d174b0 61d22a650cadf200121edbf6 vasili-arkhipovs-belief-saved-the-world full 1 7 In this episode you'll hear the story of how we all owe our lives to one unassuming Russian man.


What follows is the story of how Vasili Arkhipov made a decision so important that he single-handedly prevented all-out nuclear war. 

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]]> In this episode you'll hear the story of how we all owe our lives to one unassuming Russian man.


What follows is the story of how Vasili Arkhipov made a decision so important that he single-handedly prevented all-out nuclear war. 

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]]> Antarctica’s Tragically Glorious Heroic Age Antarctica’s Tragically Glorious Heroic Age Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:14:19 GMT 28:07 620ee4d88fc3380013603991 false https://shows.acast.com/jacks-friday-shorts/episodes/antarcticas-tragically-glorious-heroic-age 620ee4d88fc3380013603991 61d22a650cadf200121edbf6 antarcticas-tragically-glorious-heroic-age full 1 6 Learn how the planet’s least visited place was conquered with feats of endurance that tested, and sometimes exceeded, humanity’s physical and mental limits.


This is the story of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration and 17 incredibly inspiring – and sometimes tragic – expeditions to Earth’s most hostile environment. 

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]]> Learn how the planet’s least visited place was conquered with feats of endurance that tested, and sometimes exceeded, humanity’s physical and mental limits.


This is the story of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration and 17 incredibly inspiring – and sometimes tragic – expeditions to Earth’s most hostile environment. 

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]]> <![CDATA[Amelia Earhart's Unexplained Disappearance]]> Fri, 04 Feb 2022 01:46:54 GMT 23:55 61fc858d12383b0012ec7e65 false https://shows.acast.com/jacks-friday-shorts/episodes/amelia-earharts-unexplained-disappearance 61fc858d12383b0012ec7e65 61d22a650cadf200121edbf6 amelia-earharts-unexplained-disappearance full 1 5 The story of how the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, Amelia Earhart, would become the figure at the centre of one of history’s greatest unsolved mysteries.


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]]> The story of how the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, Amelia Earhart, would become the figure at the centre of one of history’s greatest unsolved mysteries.


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]]> Anastasia Romanov’s Mysterious Impersonator Anastasia Romanov’s Mysterious Impersonator Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:09:19 GMT 22:59 61f3342cf89a4d001255c3d8 false https://shows.acast.com/jacks-friday-shorts/episodes/anastasia-romanovs-mysterious-impersonator 61f3342cf89a4d001255c3d8 61d22a650cadf200121edbf6 anastasia-romanovs-mysterious-impersonator full 1 4 Join me and learn of the mystery surrounding a young Russian princess and her family’s brutal execution.


This is the story of how Anastasia Romanov died, only to be so convincingly impersonated after her passing, that much of the world believed her to be alive. 

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]]> Join me and learn of the mystery surrounding a young Russian princess and her family’s brutal execution.


This is the story of how Anastasia Romanov died, only to be so convincingly impersonated after her passing, that much of the world believed her to be alive. 

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]]> <![CDATA[Robert Johnson's Deal with the Devil]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2022 08:08:28 GMT 15:31 61ea0fa6bf93c300154a3e6e false https://shows.acast.com/jacks-friday-shorts/episodes/robert-johnsons-deal-with-the-devil 61ea0fa6bf93c300154a3e6e 61d22a650cadf200121edbf6 robert-johnsons-deal-with-the-devil full 1 3 In this podcast, I’ll be talking to you about a mysterious man who would become synonymous with the blues, a notoriety he is said to have gained only after selling his soul.


This is the story of Robert Johnson’s deal with the devil.

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]]> In this podcast, I’ll be talking to you about a mysterious man who would become synonymous with the blues, a notoriety he is said to have gained only after selling his soul.


This is the story of Robert Johnson’s deal with the devil.

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]]> Albert Einstein’s Stolen Brain Albert Einstein’s Stolen Brain Fri, 14 Jan 2022 08:43:25 GMT 18:11 61e137acd9b3490013571eb3 false https://shows.acast.com/jacks-friday-shorts/episodes/albert-einsteins-stolen-brain 61e137acd9b3490013571eb3 61d22a650cadf200121edbf6 albert-einsteins-stolen-brain full 1 2 Jack's Friday Shorts delves into the very literal theft of one of history’s most celebrated brains. What follows is a story about how Albert Einstein lost his brain. 

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]]> Jack's Friday Shorts delves into the very literal theft of one of history’s most celebrated brains. What follows is a story about how Albert Einstein lost his brain. 

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]]> Tsutomo Yamaguchi’s Lucky Escape Tsutomo Yamaguchi’s Lucky Escape Tue, 04 Jan 2022 10:28:18 GMT 16:21 61d23181dec7b7001329f2d4 false https://shows.acast.com/jacks-friday-shorts/episodes/tsutomo-yamaguchis-lucky-escape 61d23181dec7b7001329f2d4 61d22a650cadf200121edbf6 tsutomo-yamaguchis-lucky-escape full 1 1 The story of a young naval engineer who – depending on your perspective – is either one of the luckiest men ever to live or a figure of tragic misfortune. 


Written, voiced and produced by Jack Williams (@FindJackHere).

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]]> The story of a young naval engineer who – depending on your perspective – is either one of the luckiest men ever to live or a figure of tragic misfortune. 


Written, voiced and produced by Jack Williams (@FindJackHere).

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