Don't Topple Statues, Wedgie Them | Captain Cook & The First Fleet (Part 1)

As the 2nd World War drew to a close, the Nazis’ rocket programme would form the basis of Man’s quest to conquer space. But why is this always framed as a race between the USA and the USSR, when Hitler got there first? The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened.  For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 - The Sauna of Nazi Science  06:55 - Rocket Botherer  10:25 - Hitler on Drums  14:12 - Cool/Nasty 22:40 - Operations Paper Clip  28:14 - Soviet Strap on  32:09 - Sputnik 1   36:47 - RIP Laika  43:10 - Make Mars Our Bin  49:01 - The Overview Effect  54:40 - Micropenis Learning Support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. Brought to you by Peter Christian- for free shipping on high quality British Tailoring this Christmas, go to www.peterchristian.co.uk and enter the code FVH at checkout  For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠https://www.patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 Essex Black Tie 05:09 The Gregorysphere 11:24 Turpin’s On One 17:00 The Hunt for Dick Continues 21:19 Tracing a White Horse 26:37 Turpin Flees to Yorkshire 31:31 Orange Roles for Orange Actors 36:08 You Couldn’t Write It 42:01 Dick’s Execution 47:42 The Kryptonite of a Highwayman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened.  Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code FVH for an extra 4 months at ⁠⁠https://surfshark.com/fvh For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠https://www.patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 Gautism and Blautism 04:05 Dick Turnip 09:12 Golden Age of the Highwayman 17:25 Pooey Cuffs 24:09 To Bribe a Horse Botherer 27:36 The Bad Samaritan 30:47 The Human Cry 33:34 Rizwan Turban 38:29 The Essex Gang 44:05 Joseph Lawrence Attack & Capture 49:39 You Can’t Park There Mate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the American War of Independence kicks off, Britain needs to find a new sewer - and in Hawaii, Captain Cook finally gets Cooked.   The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened.  For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 He just loves maps  05:58 Himbo Island 10:54 Botany Bay Penal Colony  11:29 Banks and Prisons 18:47 Orgy on Arrival 25:04 Antarctic Exploration 31:23 Poisonous Pufferfish and Scurvy 36:01 One Last Job 42:09 Cook Gets Cooked  50:44 Leave It Alone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How did Captain Cook, the so-called founding father of White Australia and a boring map dweeb with an ugly wife, end up getting cancelled as the symbol of colonialism? Order your Fin Taylor Christmas Crackers at comedycrackers.co.uk The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened.  For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 Australia is Marbella  06:59 Not Spending Any More Time On It 13:52 Pastry Chasers  18:43 Cook King 22:46 The Seven Years' War 27:17 The Hydrographer 30:41 A Real Plant Botherer 37:36 Landfall in Tahiti  44:41 Wifebeating Ground Zero 47:50 Raisins, all of them Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Regime falls, and yet Pol takes his boys back to the Jungle and carries on as before. Is this the most unsatisfying end to a dictator in history?   The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened.  For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 No problem 04:58 Shutting Up Shop 09:32 Pot calling the kettle Chinese 13:13 The Banality of Anal 18:06 Pol’s Personal life 21:01 70s nostalgia 24:04 Failed embalming (Pol Pong) 30:34 Paul Potts 31:30 What has Charlie Learnt? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Now in power, the Khmer Rouge get to work eradicating everyone with glasses with a strike rate that is truly Aguero-esque    The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened.  For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 Jungle Peter Pan 03:54 Year 0 09:57 Cambodia Becomes Hackney 13:46 Your Life is Your Spoon 18:47 Impure Intellectuals 21:34 Agüero of Genocides 23:57 Original Squid Game 31:00 French Cricket Originates Here 37:10 I Was Going Through a Rough Patch 44:16 Pol Pot Emerges Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cambodia is served a ten course tasting menu of fire from above, before Pol Pot tells an entire city to f*ck off The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened.  For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Communism is Boring 04:11 - Political Potty  08:05 - Pol Gets Cucked 13:44 - I’m a Communist Keep Me In Here19:11 - Rightwing Military Poo 25:00 - Napalm Set Menu31:20 - Leader of the FUNK 34:22 - Imagine There’s No Money 38:06 - Lon Nol has a stroke 42:07 - Everyone Out Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How did a smiley boy who was good at volleying footballs become the monster behind the Cambodian Genocide?   The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened.  For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor Chapters; 00:00 Sex Tour Duty 04:57 Ladyman 08:11 The French Get Involved 12:49 God King Monivong 16:50 Trans Swindon 21:09 Jungle Blair 27:41 The First Indochinese War 34:50 Cambodia Gains Independence 40:10 Milked in the Palace 44:27 Rice Farmer with a Scissor Kick 48:04 Pol’s Nailing It Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Caligula makes a miraculous recovery from his deathbed, only to re-emerge madder, bloodier, and Chinese-ier than ever. The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened.  For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor CHAPTERS: 00:00 Caligula Bounces Back 05:07 Boss Bemp and Bordon Ramsey 09:10 You’ve Pushed My Incest Button 14:58 Please Just Wipe Me 18:17 Male Bonnie Blue 23:53 Caligula’s Humiliations and Punishments 31:18 Deep Sea Pum 37:03 God of Boners and Pub Snacks 40:40 Toiletbaiting 46:19 Assassination Plot 49:53 Chinese Paedo Lasagne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices