James Crossland
@jamescrossland
Professor of History. Writer of books. Host of "History's Devils" ⬇️ #history #spies, #extremism, fake news, weird stories, terrible people and things that are not real 🗃️ 📚
Basil Zaharoff - the most notorious arms dealer of the 20th century and scourge of the First World War. This week's episode of HISTORY’S DEVILS Full episode here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h... #history 🗃 🎧
This week's on HISTORY’S DEVILS, I'm joined by Spencer Jones to tell the story of Basil Zaharoff: the mysterious "Merchant of Death" who manipulated the arms race and lurked in the shadows of the First World War. 🎧 Listen here ⬇️ 🗃 #history podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
The line between opportunistic grifting and delusional belief is very thin (ask Alex Jones) The Mormon cult leader and self proclaimed "King" James Jesse Strang exemplifies this. Check out the story of his life of crime and con artisty here ⬇️ 🇺🇲 🎧 🗃 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
This week on History's Devils, we tell the bizarre story of James Jesse Strang - Mormon cult leader and America's first self-proclaimed king. There's piracy, polygamy, an assassination 💀 and some Mormon #history for good measure! Listen here ⬇️ 🇺🇲 👑 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
"Alright lad, you want more frigates, drones and subs - you figure out how to crunch the numbers to buy them"
This week, we delve into the psychedelic world of Sidney Gottlieb, the CIA's master poisoner, who ran its infamous mind control project - MK Ultra. He also tried to kill Fidel Castro several times 🤔 💀 This episode is a trip. Listen here ⬇️ 🎧 🗃 🇺🇲 #history podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
I'm not in the business of kink shaming but, seriously, why are these right-wing grifters always so sexually repressed?
Red Dead Redemption is a video game about gunslingers, outlaws, gangs and the dying days of the Old West But what can it tell us about American history? Turns out, quite a lot! @toreolsson.bsky.social Listen to the full HISTORY'S DEVILS episode here ⬇️ 🇺🇲 🗃 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
Nothing says America like soul food and a Mexican cocktail. Happy 4th of July to all who celebrate 🇺🇲
Andrew Jackson didn't think of Native Americans as simply being his enemies - he saw them as dangers to the United States that needed to be destroyed. 🇺🇲 🗃 #history Listen to the full episode on President Andrew Jackson here ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
"Prolongs" - when the BBC joins the "please fuck off Ronaldo" campaign in the most BBC of ways
When even "corporate executives" understand the blindingly obvious impact of AI......
Half time silver linings. I've been impressed throughout this world cup by the fact that Rooney has cleaned himself up, and now looks like a 40 year old retired footballer rather than a 60 year old hobbo.
Your weekly reminder that Matt Goodwin is not okay. £10 says he'll be talking about lizard people and selling dick pills and/or gold in about 12 months.
A violent, narcissistic, authoritarian populist takes over the White House, and redefines the 🇺🇲 presidency? That's right, this week on History's Devils, it's the story of Andrew Jackson! #history @edwardmair.bsky.social @ljmuhistory.bsky.social 🗃 🎙 Listen here ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
It's very nice when your podcast gets downloaded by people in places you've never heard of. So, shoutout to the History's Devils listener in Kajaani, Finland. I really dig your town's castle ruins!
A penetrating analysis of Morecombe Bay FC's 1952 season would make for a more purposeful news article.
How did the nazi collaborator William "Lord Haw Haw" Joyce get his Bond villain scar? As with most things to do with Joyce, the answer is buried under lies and fantasies. Check out the full episode here ⬇️ 🗃 🎙 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
This week's episode on William "Lord Haw Haw" Joyce took @drjaynefriend.bsky.social and myself back into the sad (somewhat pathetic) story of 🇬🇧 fascism and the legendary Battle of Cable St. For full episode, listen here ⬇️ 🗃 🎙 #history podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
📢 This week on History's Devils, I'm joined by @drjaynefriend.bsky.social to discuss William Joyce, aka: Lord Haw Haw. This British "patriot" turned on his country in the belief that the future belonged to Hitler - dumb idea 🎙 🗃 🇬🇧 #history Listen here ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
Come the morning, in-keeping with our nation's great and ancient traditions, the one reliable constant in British political life will welcome a new pet human to Number 10.
The Cambridge Five were traitors to Britain but, as people, they were also terrible rotters - way worse than we think. Antoia Senior explains all on this week's episode of HISTORY'S DEVILS #history Listen here ⬇️ 🎙 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/k...
Allan Pinkerton might have been a strike-breaking conspiracy theorist, but he was very forward thinking when it came to using women and minorities as spies! Full episode here ⬇️ 🗃 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
