Scott Gifford
Co-Host of History in Music
Scott Gifford has hosted 26 Episodes.
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Episode 26: Hearts of Iron (Scott, Sean, & Frenjamin Church)
October 26th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 27 mins
battle of berlin, battle of halbe, halbe pocket, hearts of iron, sabaton, wehrmacht, ww2, wwii
Frenjamin Church joins the guys to talk about the Battle of Halbe (AKA The Halbe Pocket) and Sabaton's song Hearts of Iron
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Episode 25: Be Thou My Vision (Scott, Sean, & Scott Fischbuch)
September 18th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 27 mins
be thou my vision, christian hymn, irish hymn, rop tú mo baile, saint dallan
Scott G, Scott F, and Sean discuss the traditional Irish hymn Be Thou My Vision and it's history and origins.
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Episode 24: Believe (Scott, Sean, & Tyler Magleby)
September 11th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 16 mins
9/11, 9/11/01, september 11, yellowcard
In honor of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, we discuss Yellowcard's Believe and the first responders who were killed in that attack.
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Episode 23: Shangri-La (Scott, Sean, & Hot Buttered Popcorn)
July 26th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 30 mins
1969, middle class, shangri-la, the kinks
What if it's all fake anon? The Kinks ask this very question in their 1969 hit (and the song we discuss on today's episode) Shangri-La. Hot Buttered Popcorn joins us, listen in!
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Episode 22: One Fire (Scott, Sean, & Patrick)
June 30th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 41 mins
african colonialism, bush war, rhodesia, rhodesian bush war, rome
Have you heard the sad tale of Rhodesia? Listen to our discussion of Rome's "One Fire" and learn about the world that might have been.
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Episode 21: The Battle of New Orleans (Scott, Sean, & Joe McGregor)
June 12th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 37 mins
andrew jackson, battle of new orleans, johnny horton, war of 1812
For episode 21 we were joined by fellow history podcaster Joe McGregor (from the Battle Rattle podcast) to talk about Johnny Horton's 1959 The Battle of New Orleans
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Episode 20: Fortunate Son (Scott, Sean, & Bro. Felix)
May 9th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 10 mins
ccr, creedence clearwater revival, fortunate son, vietnam, vietnam war
Bro. Felix joins us for our 20th episode(!!!) to talk all things CCR and Vietnam.
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Episode 19: Down in the Willow Garden (Scott, Sean, & Granite)
April 17th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 21 mins
appalachia, bon iver, murder ballad, the chieftains
Have you ever felt the need to poison your fiancé, stab her, and then throw her in the river? Granite knows how you feel. Join us as we discuss murder ballads and Down in the Willow Garden by Bon Iver and The Chieftains.
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Episode 18: English Curse (Scott, Sean, & John Taylor)
April 10th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 33 mins
anglo-saxon, frank turner, norman, william the conqueror
We were pleased to have John Taylor give us some big-brained takes on Frank Turner's 2011 English Curse. Listen in on our discussion of William the Conqueror and 1st Century England.
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Episode 17: Pyotr (Scott, Sean, & Greg)
March 25th, 2023 | Season 1 | 58 mins 39 secs
bad books, catherine, peter the great, pyotr
In this episode we were joined by the one and only Greg Smith to pontificate on Bad Books' 2012 Pyotr and the supposed legend behind Tsar Peter the Great's murder of his wife's lover (and his severed head).
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Episode 16: Canto dei Sanfedisti (Scott, Sean, & Jesus)
February 8th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 19 mins
french revolution, naples, napoleon, neapolitan, sanfedisti
This week we were joined by Jesus to discuss the Neapolitan folk song Canto dei Sanfedisti (Anthem of the Sanfedists) from 1799. Fans of Naples and Italian proto-nationalism will enjoy this deep dive into the history of the French Revolution and it's effect on the Kingdom of Naples (Italy).
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Episode 15: Hunting for Witches (Scott, Sean, & Bobdaduck)
January 23rd, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 28 mins
bloc party, july 7, september 11, terrorist attack
Joining us in the hotseat this week is the catalyst for this entire podcast: Bobdaduck. Bob's song suggestion was Hunting for Witches by Bloc Party. Join us as we discuss 9/11, 7/7, and Eiffel 65.
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Episode 14: Dot in the Sky (Scott, Sean, & Giordano)
January 20th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 40 mins
cult, drab majesty, heaven's gate, mass suicide
This week we were joined by published author and resident Italian Giordano to discuss Drab Majesty's Dot in the Sky from 2017. The song explores the 1997 Heaven's Gate mass suicide.
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Episode 13: Canute the Great (King of Danish Pride) (Scott, Sean, & Runes)
January 14th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 4 mins
canute the great, cnut, metal, rebellion, viking
This week's tune is brought to you by our friend Runes. In today's show we discuss Rebellion's 2005 Viking metal song Canute the Great (King of Danish Pride). The historicity of the Viking king known as Cnut and his unifying of the kingdoms of Denmark and England into an ocean spanning proto-empire follows. Vikingbros rejoice!
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Episode 12: Chinggis Khaanii Magtaal (Scott, Sean, & Dr. John C. Bennett)
December 22nd, 2022 | Season 1 | 1 hr 36 mins
esoteric, genghis khan, khoomei, mongolia
In this episode we are joined by the illustrious Dr. John Cook Bennett to discuss Batzorig Vaanchig's Chinggis Khaanii Magtaal (Ode to Genghis Khan), big-brained esoterism ensues.
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Episode 11: 1741 (The Battle of Cartagena) (Scott, Sean, & Tiberius)
December 12th, 2022 | Season 1 | 1 hr 10 mins
alestorm, battle of cartagena, piracy, pirate metal, pirates
Fellow history enjoyer Tiberius joins us for a lively discussion on Alestorm's 1741 (The Battle of Cartagena) and The Golden Age of Piracy.