At the height of their reign, the British Empire had controlling stakes all over the world. They seized power and resources, from the largest countries to the smallest islands. It was on one of these islands, that a small rebellion took place.

The people of Zanzibar, led by a man desperate for change, tried to take the throne from the British in an attempt for control. It was here, where the true might of the British Empire is shown, by taking part in the shortest war in history.

Will the people of Zanzibar gain their freedom? Will the British squash this rebellion flat? Or was this a carefully crafted lie by Kyle?

Tune in now to find out!

Join us as we dive into newly declassified CIA documents pertaining to an early operation of the Cold War. What is that war again? Well Kyle will tell you.

Hoping to destabilize the Red Army , the CIA worked alongside scientists to create one of the first insect bioweapons. Were the CIA successful in their operation? Did the KGB foil their plans? Or did Kyle make this whole thing up? Tune in now to find out!

We're back for episode two! Guess if this topic is a buff or bluff! Join Kyle & Sydney as they dive into the terrifying reign of the Gallant King Heinrich Beorn.

Born a bastard, looked over for the throne, Heinrich Beorn makes a claim for the kingdom that was never meant to be his. With his new power, a reign of terror, torture and despair fall on the Hungarian people. Until they cannot take it anymore. Will the commoners take their kingdom back? Will Heinrich rain hellfire down on those trying to usurp him? Or...is this even a real story? Find out now!!

Welcome to episode 1 of the History Buffs or Bluffs Podcast! In this episode, you will meet your hosts, Kyle and Sydney Kochenberger [coke-n-burger]. They will talk about their own history, what they plan on doing with this podcast and then Kyle will tell his first story about the Dancing Plague of 1518.

When civilians in Strasburg started randomly dancing for no reason, fear and confusion spread throughout the town. More and more people started joining and could not stop. Some danced for days, some danced for weeks and some danced til they died. What was the reason for this dancing? Did it ever stop? Or was this completely made up by Kyle?

Tune in to find out!