Happy Mother's Day! Welcome to a special holiday episode. Not only are we going to celebrate mothers of history, but we are also introducing a new type of episode! We are going to play two truths and a lie!

Listen as we discuss three historical mothers in history. We are going to go over Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great, Wu Zetian, the only female empress in China's history, and the mother of one of our founding fathers, Jane Randolph Jefferson. Two of the stories are completely true, but one is false. Can you guess it right?

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Spanning more than 12,000 square miles, the region of the Serengeti is a sprawling, diverse area of the wild kingdom. Hundreds of species of animals and birds, and many, many native tribes. But did you know, at one point in time, there was one major tribe that dominated the Serengeti?

The Datooga tribe inhabited the Serengeti for hundreds of years, ruling the area with their strength and knowledge of farming. The Maasai were a small, young tribe, but were determined to make the land their own. When the Swedish Africa Company landed on the East African coast and made their way inland, the Maasai found an alley. One they could use to take the land from the dangerous Datooga people.

What started the Maasai-Datooga Conflict? Were the smaller, weaker tribe able to overcome the powerhouse that was the Datooga? Or, is any of this real? Tune in now to find out!

As the richest man on Earth, J. Paul Getty was known all around the globe. This brought fame and fortune to the Getty family, but also trouble. When his grandson, John Paul Getty III is taken off the streets in Italy, you'd assume J. Paul and everyone else in the family would rush to get him back. Let's talk a bit about J. Paul, then you might think differently.

Who is J. Paul Getty, and what made him the richest man in the world? Who took JPIII, and would the Getty family accept the demands of the kidnappers? Is this true or did Kyle make it up? Tune in now to find out!

We're going to the late 1600's to discuss a tragic bit of Dutch history! With the start of the Dutch's 'Disaster Year' the Dutch Republic was invaded by not only England, but also France and Germany. With their sea-trading cut off and half of their land seized, the people of Holland started looking for someone to blame. And their eyes settled on the De Witt brothers.

What caused the angry people to go after Johan and Cornelis? And just why is this disastrous Rampjaar still recognized as the worst time in history for the Dutch? Was it real or did Kyle make it all up?

Tune in now to find out!

Did you know prohibition wasn't just in America? There was another country, one shaped like fashionable footwear, that also enacted it, and it caused criminal mafia families to grow more than they already were. And one specific crime family, the Dello Russo's, ran an unsanctioned fighting ring that became so violent the Italian government needed to take them down from the inside.

Was the undercover agent able to pull off his incredibly dangerous and deadly mission? Did the Dello Russo Family get away with it? Or is this story falso? Tune in now to find out!

Welcome to our podcast! We are a husband and wife, and a writer and lover of stories. Kyle is also a history buff and Sydney knows very little about history. Every episode, Kyle will tell Sydney an obscure, wild tale from history, and at the end of the episode she has to decide if it's true or not.

Listen along and see if you can be a history buff...or bluff!

Happy Easter! While this is not a holiday-themed episode, we hope everyone dives in with us as we go over the Khamar-Daban Incident.

When seven hikers go up into the titular mountain range, led by Lyudmila Korovina, they believed they would be spending three or four days basking in the beauty of the peaks and trees. Instead, what they got was a horrifying ordeal that none of them could have even imagined happening.

What took place on the Khamar-Daban mountain range? Who or what was to blame for the incident? Was it true or did Kyle make it up? Tune in now to find out!

Political unrest and violence unraveled in 1850s Kansas, but a small, unknown event took place in Franklin County that involved no fists...or pants. A group of Free-Staters, determined to keep the evils of slavery from their soon-to-be state, would walk any distance to make their voices heard. Even if they arrived in the buff.

What caused them to cast their votes naked? Was it enough to keep their state free for all people? Or did Kyle make all of this up? Will Sydney guess this one correctly?

Tune in now to find out!