This was a fun collection of bite sized history stories. Part of the schtick of it was to have a twist reveal at the end of the story that contextualizes the people/places/things involved. That's not necessarily my favorite storytelling convention, but it was, overall, and enjoyable listen. I'd heard some of these before. My favorite was the interstitial sections where Mahnke was interviewed by a friend and fellow history podcaster. Their conversations and the glimpse into their respective writing processes was really enlightening.