It has been a while, everyone. Today, Lyndsay and Jonah are discussing the reason for their break, changes coming to the podcast, and what to look forward to for this upcoming season. Thank you everyone who has continued to support us, continued to share and listen to our episodes, and for engaging with us. We are excited for what we have planned m…

Prior to April 1982, hardly anyone around the world had heard of the Falklands. Then, in an instant, it became a hotbed of global talk. Argentina, then under the crumbling military regime, had invaded the islands. They were some of the last pieces of the British Empire following decolonization. The Falklands were different, though. Located some hun…

It's almost Halloween, Pan Historia's favourite celebration! This year, the duo has decided to sit down and discuss their favourite Halloween costumes, scary movies, and other nonsense. All while Lyndsay makes her soap! (https://www.hellionbodyproducts.com/) Join us for a conversation fit for the spooky season! Music Tales from the Crypt Theme by D…

The September 11th Attacks sent shockwaves across the world. It brought about a mix of horror, sorrow and anger still felt twenty years on. As the watershed moment of its generation, the consequences of the tragedy continue to cast a shadow to this day. In fact, it is still hard to find the right words to convey the impact it has caused. Join Lynds…

Trigger Warning: Discussions of graphic violence and use of battle sounds. A message written in red spray paint is sprawled across a collapsed wall. It reads: “Welcome to Hell, Part II.” An ominous message to the Russian forces returning to the remains of Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. When the Soviet Union came to an end, Russia struggled to sta…

War has caused catastrophic damage, from mass destruction to large loss of life. By no means is it something to take lightly, as it continues to devastate places around the world to this day. History is no stranger to war, with countless numbers fought throughout time. However, this can lead to some bizarre examples of conflicts, from why it was fo…

A lone figure fled across the Syrian desert in a bid to escape his potential fate. Days earlier, he attempted to assassinate the President of Iraq, the man who stood in the way of the Ba'athist Movement from taking power for themselves. Despite inflicting some damage on him, they failed to kill him. Now, the would-be assassin was en route to the sa…

Jonah has turned 28! In celebration, he and Lyndsay are sitting down to read through a relic from Jonah's past. For two years, Jonah and his family toured with the Cirque du Soleil show Varekai, living in 13 cities across Canada and the United States. While on tour, Jonah and his brother attended school in a trailer on site. From the window of his …

It's the 1930s. The world is in the midst of the Great Depression. Stalin's grip on the Soviet Union has tightened, and fascism has come to power in Italy and Germany. The Stock Market Crash hit Canada particularly hard, as most of its trade was with the United States. This affected prices, and in some cases, halted exports completely as nobody cou…

Throughout Pan Historia's run, we have discussed some of the most disgusting and evil individuals of all time. From mass murderers, to power hungry maniacs, to diabolical schemers, we have seen them all. Following a casual conversation between hosts, Lyndsay and Jonah, the two were inspired to compile a power ranking of the worst people they have t…

Quebec has had a unique place in Canada: it is the location of the first successful European settlements, it is the largest province by area, and it is the only province whose official language is French. The Québecois have developed their own identity since the days the province was a French colony. Following transfer of sovereignty to the British…

Laughter is contagious. It is an action which brings joy in the hearts of people worldwide. Canada is no stranger to comedy. It has produced some of the most talented and famous comedians, clowns, filmmakers, theatre artists, and even musicians who have cause audiences everywhere to fall backwards in their seats. Join Pan Historia as they dive into…

The Ku Klux Klan has imbedded itself in history as a destructive, poisonous organization. United under the common hatred of anything not white Anglo-Saxon protestant, the Klan has engaged in campaigns of terrorism, using intimidation, assault, murder, and even bombings in their crusade against equality. Their white robes bring about an image of fea…

J. Edgar Hoover, the first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was a paranoid monster. So great were his delusions, he managed to convince the government to conduct one of the largest and most devastating domestic espionage rings in history, one which the FBI is still dealing with the consequences to this day. The Counter Intelligence …

Along with beavers, maple syrup, and asshole geese, the uniform of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is a renowned national symbol. The Red Surge, beige stetson, blue pants, and riding boots are what make up the image of the Mountie. Their legendary status is now global, as they are the only police force to be municipal, provincial, and federal. Th…

In 1918, Death wandered on his horse through the barren grounds of the frontline trenches. The war was nearly over, but the dead continued to rise in numbers. The horrors of this war were unseen up to this point in history; people lost their sons, fathers, mothers, their homes, their everything. What nobody knew is a new horror was lurking, ready t…

Another season is done, and a new one is beginning. In this season closer/opener, the pair have a chat with Dr. Annie St. John Stark, assistant professor at Thompson River University and former professor of Lyndsay's. The three sit down and talk politics, philosophy, the hardship of marking papers, and other nonsense.…

Throughout history, humanity has witnessed the rise and fall of countless empires. Typically, internal unrest either weakened these states into collapse, or vulnerability to invading forces. The Soviet Union was like an empire, one meant to be the beacon of workers around the world. Instead, it ended up ruled by the same elites it aimed to destroy.…

Most of the city of Pripyat was fast asleep in the early morning of April 26, 1986. It was a relatively quiet night, save for the sounds from the nearby Chernobyl Power Station. All was calm until just before 1:30AM, when a small explosion echoed through the air, followed almost instantly by a second, larger fireball. Emergency operators received a…

Em virtude da pandemia de coronavírus, o Grupo Jovem Pan suspendeu as gravações de podcasts realizadas em seus estúdios por tempo indeterminado. A atitude visa preservar a saúde de funcionårios e parceiros, diminuindo o fluxo de pessoas que circulam diariamente dentro da empresa. Retomaremos as atividades assim que as autoridades de saúde mudarem o…

One was a man born in Russia during the height of Stalinism, who rose to power through hard work and perseverance. The other was a man, a proud American with great charisma, and once acted alongside a chimpanzee. Both men were leader of their respective countries, long rivals who on more than one occasion nearly brought about nuclear war. There was…

Na 2ª parte da entrevista especial com Joseval Peixoto, que marca o encerramento da primeira temporada do podcast “Jovem Pan na História”, vamos relembrar duas grandes tradições de cobertura da rádio que teve início nos anos 70. Primeiro Joseval Peixoto nos leva ao Rio de Janeiro e conta como surgiu a ideia de transmitir durante os dias de folia o …

Para encerrar a primeira temporada do podcast “Jovem Pan na História”, que retratou os principais acontecimentos das décadas de 60 e 70, uma entrevista especial com o arquivo vivo da Jovem Pan, Joseval Peixoto. Com mais de 50 anos de casa, Joseval Peixoto relembra, nesta entrevista com Patrick Santos, Thiago Uberreich e Inaldo (Central Técnica JP),…

Afghanistan is a country no empire could successfully invade. Even the British Empire, the largest Earth has ever seen, couldn't bring it fully into its fold despite three attempts. Despite its position sandwiched between British India and the Russian Empire (later Soviet Union), Afghanistan remained isolated, even well into the 20th century. Albei…

Agosto de 1969, uma fazenda na pequena cidade de Bethel, Estados Unidos, foi palco de um dos maiores festivais de música da história, o Woodstock. Considerado um marco na era da contracultura dos anos 60, com o Movimento Hippie como principal eixo, o Festival de Woodstock aconteceu em uma época em que o mundo vivia o auge da bipolaridade política c…

Conhecido como um dos mais importantes escândalos de toda história dos Estados Unidos, o Caso Watergate estabeleceu um marco na política americana. A partir da invasão de um escritório do comitê nacional do partido democrata, que ficava no prédio chamado Watergate, dois jovens e inexperientes jornalistas do Washington Post, Bob Woodward e Carl Bern…

O petróleo ocupa uma posição estratégica em várias economias do mundo e se tornou uma arma valiosa no xadrez econômico mundial. A mais aguda e duradoura crise do petróleo teve início em outubro de 1973, quando países árabes que compunham a OPEP embargaram o fornecimento para os Estados Unidos, Japão e Europa Ocidental. Os embargos geraram grande re…

Mongolia once held the largest contiguous empire in world history, and was the second largest empire overall (behind the British Empire). It was the home of the great warrior Genghis Khan, who was instrumental in creating the Mongol Empire, and constructing the Silk Road. However, the empire fell into disarray, splintering into smaller states. From…

De motorista de caminhonete a maior ídolo do rock mundial. Não, não é uma história de autoajuda, é Elvis Presley. Dono de um estilo único, um rebolado que enlouquecia as mulheres e diferente de tudo o que já se tinha visto no mundo da música até os anos 50, Elvis Presley se tornou um ídolo do rock. O sucesso nos palcos o levou a Hollywood, onde pro…

A ideologia de direita produziu ditadores genocidas tanto quanto a de esquerda. A ditadura de Pinochet, na América Latina, foi a pior delas. Após um golpe militar que derrubou e matou o presidente de esquerda Salvador Allende, o Chile, por meio do governo de Pinochet, implantou uma política econômica neoliberal que contribuiu para o milagre econômi…

After a nice holiday break, and some extra time to recover from their colds, Lyndsay and Jonah are back at it to kick of the second half of season 3. With temperatures dropping to an ungodly low, the pair keep warm by discussing the ripples caused by 9/11, Jonah reveals an awkward discovery in his family photo albums, and other nonsense. Please con…

1º de fevereiro de 1974, sexta-feira, 08:45 da manhã. Um curto-circuito causa um incêndio de proporções gigantescas que marca para sempre a história da cidade de São Paulo. Equipes de bombeiros, médicos e um grande aparato da prefeitura de São Paulo foram acionadas para socorrer as vítimas e conter o incêndio. Pessoas se atirando do prédio em chama…

Durante os primeiros anos da Guerra do Vietnã, os americanos se mantiveram distantes, atuando apenas nos bastidores. Com o assassinato do presidente John Kennedy, o seu vice Lyndon Johnson, um entusiasta da Guerra do Vietnã, assume o poder e todo o panorama da entrada dos EUA na guerra se altera.Oleh Jovem Pan

O decreto que marcou o período mais duro da ditadura no Brasil. Após o golpe de 1964, uma sequência de atos institucionais foram decretados pelos militares. Com o país mergulhado em um clima de radicalização, um discurso na Câmara dos Deputados, feito pelo deputado Márcio Moreira Alves, foi o estopim para que os militares implantassem o mais duro e…

An aging dictator stood on a balcony overlooking Palace Square in Bucharest. 100,000 people stood before him, staring with blank faces. The dictator began is usual list of supposed achievements of his regime. However, the people watching him were starving, overworked, and suffered a year of having their electricity frequently turned off during the …

Autor de um dos maiores e mais ricos discursos sobre igualdade de raças, Martin Luther King, um homem ativista negro, lutou sem medo contra as forças do preconceito em um país onde a discriminação racial prevalecia. Líder de um dos maiores boicotes dos EUA, e da maior marcha em defesa dos negros, Luther King, passou a ser odiado por segregacionista…

O maior mistério de assassinato do século 20 ainda continua em arquivos secretos. John Kennedy, o político mais popular dos EUA, é assassinado por Lee Harvey Oswald. O assassino disparou três tiros contra o Presidente. Um crime que ainda não foi totalmente desvendado e se tornou um grande mistério que dá margem a milhares de teorias conspiratórias.…

Before the Wall came down, before the days of Glasnost and Perestroika, the people of Poland began a series of defiant acts against their communist government. The Polish people suffered heavily during the Second World War under the brutal occupation of both the Nazis and Soviets. Following the end, the state remained a puppet of the Soviet Union. …

Não existem mocinhos e nem bandidos. Em meio às crises políticas, econômicas e ideológicas, dá-se início a um golpe que levaria o Brasil a enfrentar 21 anos de um regime militar ditatorial. De um lado a ala esquerda querendo reformas de base, do outro a ala conservadora querendo um golpe, no meio o Presidente João Goulart, que enfrentou tudo sem ne…

Um passo que marcou a história da humanidade Em meio à Guerra Fria, a Corrida Espacial toma corpo e deflagra uma competição entre EUA e União Soviética para ver quem consegue levar o homem à Lua. EUA vence a batalha e o primeiro homem a pisar em solo lunar se chama Neil Armstrong. Uma missão arriscada que foi acompanhada através dos olhos atentos d…

"They may crush the flowers, but they can't stop the spring." -Alexander Dubcek, 1968 Hundreds of thousands of citizens gathered in the streets of Prague, Czechoslovakia, as the country's politburo finally decided there was nothing more they could do. Having witnessed change in Poland, East Germany, and Hungary already come to pass, they knew it wa…

The Iron Curtain across Europe Winston Churchill described was metaphorical rather than physical, at least at the time he made his famous speech. The divide between East and West had become an ideological conflict, Capitalism versus Communism. The defeated Germany was occupied by the Allies of the United States, United Kingdom, France, and the Sovi…

We're back!!! Season three begins with a conversation on watershed moments (mostly the Hong Kong Protests), religious ceremonies, and other nonsense. Music: From Russia with Love by Huma Huma Soviet National AnthemOleh Pan Historia, and Other Nonsense

Another season has come and gone. In this episode, Lyndsay and Jonah unwind after a day at Calgary Pride by talking about the events of that day, museums they have visited, and other nonsense.Oleh Pan Historia, and Other Nonsense

Deep in the ocean stalks a hidden hunter, virtually undetected and silent. Within, its crew works away, cramped, having not seen the sun in weeks. The crew drives blind through the depths, with only a pinging sonar available to aid navigation. They lay down there, waiting for the possibility to strike. Submarines have had a long history behind them…

“Distance is but a relative expression, and must end by being reduced to zero.” ― Jules Verne, From the Earth to the Moon Since the dawn of humanity, people have been interested in the cosmos. Of particular interest was Earth's closest wanderer: the Moon. Following the Second World War, the Americans and Soviets went head to head in a rivalry over …

In 1864, delegates from the Maritime Colonies and the Province of Canada met in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to discuss proposals to create a union to better British North America's economic and defensive strength. By the end, the groundworks for a new country were born. A further two conferences and a Royal Assent later, Canada was born on …

June is designated Pride Month in commemoration of the Stonewall Riots of 1969. The history of LGBT+ Rights is long, and sadly full of hardship and prejudice. Even today, members find themselves prosecuted around the world. The LGBT+ Rights movement has come a long way in the last century, and while there is still a ways to go, it can't be denied h…

We're all familiar with the political spectrum. There are people on the left, people on the right, and people in the centre. Sadly, in modern times, there is a lot of misconceptions and stigmas surrounding the vast number of ideologies in the world today. In this episode of Pan Historia, Lyndsay and Jonah decided to take a closer look at the histor…

“I know there is a God because in Rwanda I shook hands with the devil. I have seen him, I have smelled him and I have touched him. I know the devil exists and therefore I know there is a God.” –Roméo Dallaire Even today, the countries of Africa are in their youth. Yet, already, the continent has seen more than enough violence in the 50 years since …