Top 3 most downloaded History Banter Podcasts
#1 – History Banter Podcast, episode 1: Lincoln (2012)
#2 – History Banter Podcast, episode 17: Gone with the Wind (1939) w/ Dr. Harland Hagler
#3 – History Banter Podcast, episode 19: Boardwalk Empire (HBO) w/ Dr. Alexander Mendoza
Top 3 most viewed History Banter originals
#1 – “Yes, Mandingo Fighting Really Happened” By Brad Folsom
#2 – “When the Lion fought the Bear: Interspecies Cage Fighting on the Mexican Border” By Brad Folsom
#3 – “The Ten Hottest, Most Badass Women of Stalingrad” By Brad Folsom
Top 3 most shared/retweeted Images of the Past
#1 – Baby cages, popular in the 1920s and 1930s as a space-saver for apartment-dwelling parents, and as a “safe” way to get fresh air and sunlight for your baby.
#2 – An ad from the 1940s, using Adolf Hitler to promote abstinence among American youths
#3 – A french vampire-hunting kit, from the mid-19th century
Top 3 coolest stories we read this year
#1 – “The Crazy, Ingenious Plan to Bring Hippopotamus Ranching to America,” from Wired Magazine
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/12/hippopotamus-ranching/
#2 – “6 Mind-Blowing Things Recently Discovered From WWII,” from Cracked.com
http://www.cracked.com/article_20335_6-mind-blowing-things-recently-discovered-from-wwii.html
#3 – “For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From All Human Contact, Unaware of WWII,” from Smithsonianmag.com
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/For-40-Years-This-Russian-Family-Was-Cut-Off-From-Human-Contact-Unaware-of-World-War-II-188843001.html
