Welcome to Naked History, the podcast that peels back the polished layers of the past to reveal the weird, wild, and wonderful truths beneath. Hosted by historian Dyllan Gasaway, this show dives into the untold tales, strange coincidences, and overlooked events that shaped the world. From volcanic eruptions that sparked literary masterpieces to strange coincedences, absurd inventions, historical what-ifs, and the mystery of it all, you've found the right place.
Welcome to Naked History, the podcast that peels back the polished layers of the past to reveal the weird, wild, and wonderful truths beneath. Hosted by historian Dyllan Gasaway, this show dives into the untold tales, strange coincidences, and overlooked events that shaped the world. From volcanic eruptions that sparked literary masterpieces to strange coincedences, absurd inventions, historical what-ifs, and the mystery of it all, you've found the right place.
This is the story of The Year Without a Summer.
A time when the sun didn’t rise right, the crops didn’t grow, and the world’s weather went completely off-script. A time of frost in June, snow in July, famines, riots, cholera—and also… the birth of horror literature, the invention of the bicycle, and one very depressed Lord Byron.
So put on your best Victorian overcoat, pack a famine-friendly snack, and let’s dive into 1816—when the skies went dark, the cold didn’t stop, and humanity got a reminder that nature doesn’t always check in first.