Category Archives: History

Episode 11: Communists

On episode eleven of the Mount Rushcast Matthew and Nathan debate the greatest communists. The hosts discuss why killing sparrows is bad, how many Nazi’s Josip Tito murdered, and they try to sing the national anthem of Burkina Faso.

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Episode 10: Paleontologists

On episode ten of the Mount Rushcast Matthew and Nathan debate the greatest paleontologists. The hosts discuss the eccentricities of scientific rivalry, what dinosaurs taste like, and who is the better inspiration for a Jurassic Park character.

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Episode 9: Assassins

Matthew and Nathan kick off Season 2 of the Mount Rushcast by debating the greatest assassins. The hosts discuss why actors make bad assassins, the man who ended Viking history and why you should always listen to your partner’s violent visions of your death.

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Episode 8: English Poets

On episode eight of the Mount Rushcast Matthew and Nathan debate the greatest poets from England. The hosts discuss Emily Bronte’s cure for rabies, Shakespeare’s exhaustion of the love poem, and the Swiss sex party that gave the world some of its greatest monsters.

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Episode 7: Canadian Prime Ministers

On a special Canadian election episode of the Mount Rushcast, Matthew and Nathan are joined by Corey Hogan of The Strategists podcast to debate the greatest Canadian Prime Ministers. They discuss why Robert Borden should be in more rap songs, the two dogs that ran Canada, and Corey makes a surprising case for the inclusion of Brian Mulroney.

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Episode 5: Failed Revolutionary Leaders

On episode five of the Mount Rushcast Matthew and Nathan debate the greatest failed revolutionary leaders. The hosts discuss their preferred gladiator combat style, Jesus Christ’s murderous little brother, and they discover the true hero of Scottish nationalism.

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Episode 3: Explorers

On episode three of the Mount Rushcast Matthew and Nathan debate the greatest explorers. The hosts discuss the many crimes of Christopher Columbus, history’s greatest eunuchs, and the underlying banality of exploration.

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Episode 1: American Presidents

On the inaugural episode of the Mount Rushcast, Matthew and Nathan debate the greatest American presidents. They discuss the ridiculous origin story of Mount Rushmore, the mythology of Ronald Reagan and Andrew Jackson, and have some harsh words for the Whig Party, the Ohio Gang, and of course, Thomas Jefferson.

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