2 episodes
The Quilkin Benjo Taylor
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- History
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5.0 • 15 Ratings
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Welcome to The Quilkin. Benjo Taylor - who is not an historian - presents a series of curious stories from history. Which is challenging. Because he's not an historian.
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The Flight of Mathias Rust
Benjo tells the unlikely story of Mathias Rust, intersected by a brief talk on cheese.
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The Gin Palace
In the first ever - and possibly last ever - episode, Benjo tells the story of the ship with three names. Corrections:
The instruction plaques were in Turkish rather than Arabic.
There may have been more than two ferrets.
Customer Reviews
Exceptional, this podcast has me hooked
Fascinating stories, unsung hero’s and incredible villains, all told in a beautiful way by the careful, respectful and always interesting Benjo. I can’t wait for the next episode.
Wonderful, unexpected and fascinating
If history was this engaging and authentic, I would never have dropped it in school.
Benjo is humurous, respectful and passionate about the stories he tells. I really can't recommend The Quilkin podcast enough, even for those with less than a passing interest in history.
Excellent, just keeps getting better!
These pods are great! I tend to listen to sports, conversational/comedic pods rather than deeper subjects, but these three pods so far have been amazing and for every single one I’ve gone on several deep Wikipedia-dives into the people and events mentioned. Brilliantly edited too, at no point slow or sluggish. Get on it, you’ll very much enjoy it!