In this newest installment of History Impossible, we’re privileged to be joined by the host of the <a href="https://crackpothistory.libsyn.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Crackpot History Podcast</a>, which began life just over a year ago by doing a detailed, long-running critique of the Martyr Made Podcast’s inaugural series, “Fear and Loathing in the New Jerusalem.” As many of you know, I have frequently recommended that series, and to some extent I still do, but now with many more reservations and qualifications that have been clarified thanks to the work of <a href="https://x.com/crackpothist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Crackpot History’s psuedonymous host</a>.<br /><br />The conversation does indeed focus on the shortcomings of “Fear and Loathing” in terms of its research and some of the questionable claims made in that series, but it widens to include Crackpot History’s next project, which is a critique of Scott Horton’s book Provoked. In addition to that, we discuss the importance of accurate and effective sourcing, including the perils of over-sourcing and selective sourcing, both of which seem to be problems in the history creation space. We also discussed the potential motivation behind such practices and ultimately, the potential for peer review in historical podcasting and content creation.<br /><br />It was a very productive conversation, so I hope you enjoy this interview with the host of the Crackpot History Podcast.<br /><br />...<br /><br />History Impossible has been made possible by the following generous supporters on Patreon, Substack, and PayPal. Please consider <a href="https://www.patreon.com/historyimpossible" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">donating today</a> if you want to show some love for what I do and make and what to help keep the show and all my written content going:<br /><br />David Adamcik<br />David Alsbach<br />Gregg Anderson<br />approso1999<br />Rajan Athul<br />Robert Babeon<br />Michael Beach<br />Benjamin<br />Greg Bosai<br />Johannes Breitsameter<br />Carol ABC<br />Charles C<br />Chomo the Clown<br />Curtis Christiansen<br />Jason Coleman<br />Clayton Connell<br />Click<br />Cliffydeuce<br />CR<br />B.Cyr<br />daddygorgon<br />Danny<br />Lynda Davis<br />Paul DeCoster<br />Regina Dick-Endrizzi<br />Neil Dickens<br />Nathan Diehl<br />Bob Downing<br />Dramicas<br />J Dub<br />Martin E.<br />Eastone<br />Gavin Edwards<br />Howie Feltersnatch<br />Pierre Ghazarian<br />Josh Goedert<br />Sam Graham<br />Jayson Griesmeyer<br />Nathan Grote<br />Benjamin Hamilton<br />Peter Hauck<br />Jack Henneman<br />Eric Hodges<br />Mike Jarulic<br />Joe6245<br />Lionel Joseph<br />Thomas Justesen<br />Mike Kalnins<br />Bryn Kaufman<br />Leah Kodner<br />Benjamin Lee<br />Constance Loucks<br />Maddy<br />Mounty of Madness<br />Jose Martinez<br />Mike Mayleben<br />S.M. McAvoy<br />Judy McCoid<br />Mike<br />Kyle Mohney<br />Kostas Moros<br />Ryan Mortenson<br />Cameron Needham<br />Shiran<br />Skip Pacheco<br />David Page<br />Molly Pan<br />Sr. Powell<br />Brian Pritzl<br />AnaR737<br />PJ Rader<br />Gleb Radutsky<br />Aleksandr Rakitin<br />Reptilycus<br />Matthew M. Rice<br />Phillip Rice<br />Terry Rosen<br />Dan S<br />Jon Andre Saether<br />Jake Scalia<br />Emily Schmidt<br />Julian Schmidt<br />Andrew Seeber<br />Joshua Simpson<br />Cameron Smith<br />Jerry Spangler<br />timetosuccedd1995<br />Thomas Squeo<br />Athal Krishna Sundarrajan<br />Jared Cole Temple<br />Ward Van Roy<br />Pierre Vorupuni<br />Robert VS<br />weaverap<br />Jonny Wilkie<br />Christian Wilson<br />Janora Winsor<br />F. You<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/history-impossible--5634566/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/history-impossible--5634566/support</a>.