This week's story is like the Dark Universe because there's just one part (rip.) Aanvik looks at the story of 'Alice in the Wonderland' and its creation. A simple story behind the not so simple  genre-defining story.  Check out my article 'Breaking Up With JK Rowling': https://scadmanor.com/im-sorry-jk-im-not-coming-back-to-your-wizarding-world/  New episodes come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help make this project better, and also...

This week's story is like a famous 90s musical group because it comes to you in five parts! Aanvik looks at a side of art that you have probably never thought about. We love talking about art that is made because of war. But what happens to all the pre-existing art during a war? How do you protect some of the most important yet brittlest pieces of paper in history?  The Painting Discussed: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/titian-noli-me-tangere New episodes come out every...

I'm on vacation after a very hectic finals season so this episode is a re-run of an old favourite of mine This episode's story is told to you in five parts. So that you can count along as we solve a murder mystery and travel around the world (in like less than ten minutes so TAKE THAT Phileas Fogg!)   New episodes of TGHC come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help make this project better, and also help make it at all, tell someone about...

This week's story is like the number of pigs interested in real estate because it comes to you in three parts and looks at the life and paintings of the one of the most important artists of the 20th century;  the poster child of the misunderstood artist trope: Amedeo Modigliani.  New episodes come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help make this project better, and also help make it at all, tell someone about the podcast.  If you're...

This week's story comes to you in five parts and  charts the surprisingly complicated story behind the most famous children's rhyme of all time: 'Mary and Her Little Lamb.' This is a story of lies, accusations, warring towns, technological marvels ( occasionally  a lamb) and is definitely not for children! New episodes come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help make this project better, and also help make it at all, tell someone about the...

This week's story has as many parts as a failed Divergent movie series. Aanvik tells you about his favourite section from Pliny the Elder's pioneering encyclopedia Naturalis Historia about elephants and dragons. It. Gets. Weird.  New episodes come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help make this project better, and also help make it at all, tell someone about the podcast.  If you're looking for more stuff just like this, our instagram...

This week's story has as many parts as a cat has lives. Aanvik explores the history and mystery surrounding one of the most influential poems of all time and looks at what makes Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelly so great. We discuss the immortality of art, the fallibility of truth, and we also look at the real life Princess Charm School! New episodes come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help make this project better, and also help make it...

This week's episode features a very sick Aanvik connect different facets of human history (picked by YOU!) in 6 degrees or less.  We find ways to connect serial killers and anime volleyball players, mermaids and milkshakes, and Mussolini and slippers.  If you haven't heard the previous six degrees episode:  https://www.aanvikiguess.com/podcast/episode/4a1ebcc3/ep-6-or-six-degrees-of-separation New episodes come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you...

This week's story is like an enneagram chart because it comes to you in nine parts! Aanvik looks at the story BEHIND the story of the Frog Prince, the HIDDEN psychological messages in fairy tales, and the story of the history's most famous home-wrecker!  New episodes come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help make this project better, and also help make it at all, tell someone about the podcast.  If you're looking for more stuff just like...

This week's episode is like the Peter Jackson's Middle Earth movies because it comes to you in seven parts (and a little silmarillion!) As we wrap the season up, Aanvik shares stories that were written and researched but did not make the final cut this season. The final story was inspired by this incredible article by Joe Zadeh: https://www.noemamag.com/the-tyranny-of-time  New episodes of TGHC come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help...

This week's episode is like the Harry Potter series because it comes to you in seven parts! We look at the surprisingly LONG (and international) history of people flying with bird-like wings. New episodes of TGHC come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help make this project better, and also help make it at all, tell someone about the podcast.  If you're looking for more stuff just like this, the TGHC instagram account has tons of exclusive...

In this episode, Aanvik looks at the story of how a weird cult became the national religion of France after the French Revolution!  New episodes of TGHC come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help make this project better, and also help make it at all, tell someone about the podcast.  If you're looking for more stuff just like this, the TGHC instagram account has tons of exclusive content (but funnier and quicker!):...

From jumping into volcanoes to eating three dozen knives, Aanvik looks at look at 5 bizarre stories about people in their final moments. This isn't for the faint hearted! New episodes of TGHC come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help make this project better, and also help make it at all, tell someone about the podcast.  If you're looking for more stuff just like this, the TGHC instagram account has tons of exclusive content (but funnier...

This episode's story is told to you in five parts. So that you can count along as we solve a murder mystery and travel around the world (in like less than ten minutes so TAKE THAT Phileas Fogg!)   New episodes of TGHC come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help make this project better, and also help make it at all, tell someone about the podcast.  If you're looking for more stuff just like this, the TGHC instagram account has tons of...

In this episode, Aanvik looks at the fascinating story of the five year old king who gave away the most famous diamond in the world. New episodes of TGHC come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help make this project better, and also help make it at all, tell someone about the podcast.  If you're looking for more stuff just like this, the TGHC instagram account has tons of exclusive content (but funnier and quicker!):...

In this episode, Aanvik looks at a show that took place in 1750 when a man put himself inside a bottle and our belief in the impossible New episodes of TGHC come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help make this project better, and also help make it at all, tell someone about the podcast.  If you're looking for more stuff just like this, the TGHC instagram account has tons of exclusive content (but funnier and quicker!):...

In this episode, Aanvik takes listener suggestions and tries to connect the history of Toothbrushes to Osama Bin Laden,  Champagne to Cleopatra and other facets of human history in just turns.  New episodes of TGHC come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help make this project better, and also help make it at all, tell someone about the podcast.  If you're looking for more stuff just like this, the TGHC instagram account has tons of...

In this episode, Aanvik looks at the bizarre and recent origins of a sport that most think is incredibly old.  New episodes of TGHC come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help make this project better, and also help make it at all, tell someone about the podcast.  If you're looking for more stuff just like this, the TGHC instagram account has tons of exclusive content (but funnier and quicker!): instagram.com/greathumanchronicle When...

In this episode, Aanvik looks at the incredible and often overlooked story of Zelda Fitzgerald and her fight to write her own story. New episodes of TGHC come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help me make this project better, and also help me make it at all, tell a friend about the podcast please.  If you're looking for more stuff just like this, the TGHC instagram account has tons of exclusive content (but funnier and quicker!):...

In this episode, Aanvik looks at the brief period in history when children were mailed through the US Post (America, amirite)  New episodes of TGHC come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help me make this project better, and also help me make it at all, tell a friend about the podcast please.  When Aanvik is not writing in third person about himself, he is making comics and animated films about the world he is currently stuck in. You can...

In this episode, Aanvik looks at the origins of the world's oldest organization dedicated to studying ghosts. New episodes of TGHC come out every alternate Friday on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help me make this project better, and also help me make it at all, tell a friend about the podcast please.  When Aanvik is not writing in third person about himself, he is making comics and animated films about the world he is currently stuck in. You can follow him...

In this episode, Aanvik talks about a radio show that murdered people. Well, uh, kinda, not really, you'll see.  New episodes of TGHC come out every second and fourth Friday of every month on all podcasting platforms of your choice. If you want to help me make this project better, and also help me make it at all, tell a friend about the podcast please.  When Aanvik is not writing in third person about himself, he is making comics and animated films about the world he is currently stuck in....

When Aanvik was a child, he heard a story about an 18th century English cartographer that changed the way he saw the world forever. Or at least that is what he wants you to believe because that is what he believes. The Great Human Chronicle is his attempt to do the same for someone else as he explores people, places, and incidents from history that connect in unexpected ways. New episodes of TGHC come out every second and fourth Friday of every month on all podcasting platforms of your...