<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/308030/open_sms">Send us a text</a>This week Kiley takes on our first listener suggested topic! Thanks Hanna for bringing us on a wild underdog story with some good tunes to kick off this holiday season! Topic: Hector Berlioz and his Symphonie Fantastique, one of the most innovative symphonies of the 19th century. "Dream & Passions"... "A Ball"... "Scenes in the Country"... "March to the Scaffold"... and "Dream of the Witches' Sabbath"... ...by Hector Berlioz and as performed by  Pierre Monteux conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Recorded in 1951. Transferred and restored from the original RCA Victor mono LP LM-1131. Transfer by Bob Varney. ( <a href='https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/'>https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a> ) <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/308030/support">Support the show</a>✨New: <a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/308030/supporters/new'>Subscribe on Buzzsprout</a> to help us make the show, and future bonus content right in your RSS! ✨ <a href='https://www.buzzsprout.com/308030/supporters/new'>https://www.buzzsprout.com/308030/supporters/new </a> Music: "Another Day" by <a href='https://soundcloud.com/the-fisherman'>The Fisherman</a>. Cover Art by <a href='https://www.instagram.com/lezulla/'>Lezulla</a> Please Rate & Review us on <a href='https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/halfwit-history-852061'>Podchaser</a>! You can find us on <a href='https://www.facebook.com/HalfwitHistory/'>Facebook</a>, <a href='https://twitter.com/HalfwitHistory'>Twitter</a>, and visit our website at <a href='https://www.halfwitpodcasts.com/'>www.HalfwitPodcasts.com</a>! Reach out, say hello, or suggest a topic at HalfwitPod@gmail.com, or on this <a href='https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdyxV1uhWR_SD2eg_LmUCo00ql_-yuXoE6TP2RPwZUePNx_Hg/viewform'>form</a>!

Halfwit History

86 - Symphonie Fantastique

Hosts Jonathan & Kiley talk about the history of the upcoming week, but a long time ago (and sometimes not so long ago). Occasionally, they even know what they are talking about! Join them in exploring topics like Space Monkeys, Teleportation, Viking Battles, Death Poems, and more! (Produced by Halfwit Podcasts)