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Un-history

Un-history

By: Koji Steven Sakai
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Summary

Un-History is just me—Koji Steven Sakai, a writer and producer from South Pasadena—sitting in my garage with a weird piece of analog hardware that somehow picks up the "Dead Air." It turns out the legends of history are stuck on a dead frequency waiting for their final edit, and I figured it was time someone actually audited their scripts. Armed with a few microphones and actual historical receipts, I pull people like Thomas Jefferson and Mother Teresa onto the hot seat to ask them about the massive, hypocritical plot holes their biographers conveniently left out. It’s not a history lesson; it’s just a guy who is tired of bad writing cross-examining the people who spent their whole lives faking it for the textbooks.

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Episodes
  • Un-History Ep 1 | Thomas Jefferson: The 600-Person Plot Hole

    Un-History Ep 1 | Thomas Jefferson: The 600-Person Plot Hole
    May 6 2026

    Koji Steven Sakai drags Thomas Jefferson into a South Pasadena garage for a long-overdue audit. Using the “Dead Air” signal, Koji cross-examines the Founding Father on the massive plot holes in his legacy—from his 600-person forced labor camp to the massive debts that kept his own children in the service entrance. It’s a deep dive into the man who wrote the script for freedom but couldn't afford to live it.

    The Audit Trail (References)
    Slavery & Labor:

    • The Nailery: Monticello's "Nail Boys"
    • Sally Hemings: Life at Monticello | PBS NewsHour
    • 1800 Election: The Three-Fifths Clause

    Financials & Gadgets:

    • Jefferson Bible: The "Razor and Glue" Gospels
    • The Mammoth Cheese: 1,200lbs of Symbolism
    • The Polygraph: The 18th Century CC Machine
    • Weather Logs: 50 Years of Daily Data


    Sound Credits
    Pixabay:     freesound_community, Vicki Hamilton, Hasin Amanda

    Freesound.org: Gravel Footsteps by Sassaby (CC0)
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    13 mins
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