Podcast Episodes

Ep. 128 War of the Roses: How the Real Life Game of Thrones Ended With An Unexpected Victor

Episode 128

Link to family tree! Game of Thrones is typically considered to be the most popular television show of all time based on its massive global reach and deep cultural impact. If you haven’t seen it, it’…

Published on 2 days, 18 hours ago

Ep. 127 Education: Why Our Failing Education System Has Missed the Mark for 12,000 Years

Episode 127

In this episode, I tackle the history of education from prehistoric hunter-gatherer days all the way to today. We'll look at the many motives that have shaped the education and formal schooling of ch…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Ep. 126 Shackleton: How Endurance Expedition Leader Ernest Shackleton Pulled Off the Most Successful Failure

Episode 126

This week I'm tackling a topic that's been on my mind for quite some time: Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition. Shackleton was really a huge failure. Almost everything this man did failed.…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Ep. 125 LSD: How This “Wonder Drug” Cycled Its Way Through Medical, Government, and Counterculture Communities

Episode 125

Discovered accidentally in the 1930s, studied as a possible psychiatric wonder drug, used by the CIA in highly unethical clandestine mind control experiments for project MKUltra during the cold war, …

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Ep. 124 Frances Grey: How the Vilified Mother of Lady Jane Grey May Not Have Deserved Her Reputation

Episode 124

This episode was supposed to be about Lady Jane Grey, the "Nine Days Queen" who was hastily placed on the English throne following the death of Henry VIII's son Edward VI, usurping his older sister M…

Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago

Ep. 123 Joan of Arc: How a Teenage Peasant Girl Helped Turn the Tide of the Hundred Years War

Episode 123

Join me this week as I recount the unbelievable true story of Joan of Arc, the 16 year old peasant girl who dressed in mens clothing and led French armies to victory in the 1420s. Something like this…

Published on 1 month ago

Ep. 122 Salt: How the Cheapest Thing at the Grocery Store Was Once Worth Its Weight In Gold

Episode 122

This week is all about the history of salt! Yes, salt. You've probably never given it much thought. It sits in a salt shaker on your kitchen counter, spice rack, or cabinet. You can buy a pound of it…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Special Release Mini Fix #10: Varina Davis

Varina Howell Davis, wife of Jefferson Davis and First Lady of the Confederacy played the part well. She was educated, graceful, the picture of antebellum perfection. She hosted elegant soirees at th…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ep. 121 Thomas Jefferson: How America's Golden Boy Refused to Practice What He Preached

Episode 121

Thomas Jefferson was America's golden boy. Author of the Declaration of Independence, secretary of state under George Washington, vice president to John Adams, and 3rd president of the United States,…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ep. 120 Great Flood: What the Story of Noah's Great Flood Says About Our Collective Human Experience

Episode 120

Back this week with one final, somewhat nautical episode to round out the month of June. This week we're talking about the Great Flood of Noah's Ark fame. It's one of the best known bible stories. Bu…

Published on 2 months ago