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#86 History Hack: Douglas Haig Was Not a Butcher
Episode 86
Despite years of scholarship to the contrary, the popular perception pervades that all of the Generals of the First World War were incompetent bungle…
5 years, 10 months ago
#85 History Hack: Anne Boleyn Day Pt.III: Tracy Borman
Episode 85
Rounding off our tribute to Anne Boleyn on the anniversary of her execution, Tracy Borman talks to us about her fall from grace and the conspiracy th…
5 years, 10 months ago
#84 History Hack: Anne Boleyn Day Pt.II: Lauren MacKay
Episode 84
Historian and author Lauren MacKay joins us to challenge our perceptions of Anne's father, Thomas Boleyn and George, her brother. Find out more about…
5 years, 10 months ago
#83 History Hack: Anne Boleyn Day Pt.I Leanda De Lisle
Episode 83
Join us as me mark the anniversary of Anne Boleyn's execution with three podcasts discussing her life. In 1/3 Leanda De Lisle gives us a breakdown of…
5 years, 10 months ago
#82 History Hack: WW2 in Russian Memory
Episode 82
Since victory in "The Great Patriotic War," how have Russians perceived it and how does it impact Russia today? With a an emphasis on Stalingrad, Ian…
5 years, 10 months ago
#81: History Hack: Men in Black, An Introduction to the CIA
Episode 81
Rounding off our weekend of US History, Pulitzer winning journalist and author Tim Weiner joins us to talk about the early history of the CIA. Based …
5 years, 10 months ago
#80 History Hack: WW2 Through the Eyes of One GI
Episode 80
In part 5/6 of our weekend tribute to US History, multiple Emmy Award winner Peter Lion joins us to introduce Merg. View the war in Europe through th…
5 years, 10 months ago
#79 History Hack: The First Women of the NYPD
Episode 79
We kick off the second day of our US History tribute in style. In 4/6 Lizzie Evens talks to us about the first women of the New York Police Departmen…
5 years, 10 months ago
#78 History Hack: The Texas Navy
Episode 78
Wait, Texas was a country, and it had its own navy? Yes to both of these things. In 3/6 of our US History weekend, and having written a book on this …
5 years, 10 months ago
#77 History Hack: Abraham Lincoln
Episode 77
In part 2/6 of our weekend celebrating the history of the USA, we talk to the hosts of the Railsplitter Podcast, dedicated to all thinks the US Presi…
5 years, 10 months ago