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Cold War | Harry S. Truman: The Power of the Universe Part 1
In 1945, Harry S. Truman made one of the most fateful decisions any president has ever had to make: to use the atomic bomb as a weapon of war. This e…
6 years, 4 months ago
FDR's Final Odyssey: D-Day to Yalta with Nigel Hamilton
Nigel Hamilton is the author of an epic-three part biography on Franklin D. Roosevelt. In this episode, Hamilton discusses his new book, War and Peac…
6 years, 5 months ago
Apollo 11 Splashdown with Navy Frogman John Wolfram
When John Wolfram joined the US Navy in 1967, he did not know he would become the first person to see the Apollo 11 astronauts after the moon landing…
6 years, 7 months ago
George Washington: A Gulf of Civil Horror
George Washington is known as the “Indispensable Man” of the American Revolution. That was never truer than in 1783, when a mysterious conspiracy in …
6 years, 8 months ago
Presidential Fight Club with Scott Rank
Scott Rank discusses his podcast "Presidential Fight Club", which seeks to answer the question "If all of the presidents fought each other one-on-one…
6 years, 9 months ago
Gen. Michael Hayden, Director of the NSA and CIA under George W. Bush
General Michael V. Hayden was on the front lines during President Bush’s War on Terror. In this episode, the former NSA and CIA director discusses th…
6 years, 11 months ago
US Expansion | McKinley and Roosevelt: Will and Ted’s Imperial Adventure Part 2
William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt succeeded in building an American empire, but they found themselves in an unexpected war against the Philippi…
7 years ago
US Expansion | McKinley and Roosevelt: Will and Ted’s Imperial Adventure Part 1
The unlikely pair of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt transformed their nation from an isolationist republic to a global empire. This episode …
7 years, 4 months ago
US Expansion | James K. Polk: The Great American Conqueror Part 2
When James K. Polk left the presidency, he was exhausted with just months to live—but he left his nation a continental giant. This episode explores t…
7 years, 8 months ago
US Expansion | James K. Polk: The Great American Conqueror Part 1
Politicians are known for breaking promises, but not James K. Polk. He entered the presidency promising to fulfill his nation’s “Manifest Destiny” an…
7 years, 11 months ago