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1705: "Tara Westover, the Girl Who Taught Herself to Study"
Episode 1705
Interesting Things with JC #1705: "Tara Westover, the Girl Who Taught Herself to Study" – Tara Westover opened an algebra book to prepare for the ACT…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
1704: "Lincoln Wasn't the Only Target"
Episode 1704
Interesting Things with JC #1704: "Lincoln Wasn't the Only Target" – John Wilkes Booth killed President Abraham Lincoln while three other assassins m…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
1703: "250 Years of the United States of America"
Episode 1703
Interesting Things with JC #1703: "250 Years of the United States of America" – On July 4, 1776, Congress approved the final text of the Declaration …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
1702: "July 3rd, 1776 - The Message Had to Be Perfect"
Episode 1702
Interesting Things with JC #1702: "July 3rd, 1776 - The Message Had to Be Perfect" – Congress was rewriting Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Indepen…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
1701: "July 2, 1776 - The Day the Decision Was Made"
Episode 1701
Interesting Things with JC #1701: "July 2, 1776 - The Day the Decision Was Made" – Congress was already directing a war against Great Britain while s…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
1700: "Patriotism"
Episode 1700
Interesting Things with JC #1700: "Patriotism" – Americans keep serving the same country while disagreeing over what patriotism requires, and the deb…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
1699: "Project Blue Book"
Episode 1699
Interesting Things with JC #1699: "Project Blue Book" – Air Force investigators keep collecting UFO reports as the unexplained cases refuse to disapp…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
1698: "Operation Mockingbird"
Episode 1698
Interesting Things with JC #1698: "Operation Mockingbird" – The CIA built relationships with journalists, funded publications, and treated informatio…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
1697: "Operation Popeye"
Episode 1697
Interesting Things with JC #1697: "Operation Popeye" – American aircraft flew directly into monsoon clouds and released silver iodide to increase rai…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
1696: "David Clayton-Thomas"
Episode 1696
Interesting Things with JC #1696: "David Clayton-Thomas" – David Clayton-Thomas replaced Blood, Sweat & Tears' original singer just as the band's fut…
3 months, 4 weeks ago