Podcast Episodes

130: Russia: From the Great War to Revolution with Deputy Provost Kat Brown

To say Russia had a difficult go of it during World War I would be a gross understatement. Millions of dead, lost territory, soldiers charging into b…

3 years, 2 months ago

129: World War I Before the US (Military Tech, Trenches, Global Armies, Ypres, Verdun & the Somme)

“In Flanders’ fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row.”

This is the story of the first two and a half years of the Great War, particula…

3 years, 2 months ago

128: The Causes of World War I (From the Congress of Vienna to Franz Ferdinand & the Marne)

“Sopherl, Sopherl! Don’t die on me. Live for our children.”

This is the 99-year story of Europe’s descent into total war.

The Napoleonic Wars devastate…

3 years, 3 months ago

127: Mr. Wilson Goes to Washington (Progressive Policies & Foreign Affairs in South America)

“It would be the irony of fate if my administration had to deal chiefly with foreign affairs.”

This is the story of the lesser-known aspects of Woodro…

3 years, 3 months ago

126: Christmas Special 6: Jacob Riis’ “Is There a Santa Claus?”

“Now, how would you like to be a reporter, if you have got nothing better to do?”

This is the story of a reporter–a muckraker–answering a boy who want…

3 years, 5 months ago

125: Epilogue: The Progressive Era

So much to say–it’s been a while!

Kelsi and Greg share stories that they wish made it into some episodes, but alas, just couldn’t (looking at you, Ell…

3 years, 5 months ago

124: The “Bull Moose” Election of 1912

“It’s true. But it takes more than that to kill a bull moose.”

This is the story of one of the most unique, bitter, impactful, and noteworthy election…

3 years, 6 months ago

123: The Wright Brothers Fly at Kitty Hawk

“Not in a thousand years would man ever fly.”

This is the story of two brothers and the dream of controlled, sustained, and powered flight in a heavi…

3 years, 6 months ago

122: Halloween Special II: H.P. Lovecraft – “The Outsider” & “Dagon”

“I am writing this under an appreciable mental strain, since by tonight I shall be no more.”

This is the story of a lonely, isolated figure who escape…

3 years, 7 months ago

121: Henry Ford: The Model T & Mass Production

“Your car is self-contained–it carries its own power-plant … keep at it.”

This is the story of the rise of the automobile and mass production.

Powerful…

3 years, 7 months ago