Podcast Episodes
Back to Search124: 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, 4 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, 5 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, 5 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, 6 months ago
120: From Atlanta to the NAACP, or Booker T. Washington v. W.E.B. Du Bois
“I am not quite sure of the exact place or exact date of my birth, but at any rate, I suspect I must have been born somewhere and at some time.”
This…
3 years, 6 months ago
119: Women’s Suffrage & the Passage of the 19th Amendment
“President Wilson, how long must we wait for liberty?”
This is the story of women’s suffrage.
According to the legal doctrine of coverture, a married …
3 years, 7 months ago
118: “The Island of Hope and Tears:” Ellis Island
“That’s the light of freedom! Remember that. Freedom.”
This is the story of 40% of modern America’s ancestors—this is the story of Ellis Island.
Religi…
3 years, 7 months ago
117: Epilogue on Progressive Era Part I (Teddy Roosevelt)
With the Presidency of Teddy Roosevelt covered, Greg sits down with Zach and Kelsi to talk favorite stories (especially those that didn’t make it in …
3 years, 7 months ago
116: Teddy Roosevelt’s Foreign Policy: From Big Stick Diplomacy to the Panama Canal
“I [will] be obliged to interfere, by force if necessary, if the Germans [take] any action which look[s] like the acquisition of territory in Venezue…
3 years, 8 months ago
115: History–Doomed to Repeat It? A Conversation with Lindsay Graham
The Legendary podcaster and composer (but not US Senator) Lindsay Graham is a dear friend of HTDS and an integral part of the podcast's sound. Today,…
3 years, 8 months ago