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Back to Search184: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: From Failure to Führer of Nazi Germany or the Third Reich
“There will be no more mercy now; anyone who stands in our way will be butchered.”
This is the story of Adolf Hitler and the collapse of the Weimar …
10 months ago
183: The Origin of Fascism: “Il Duce” Benito Mussolini & the Rise of Fascist Italy
“Italy, Gentlemen, wants peace, wants quiet, wants work, wants calm; we will give it with love, if that be possible, or with strength, if that be nec…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
182: A Prologue to World War II: US Army Interwar Preparation
This is the story of interwar preparation–not that the United States realized it was preparing for World War II, new technologies, innovation, and a …
11 months ago
181: American Aviation: The Growth of the Industry Through the Eyes of Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, and Howard Hughes
“If he is lost it will be the most universally regretted single loss we ever had. But that kid ain’t going to fail.”
This is the story of the high-fl…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
180: “A Race to the Sky”: The Rise of New York City’s Chrysler, Manhattan Company, and Empire State Buildings
“If this is to be a skyscraper… why not make it scrape the sky.”
This is the story of the race for the tallest building in New York City—in the wo…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
179: Bridging the Bay: San Francisco’s Golden Gate and Bay Bridges (Infrastructure pt. 2)
“Everybody says it can’t be done.”
This is the story of San Francisco’s two great bridges.
The bustling cities of Oakland and San Francisco are se…
1 year ago
178: “A Damn Big Dam”: Taming the Colorado River with the Hoover (or Boulder) Dam (Infrastructure pt. 1)
“I felt no distress whatever…I was perspiring freely and was as limber and helpless as a wet rag. It was an exhilarating experience.... It was then a…
1 year ago
Introducing: What We Spend
A new HTDS episode about The Hoover Dam debuts May 5th.
Meanwhile, we'd like to introduce a new show from our partners at Audacy: What We Spend. Ima…
1 year, 1 month ago
America 250: The Boston Campaign 1775-76: A Leadership Discussion with Gen. William Rapp
This is a conversation to kick off the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Retired U.S. Army Major General and history buff, Bill Rapp, dro…
1 year, 1 month ago
177: An Epilogue to the New Deal and CCC Deep Dive with Neil Maher
A discussion of the recent HTDS narrative episodes on FDR and the New Deal. Think of it as a book club for additional insights into these latest chap…
1 year, 1 month ago