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Bobby Kennedy: Assassination of a Future President
Episode 266
Bobby Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign had an aura around it. Its urgency, idealism and raw emotion connected with a nation in turmoil. But his l…
1 year, 2 months ago
Battle of Iwo Jima
Episode 265
80 years ago, the battle of Iwo Jima came to an end on 26 March 1945. After 36 days of fighting, nearly 7,000 US Marines had been killed and another …
1 year, 3 months ago
Confederacy: Myth of the Lost Cause
Episode 264
How do you justify a war you lost, and that destroyed countless homes, businesses, towns and families? This was a question facing the southern states…
1 year, 3 months ago
What If JFK Wasn't Shot?
Episode 263
The biggest counterfactual that hangs on the assassination of JFK is this: Would JFK have launched a ground war in the jungles of Vietnam? Don Wildma…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Confederacy: Could They Have Won?
Episode 262
Did the Confederates predict that secession would lead to war? How ready were they to fight? And what was their military strategy?
Cecily Zander is ba…
1 year, 3 months ago
President Eisenhower: War on Soviets & Segregation
Episode 261
Dwight D. Eisenhower is a fixture in the lists of America's favourite Presidents. How did Eisenhower change America? How did the Cold War and Civil R…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Confederacy: Life In The South
Episode 260
The Civil War consumed the Confederacy for its entire existence, draining it of supplies, food and people. In this second episode of our confederacy …
1 year, 3 months ago
The Illuminati in the US
Episode 259
What do Thomas Jefferson and Beyonce have in common? They have both been thought to be members of the Illuminati.
But what really is this not-so-secre…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Confederacy: Who Was Jefferson Davis?
Episode 258
Only one person has ever held the title of President of the Confederate States of America. In this episode, we're going to find out more about him an…
1 year, 3 months ago
President Harry Truman: From Farm to Oval Office and the Atom Bomb
Episode 257
The end of the Second World War. The start of the Cold War. The dropping of the Atomic Bomb and the growth of the Civil Rights movement. When FDR pas…
1 year, 4 months ago