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Communism in America
Episode 177
The history of the United States' relationship with communism is one littered with fear and persecution. So where did the American Communist Party co…
2 years ago
The History of Baseball
Episode 176
Where did baseball come from? Why is every stadium unique? And how do you make it to the Hall of Fame?
For half the year, baseball remains a national…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Battle of Okinawa
Episode 175
Please note, this episode contains discussion of suicide.
On 1 April 1945, as the Second World War in Europe was reaching its end, one of the bloodies…
2 years, 1 month ago
President Chester A. Arthur: Redemption in Office?
Episode 174
Vice President to a narrow election winner, Chester Arthur was a very unlikely President. But on September 20th 1881 he took his seat as the 21st Pre…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Real Hamilton: An American Myth?
Episode 173
11 Tonys, a Grammy, a Pulitzer Prize and broken box office records - there's no denying the impact of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton.
Throughout this s…
2 years, 1 month ago
American Castaways: Treachery & Survival in the Falklands
Episode 172
Today we dive into the little-known true story of American castaways abandoned on the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812 ― a tale of treachery, …
2 years, 1 month ago
The Real Hamilton: Downfall, Duel & Death
Episode 171
When Alexander Hamilton took a bullet to the abdomen on the morning of the 11th July 1804, he joined a long list of people who had fallen foul of thi…
2 years, 1 month ago
President James A. Garfield: Sex Cults & Assassination
Episode 170
This may have been the second shortest Presidency in the history of the United States, but the term of James Garfield is definitely not one to miss.
F…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Real Hamilton: Lover, Adulterer, Family Man?
Episode 169
Founding Father, first Secretary of the Treasury and focus of one of the world's first political sex scandals - we couldn't do a series about Alexand…
2 years, 1 month ago
Teddy Roosevelt: The Making of the Rough Rider President
Episode 168
Theodore Roosevelt is arguably the most masculine president in American history. So how was he influenced by the women around him? And how was he imp…
2 years, 1 month ago