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President Millard Fillmore: The Most Handsome President?
Episode 138
How did a president lose his entire cabinet so soon after taking office? What was his role in the Westward expansion of the United States? And where …
2 years, 5 months ago
The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.
Episode 137
Who introduced Martin Luther King Jr. to activism? Why is the influence of mothers so often understated? And did you know about the other King assass…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Election That Changed Politics: 1968
Episode 136
Chaos, collusion and the Chennault Affair. What made the election of 1968 so unusual?
Luke Nichter joins Don to talk about the election race that made…
2 years, 5 months ago
President Zachary Taylor
Episode 135
Once the most popular man in America, hero of the Mexican-American war Zachary Taylor is our twelfth President and the subject of this episode.
To fin…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Tet Offensive: Turning Point of the Vietnam War?
Episode 134
January, 1968. Fighting in Vietnam has been ongoing since the 1950s. Ho Chi Minh and the leaders of the communist forces in Hanoi have concocted a st…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Tudors & the American West Coast
Episode 133
In the summer of 1579, Francis Drake had to land in a ‘fair and good bay’ on the western coast of the New World when his ship - The Golden Hind - nee…
2 years, 5 months ago
Prohibition
Episode 132
On 17 January 1920, the 18th Amendment came into effect in the United States. It made the manufacture, sale and transportation of 'intoxicating liquo…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Kennedy Curse
Episode 131
What was it about the Kennedys that attracted so much tragedy, that many believed them to be cursed?
From plane disasters in World War 2, to drug over…
2 years, 6 months ago
President James K. Polk: Lies, Warmongering & the Myth of Success
Episode 130
Is this the only president to have achieved all of their campaign promises? James K. Polk, the 11th Commander-in-Chief successfully led the nation th…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Amish: Origins and Society
Episode 129
Simple living, plain dress and pacifism. This is not a lifestyle typical of the United States. So how did the Amish come to be in America? Where did …
2 years, 6 months ago