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Frederick Douglass
Episode 18
Slave. Runaway. Abolitionist. Orator. Statesman. Legend.
On this episode, we explore how Frederick Douglass was able to go from the most challenging o…
5 years, 9 months ago
Mini-Episode: The Greatest Poet of All Time: Gerard Manley Hopkins
Episode 17
A short anecdote about the greatest poet of all time, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and why some people might accidentally learn the wrong lesson from his l…
5 years, 10 months ago
Thomas Edison (Part 3)
Episode 16
All of my Edison notes that didn't make it into Part 1 & Part 2, including:
Edison vs. Tesla Edison vs. Elon Musk Puritanism and Edison How Edison We…5 years, 10 months ago
Thomas Edison (Part 2)
Episode 15
How did Thomas Edison rise from obscure origins in a frontier town in Michigan to become the most famous man of his age and one of the greatest inven…
5 years, 10 months ago
Thomas Edison (Part 1)
Episode 14
How did Thomas Edison rise from obscure origins in a frontier town in Michigan to become the most famous man of his age and one of the greatest inven…
5 years, 11 months ago
Mini-Episode: Catherine the Great
Episode 13
How did a German girl from a family of little note become one of the most powerful people in the world and one of the greatest rulers in Russian hist…
6 years, 6 months ago
Mini-Episode: How Steve Jobs Got What He Wanted
Episode 12
This is the first-ever HTTOTW short. These 3-minute in-between-isodes will run during weeks when there isn't a new full episode. This is in addition …
6 years, 8 months ago
The Wealthiest Family of All Time - The Rothschilds (Part 2)
Episode 11
How did the Rothschilds go from a poor family inhabiting a part-share of a home in a Jewish ghetto to the richest family of all time in less than 50 …
6 years, 9 months ago
The Wealthiest Family of All Time - The Rothschilds (Part 1)
Episode 10
How did the Rothschilds go from a poor family inhabiting a part-share of a home in a Jewish ghetto to the richest family of all time in less than 50 …
7 years, 1 month ago
Julius Caesar (Part 4)
Episode 9
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7 years, 10 months ago