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Ep. 90 Révolution Part 1: What the French Revolution Can Still Teach Us Today
Episode 90
This week I discuss the events leading up to the outbreak of the French Revolution during the summer of 1789. You'll learn how Louis XVI and Marie An…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ep. 89 John Billington: How "America's First Murderer" Attended the First Thanksgiving
Episode 89
On November 11, 1620, forty-one men aboard the ship the Mayflower signed a document of great importance. With their signatures they vowed to create f…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ep. 88 Sacagawea: How Lewis and Clark's Indigenous Guide Did So Much More Than That
Episode 88
It’s the greatest adventure story ever told, Lewis and Clark’s daring pursuit to cross thousands of miles of rugged terrain, to explore the rest of t…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ep. 87 Residential Schools: How the US Government Forced Indigenous Children to Give Up Their Identities
Episode 87
Starting in the 1800s, the US government forcibly removed hundreds of thousands of indigenous children from their homes and sent them to boarding sch…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ep 86 Mt. Rushmore: How Sacred Indigenous Land Was Stolen and Defaced by the US
Episode 86
In the Black Hills region of South Dakota stands a massive American monument, the faces of four US presidents blasted into the side of a mountain. Ge…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ep. 85: The Exorcist: How a Real Life Story Inspired the Cult Classic Horror Film
Episode 85
This week, I'll explore the peculiar true story that inspired William Peter Blatty to write the book and screenplay for the 1973 hit film "The Exorc…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ep. 84 Salem: Why the Witch Trials of 1692 Should Still Scare You Today
Episode 84
It’s January of 1692 and there’s something very wrong with 9 year old Betty Parris. Her father, the minister Samuel Parris, rushes to her bedside. Be…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ep. 83 Historical Hauntings: How Characters Throughout History Have Reappeared From the Afterlife
Episode 83
This week, I'll examine several cases of historical hauntings. These are ghost stories where you actually get to find out the single most important q…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ep. 82 Mary Shelley: How the Mind Behind Frankenstein Pushed All the Boundaries
Episode 82
Mary Shelley was just 18 years old when the idea for Frankenstein struck her on a rainy night in Geneva, Switzerland. Cooped up on vacation with nons…
1 year, 6 months ago
Ep. 81 Columbus Part 2: How a Villain Was Twisted Into America's Greatest Hero
Episode 81
This is part 2 of last week's episode on Christopher Columbus. This week, you'll learn about Columbus' disastrous third voyage to the Americas when h…
1 year, 6 months ago