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The War on Crime: The 1930s and the New Deal
Episode 179
How did the United States go from a country defined by its lawlessness in the 1920s and early 1930s, to one where many political standpoints rest on …
2 years, 4 months ago
America at D-Day
Episode 178
On June 6, 1944, the Allied forces combined their land, air and sea forces into the largest amphibious invasion in history - D-Day.
Under Supreme Comm…
2 years, 4 months ago
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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months ago