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Conversations: Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism, w/ Brittlestar
In this episode, we're joined by Stewart Reynolds, better known as Brittlestar, Canada's beloved "Internet's Favourite Dad" and a viral comedian who'…
10 months, 1 week ago
Dr. Crippen - The Second Jack the Ripper?
In this episode, we dive deep into one of the most notorious criminal cases of the early 20th century, Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen, the American homeop…
10 months, 1 week ago
The Solidarity Movement
In this episode, we explore one of the most pivotal moments in the decline of communism in Eastern Europe: the rise of the Solidarity movement in Pol…
10 months, 1 week ago
Could the SS Californian Have Saved the Titanic?
In this episode, we explore one of the most haunting "what if" scenarios in maritime history: Could the SS Californian have saved the Titanic on that…
10 months, 1 week ago
Trojan War
Join us as we delve into one of history's most enduring legends, the Trojan War. From the mythical beauty of Helen of Troy to the cunning strategy of…
10 months, 1 week ago
The Beast of New Orleans
In 1862, as Union troops occupied the Confederate stronghold of New Orleans, a new kind of warfare began, not one of bullets and bayonets, but of pol…
10 months, 1 week ago
Debs Runs for President... from Jail
In one of the most astonishing chapters in American political history, Eugene V. Debs, a fiery labor leader, devout democratic socialist, and perenni…
10 months, 1 week ago
Conversations: Lessons from the Renaissance, w/ Ross King
In this illuminating episode of History Shorts, Peter welcomes acclaimed historian and author Ross King, the bestselling writer behind Brunelleschi's…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Kent State
May 4, 1970, an ordinary spring day turned tragic at Kent State University. What began as a student protest against the Vietnam War ended in horror, …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Secret Plot to Kill Jefferson Davis
In the final throes of the Civil War, a chilling discovery near Richmond sent shockwaves through both Union and Confederate camps. On the body of a s…
10 months, 2 weeks ago