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The Last Nazi Fuhrer
When Adolf Hitler shot himself in a Berlin bunker, the Nazi regime didn't die with him, not immediately. In an eerie coda to World War II, Grand Admi…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Rome's Five Good Emperors
For 84 remarkable years, from 96 to 180 CE, the Roman Empire was guided not by the worst instincts of autocracy, but by its best hopes. In this episo…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The "Other" Rosa Parks
Before Rosa Parks made history by refusing to give up her seat in Montgomery, Alabama, there was another young woman, just 15 years old, who had done…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Today in Context: Iran/U.S Relations: A History
TODAY IN CONTEXT BONUS: The animosity between the United States and Iran is one of the most enduring geopolitical rivalries in modern history, rooted…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Frozen Hell of the Chosin Reservoir
In the frigid mountains of North Korea in the winter of 1950, 30,000 United Nations troops, led by the U.S. Marines, faced encirclement by over 120,0…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Killing Trotsky
On August 20, 1940, in a quiet Mexico City study, one of the last living architects of the Russian Revolution was struck down, not by a rival revolut…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Conversations: Which Founding Father Would Get the Highest SAT Score? w/ Joseph Ellis
Peter speaks with Joseph J. Ellis, a Two-Time Pulitzer-Prize winner, about his newest book, The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Reformation: The Hammer that Shook the World
In 1517, a German monk named Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door in Wittenberg, and shattered the religious unity of Europe. What began a…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Sink the Bismarck!
In May 1941, the Royal Navy launched one of the most relentless and emotional naval pursuits in history. Their target? The Bismarck, the pride of the…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Did Taft Get Stuck in a Tub?
Of all the legends surrounding American presidents, none is quite as enduring, or as delightfully absurd, as the tale of William Howard Taft getting …
11 months, 3 weeks ago