Episode – 1621 : Women’s Suffrage Podcast Transcript The earliest forms of democracy go back over 2000 years to Ancient Greece. While this early system did have voting, not everyone […]
Episode – 1620 : Prisoners of War and the Geneva Conventions
Episode – 1620 : Prisoners of War and the Geneva Conventions Podcast Transcript If you ever watch a war movie, you might see a scene where a prisoner of war […]
Episode – 1598 : California
Episode – 1598 : California Podcast Transcript California isn’t just another US state. It is the most populous state in the union, and it has an economy which, if it […]
Episode – 1594 : Citizenship
Episode – 1594 : Citizenship Podcast Transcript Almost everyone listening to the sound of my voice is a citizen of some country. Citizenship seems very simple and straightforward, but it […]
Episode – 1580 : Questions and Answers: Volume 24
Episode – 1580 : Questions and Answers: Volume 24 Podcast Transcript Right now, in the Northern Hemisphere, the days are getting shorter, and things are getting colder. In the southern […]
Episode – 1571 : East and West Berlin
Episode – 1571 : East and West Berlin Podcast Transcript From the end of the Second World War through 1990, the city of Berlin, the former capital of Germany and […]
Episode – 1568 : Conflict of the Orders: Plebeians vs Patricians
Episode – 1568 : Conflict of the Orders: Plebeians vs Patricians Podcast Transcript After the founding of Rome as a city in the 8th century BC, it created a social […]
Episode – 1563 : Guam And The Northern Mariana Islands
Episode – 1563 : Guam And The Northern Mariana Islands Podcast Transcript Two of the United States’s most distant territories are located in the Western Pacific Ocean: Guam and the […]
Episode – 1560 : The Boxer Rebellion
Episode – 1560 : The Boxer Rebellion Podcast Transcript From 1899 to 1900, China underwent a widespread and violent uprising. The revolt, a reaction against China’s exploitation by foreign powers, […]
Episode – 1518 : Questions and Answers: Volume 22
Episode – 1518 : Questions and Answers: Volume 22 Podcast Transcript Thirty days hath September, and on 29 of those days, I’ll run normal episodes.But for one day, I will […]
Episode – 1494 : The Battle of Fort Sumter
Episode – 1494 : The Battle of Fort Sumter Podcast Transcript On April 12, 1861, the United States Civil War began when Confederate forces began a bombardment of the Union […]
Episode – 1418 : Joan of Arc
Episode – 1418 : Joan of Arc Podcast Transcript In 1428, a young girl from the village of Domrémy, France, audaciously set out to meet the heir apparent to the […]
Episode – 1411 : The Anaconda Plan
Episode – 1411 : The Anaconda Plan Podcast Transcript When the United States entered the Civil War, the Union needed a plan for its conduct of the conflict. General Windfield […]
Episode – 1394 : A History of the Crusades
Episode – 1394 : A History of the Crusades Podcast Transcript Starting in the year 1096, the Christian kingdoms of the Latin Church united to retake religious sites in the […]
Episode – 1382 : A Brief History of Belgium
Episode – 1382 : A Brief History of Belgium Podcast Transcript Located in Northern Europe, along the Atlantic coast, is the relatively small nation of Belgium. Belgium is like other […]
Episode – 1368 : Jackie Robinson
Episode – 1368 : Jackie Robinson Podcast Transcript On April 15, 1947, a rookie infielder took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers. All eyes in the world of baseball, and […]
Episode – 1357 : Hong Kong
Episode – 1357 : Hong Kong Podcast Transcript Located on a peninsula and series of islands off the southeastern coast of China lies what is today called the Special Administrative […]
Episode – 1340 : Senegal and The Gambia
Episode – 1340 : Senegal and The Gambia Podcast Transcript Nestled in the heart of West Africa lie two nations with distinct identities yet tied together by a common geography […]
Episode – 1328 : The Tuskegee Airmen
Episode – 1328 : The Tuskegee Airmen Podcast Transcript During the Second World War, one of the most distinguished American aviation units was one that no one thought would even […]
Episode – 1319 : Phrenology
Episode – 1319 : Phrenology Podcast Transcript In the 19th century, a new discipline swept over the medical and legal professions. This belief held that a person’s personality could be […]