Episode – 0942 : Teapot Dome Scandal Podcast Transcript In the early 1920s, what was considered to be the largest political scandal in American history became public. Despite the enormous […]
Episode – 0928 : The Glorious Revolution
Episode – 0928 : The Glorious Revolution Podcast Transcript In 1688, a palace coup took place in England. The King of England and Scotland was usurped and was replaced by […]
Episode – 0913 : The Speaker of the House of Representatives
Episode – 0913 : The Speaker of the House of Representatives Podcast Transcript The United States Congres is divided into two houses. The larger of the two houses, the House […]
Episode – 0911 : The Zone of Death
Episode – 0911 : The Zone of Death Podcast Transcript What if I told you there is a place within the borders of the United States where, theoretically, you could […]
Episode – 0890 : The Walled City of Kowloon
Episode – 0890 : The Walled City of Kowloon Podcast Transcript Formerly located in the territory of Hong Kong was arguably the most densely populated place on Earth. In fact, […]
Episode – 0877 : Countries That Changed Their Name
Episode – 0877 : Countries That Changed Their Name Podcast Transcript Countries are kind of like people. Every one of them has a name. Just like people, sometimes they change […]
Episode – 0866 : The Gracchi Brothers
Episode – 0866 : The Gracchi Brothers Podcast Transcript During the Roman Republic, two brothers took it upon themselves to seek to change Rome to benefit the poor and underclass. […]
Episode – 0860 : The Last of the Romanovs
Episode – 0860 : The Last of the Romanovs Podcast Transcript For over 300 years, the Romanov family ruled over the Russian Empire. After the Communist Revolution, Tsar Nicholas II […]
Episode – 0858 : The Isle of Man
Episode – 0858 : The Isle of Man Podcast Transcript Located between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, in the middle of the Irish Sea, lies one of the […]
Episode – 0852 : British Currency Decimilisation
Episode – 0852 : British Currency Decimilisation Podcast Transcript On February 15, 1971, the United Kingdom had a landmark day in its history. On that day, the country’s currency was […]
Episode – 0847 : The Panic of 1893
Episode – 0847 : The Panic of 1893 Podcast Transcript It was the worst economic depression that the United States had ever seen. The stock market crashed. Thousands of businesses […]
Episode – 0843 : Operation Felix
Episode – 0843 : Operation Felix Podcast Transcript Early in the second world war, the Germans found themselves with a metaphorical pebble in their shoe. The pebble was actually a […]
Episode – 0841 : The 13th Amendment
Episode – 0841 : The 13th Amendment Podcast Transcript The American Civil War wasn’t just a military conflict. There was also a major political and legal struggle that took place […]
Episode – 0826 : The League of Nations
Episode – 0826 : The League of Nations Podcast Transcript The first world war was the most horrific war the world had ever seen at that time. When the conflict […]
Episode – 0804 : How the US Congress Came To Be
Episode – 0804 : How the US Congress Came To Be Podcast Transcript When the 13 American colonies decided to form a proper constitution, the single largest question which confronted […]
Episode – 0800 : The Berlin Airlift
Episode – 0800 : The Berlin Airlift Podcast Transcript On June 24, 1948, the Soviet Union placed a blockade on Berlin’s American, British, and French-occupied zones. No food, fuel, or […]
Episode – 0793 : The Very Strange Life of Ida Wood
Episode – 0793 : The Very Strange Life of Ida Wood Podcast Transcript Ellen Walsh was born in 1838 in England. She moved to the United States, changed her name, […]
Episode – 0789 : The Second Triumvirate
Episode – 0789 : The Second Triumvirate Podcast Transcript From the years 59 to 53 BC, three high-ranking Romans conspired to control the Roman political system for their own benefit. […]
Episode – 0752 : Why Didn’t Canada Join the American Revolution?
Episode – 0752 : Why Didn’t Canada Join the American Revolution? Podcast Transcript The United States and Canada are like two siblings. They live next to each other, have the […]
Episode – 0751 : The Gettysburg Address
Episode – 0751 : The Gettysburg Address Podcast Transcript From July 1 through the 3rd, 1863, the largest battle in the history of the Western Hemisphere took place in southern […]