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 – 0875 : Geography is Destiny
Episode – 0875 : Geography is Destiny The Earth is highly imbalanced. Some countries have more resources than others. Some have natural harbors, and some are landlocked. Some consist primarily […]
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 – 0856 : A History of Midterm Elections
Episode – 0856 : A History of Midterm Elections Podcast Transcript Every four years, Americans go to polling places where they do NOT decide who will be President 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 – 0848 : The Presidential Line of Succession
Episode – 0848 : The Presidential Line of Succession Podcast Transcript Many movies and television shows have as their plot some disaster that eliminates the United States government. As a […]
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 – 0792 : Ranked Choice Voting
Episode – 0792 : Ranked Choice Voting Podcast Transcript All around the world, more jurisdictions are implementing a voting system known as ranked choice voting. Ranked choice voting is very […]
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 […]
Episode – 0750 : Livia Drusilla: The Most Powerful Woman in Rome
Episode – 0750 : Livia Drusilla: The Most Powerful Woman in Rome Podcast Transcript If you go through the history of ancient Rome, you will find the stories of many […]