Episode – 0483 : Benedict Arnold Podcast Transcript At the start of the American Revolution, a young American major general was one of the brightest stars of the war. He […]
Episode – 0464 : Stanislav Petrov: The Man Who Saved the World
Episode – 0464 : Stanislav Petrov: The Man Who Saved the World Podcast Transcript I’ve done episodes before about people who have saved a large number of human lives. Mostly, […]
Episode – 0453 : The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
Episode – 0453 : The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Podcast Transcript In the early 1950s, war ravaged the Korean peninsula. However, the fighting ceased on July 27, 1953. Both sides […]
Episode – 0447 : The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
Episode – 0447 : The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact Podcast Transcript When most people think of World War II, they think of the Allied power of the United States, the United Kingdom, […]
Episode – 0440 : The Truth About Pirates
Episode – 0440 : The Truth About Pirates Podcast Transcript Ahoy ye mates! It be International Talk Like a Pirate Day. So I be thinking tis time to talk about […]
Episode – 0436 : The Port Chicago Disaster
Episode – 0436 : The Port Chicago Disaster Podcast Transcript On July 17, 1944, one of the worst disasters to befall the American military during World War II occurred. It […]
Episode – 0414 : The Schlieffen Plan
Episode – 0414 : The Schlieffen Plan Podcast Transcript When the Austro-Hungarian Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated it set off a chain reaction resulting in the First World War. […]
Episode – 0410 : Fritz Haber: The Best and Worst Chemist in History
Episode – 0410 : Fritz Haber: The Best and Worst Chemist in History Podcast Transcript Fritz Haber is unquestionably one of the greatest chemists in history. He was a Nobel […]
Episode – 0407 : The USS Indianapolis
Episode – 0407 : The USS Indianapolis Podcast Transcript There were tens of millions of stories to come out of World War II. Many of them are tales of horrible […]
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Episode – 0389 : The Korean Axe Murder Incident
Episode – 0389 : The Korean Axe Murder Incident Podcast Transcript Ever since the cease-fire which ended the Korean war, the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea has been […]
Episode – 0377 : The Last Soldier to Die in World War I
Episode – 0377 : The Last Soldier to Die in World War I Podcast Transcript At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the […]
Episode – 0375 : The Great Emu War
Episode – 0375 : The Great Emu War Podcast Transcript After the first world war, many Australian veterans settled in the Campion district of Western Australia to become farmers on […]
Episode – 0343 : Post-WWII German Expulsions
Episode – 0343 : Post-WWII German Expulsions Transcript World War II was unquestionably the greatest bloodletting in world history. Never before had so many people lost their lives in such […]
Episode – 0331 : The St. Nazaire Raid
Episode – 0331 : The St. Nazaire Raid Transcript In 1942, two and a half years into the Second World War, the British were facing a problem. While the British […]
Episode – 0306 : The USS William D. Porter: The Unluckiest Ship in WWII
Episode – 0306 : The USS William D. Porter: The Unluckiest Ship in WWII Transcript During World War II, the United States had a fleet of over 1,200 combat ships. […]
Episode – 0293 : DEFCON
Episode – 0293 : DEFCON Transcript Historically, an army could have days, weeks, or even months to prepare for war. However, with the development of intercontinental missiles and nuclear weapons, […]
Episode – 0288 : The Halifax Explosion
Episode – 0288 : The Halifax Explosion Transcript On December 6, 1917, one of the greatest tragedies of World War I took place. In a single instant, 2,000 people, mostly […]
Episode – 0270 : Why Did Hitler Declare War on the United States?
Episode – 0270 : Why Did Hitler Declare War on the United States? Transcript On December 11, 1941, Nazi Germany declared war on the United States. The interesting thing about […]
Episode – 0250 : How the US Civil War Really Ended
Episode – 0250 : How the US Civil War Really Ended Transcript According to most history books, the United States Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when General Robert […]
Episode – 0243 : Operation Sea Lion
Episode – 0243 : Operation Sea Lion Transcript In the spring of 1940, the German war machine rolled over the nations of Western Europe so quickly that it surprised everyone, […]