Episode – 0969 : Lysenkoism (Encore) Podcast Transcript In the early 20th century, a Soviet agronomist named Trofim Lysenko developed some unique theories of biology and genetics. He rose to […]
Episode – 0670 : Bretton Woods
Episode – 0670 : Bretton Woods Podcast Transcript Barely a month after the Normandy Landing in 1944, the allied powers were already thinking of what the post-war world would look […]
Episode – 0646 : The Election of 1864
Episode – 0646 : The Election of 1864 Podcast Transcript The election of 1860 was unquestionably the most important election in American history. The presidential election after that was still […]
Episode – 0644 : Buffalo Soldiers
Episode – 0644 : Buffalo Soldiers Podcast Transcript During the US Civil War, over a quarter million African-Americans served and fought on the Union side with distinction. After the Civil […]
Episode – 0630 : The Istanbul Canal
Episode – 0630 : The Istanbul Canal Podcast Transcript For centuries, humans have built canals to facilitate the transportation of people and goods. Usually, they are built to dramatically save […]
Episode – 0627 : The History of the Tank
Episode – 0627 : The History of the Tank Podcast Transcript On November 20, 1917, German soldiers on the Western Front saw something that had never been seen in the […]
Episode – 0620 : The Pueblo Incident
Episode – 0620 : The Pueblo Incident Podcast Transcript On January 23, 1968, the USS Pueblo, a US Navy intelligence-gathering ship was on a routine surveillance mission in international waters […]
Episode – 0607 : The Plan Dog Memorandum
Episode – 0607 : The Plan Dog Memorandum Podcast Transcript In 1940, much of the world was at war, but the United States wasn’t. A strong isolationist sentiment kept the […]
Episode – 0604 : Simo Häyhä: The White Death
Episode – 0604 : Simo Häyhä: The White Death Podcast Transcript On November 30, 1939, as part of their secret agreement with Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union invaded the nation […]
Episode – 0598 : The Trinity Test
Episode – 0598 : The Trinity Test Podcast Transcript On July 16, 1945, at 5:29 am, 35 miles southwest of Socorro, New Mexico, the world’s first nuclear bomb was detonated. […]
Episode – 0595 : The Kiel Mutiny
Episode – 0595 : The Kiel Mutiny Podcast Transcript In the last days of the first world war, an event occurred which resulted in the rapid collapse of the German […]
Episode – 0578 : The History of the Submarine
Episode – 0578 : The History of the Submarine Podcast Transcript For thousands of years, humans have traveled on the water and have wondered if it was possible to travel […]
Episode – 0574 : The Mukden Incident
Episode – 0574 : The Mukden Incident Podcast Transcript Most people think that the second world war started in September of 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. However, that was only […]
Episode – 0568 : Operation Long Jump
Episode – 0568 : Operation Long Jump Podcast Transcript In November 1943, the Big Three leaders of the allied powers in world war II, Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joesph […]
Episode – 0563 : Dresden Green Vault Burglary
Episode – 0563 : Dresden Green Vault Burglary Podcast transcript In the early morning of November 29, 2019, a team of thieves broke into the Green Vault Museum in Dresden, […]
Episode – 0557 : The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Episode – 0557 : The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Podcast Transcript In the aftermath of World War II, the newly formed United Nations placed a group of Pacific […]
Episode – 0546 : World War Zero
Episode – 0546 : World War Zero Podcast Transcript I’ve done many episodes talking about the first world war and I’ve done many episodes talking about the second world war. […]
Episode – 0520 : 08-Dec-41
Episode – 0520 : 08-Dec-41 Podcast Transcript Most people are probably aware of the events which took place on December 7, 1941. As Franklin Roosevelt said, “it was a day […]
Episode – 0498 : Operation Paperclip
Episode – 0498 : Operation Paperclip Podcast Transcript After World War II, the American forces in Germany implemented a program of de-Nazification in the parts of the country which they […]
Episode – 0493 : The Treaty of Versailles
Episode – 0493 : The Treaty of Versailles Podcast Transcript On November 11th, 1918, the first world war came to an end. Or to be more precise, the fighting stopped. […]