Episode – 1948 : The Sinking of the Lusitania Podcast Transcript On May 7, 1915, nearly a year into the First World War, the British steamship RMS Lusitania was sunk […]
Episode – 1915 : The Louisiana Purchase
Episode – 1915 : The Louisiana Purchase Podcast Transport In 1803, one of the most important real estate transactions in world history occurred. France, under Napoleon Bonepart, sold approximately 530 […]
Episode – 1436 : The War of 1812
Episode – 1436 : The War of 1812 Podcast Transcript After the American War of Independence, Britain recognized the United States, but it didn’t necessarily make them close allies. Each […]
Episode – 1232 : The Monroe Doctrine
Episode – 1232 : The Monroe Doctrine Podcast Transcript When the United States became independent in the late 18th century, it didn’t have much of a foreign policy. Their primary […]
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 – 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 – 0475 : United States Minor Outlying Islands
Episode – 0475 : United States Minor Outlying Islands Podcast Transcript Have you ever filled out a form online where you had to select a country and you noticed that […]
Episode – 0372 : Objects of State: United States Edition
Episode – 0372 : Objects of State: United States Edition Podcast Transcript Every government had objects which central to their functioning. These are items, physical objects, usually steeped in history […]
Episode – 0274 : The United State’s Name
Episode – 0274 : The United State’s Name Transcript In 1776, 13 British colonies in North America declared their independence. If you got a brand new country with that new […]
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 – 0139 : America’s First Law
Episode – 0139 : America’s First Law Transcript Let’s say you have a brand new country. You want to take it out of a spin and make some new laws. […]
Episode – 0051 : Why Doesn’t the US Use the Metric System?
Episode – 0051 : Why Doesn’t the US Use the Metric System? Transcript Of the 193 countries in the United Nations, exactly three haven’t adopted the widespread use of the […]