Walt Whitman, Poet of Democracy

Walt Whitman, Poet of Democracy

Whitman is often touted as the best and most important poet in U.S. history, but he also worked as a teacher and a journalist. And his poetry career didn't start out particularly well.

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Civil War Spies: Mary-Elizabeth Bowser

Civil War Spies: Mary-Elizabeth Bowser

After her father died, Elizabeth Van Lew freed the family slaves, including a girl named Mary. When the Civil War began, sources say Mary became an agent in Van Lew's "Richmond Ring." Join Sarah and D...

13 Heinä 201119min

The Darien Disaster

The Darien Disaster

In the late 1600s, a financier tried to start a Scottish colony in Panama. Despite English roadblocks, the Scots successfully raised funding. But the expedition faced disease, death and poor trade, ta...

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Victoria and Albert

Victoria and Albert

She's one of Britain's best-loved queens, but Victoria's parentage made her an unlikely heir. When she became queen at 18, she rebelled from her upbringing. But an early marriage to her cousin Albert ...

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Civil War Spies: Belle Boyd

Civil War Spies: Belle Boyd

Belle Boyd got her start as a spy in Martinsburg, Virginia, at the age of 17. In 1862, the "Cleopatra of the Secession" obtained - and risked her life to deliver -- information that may have been pivo...

4 Heinä 201120min

The Rite of Spring Riot

The Rite of Spring Riot

Riots are a distressingly common part of human history, and the strangest events can trigger widespread violence. In this episode, Deblina and Sarah take a closer look at one of history's strangest ri...

29 Kesä 201123min

Civil War Spies: Allan Pinkerton

Civil War Spies: Allan Pinkerton

Allan Pinkerton fell into detective work when he discovered a gang of counterfeiters in Illinois. In 1861, he helped thwart a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, which may have led Lincoln to later t...

27 Kesä 201120min

Alan Turing: Codebreaker

Alan Turing: Codebreaker

Alan Turing, conceived of computers decades before anyone was building one. He also acted as a top-secret code breaker during World War II. Despite his accomplishments, he was prosecuted as a homosexu...

22 Kesä 201120min

Ned Kelly's Last Stand

Ned Kelly's Last Stand

Bushrangers, a type of bandit, troubled Australia until the late 1800s. Ned Kelly, the most famous bushranger, became an outlaw in 1878, and his gang successfully conducted several raids. Tune in to l...

20 Kesä 201119min

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