When Bloodletting was the Cure
For more than two thousand years, one medical treatment dominated Western medicine: bloodletting. From ancient Greece to the 19th century, physicians believed that draining a patient's blood could cur...
28 Joulu 202514min
WWII's Battle Against Venereal Disease
During World War II, the U.S. military fought enemies on beaches, in jungles, and in the skies, but it also faced a quieter, deeply embarrassing crisis within its own ranks. Venereal disease sidelined...
27 Joulu 202512min
Why History Matters, with David McCullough
In this interview episode, I'm joined by Dorie McCullough Lawson and Michael Hill, the editors behind History Matters, a powerful collection drawn from the words and work of David McCullough. Together...
26 Joulu 202521min
JFK's Hidden Health Crisis
To the American public, John F. Kennedy embodied youth, energy, and vigor—a president who promised a New Frontier and appeared to stride confidently into history. Behind the scenes, however, the reali...
25 Joulu 202514min
The Teenager Who Invented the Television
Television reshaped the modern world, but its invention did not begin in a laboratory funded by a major corporation. It started in a plowed field. As a teenager growing up on a Utah farm, Philo Farnsw...
24 Joulu 202513min
Bigfoot: America's Most Enduring Legend
Long before grainy videos and blurry photographs flooded the internet, stories of a mysterious, human-like creature roaming the forests of North America were already deeply rooted in Indigenous tradit...
23 Joulu 202513min
What is the Secret to Happiness? Harvard's 80 Year Old Study's Findings
In the late 1930s, Harvard researchers began an unprecedented study: tracking hundreds of people across their entire lives to answer a deceptively simple question: what makes us happy? For more than e...
22 Joulu 202511min
The Forgotten Kingdom of Man and the Isles
Long before modern borders carved neat lines across the Irish Sea, there existed a maritime realm so unusual, so strategically placed, that its rulers commanded not just land, but the waters that boun...
21 Joulu 202512min
