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In this episode, we explore the railroad that started the civil war. You know, usually when we talk about the causes of major historical catastrophes, we tend to picture these grand, inevitable ideolo...

27 Maalis 13min

In this episode, we explore the radical history of steady habits. Welcome to the show, everyone. I'm your host. And today we are going on a really fascinating deep dive. Hey there. I'm so excited to b...

27 Maalis 22min

In this episode, we explore the radical forging of washington state. If I told you there was an American territory whose founding economy was actively propped up by brothels. Right. And where a sick j...

27 Maalis 20min

In this episode, we explore the progressive era’s dark social engineering. Imagine a political movement that successfully ended child labor, gave women the right to vote, and basically broke up these ...

27 Maalis 23min

In this episode, we explore the plessy v ferguson setup. Imagine buying a train ticket knowing full well it's going to end in your arrest. Right. And like actually taking the step of hiring the detect...

27 Maalis 20min

In this episode, we explore the pencil mark that fractured korea. You know, when you look at a map of the world today, it's incredibly easy to just assume that national borders are these deeply rooted...

27 Maalis 22min

In this episode, we explore the oregon trail was no game. You know, when I say Oregon Trail, I am willing to bet a very specific image pops into your head right now. Oh, definitely. It's the chunky 8 ...

27 Maalis 22min

In this episode, we explore the midnight loophole that annexed texas. So when you look at a map of North America today, Those solid black lines separating the countries, like from the Rio Grande all t...

27 Maalis 18min