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In this episode, we explore how iron railroads redrew national borders. The very first transcontinental railroad in the world... It wasn't a massive 3 ,000 -mile epic across the American West. Right. ...

27 Maalis 23min

In this episode, we explore how haiti forced the louisiana purchase. Welcome to today's Dick Dive. I'm your host. And today we are digging into a stack of Wikipedia notes on one of the most famous rea...

27 Maalis 12min

In this episode, we explore how geography shaped north carolina s history. So imagine you're looking out at, like, a large puddle in your backyard. OK, a puddle. Yeah. And you pull out your phone, and...

27 Maalis 24min

In this episode, we explore how firing the iraqi army created isis. In March of 2003, the United States military dropped thousands of leaflets all over Iraq. Right. The psychological operations droppe...

27 Maalis 14min

In this episode, we explore how fdr s new deal rebuilt america. I mean, imagine looking out your window during basically the absolute worst starvation crisis in American history and you're watching th...

27 Maalis 26min

In this episode, we explore how expansion triggered the civil war. Imagine a country where the highest court issues this landmark ruling protecting human rights. And the president of the United States...

27 Maalis 21min

In this episode, we explore how duct tape toppled richard nixon. You know, usually when we think about the fall of a superpower's government, we imagine something cinematic, right? Like a massive inva...

27 Maalis 23min

In this episode, we explore how corporate monopolies invented wyoming. Imagine a massive globe -spanning corporate monopoly building entire tech cities from absolute scratch. Right, like totally contr...

27 Maalis 23min