The Cool History of Air Conditioning
Hot enough for you? We can be thankful that we can do something about it, but it hasn't always been this way. In this podcast, Ray Notgrass traces the history of attempts to produce conditioned air, f...
27 Aug 202416min
And the Fall of That House Was Great: Richard Nixon and Watergate
Richard Nixon resigned the office of president of the United States fifty years ago, on August 9, 1974. This was the result of the Watergate scandal and other failings of the Nixon administration. On ...
15 Aug 202426min
Running to Win the Prize: The Story of Eric Liddell
As the Summer Olympics in Paris, France, take place this year, we hearken back one hundred years to another Paris Olympics, and the accomplishments of a man of faith, Eric Liddell, both in the Olympic...
23 Jul 202414min
National Political Party Nominating Conventions
It’s time for that quadrennial exercise in American democracy, when thousands of people spend millions of dollars and take several days to make a decision that’s already been made. Of course I’m talki...
10 Jul 202426min
From Jail to the Supreme Court: The Career and Citizenship of Fred Vinson
Fred Vinson's life went from being born in a jailer's house in Eastern Kentucky to serving as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He was a key player in American government during and after World...
25 Jun 202421min
Juneteenth: America's Second Independence Day
On June 19th, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger announced in Galveston, Texas, that all enslaved persons were free. Slavery was ended. On the latest episode of the Exploring History podcast, Ray Notg...
11 Jun 202423min
The War (World War II)
June 6, 2024, marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces invaded Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. On the latest Exploring History podcast, Ray Notgrass explains the causes of Wor...
28 Mai 202449min
Irving Berlin and "God Bless America"
In 1938, as war clouds built in Europe, the popular American singer Kate Smith debuted a song written by the successful songwriter Irving Berlin. That song was "God Bless America," which has become an...
14 Mai 202410min
