Bonus Episode - Alternate Histories #3: The Operator
I am joined today on Alternate Histories by Gretchen Berg. "Gretchen was was born on the East Coast, raised in the Midwest, and spent a number of years in the Pacific Northwest. She has taught English...
12 Mar 202013min
Operation Chastise with Sir Max Hastings
In 1943, World War II was in its third year and the tide was finally slowly beginning to turn against the Axis Powers. That spring, the Royal Air Force embarked on one of the boldest, most ambitious b...
5 Mar 202053min
Franklin & Washington with Edward J. Larson
Hamilton. Madison. Jefferson. Adams. Henry. Hancock. The Founding Fathers of the United States are many. But the two names that loom large above the rest are Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. ...
15 Feb 202046min
You’re Doing It Wrong! with Bethany L. Johnson
One downfall of living in the Internet age with access to all the world's knowledge is that we also live with access to all the world's advice. Whether an opinion is based on science, tradition, or pe...
14 Jan 20201h 11min
The White Devil’s Daughters with Julia Flynn Siler
Thank you to everyone who has made Season 2 of the podcast a fantastic success! With this being our last episode of 2019, I have stepped aside and let the show's Patreon Patrons decide who I should in...
17 Des 201954min
The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini with Joe Posnanski
Harry Houdini. Nearly a century after his death, he remains a household name that is synonymous with magic. In fact, Houdini has become a verb in our common vernacular meaning "to vanish, or escape a ...
3 Des 201956min
Bonus Episode - Alternate Histories #2: The Poppy Wife
Today on Alternate Histories, I am joined by Caroline Scott, who "is a freelance writer and historian specializing in WWI and women's history, with a PhD from Durham University. Born in the UK, Caroli...
22 Nov 201912min
The Girl on the Velvet Swing with Simon Baatz
We are discussing true crime on the podcast today. My guest for this episode is the historian and author Simon Baatz. Simon is a New York Times best-selling author and currently teaches American legal...
19 Nov 201950min
