The 1637 Mystic Massacre
Before sunrise on May 26, 1637, English colonists and their Native allies surrounded a fortified Pequot village near Mystic, Connecticut. Their orders were simple—and devastating: set it on fire. With...
7 Jul 12min
Inside the National WWII Museum w/ Cory Graff
What does World War II still have to teach us in a world where fewer and fewer people remember it firsthand? In this episode of History Shorts: Conversations, host Peter Zablocki sits down with Cory G...
6 Jul 26min
Mansa Musa and the Pilgrimage that Broke an Economy
In 1324, the richest man in history set out on a pilgrimage—and accidentally shook the global economy. In this episode of History Shorts, we follow the extraordinary journey of Mansa Musa, the legenda...
5 Jul 13min
The Last Revolutionary War Soldier: Daniel Frederick Bakeman
When most people think of the American Revolution, they picture powdered wigs, battlefield heroics, and the birth of a new nation. Few realize that the last verified soldier of that conflict lived lon...
4 Jul 12min
How the American Revolution was GLOBAL, w/ Sarah Pearsall
In this compelling episode, we sit down with award-winning historian Sarah M. S. Pearsall to explore her groundbreaking new book, Freedom Round the Globe: A World History of the American Revolution. A...
3 Jul 30min
Why did Hitler call it the "Third" Reich?
In 1933, Adolf Hitler rose to power and began transforming Germany into a dictatorship. But one of the most revealing clues about his ambitions wasn't found in a speech, a law, or a military parade—it...
2 Jul 13min
The Forgotten Race to Map the Amazon's Last Wilderness
In 1925, British explorer Percy Fawcett vanished into the Amazon rainforest while searching for a lost civilization he called "Z." Accompanied by his son and a family friend, he entered one of the lea...
1 Jul 11min
An American Adventurer Steals Nicaragua
In the 1850s, a little-known American adventurer set out to do something almost unimaginable: seize control of a foreign nation and make himself its ruler. His name was William Walker. In this episode...
30 Jun 11min
