The Mexican-American War
In 1848, after almost two years of fighting, the US annexation of former Mexican territory was signed into a treaty.Mexico lost a third of its territory, land which would later yield metals and stretc...
7 Sep 202334min
Oppenheimer: What If America Never Dropped the Atomic Bomb?
The new Oppenheimer movie has everyone asking questions about the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945 - were two bombs necessary? Would the war have ended without it? Was there an ulterior motive? W...
4 Sep 202347min
President Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, so how did it work out when he became the leader of this nation that he was so instrumental in founding?For the third epis...
31 Aug 202341min
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
45 seconds. An estimated 7.9 on today's Richter scale. The deadliest earthquake in US history.In this episode, we're examining the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. What happened? Why were this earthquak...
28 Aug 202328min
Prehistoric North America
What could the prehistoric artists of North America have in common with the graffiti artists of today? Picked into the rocks of southwestern Arizona, a couple hour drive from Tucson, are marks of the ...
24 Aug 202328min
Pocahontas: The True Story
Despite her's being a household name, how much do we really know about Pocahontas? Where did she come from? How old was she? And what was her real relationship with the colonists?Don is joined for thi...
21 Aug 202331min
President John Adams
Sequels are always hit and miss. So what must it have been like to be the second President of the United States, following the man who originated the role?This was John Adams' position, stepping into ...
17 Aug 202340min
The Texas Chicken Ranch: Famous Brothel to Broadway
When it closed in 1973, the Texas Chicken Ranch was the oldest continually operating brothel in the United States. Why was this brothel able to survive for so long? Who were the women at work there? A...
14 Aug 202328min
