Bahr's History Hits

What if a small family wrestling business in the Northeast became a billion-dollar global entertainment empire? Join host Michael Bahr and his special co-host for this milestone 20th episode as they e...

29 Jan 11min

What if a politician repeatedly chose career suicide over compromise? Meet Grover Cleveland—the only president to serve non-consecutive terms, and a man so committed to his principles he alienated his...

15 Jan 10min

What happens when a worldly 69-year-old celebrity scientist teams up with a reserved 43-year-old Virginia planter? You get the partnership that invented America.Join host Michael Bahr as he explores E...

1 Jan 7min

In this gripping episode, we explore the untold story of JFK's Secret Service agents and the tragic day that changed presidential protection forever. Based on Gerald Blaine's "The Kennedy Detail," we ...

22 Des 202511min

"The vacuum guy?" That's how Kevin McCallister responds in Home Alone 2 when told that President Herbert Hoover once stayed in his Plaza Hotel suite. It's a funny movie moment—but it's also a tragedy....

4 Des 202511min

'Tis Well: George Washington's Final Journey What happens when the most essential leader tries to step away? George Washington spent his final years discovering that leaving power might be harder than...

20 Nov 20258min

Here's a Spotify description for this episode:The Eagles of Heart Mountain: How Japanese American Teens Became Wyoming Champions Behind Barbed WireWhat happens when teenage athletes prove their excell...

13 Nov 20258min

In this episode of Bahr's History Hits, we explore one of American history's most compelling "what-ifs"—Robert F. Kennedy's electrifying 82-day presidential campaign in 1968.Featuring Thurston Clarke'...

30 Okt 20258min