The Great War and Its Greatest Hero
World War I brought unprecedented loss of life and destruction. But it also provided stories of amazing heroism. In the latest Exploring History podcast, Ray Notgrass examines the causes of the war, h...
22 Okt 202423min
What Can You Learn from History?
Why should anyone, especially our students, bother to learn history? In his latest Exploring History podcast, Ray Notgrass offers six specific things we can gain from a study of history that can enric...
8 Okt 202412min
The Faith of a President
Ronald Reagan was a man of faith: faith in God, and faith in the strength of our country. In the latest Exploring History podcast, Ray Notgrass looks at the life and presidency of Ronald Reagan, focus...
24 Sep 202418min
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
