Ep 77: Dolores Ibarruri (La Pasionaria) - An Overview of the Spanish Civil War
What do you know about the Spanish Civil War? Our subject today is Dolores Ibarruri, a key player in the Spanish Communist Party who served on both the political and military front lines of this strug...
17 Mar 20211h 10min
Ep 76: Angela Davis - "We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society"
Have you ever been falsely accused? Kicking off women's history month, we take a look at the early life and rise of Angela Davis, covering such topics as the activities of domestic terrorists in Birmi...
10 Mar 202156min
Ep 75: Marcus Garvey - "A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots."
What do you know about post-WW1 America? Today, we examine that period through the eyes of Marcus Mosiah Garvey Sr, founder of the first black-owned commercial shipping companies, the rival of WEB Dub...
3 Mar 20211h 18min
Ep 74: Haile Selassie - The Ethiopian Machiavelli
How much do you know about the founding of Rastafarianism? Our subject today is Haile Selassie, long-ruling Emperor of Ethiopia who reigned during the Italian invasion of Ethiopia during World War Two...
24 Feb 20211h 7min
Ep 73: Western Wrap Up
This week! In the conclusion of HFH's series on the The West, Josh and Henry discuss a couple of stories affecting current day indigenous groups and grapple with some of the seismic consequences stemm...
18 Feb 202158min
Ep 72: Fred Hampton - You can kill a revolutionary, but you can't kill the revolution
How accomplished were you at age 21? This week, we take a look at the life and tragically early death of revolutionary Black Panther leader and organizer Fred Hampton, examining the circumstances arou...
10 Feb 20211h 9min
Ep 71: Bass Reeves - "Pull it fast and shoot it straight"
Is the law on your side? In the conclusion of our Western package, we serve up the writs alongside Bass Reeves, a former enslaved person who went on to become one of, if not THE, most accomplished US ...
3 Feb 20211h 4min
Ep 70: Who are the Texas Rangers Really?
All the BS and romanticism aside, Josh and Henry untangle the farrago of legends and tall tales that has characterized our collective memory of the Texas Rangers and take an honest look at their origi...
27 Jan 20211h 14min
