Conversations: What the Seven Deadly Sins Can Teach Us About Living, w/ Peter Jones
What if the best self-help advice wasn't written yesterday — but over 700 years ago? Historian Peter Jones joins us to explore how concepts like pride, envy, sloth, and lust were used as diagnostic to...
3 Apr 28min
Malta, 1565: The Siege That Saved Europe
In 1565, one small island became the frontline of a clash that would shape the future of Europe. When the Ottoman Empire launched a massive invasion of Malta, the Knights of St. John—outnumbered and o...
2 Apr 12min
The Riddle that Killed Homer
He gave the world The Iliad and The Odyssey—epics that have endured for nearly three thousand years. But according to legend, Homer's life didn't end in triumph… it ended with a question he couldn't a...
1 Apr 10min
The Debate over Hawaii Annexation
In the late 19th century, a distant island kingdom became the center of one of America's most heated political debates. Was the annexation of Hawaii a bold step toward global power—or the unjust overt...
31 Mar 12min
USO: Entertainment on the Front Lines
Before TikTok, before livestreams, and long before instant communication with home, there was one organization dedicated to bringing a piece of America to those serving far from it—the United Service ...
30 Mar 11min
James Earl Ray Escapes from Prison
In June 1977, one of the most infamous prisoners in America briefly slipped through the bars of one of the nation's toughest prisons. The man was James Earl Ray—the convicted killer of Martin Luther K...
29 Mar 14min
Artemas Ward - America's First Commander in Chief
When Americans think of the leadership of the American Revolutionary War, one name immediately comes to mind: George Washington. But before Washington ever took command of the Continental Army, anothe...
28 Mar 12min
Conversations: The Lost Voices of Pompeii, w/ Jess Venner
What can the ruins of Pompeii really tell us about the people who lived there—and whose stories have been forgotten for nearly two thousand years? In this episode of the History Shorts Conversation Se...
27 Mar 31min
