John Muir: The Man Who Saved the Wild
Long before national parks were a cornerstone of American identity, one man stood at the forefront of a movement to protect the wild places of the United States. John Muir—a writer, explorer, and fier...
16 Mai 10min
Conversations: What can George Washington Still Teach America Today? w/ H.W. Brands
In this week's Conversation Series, Peter sits down with acclaimed historian H.W. Brands to explore his sweeping new biography, American Patriarch. The discussion dives into the life and legacy of one...
15 Mai 34min
CIA's Project Acoustic Kitty
In this episode of History Shorts, we explore the CIA's attempt to turn an ordinary house cat into a covert listening device, surgically implanting audio equipment in hopes of spying on Soviet convers...
14 Mai 11min
Skull and Bones: A Pipeline to Power in America?
Behind the ivy-covered walls of Yale University lies one of America's most enigmatic institutions: Skull and Bones. Founded in 1832, this elite society has long been shrouded in mystery, its rituals, ...
13 Mai 10min
The Controversial Sokushinbutsu Monks of Japan
High in the mountains of Japan, a small group of Buddhist monks pursued one of the most extreme spiritual paths in history—not in life, but in death. Known as sokushinbutsu, these ascetics undertook a...
12 Mai 12min
Napoleon and the Rosetta Stone
In 1799, amid the chaos of military conquest, one of history's greatest discoveries quietly emerged from the sands of Egypt. During Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign, French soldiers stumbled upon a black...
11 Mai 13min
Hitler's Volkssturm: the Children of a Dying Reich
In the final, desperate months of World War II, as Adolf Hitler's regime began to collapse, Germany turned to its last reserve: its own civilians. In October 1944, the Volkssturm was formed—a force ma...
10 Mai 11min
Peter the Great Takes Revenge on His Wife
In 1698, Peter the Great returned from his sweeping tour of Western Europe—the Grand Embassy—eager to modernize Russia. Instead, he found a nation on the brink of chaos, shaken by rebellion and resist...
9 Mai 12min
