Playboy Bunnies and Operation Babylift
In the chaotic final days of the Vietnam War, as Saigon teetered on collapse, the U.S. launched Operation Babylift, a dramatic and deeply emotional effort to evacuate thousands of Vietnamese orphans t...
4 Jun 20259min
The "Other" Great Depressions
The 1929 stock market crash is burned into America's memory, but it wasn't the first economic catastrophe that rocked the United States! In this episode of History Shorts, we uncover the forgotten dep...
3 Jun 202510min
Hamilton Jr. Battles Burr in Court
Long after the fatal duel at Weehawken, the names Hamilton and Burr would meet again, this time, not on a dueling ground, but in a courtroom. In this episode of History Shorts, we unravel the astonish...
2 Jun 202513min
Schism: Catholic vs. Orthodox Christianity
The Great Divide That Still Shapes Christianity Today In 1054, Christianity officially split in two. But what really caused the Great Schism - and why does it still matter? In this episode, we unpack ...
1 Jun 202511min
Unsolved: Did Hitler Kill His Niece?
The Mystery of Geli Raubal - and the Woman Who Knew Too Much In 1931, Adolf Hitler's young niece, Geli Raubal, was found dead in his Munich apartment. Officially ruled a suicide, her death has remaine...
31 Mai 202512min
TODAY IN CONTEXT: The Grandson of a President Born in 1700s Just Died
In this episode of TODAY IN CONTEXT, we explore the astonishing life of Harrison Ruffin Tyler, born in 1928, and the grandson of President John Tyler, who served from 1841 to 1845. How is that possibl...
30 Mai 202510min
Conversations: A Forgotten Charge that Helped Win D-Day with James Donovan
D-Day stories often focus on Omaha Beach or paratroopers behind enemy lines. But few know the harrowing story of the La Fiere Bridge charge, a nearly suicidal mission carried out by the 82nd Airborne ...
30 Mai 202533min
The Sinister World of Brothers Grimm
Fairy Tales You Were Never Meant to Hear as a Kid Before Disney, there was darkness. In this chilling episode, we explore the original, uncensored tales collected by the Brothers Grimm- stories filled...
29 Mai 202511min
