History Shorts

HISTORY SHORTS: SMS Cormoran Among the already hardly spoken-about historical period of the Pacific theatre of World War I is an even more obscure yet fascinating story of the only hostile encounter b...

7 Nov 202410min

HISTORY SHORTS: Bomb City USA In the 1970s, a crime wave characterized by multiple car bombings swept through the city of Cleveland, Ohio. Because of the city's strong presence of organized crime, par...

6 Nov 20248min

HISTORY SHORTS CONVERSATIONS SERIES In this episode, Peter speaks with Mr. Ken Khachigian, the special advisor and speechwriter to Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, about his time working cl...

5 Nov 202427min

Peter speaks with Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky, the renowned presidential historian, Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library, and author of Making the Presidency: John Adams and the...

4 Nov 202415min

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3 Nov 20246min

Peter speaks with David Pietrusza, an American author and historian who is considered an expert on the history of U.S. elections. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ...

2 Nov 202424min

Joining History Shorts is Mr. Max Boot, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, policy columnist for the Washington Post, Global Affairs Analyst for CNN, and author of the recent New York Ti...

1 Nov 202412min

Even if one does not believe in ghosts, one must at least be intrigued by the stories surrounding San Diego's Whaley House. According to countless polls and opinions of those in the know, it is the mo...

31 Okt 20249min