History Shorts

Join Peter as he speaks with Dr. Colleen J. Shogan, the 11th Archivist of the United States. As the nation's record keeper, Dr. Shogan is responsible for preserving, protecting, and sharing the histor...

4 Okt 202415min

Fidel Castro was a controversial figure throughout his life, and that included multiple assassination attempts against him, most of them attributed to the CIA - and more interestingly, all epic failur...

3 Okt 20248min

Way before cell phones, email, or even smoke signals, human beings had found a way to communicate across long distances - their secret weapon - a pigeon. Instead of asking why or how? Knowing what we ...

2 Okt 202410min

When it comes to war propaganda, arguably none is surrounded by more lore than the seductive radio personalities of Axis Sally and Tokyo Rose employed by Nazi Germany and Japan, respectively, to under...

1 Okt 20248min

Henry VIII, the iconic Tudor king of England, is perhaps most famously remembered for his six marriages. His relentless pursuit of a male heir, combined with complex political and religious motivation...

30 Sep 202410min

This episode may not be suitable for our younger listeners. Are you ready to test your knowledge of some of American history's most infamous cults? https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Lear...

29 Sep 20243min

Our last episode of the Mysteries Series deals with the mystery of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. While no attempt was made to solve the mystery of the identities of the men buried in the tomb at Ar...

28 Sep 202410min

Bestselling historian, author of 13 books, and the nation's leading expert on America's elite and special operations units. https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast Learn more about your ad cho...

27 Sep 202412min