Ghosts of a Murdered Dynasty
The fate of Tsar Nicholas II and his family during the Russian Revolution is a tragic and pivotal event in Russian history, and despite all that we know, their fate continues to be shrouded in endurin...
14 Aug 20249min
Lolita Shocks the World
Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel Lolita is now considered one of the greatest works of American literature of the 20th century. But, at the time of its publication, it was the most controversial book in ...
13 Aug 20248min
Van Gogh's Ear
Did you know that the famed painter Vincent Van Gogh led a life marked by poverty, mental illness, and relative obscurity? And, at one point, in a manic act, cut off a piece of his ear. https://www.p...
12 Aug 20248min
Trivia: Famous Women
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11 Aug 20248min
What If: Mexico Defeated the U.S.
One of the primary reasons for the U.S. instigation of the Mexican-American War in 1846 was Mexico's perceived weakness and inability to mount an adequate defense - still, WHAT IF Mexico defeated the ...
10 Aug 20249min
Conversations: William H. Harrison, w/ Jerry Landry
Join me as I talk to Jerry Landry, the host of the Presidencies of the United States Podcast, as he discusses his deep-dive research into the life and the presidency of President William Henry Harriso...
9 Aug 202443min
Killing Truman
Did you know that if it had not been for some quick thinking on the part of the Secret Service on November 1, 1950, Harry Truman might have been added to the list of Commanders in Chief cut down while...
8 Aug 20248min
Fountain of Youth
You might have been to Florida at least once in your life. But did you know that supposedly the Spanish Explorer Juan Ponce the Leon only found it by accident in 1513 while searching for the fabled fo...
7 Aug 20248min
