#211 - Signers of the Declaration of Independence
When was the Declaration of Independence signed? July 4th? August 2? Later? Why did John Hancock sign so prominently and hugely right in the middle? Did he have signature envy? What price did the sign...
4 Jul 201720min
#210 - Quote or No Quote: Oscar Wilde | Be Yourself. Everyone Else is Already Taken
Ah, Buzzkillers, good old Oscar Wilde, the author of so many excellent plays, novels, and poems. Dripping with epigrams, Oscar entertained literary circles in London, Paris and Dublin with his wit, of...
26 Jun 20175min
#209 - The Age of Charisma
Professor Jeremy Young joins us to discuss the Age of Charisma (1870-1940). It was an exciting period in US history: industrialization was in high gear; railroads and telegraph lines were spreading wi...
22 Jun 20171h 2min
#208 - Quote or No Quote: Eleanor Roosevelt | It's Better to Light a Candle Than Curse the Darkness
We all love, and should live by the sentiment expressed in "It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness." But did Eleanor Roosevelt say it? Was it Confucius or an ancient Chinese proverb? Or...
19 Jun 20175min
#207 - JFK: The Presidency
Professor Nash joins us to discuss the misconceptions and the realities of JFK's presidency, its successes, its failures, and its legacies. We look specifically at the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, a...
15 Jun 20171h 16min
#206 - Special Episode: Eco-Soap Bank CNN Hero 2017
Samir Lakhani, the founder of Eco-Soap Bank (one of our Buzzkill partners) has been named a CNN Hero for 2017. We interview him about the project and how the CNN recognition has affected the Eco-Soap ...
14 Jun 20179min
#205 - Quote or No Quote: Winston Churchill | Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing...
The exact wording of the "Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing…" quote varies a little bit from time to time, but it essentially conveys the same message -- Americans are a self-in...
12 Jun 20174min
#204 - Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright is the most famous architect in American history. But why is he so famous, and was it just about his architecture? In his own mind and in the popular mind, he is often considered a ...
8 Jun 20171h 13min
