History of the Papacy: Pizza, Pinocchio, and the Papacy Preview
What do Italian unification, Pinocchio and pizza have in common? In this episode preview from History of the Papacy, host Steve Guerra dives in!The Risorgimento was a period of political and social up...
17 Apr 202318min
The Progressive Presidents Part 2 | Theodore Roosevelt and the Pursuit of Greatness
Theodore Roosevelt began his second term in 1905 looking to secure his country's status as a great power, and his own place in history as a great president. To do so, he implemented progressive polici...
10 Apr 202354min
America's First Woman President?: Rebecca Boggs Roberts on Edith Wilson
The American people have never elected a woman president, but from 1919 to 1921, they had an acting woman president and didn't even know it. When President Woodrow Wilson suffered a devastating stroke...
28 Mar 202353min
Theodore Roosevelt vs. Wall Street: Susan Berfield on TR's Epic Clash with J.P. Morgan
Should the U.S. government step in to "level the playing field" and ensure "fairness" in the economy? Should it break up companies that act as monopolies? What does it mean for a company to be a monop...
21 Mar 202344min
America's Princess: Stacy Cordery on Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Theodore Roosevelt once said that he could only do one of two things: be president or control his daughter Alice. He insisted that he couldn't do both at the same time. Alice Roosevelt Longworth was, ...
28 Feb 202348min
We Stand At Armageddon: Benjamin Wetzel on Theodore Roosevelt's Religious Beliefs
Countless books have been written about Theodore Roosevelt the statesman, the war hero, and the adventurer, but virtually none have explored his religious life. In this episode, we interview Professor...
14 Feb 202343min
The Progressive Presidents Part 1 | Theodore Roosevelt and the Pursuit of Greatness
It has been said that "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." In his youth, there was little to indicate that Theodore Roosevelt was destined for great...
4 Jan 20231h 17min
History Unplugged: Alexander's Postwar Plans
If Alexander The Great Hadn’t Died, He Might Have Conquered Europe, Circumnavigated Africa, and Built His Own Silk Road“And Alexander wept, seeing as he had no more worlds to conquer.” That’s a quote ...
26 Des 202215min
