The Preacher & the Presidents
He preached the gospel to an estimated 215 million people in person. He knelt in prayer with presidents in the Oval Office. He took midnight phone calls from Lyndon Johnson, who was drowning in Vietna...
21 Maj 17min
The Forgotten War that Forged A Nation
They called it the forgotten war. But the War of 1812 shaped the United States in ways Americans still feel today. In this bonus episode, host Michael Bahr — drawing on Walter R. Borneman's gripping n...
8 Maj 13min
American Sphynx: Thomas Jefferson and the American Contradiction
He wrote "all men are created equal" — and owned more than 600 people over the course of his lifetime. He championed small government — then doubled the size of the nation with a land deal he couldn't...
8 Maj 12min
The Year That Made America: Crisis, Courage & 1776
What does it take to keep a revolution alive when everything is falling apart? In this episode, we dive into David McCullough's 1776 — the story of the year American independence was declared and near...
2 Apr 10min
One Giant Leap: Kennedy's Moon Gamble
What does it take to promise the impossible — and then actually deliver it? In this episode of Bahr's History Hits, Michael Bahr dives into American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race ...
5 Mars 11min
The Forgotten Architect: How William McKinley Built an American Empire
He's the president you probably can't name, but William McKinley made decisions that still shape America's role in the world today. From the Spanish-American War to the Philippine insurgency, McKinley...
12 Feb 10min
The Iron President
What if a politician repeatedly chose career suicide over compromise? Meet Grover Cleveland—the only president to serve non-consecutive terms, and a man so committed to his principles he alienated his...
15 Jan 10min
