Remembrance Sunday: In Search of My Father
John Watts never knew his father. He was conceived days before his father, Wing Commander Joseph Watts, was killed on a bombing mission over occupied Europe. He never knew that a bomber from his fathe...
8 Nov 202030min
The US Cabinet
Lindsay Chervinsky joined me on the podcast to discuss the history of the US Cabinet. We also discussed the electoral college system and the Constitution.Subscribe to History Hit and you'll get access...
7 Nov 202024min
The Forgotten Hero of Everest
Ed Caesar joined me on the podcast to tell the story of World War I veteran Maurice Wilson, Britain's most mysterious mountaineering legend.Subscribe to History Hit and you'll get access to hundreds o...
6 Nov 202020min
Philip and Alexander: Kings and Conquerors
Alexander the Great. One of the most recognisable names in history. In his short lifetime he conquered the mighty Persian Empire and marched his army as far as the Indus River Valley. But it is import...
5 Nov 202058min
The Electoral College
Fabian Hilfrich joined me on the podcast to talk about the US electoral college.Subscribe to History Hit and you'll get access to hundreds of history documentaries, as well as every single episode of ...
4 Nov 202015min
Trump, Putin, Bolsanaro: The Return of The Strongman
Ruth Ben-Ghiat joined me on the podcast to discuss what modern authoritarian leaders have in common and how they can be stopped. We discussed the strongman playbook from Mussolini to Putin, Johnson an...
3 Nov 202021min
Hong Kong Flu
Professor George Dehner is a world environmental historian who examines the intersection of humans and disease in the modern era. We talked about the great flu pandemics of the later 20th Century, 196...
2 Nov 202023min
America's Contested Election
1876 was a great pivot in US history. In the presidential election that year a record turn out and chaotic vote counts, particularly in Florida (!), saw a contested result. Civil war, so recently conc...
2 Nov 202027min
