The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Continuing our string of connected episodes, Grant dives into one of the events referenced in our previous topic: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Among the deadliest events in American history, it ...
16 Okt 201858min
Angels in America
In the 1980s a plague struck America, and because of who it hit hardest, America was happy to let it run its course and let them die. The arts are how we make sense of that, and point toward what come...
2 Okt 20181h 4min
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Grant takes us back to mid-century America to talk about an emblematic episode of the Cold War. During the Second World War, a number of Americans went behind the government's back to aid an ally. Les...
18 Sep 20181h 6min
The Wingfoot Air Express Disaster
Alaina discusses a less-known Chicago disaster, but first provides some wide-ranging background. We cover the history of airships and the Zeppelin company up until one of their airships crashed throug...
4 Sep 201849min
The Public Broadcasting Service
In this episode, Grant talks about the United States' Public Broadcasting Service, the most trusted institution in the country. A need for non-commercial programming became a need for a federally-supp...
21 Aug 20181h 22min
Live-Action Disney Films of the 1960s
Alaina picks up from where a recent episode left off, and continues the story of Disney's live-action productions through the 1960s. We spend our time following the lives and careers of recurring tale...
6 Aug 20181h 25min
Supplemental 2
Apolgies! Life caught up with us in a big way lately, and rather than skip this week entirely we put together a little surprise instead. This supplemental episode is a collection of bloopers, digressi...
31 Juli 201827min
The Voyage of the Damned
Grant tells us the story of the MS St Louis's cruise in the spring of 1939. A cruise ship filled with 937 passengers left Nai Germany to escape persecution. In the end, most of them returned to it. Ho...
17 Juli 201850min
