Conversations: Forging Passports to save Jews from the Holocaust, w/ Roger Moorhouse
Today's guest is Mr. Roger Moorhouse, the famed British historian, author, and professor whose extensive research and books on Eastern European and World War II history have been translated into multi...
16 Apr 202427min
Boxing Gangsters vs. American Nazis
The story of the American Great Depression, as taught in schools, often shies away from discussing one of the nation's most embarrassing debacles, namely the popularity of the American Nazi Movement, ...
11 Apr 20248min
Killing Socrates
Everyone has heard of the great Greek philosopher Socrates, who lived in Athens in the 5th Century BC and, together with his student Plato and the latter's pupil Aristotle, formed the basis of modern ...
9 Apr 20248min
Cod Wars
Among the various wars of the twentieth century is one less known, albeit not less significant. At its height, the conflict forced the involvement of NATO forces and the International Court of Justice...
4 Apr 20247min
The Search for Molly Pitcher
You probably remember learning about the legendary figure in American History, Molly Pitcher in grammar school. But did you know that the famous Revolutionary War heroine probably never existed? Well,...
2 Apr 20247min
Sgt. York's Army of One
Since the First World War, the story of Alvin York has often been used as an example of unwavering bravery and heroism. But did you know that even in today's world of hollywood exaggerating its depict...
28 Mars 20247min
Who was Jim Crow?
The name Jim Crow is often used to describe the segregation laws, rules, and customs that came to be after the Civil War and Reconstruction, but did you know that there never was a person named Jim Cr...
26 Mars 20247min
Catherine's Doomed Husband
Catherine the Great of Russia, whose reign extended from 1729 to 1796, needs no introduction, but did you know that to become "great," Catherine had to first get rid of her troublesome husband, Peter ...
21 Mars 20247min
