Conversations: Family of Spies, w/ Christine Kuehn
In this Conversation Series episode of History Shorts, Peter sits down with Christine Kuehn and her husband, Mark, to unpack the extraordinary true story behind Christine's latest book, Family of Spie...
27 Feb 25min
How 'Dark' Were the Greek Dark Ages?
After the collapse of the great Mycenaean palaces around 1200 BCE, the ancient Greek world entered a mysterious era often called the Greek Dark Ages—a time when cities vanished, writing disappeared, a...
26 Feb 9min
George Washington's Spies
Long before modern intelligence agencies existed, George Washington relied on an unlikely network of merchants, tavern keepers, and ordinary civilians operating in the shadows of British-occupied New ...
25 Feb 10min
Berlin: The Brutal Last Chapter of WWII
In the spring of 1945, as Nazi Germany collapsed under relentless pressure, the final battle for the German capital became one of the most brutal chapters of World War II. The Battle of Berlin marked ...
24 Feb 10min
Pen Pals with the President
Before he became one of America's most unexpected reform presidents, Chester A. Arthur was widely dismissed as a creature of political machines—a man few believed would ever rise above patronage and s...
23 Feb 12min
The Roaring 20s
It was an age of jazz and speakeasies, stock tickers and skyscrapers—an era that looked unstoppable. In the wake of World War I, the United States surged forward into what became known as the Roaring ...
22 Feb 11min
Saint Louis IX: The Perfect Medieval King?
In an age defined by war, cruelty, and dynastic ambition, one king earned a reputation so extraordinary that he was later declared a saint. Louis IX of France, better known as Saint Louis, ruled 13th-...
21 Feb 9min
Conversations: The Real Story Behind the Blood Countess, w/ Shelley Puhak
In this special Conversation Series episode of History Shorts, Peter sits down with Shelley Puhak to explore her gripping new book, The Blood Countess — a haunting deep dive into one of Europe's most ...
20 Feb 26min
