Vietnam War's Secret Phoenix Program
The Phoenix Program remains one of the most controversial and least understood operations of the Vietnam War, a shadow war fought in the alleys, jungles, and hidden villages of South Vietnam. Created ...
8 Dec 202513min
The Short-Lived Fascist Republic of Salo
In the final, collapsing chapter of World War II, Benito Mussolini re-emerged, not as the iron-fisted dictator who once ruled Italy, but as a puppet leader clinging to power in a crumbling regime know...
7 Dec 202511min
Miracle Mike: The Headless Chicken
In the summer of 1945, a small farm in Fruita, Colorado, became the stage for one of the strangest true stories in American history. This is the tale of Mike, the chicken who lived for eighteen months...
6 Dec 202510min
Conversations: Why the Year 1776 Still Matters Today, w/ Edward J. Larson
What did America really declare in 1776, and why does it still matter today? In this episode of History Shorts, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Edward J. Larson joins us to discuss his newest book, D...
5 Dec 202540min
How Mata Hari Became the World's Most Famous Spy
She danced her way into the halls of Europe's elite, captivated generals and diplomats, and became the most infamous alleged double agent of World War I. But behind the veils, the rumors, and the sens...
4 Dec 202510min
The Forgotten World of House Detectives
Long before private eyes stalked dimly lit alleys in pulp novels, America had a different kind of detective, one who didn't chase murderers or mobsters, but runaway maids, jewel thieves, con artists, ...
3 Dec 20259min
How the Normans Changed the World
In this episode, we explore how a small band of Viking descendants from Normandy reshaped medieval Europe forever. From William the Conqueror's seismic victory at Hastings in 1066, which fused Scandin...
2 Dec 20259min
The Final Days of Napoleon
He ruled Europe with an iron will, crowned himself emperor, and reshaped the modern world, but in the end, even Napoleon Bonaparte couldn't conquer fate. In this episode of History Shorts, we trace th...
1 Dec 202510min
