The Madness of Emperor Caligula
In the year 37 CE, Rome welcomed a new emperor who was young, charismatic, and adored by the people. Within months, that same emperor, Caligula, descended into a reign so unhinged, so theatrical, and ...
26 Nov 202510min
The Woman Spy Who Outsmarted Hoover's FBI
In the late 1940s, as America entered the paranoid dawn of the Cold War, a brilliant young Justice Department analyst named Judith Coplon was accused of stealing classified FBI documents for the Sovie...
25 Nov 202510min
The Labor Revolt that Shook America (Pullman Strike)
In 1894, a company town outside Chicago erupted into one of the most explosive labor battles in American history. When workers at the Pullman Palace Car Company walked off the job, their strike grew i...
24 Nov 202511min
History Shorts Weekend Show #1
Welcome to the very first episode of the History Shorts Weekend Show: a soon-to-be weekly Patreon Exclusive, but for now, offered as a full public preview. This lighter-toned, less-scripted companion ...
23 Nov 202513min
Conversations: The Nazi and the Psychiatrist - the Book Behind the film 'Nuremberg' w. Jack El-Hai
In this episode of History Shorts, I sit down with acclaimed author Jack El-Hai to explore the extraordinary true story behind his book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, now adapted into the 2025 film Nu...
23 Nov 202525min
The Katyn Massacre
In 1940, deep within Poland's Katyn Forest, thousands of Polish officers vanished, erased by Stalin's secret orders. For decades, the truth was buried beneath Soviet lies and Cold War silence. This Hi...
22 Nov 20259min
Conversations: Why the U.S. is Not a Nation State (But a Federation of Stateless Nations), w/ Colin Woodard
Today on History Shorts, we're joined by acclaimed journalist and historian Colin Woodard, the author of Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America, his latest work exploring the ...
21 Nov 202534min
Why We Can't Look Away from the Girl With a Pearl Earring
She's been called the Mona Lisa of the North, a girl frozen in time, her gaze both intimate and unreachable. In this episode of History Shorts, we uncover the story behind Johannes Vermeer's Girl with...
20 Nov 202511min
