FDR & Churchill
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT
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FDR and Winston Churchill spent 113 days in each others' company during WWII. FDR even saw Churchill...
FDR & Churchill
30 Jan 2025
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FDR and Winston Churchill spent 113 days in each others' company during WWII. FDR even saw Churchill...
What Does 'Caucasian' Mean?
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT
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In the 19th Century, a war on the boundary between Europe and Asia had an unexpected effect. It caus...
What Does 'Caucasian' Mean?
27 Jan 2025
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In the 19th Century, a war on the boundary between Europe and Asia had an unexpected effect. It caus...
FDR & Stalin
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT
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They say that the enemy of your enemy is your friend, but did that apply to President Franklin D. Ro...
FDR & Stalin
23 Jan 2025
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They say that the enemy of your enemy is your friend, but did that apply to President Franklin D. Ro...
Romans in America
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT
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Why was there once a fashion for styling your hair like Brutus, the most famous of Julius Caesar's a...
Romans in America
20 Jan 2025
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Why was there once a fashion for styling your hair like Brutus, the most famous of Julius Caesar's a...
FDR vs Hitler
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT
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The leaders of the two most powerful nations fighting in the Second World War, President Franklin D....
FDR vs Hitler
16 Jan 2025
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The leaders of the two most powerful nations fighting in the Second World War, President Franklin D....
Who Was Sitting Bull?
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT
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Sitting Bull, Jumping Badger, Slow - what do we know about the man who went by each of these names? ...
Who Was Sitting Bull?
13 Jan 2025
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Sitting Bull, Jumping Badger, Slow - what do we know about the man who went by each of these names? ...
President FDR & the New Deal
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:00:49 GMT
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In 1932, amidst the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected the 32nd President of the Un...
President FDR & the New Deal
09 Jan 2025
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In 1932, amidst the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected the 32nd President of the Un...
The First 12 Days of the Civil War
Mon, 06 Jan 2025 09:00:07 GMT
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In April 1861, Union forces having lost the first battle of the Civil War, attention turned to the C...
The First 12 Days of the Civil War
06 Jan 2025
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In April 1861, Union forces having lost the first battle of the Civil War, attention turned to the C...
President Herbert Hoover: Did He Cause the Great Depression?
Thu, 02 Jan 2025 09:00:49 GMT
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President Herbert Hoover is synonymous with failure. As the Great Depression hit, shanty town across...
President Herbert Hoover: Did He Cause the Great Depression?
02 Jan 2025
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President Herbert Hoover is synonymous with failure. As the Great Depression hit, shanty town across...
Remembering Jimmy Carter: Life & Legacy
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 09:30:00 GMT
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In this special episode, Don Wildman is joined by experts Jonathan Alter and Jefferson Cowie to delv...
Remembering Jimmy Carter: Life & Legacy
30 Dec 2024
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In this special episode, Don Wildman is joined by experts Jonathan Alter and Jefferson Cowie to delv...
Japanese in America
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 09:00:41 GMT
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When the US turned to Japan for workers in the late 19th Century, they probably never foresaw that o...
Japanese in America
30 Dec 2024
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When the US turned to Japan for workers in the late 19th Century, they probably never foresaw that o...
Lexington & Concord: The First Battles of the Revolutionary War
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:00:35 GMT
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The shot heard ‘round the world'; the start of the American Revolution. An event that would have p...
Lexington & Concord: The First Battles of the Revolutionary War
26 Dec 2024
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The shot heard ‘round the world'; the start of the American Revolution. An event that would have p...
How Old is America?
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:00:37 GMT
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When fossils were discovered in the US during the 19th Century, it altered American understandings o...
How Old is America?
23 Dec 2024
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When fossils were discovered in the US during the 19th Century, it altered American understandings o...
Outlaws vs the FBI: J. Edgar Hoover's G-Men
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 09:00:02 GMT
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What makes the ideal gangster hunter? In the 1930s, outlaws like John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson an...
Outlaws vs the FBI: J. Edgar Hoover's G-Men
19 Dec 2024
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What makes the ideal gangster hunter? In the 1930s, outlaws like John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson an...
Was the Civil War Won by Chance?
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 09:00:22 GMT
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How did a couple's holiday save Kyoto from certain ruin? How did a landslide contribute to the Revol...
Was the Civil War Won by Chance?
16 Dec 2024
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How did a couple's holiday save Kyoto from certain ruin? How did a landslide contribute to the Revol...
President Calvin Coolidge: The Roaring 20s' Quiet Leader
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:00:59 GMT
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Sworn in after the death of President Harding by the light of a kerosene lamp, the 30th President of...
President Calvin Coolidge: The Roaring 20s' Quiet Leader
12 Dec 2024
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Sworn in after the death of President Harding by the light of a kerosene lamp, the 30th President of...
Waco: A Cult, the FBI and a Fiery Ending
Mon, 09 Dec 2024 09:00:04 GMT
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76 people died on 19th April 1993 when the compound of a religious sect, the Branch Davidians, went ...
Waco: A Cult, the FBI and a Fiery Ending
09 Dec 2024
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76 people died on 19th April 1993 when the compound of a religious sect, the Branch Davidians, went ...
Pearl Harbor: The Man Who Spied For Japan
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:00:52 GMT
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On 7th December, 1941, the Japanese Imperial Navy struck the United States. In an action which kille...
Pearl Harbor: The Man Who Spied For Japan
05 Dec 2024
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On 7th December, 1941, the Japanese Imperial Navy struck the United States. In an action which kille...
UFOs in the US
Mon, 02 Dec 2024 09:00:04 GMT
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Alien spacecraft, phenomena from another dimension, ghosts, demons of satan, a trick of light - what...
UFOs in the US
02 Dec 2024
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Alien spacecraft, phenomena from another dimension, ghosts, demons of satan, a trick of light - what...
The Mayflower: What Was Life Like At Sea?
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 03:00:47 GMT
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A cargo hold, just 5 feet tall and divided up with canvas - this is what served as the living quarte...
The Mayflower: What Was Life Like At Sea?
28 Nov 2024
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A cargo hold, just 5 feet tall and divided up with canvas - this is what served as the living quarte...
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?
Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:00:21 GMT
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More than 30 million people can trace their ancestry to the 102 passengers and 30 crew aboard the Ma...
The Mayflower: Why Did the Pilgrims Leave Europe?
25 Nov 2024
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More than 30 million people can trace their ancestry to the 102 passengers and 30 crew aboard the Ma...
President Warren G. Harding: Scandals, Affairs & Cabinet Selections
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 09:00:43 GMT
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Despite dying as one of the most popular presidents in history, the 29th Commander-in-Chief has been...
President Warren G. Harding: Scandals, Affairs & Cabinet Selections
21 Nov 2024
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Despite dying as one of the most popular presidents in history, the 29th Commander-in-Chief has been...
The Spanish-American War
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 09:00:15 GMT
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In April 1898 the United States declared war on Spain. By the end of the war that December, the Span...
The Spanish-American War
18 Nov 2024
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In April 1898 the United States declared war on Spain. By the end of the war that December, the Span...
A CIA Man in China: 20 Years Imprisoned
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 09:00:16 GMT
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This is the story of America's longest held prisoner of war. John 'Jack' Downey, an American CIA ope...
A CIA Man in China: 20 Years Imprisoned
14 Nov 2024
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This is the story of America's longest held prisoner of war. John 'Jack' Downey, an American CIA ope...
Nazis in America: Fascism in the 1930s
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 09:00:54 GMT
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In 1933, The Pittsburgh Courier published an editorial entitled 'Hitler Learns from America'. S...
Nazis in America: Fascism in the 1930s
11 Nov 2024
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In 1933, The Pittsburgh Courier published an editorial entitled 'Hitler Learns from America'. S...
Presidents' Private Lives
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 09:00:27 GMT
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With the US election happening, we wanted to take a look back at the presidents from the past what w...
Presidents' Private Lives
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the US election happening, we wanted to take a look back at the presidents from the past what w...
Elections Explained: A History of Rigged Elections
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Invisible ink, delayed flights and political meddling - elections are a symbol of democracy, so how ...
New York Morgue's Dark Secrets
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The unclaimed dead of New York City's streets and rivers were brought to the New York Morgue in the ...
Elections Explained: The Man Who's Lost The Most
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What causes a person to lose the Presidential election?Henry Clay ran for the Presidency 3 times, an...
The Doolittle Raid: WW2 Bombing of Japan
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If somebody asked you to go on a dangerous mission, no other details, would you volunteer?Well, in 1...
Elections Explained: How FDR Won Four Times
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
4,322 days. That's how long Franklin Delano Roosevelt was in office. Whilst no other US president ha...
The Battle of Bull Run
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On July 21, 1861, Confederate and Union forces met for the first time in full-scale battle at Bull R...
Elections Explained: A History of Voting
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have a constitutional right to vote in the United States ... don't we? Find out in this first epi...
Outlaws: John Dillinger | Public Enemy Number One
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to be the first person named as 'Public Enemy No.1' by the US Bureau of Investigat...
Who Was Christopher Columbus?
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did Columbus really think the Earth was flat? Where did he come from? Where did he get to? To untang...
Outlaws: Bonnie & Clyde
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Just how murderous were Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow? Where did those famous photos come from? And...
Woodrow Wilson & The End of WW1: The League of Nations
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to US foreign policy in the early 20th Century, isolationism tends to come to mind. Wh...
Outlaws: Jesse James
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse James. Perhaps the most notorious American outlaw?He’s become legendary figure of the Wild W...
Guantanamo Bay Detention Center: A History From The Inside
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Very few people know what it is like to be in the infamous US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, ...
Outlaws: New York's Criminal Mastermind
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When was the first bank robbery? What does it take to be successful in organized crime? Is it possib...
How The World Sees The US: The Art of Diplomacy
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How did Egypt and Israel come to an agreement at Camp David in 1979? How did the USSR come to allow ...
McCarthy & the Second Red Scare
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who was Joe McCarthy? How did this Republican Senator come to lead a nationwide campaign against com...
Japanese in America: Railroads, Internment Camps & Little Tokyo
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When the US turned to Japan looking for workers in the late 19th Century, they probably never foresa...
President Woodrow Wilson: Progressive? Warmonger? Overrated?
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 20th Century is up and running and the next President in our series, Woodrow Wilson, is in for a...
British Brides for American Tobacco: A Tudor Trade
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1621 the Virginia Company of London put out a call for young, handsome and honestly educated wome...
Who Was The Richest President?
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Which President was best with their money? Which was worst? And are Presidents responsible for payin...
Eisenhower: D-Day and the Birth of the American Superpower
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In June 1944, the joint forces of the Allies began the liberation of continental Europe on D-Day. Bu...
President William Howard Taft: The Reluctant Politician?
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sandwiched between Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson is our 26th President of the United States,...
Lafayette: The Marquis and the American Revolution
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why did an aristocratic French man fight for American freedom? How influential was Lafayette? And wh...
Kamala Harris: An Unprecedented Candidacy?
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cleopatra, Catherine the Great, Boudicca, Margaret Thatcher, Angela Merkel: what do these women have...
American History Hit: 200 Episodes On
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host Don Wildman has a message for listeners old and new, marking 200 episodes of American History H...
President Theodore Roosevelt
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What kind of a nickname is Bull Moose? How progressive was Theodore Roosevelt's presidency? And how ...
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Speak softly and carry a big stick."The youngest President ever, Lieutenant Colonel of the Rough Ri...
Origins of Political Campaigns: Publicity Stunts & Fake News
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do our politicians use the media? Throughout the 2024 election we have seen a boom in the use of...
American Operators on WW1's Front Line
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When the First World War ended at 11am on 11 November, 1918, how did army command relay the ceasefir...
The Third Presidential Assassination: McKinley
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On 6th September, 1901, President William McKinley attended a public reception at the Pan American E...
President William McKinley: The Secret Service & the Spanish-American War
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why does the Secret Service protect the President of the United States? And what can we learn from M...
Biden: US Presidents, Reelection & the Second Term Curse
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday night, after announcin...
Secrets of the White House
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How did a party in the White House end in mayhem? When did the West Wing become a hive of government...
US Presidents Who Escaped Assassination
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lincoln, FDR, Reagan, Clinton, Bush and now Trump. All have been targets of assassination attempts w...
Sovereignty, the Constitution and 100 years of Citizenship: Native Rights
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast contains adult language.What was the ‘Indian Citizenship Act’ of 1924? Why was it n...
The Rise of Presidential Power
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Right from independence, a question has hovered over the government of the United States. How much p...
President Grover Cleveland: Panic in the Second Term
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What caused the economic panic of 1893? In this episode we are delving into the event that made Grov...
Zionism in Texas
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do you know about Galveston, Texas? Perhaps you've heard about the disastrous hurricane of 1900...
What is Populism? From the Farmers' Alliance to Trump
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the long unanswered question of whether the established elite truly support the concerns of ordin...
What Caused the American Revolution?
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What took the US from the Boston Tea Party to Lexington and Concord? Where was the turning point for...
President Benjamin Harrison: The President with a Petting Zoo
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why is the 23rd President of the United States, Benjamin Harrison, remembered as a 'Human Iceberg'? ...
The First Battle of the Civil War: Fort Sumter
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 34-hour bombardment, one (accidental) death, and the start of the bloodiest war the United States ...
The Whiskey Rebellion: Tax Protest & Armed Resistance
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was first released on November 14 2022.The Whiskey Tax, imposed in 1791, was the first ...
Presidential Pardons: Mormons, Conscientious Objectors & January 6th
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the US Constitution, the President of the United States is granted the right to pardon those conv...
President Grover Cleveland: Honest to a Fault?
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
They say that honesty is the best policy, but was this the case for Grover Cleveland? He may be the ...
The War on Crime: The 1930s and the New Deal
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How did the United States go from a country defined by its lawlessness in the 1920s and early 1930s,...
America at D-Day
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On June 6, 1944, the Allied forces combined their land, air and sea forces into the largest amphibio...
Communism in America
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The history of the United States' relationship with communism is one littered with fear and persecut...