More Security, Less Cost | A Discussion on the "New Look"
How did the Central Intelligence Agency both flourish and decline during the Cold War? What effects did both the Suez Crisis and Hungarian R...
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20 of 492 episodesSketches in History | Thirteen Days in October
Welcome back to Sketches in History! This segment, just for kids, shows that history isn't just a story; it's an adventure. Join Lottie Arch...
More Security, Less Cost | The "New Look"
Presidents have always had to balance economic costs with national security. In the 1950s, Dwight Eisenhower took what he called a "new look...
Pop Quiz | A Republic in Danger
How close has America actually come to falling apart? Not in the way politicians throw the word "crisis" around today, but in real, document...
Pop Quiz | The Great Debasement (Repost)
In today's episode, Joe and Jon discuss King Henry VIII's "Great Debasement" (which has nothing to do with his palace's root cellar) and how...
The Witness & the Spy | A Discussion on Hiss, Chambers, and the Rosenburgs
Join us as we discuss the trial of Alger Hiss, why Whittaker Chambers became disillusioned with communism, the Rosenbergs, and the effects o...
Sketches in History | The Witness and the Secret
Welcome back to Sketches in History! This segment, just for kids, shows that history isn't just a story; it's an adventure. Join Lottie Arch...
The Witness and the Spy | Hiss, Chambers, and the Rosenbergs
It is August 3, 1948, and a former Communist Party member named Whittaker Chambers walks into a House committee room in Washington, D.C., an...
Pop Quiz | Conspiracies and Grievances
Why are conspiracy theories everywhere online these days? Why is everyone mad at someone else for every problem in their lives? And what doe...
Storm of War | A Memorial Day Special
" We shall not fail now. Let us move forward steadfastly together into the storm and through the storm. " - Winston Churchill, February 1942...
Pop Quiz | What Historians Remember
Jon didn't remember to publish a pop quiz yesterday--but it was the last day of school and his brain was a bit full. So please accept our ap...
Dan's Back! | A Discussion on the Korean War
Our beloved interloper Dan returns to join us for a conversation about the Korean War and how it influenced later conflicts and the role of...
Sketches in History | Surrounded
Welcome back to Sketches in History! This segment, just for kids, shows that history isn't just a story, it's an adventure. Join Lottie Arch...
Victory Lost | The Korean War
The cold froze rifles in their hands, turned oil to sludge, and stiffened fingers until pulling a trigger became an exercise in willpower. M...
Pop Quiz | What Historians Have Missed
Let's have a conversation about what historians may have missed about the Founders of the United States, what may have been glossed over, an...
The Arsenal of Democracy | A Discussion on Home Front USA
How did the American home change once the soldiers returned from the war. How long did it take for the country to recognize that its injusti...
Sketches in History | One Bomber Every 63 Minutes
Welcome back to Sketches in History! This segment, just for kids, shows that history isn't just a story, it's an adventure. Join Lottie Arch...
The Arsenal of Democracy | Home Front USA
It's tempting to view the Second World War primarily through the lens of combat, but students of American history must also look at the tran...
Audience Member Pop Quiz | The French at War
The French nation has a reputation for being willing to surrender in battle, but is that a fair assessment? This question came from an audie...
Henry Ford | A Discussion on the Man of Contradiction
Henry Ford paid his workers more than anyone thought reasonable, then beat them when they tried to organize. He put ordinary Americans on th...