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206: American Propaganda: Cap’s Debut, Capra’s War Docs, and Casablanca
May 22, 2026“Will young, freewheeling American boys take the iron discipline of wartime? … In my judgment the answer is Yes! ... if the answers they get are worth fighting and dying for.” This is the story of pr...
Introducing Family Lore
May 18, 2026Family Lore is a weekly narrative podcast that celebrates and investigates ancestral mystique. Each episode begins with a guest sharing a fascinating family legend, followed by a historical deep-dive ...
205: Total War on the Home Front: Victory Gardens, Volunteering, and the Double V
May 11, 2026“I suggest that while we keep defense and victory in the forefront, that we don't lose sight of our fight for true democracy at home.” This is the story of life on the American home front. While mi...
Bonus: “Messy Tales,” an Excerpt from the Prof’s book, Been There, Done That
May 04, 2026Been There, Done That: How Our History Shows What We Can Overcome, Prof. Jackson’s new book publishing June 16th, takes us on a chronological journey—from the very start of the republic in 1789, throu...
204: The Holocaust: Anne Frank, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, & Auschwitz
Apr 27, 2026“Everybody’s dead. Don’t ask me about anybody. Everybody’s dead.” This is the story of the Final Solution. From Anne Frank’s annex to countless ghettos, Jews who have thus far avoided the conc...
203: The Holocaust: Killing Squads, Ghettos, & Gas Chambers
Apr 13, 2026“The procedure is a pretty barbaric one and not to be described here more definitively. Not much will remain of the Jews.” —Joseph Goebbels This is the story of how the Holocaust becomes industrializ...
202: Holocaust Prologue with US Holocaust Memorial Museum Director, Sara J. Bloomfield
Mar 30, 2026After turning our attention back to Europe in the last few episodes, it’s time to finally examine the Holocaust. Back in episode 185, we covered a broad history of antisemitism in Europe and the viole...
201: A Soft Underbelly: The Allied Invasion of Sicily & the Fall of Il Duce
Mar 16, 2026"My dear Duce, it’s no longer any good… At this moment you are the most hated man in Italy.” This is the story of Operations Underworld, Mincemeat, and Husky. On the heels of the decisive Allied v...
200: The North African Campaign: Desert Rats, the Desert Fox, & Operation Torch
Mar 02, 2026“This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps the end of the beginning.” This is the story of the Allied campaign in North Africa. Long under the colonial thumb ...
199: Building the Anglo-American Alliance: The US Enters the European Theater
Feb 16, 2026“When do we get a whack at those Germans?” This is the story of America’s entry into the European Theater. After Pearl Harbor, American foot soldiers and generals alike are eager to get in on the act...