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The Confederacy: Could They Have Won?
Mar 17, 2025Did the Confederates predict that secession would lead to war? How ready were they to fight? And what was their military strategy? Cecily Zander is back on the podcast for this third part of our serie...
President Eisenhower: War on Soviets & Segregation
Mar 13, 2025Dwight D. Eisenhower is a fixture in the lists of America's favourite Presidents. How did Eisenhower change America? How did the Cold War and Civil Rights become intertwined in this period? What dooms...
The Confederacy: Life In The South
Mar 10, 2025The Civil War consumed the Confederacy for its entire existence, draining it of supplies, food and people. In this second episode of our confederacy series, Don is joined once again by Aaron Sheehan-D...
The Illuminati in the US
Mar 06, 2025What do Thomas Jefferson and Beyonce have in common? They have both been thought to be members of the Illuminati. But what really is this not-so-secret society? And why was it once called the society ...
The Confederacy: Who Was Jefferson Davis?
Mar 03, 2025Only one person has ever held the title of President of the Confederate States of America. In this episode, we're going to find out more about him and the power structure of the Civil War rebel states...
President Harry Truman: From Farm to Oval Office and the Atom Bomb
Feb 27, 2025The end of the Second World War. The start of the Cold War. The dropping of the Atomic Bomb and the growth of the Civil Rights movement. When FDR passed, the 33rd President of the United States was tr...
Jamestown: Decline & Fall?
Feb 24, 2025In 1699, Virginia’s government and capital moved from Jamestown to Middle Plantation, renaming it Williamsburg. But why did they abandon Jamestown? In this final episode of our series, Don and Willie ...
Jamestown: Surviving The Fort
Feb 20, 2025What was it like to live in the fort at Jamestown? Who was in charge? What provisions were there? And why is this considered to be the birthplace of enslavement in the United States? Don is joined by ...
Did Vikings Reach the US?
Feb 17, 2025What is a Viking? Did they really make it to the United States? And if so, how far did they get? Don speaks to Martyn Whittock about the norse landings in North America. From the Icelandic sagas to th...
Frederick Douglass: Civil War to Statesman
Feb 13, 2025How did Frederick Douglass, born into enslavement, rise to become one of the most influential orators, writers, and publishers of his time. By the end of his life in 1895, he was world-renowned and ow...