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In October 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict over the placement of missiles in Cuba. Veteran Washington Post reporter Michael Dobbs has pored over previously untapped American, Soviet, and Cuban...

One To Talk is a history, culture and commentary podcast where Delaney dives into the things she just can’t stop thinking about. From obscure historical events to pop culture oddities, internet mysteries, and everything in between—if it's weird, wild, or just plain fascinating, it’s probably on her mind.

If history was made, chances are Upton Bell was there. Join host Evan Witman as he and Upton unpack stories of sport and entertainment like you’ve never heard them before.

100 Things To know about WW 1

Welcome to our first season! We will be exploring with you all various haunted locations not only in the Midwest, but also places around the world that are haunted that helped shape our history. Tune in as we not only explore these locations, but also bring you along with to ghost hunt!

Explore the inspiring story of Samuel J. Mills, a pivotal figure in American history who played a key role in founding the first missionary society in the United States and the inaugural Bible Society that distributed millions of Bibles across the globe. His passionate commitment to his faith led him to Africa, where he was instrumental in the establishment of what would become Liberia. Tragically, he passed away at the young age of thirty-five while returning from his final mission. - Summary by Larry Wilson

David Hume stands as a towering figure in the Western philosophical landscape, but it is his historical narratives that truly sustained him. His monumental work, The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688, published between 1754 and 1764, captured the imagination of readers and established him as a household name. Hume himself noted that the financial success from the booksellers far surpassed anything previously seen in England, granting him both independence and wealth. This six-volume masterpiece continues to be published and remains a vital part of ...

What if you could learn from 100 of the world’s most inspiring women? Introducing “Seneca’s 100 Women to Hear” a podcast brought to you by the Seneca Women’s Podcast Network and iHeartRadio in partnership with P&G. Over the course of 100 episodes you’ll hear from women who broke barriers, changed history and are building bridges across political divides. You’ll get insight into not just what they accomplished but how they think about the world. These are Seneca’s 100 women to hear. Listen, learn and get inspired!

In the decade before the onset of the Civil War, groups of Americans engaged in a series of longshot - and illegal - forays into Mexico, Cuba, and other Central American countries in hopes of taking them over. These efforts became known as filibustering, and their goal was to seize territory to create new independent fiefdoms, which would ultimately be annexed by the still-growing United States. Most failed miserably. William Walker was the outlier. Soft-spoken with no military background, in 1856 he managed to install himself as president of Nicaragua.

100 Things to Know About the American Indians

At 96 years old, Loie Reiner sat down with her grandson, Dylan, to reflect on love, family, faith, and a lifetime of activism. Across these intimate conversations, she shares stories of growing up in the 1930s, meeting and marrying Walt, standing arm-in-arm at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, and choosing again and again to say 'yes' to justice and community. More than family history, these are timeless lessons in risk, resilience, and gratitude. As Loie put it herself: “Show up. Make change. Have fun.”

Is the five-second rule for real? Will eating carrots improve your eyesight? Is your cookware a health hazard? Do spicy foods cool you down? Has your grandmother been lying to you all these years? No, no, no, no, and...probably. In this entertaining and informative reference guide, award-winning cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough take on more than 100 popular kitchen myths and dish up answers to all your burning questions about food science and lore.

Navy veterans reliving their days spent abroad submariners as told to Bill Nowicki.

White Supremacy is the bedrock of the American belief system that is shared by each American. In this episode, our host discusses the 6 characteristics of White Supremacy that governs how Americans see themselves, their world, and Black Americans. The host then explains how this worldview has disastrous results for societal change and advancement.

Train to Nowhere is a war memoir seen through the sardonic eyes of Anita Leslie, a funny and vivacious young woman who reports on her experiences with a dry humour, finding the absurd alongside the tragic. Daughter of a baronet and first cousin once removed of Winston Churchill, she joined the Mechanised Transport Corps as a fully trained mechanic and ambulance driver during WWII, serving in Libya, Syria, Palestine, Italy, France and Germany.

One-cent magentas were provisional stamps, printed quickly when a shipment of official stamps from London did not arrive in British Guiana. They were mostly thrown out with the newspapers; one stamp survived. Through the stories of the eccentric characters who have bought, owned, and sold the One-Cent Magenta, James Barron delivers a fascinating tale of global history and immense wealth, and of the human desire to collect.

En Junio de 1914 el asesinato del archiduque Francisco Fernando de Austria provocó la primera "guerra total" de la historia: un conflicto que cambiará el destino del mundo. Normalmente no se presta a la Primera Guerra Mundial la debida atención, las estanterías, rebosantes de libros sobre la Segunda Guerra Mundial, no tienen mucho sitio para su predecesora.

Ever since Jurassic Park we thought we knew how dinosaurs lived their lives. In this remarkable new book, Brian J. Ford reveals that dinosaurs were, in fact, profoundly different from what we believe, and their environment was unlike anything we have previously thought. In this meticulous and...

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1000 Things You Should Know is a smart, fast-paced podcast that delivers essential, strange, and often-overlooked knowledge — one episode at a time. Hosted by Ezra Wade, a wry and curious guide with a knack for making complex ideas feel simple and alive, the show dives into the things we wish we learned in school (or paid more attention to if we did). Each episode explores three different topics — spanning practical skills, historical truths, scientific oddities, forgotten facts, and cultural insights. Whether it’s how to start a fire with no tools, why the Library of Alexandria really ...