Episodes

  • Special Christmas Episode | The History of the Nativity
    Dec 23 2024

    The imagery of Jesus' birth has evolved over the century, but its meaning to all humanity remains as simple as ever in this holiday season.

    Special thanks to my Uncle Matt for giving me the idea for this episode! - Jon

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    8 mins
  • Pop Quiz | An Inconsequential War?
    Dec 19 2024

    It's time for a pop quiz!

    Join us as Joe and I talk through the idea of a war without consequences and discuss Australia's fight with emus and the "Whiskey War" of 1973-2022.

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    9 mins
  • S.O.B.s | A Discussion on American Foreign Policy in the Cold War
    Dec 16 2024

    Join us for our discussion on the morality and long-term consequences of America's Cold War-era foreign policy and the lessons we can learn from it today.

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    35 mins
  • Pop Quiz | Populism and American Politics
    Dec 12 2024

    It's time for a Pop Quiz!

    Join us as Joe and I discuss the evolution of populism in the United States and how it both reflected and has reshaped our political system.

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    12 mins
  • S.O.B.s | American Foreign Policy in the Cold War
    Dec 9 2024

    The benefits of hindsight let us examine faults in national policy through the lens of what followed. But in the midst of a global threat of nuclear war, the United States chose to support vicious dictators in the name of anti-communism. Were they right or wrong? Did it save humanity from death in atomic fire? Was this a good idea or a bad idea?

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    16 mins
  • Pop Quiz | Censorship, then and now
    Dec 5 2024

    It's time for a Pop Quiz!

    Join us as Jon covers the roots of censorship in the McCarthy era and after the 9/11 attacks and compares them to current-day calls for limiting free speech in America.

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    4 mins
  • Espionage | A Discussion on Kim Philby and The Cambridge Five
    Dec 2 2024

    Join us as we discuss one of the most notorious spy rings in modern history, The Cambridge Five, and the most prominent member, Kim Philby.

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    33 mins
  • Thanksgiving & the Art of Being Thankful | Repost
    Nov 27 2024

    Join us as we share stories of Thanksgiving throughout history and discuss how to practice the art of being thankful. This episode originally aired in November 2019.

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    13 mins