What was Ellis Island Really Like?
What was it really like to come to America through Ellis Island? For millions of immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this little spit of land in New York Harbor was the gateway to a ...
27 Maj 30min
Did JFK Save a Man's Life?
You can't spell "hero" without JFK. Ok, so you can. But that doesn't take away from the fact that a young John F. Kennedy saved a man's life in WWII — a war he wasn't even supposed to be in! Bob calls...
20 Maj 47min
Is it Time for a Third Party?
Are our two main political parties so toxic that a third party may soon takeover American politics? Don't count on it. We'll dive into why right now is the opportune time for a third party to rise to ...
13 Maj 44min
Did Thomas Jefferson Steal the Declaration of Independence?
Good artists borrow, great artists steal. Apparently, Thomas Jefferson got the memo. It turns out some North Carolinians penned their own Declaration of Independence nearly a year before TJ scribed hi...
6 Maj 29min
What's the Real Story of Disney's "Newsies"?
You may have seen it on Broadway ... or maybe your high school gym. The Tony Award-winning musical Newsies is a favorite for school productions because the story centers around newspaper-hawking kids ...
22 Apr 41min
John Quincy Adams: From President to Anti-Slavery Firebrand (Live in DC)
John Quincy Adams may have been a failed one-term president, but he had one of the most amazing second acts in American political history. From the House of Representatives, he steered our new nation ...
15 Apr 37min
Mary Had a Little Typhoid
And everywhere that Mary went, the typhoid was sure to go. The story of Mary Mallon (AKA Typhoid Mary) is one we're living every day to a small degree: the balance between public safety and personal l...
8 Apr 48min
The Constitution vs. Authoritarianism
It can be scary to learn how much our democracy relies on norms and convention when the rule of law is put to the test. But, at least our Founding Fathers had an excellent understanding of authoritari...
1 Apr 33min
