Roald Amundsen was one of the greatest arctic explorers in history, being the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, the first to the South Pole and the first to the North Pole. Find out his beginnings in this episode! Sources: Brown, Stephen. The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen. Douglas & McIntyre, 2012.

Cameron, Garth James. From Pole to Pole. Pen and Sword, 2022.

Huntford, Roland. Race for the South Pole: The Expedition Diaries of Scott and Amundsen. Continuum, 2011.

Sancton, Julian. Madhouse at the End of the Earth. Crown, 2021.

Guernica was a city brutally bombed during the Spanish Civil War. The first, but certainly not the last, city destroyed by arial bombardement in history. It also inspired Pablo Picasso to paint one of the most iconic anti-war images of the 20th century. Sources: Kaufman, Michael T. “‘Guernica’ Survives a Spray‐paint Attack by Vandal.” The New York Times, 1 Mar. 1974, www.nytimes.com/1974/03/01/archives/guernica-survives-a-spraypaint-attack-by-vandal-floor-is-sealed-off.html.

Martin, Russell. Picasso’s War: The Destruction of Guernica, and the Masterpiece That Changed the World. Plume Book, 2003.

Orwell, George, and Peter Davison. Orwell in Spain: The Full Text of Homage to Catalonia, with Associated Articles, Reviews and Letters from the Complete Works of George Orwell. Penguin Books, 2001.

Join us for part three, the final episode of our series on the Titanic! With the sinking of the Titanic, the public at large had questions. How could this unsinkable ship sink? What happened? Who was to blame? Inquiries were made by both the United States and Britain to get to the bottom of it. We’ll also talk about what happened to notable survivors after the sinking of the Titanic. Sources: Bonsall, Thomas E. Titanic: The Story of the Great White Star Line Trio: The Olympic, the Titanic and the Brittanic. Gallery Books, 1987.

Grane, Thomas C., director. Titanic: 25 Years Later. National Geographic, 2017, Nationalgeoographic.com. Accessed 2023. ISMAY, CLIFFORD. Understanding J. Bruce Ismay: The True Story of the Man They Called “The Coward of Titanic.” HISTORY PRESS, 2022.

Lord, Walter, and Nathaniel Philbrick. A Night to Remember. Blackstone, 2017.

Russell, Gareth. The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the 'Titanic' and the End of the Edwardian Era. William Collins, 2020.

Wade, Wyn Craig, et al. The Titanic: Disaster of the Century. Skyhorse Pub Co Inc, 2012.

Join us for part two of our series on the Titanic! This time, we go back to that dark night of April 15th, 1912 and detail the horrific scene of the most famous maritime disasters in history. Sources: Bonsall, Thomas E. Titanic: The Story of the Great White Star Line Trio: The Olympic, the Titanic and the Brittanic. Gallery Books, 1987.

Grane, Thomas C., director. Titanic: 25 Years Later. National Geographic, 2017, Nationalgeoographic.com. Accessed 2023.

Lord, Walter, and Nathaniel Philbrick. A Night to Remember. Blackstone, 2017.

Russell, Gareth. The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the 'Titanic' and the End of the Edwardian Era. William Collins, 2020.

Wade, Wyn Craig, et al. The Titanic: Disaster of the Century. Skyhorse Pub Co Inc, 2012.

Join us for part one of our series on the Titanic! This episode, learn about the construction and notable people that would be on board one of the worst maritime disasters in history! Sources: Bonsall, Thomas E. Titanic: The Story of the Great White Star Line Trio: The Olympic, the Titanic and the Brittanic. Gallery Books, 1987.

Grane, Thomas C., director. Titanic: 25 Years Later. National Geographic, 2017, Nationalgeoographic.com. Accessed 2023.

Lord, Walter, and Nathaniel Philbrick. A Night to Remember. Blackstone, 2017.

Russell, Gareth. The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the 'Titanic' and the End of the Edwardian Era. William Collins, 2020.

Wade, Wyn Craig, et al. The Titanic: Disaster of the Century. Skyhorse Pub Co Inc, 2012.

Calamity Jane, became a dime novel legend in her own lifetime, although few knew the real Martha Jane Cannary beyond her notorious reputation. Sources: Editors. “." Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. . Encyclopedia.com. 20 Mar. 2023 .” Encyclopedia.com, Encyclopedia.com, May 2012, https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/cannary-martha-jane-1852-1903.

McLaird, James D. Calamity Jane: The Woman and the Legend. Univ Of Oklahoma Press, 2012.

McLaird, James. “Encyclopedia of the Great Plains.” Encyclopedia of the Great Plains | CALAMITY JANE (1856-1903), 2011, http://plainshumanities.unl.edu/encyclopedia/doc/egp.gen.006.

The Battle of Iwo Jima during WWII was the bloodiest in United States Marine Corps history. Join us for a unique perspective of this legendary historical event, and our 100th episode! Sources: “Bill Richardson: 4th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division - Marines.” Witness to War: Preserving The Oral Histories of Combat Veterans, https://www.witnesstowar.org/combat_stories/WWII/8409.

Brown, Ronald J. A Brief History of the 14th Marines. History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1990.

King, Dan, and Linda Ryan. A Tomb Called Iwo Jima: Firsthand Accounts from Japanese Survivors. Dan King, 2020.

Smith, Larry. Iwo Jima: World War II Veterans Remember the Greatest Battle of the Pacific. W.W. Norton, 2009.

Tyson, Ann Scott. American Spartan. William Morrow, 2015.

Join us for part two of our story about Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud, or as he is known in the west, Ibn Saud. A shrewd diplomat, fierce desert warrior, and the leader and founder of Saudi Arabia. This time, we’ll learn about why and how the new country became rich beyond their wildest dreams.

Sources:

Darlow, Michael, and Barbara Bray. Ibn Saud: The Desert Warrior Who Created the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Skyhorse Publishing, 2015.

“One of the World's Most Dangerous Millennials.” The Economist, The Economist Newspaper, 2022, https://www.economist.com/films/2022/08/26/one-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-millennials. Boguslaw, Daniel, and Ryan Grim. “Bernie Sanders to Bring Yemen War Powers Resolution to the Floor as Soon as next Week.” The Intercept, The Intercept, 6 Dec. 2022, https://theintercept.com/2022/12/06/saudi-yemen-war-bernie-sanders/.

The first king of the third Saudi state now known as Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud, would forge a theocratic absolute monarchy that would come to dominate over the Arabian peninsula and became stewards of Islam‘s two holiest sights, Mecca and Medina. Join us as we get to know Ibn Saud, the man who led his dynasty and people into modernity, western influence, and wealth beyond all imagination.

Sources:

Darlow, Michael, and Barbara Bray. Ibn Saud: The Desert Warrior Who Created the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Skyhorse Publishing, 2015.

“One of the World's Most Dangerous Millennials.” The Economist, The Economist Newspaper, 2022, https://www.economist.com/films/2022/08/26/one-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-millennials.

Radical politics, unbearable tragedy, and groundbreaking literary work not appreciated in its own time, join us for part 2, the conclusion of our series on the life and work of Mary Shelley!

Sources:

Byron, Lord, et al. Lord Byron: Selected Poems. The Folio Society, 2013.

Gordon, Charlotte. Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley. Windmill Books, 2016. 

Shelley, Percy Bysshe, et al. Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Major Works. Oxford University Press, 2009.

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft. Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus. Prestwick House, 2006.

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft. Mathilda. Mint Editions, 2021.