Was FDR really the people’s savior during the Great Depression? Did the New Deal really work? Was it really World War II that took the nation out of the depression? Well… let’s talk about it.

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What really caused the greatest economic downturn in the nation's history? Was Herbert Hoover really that bad? Join us for part one of a two part episode on the Great Depression!

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Aliens? Perhaps not so much. Yet, it is odd that it took until 2013 for the United States Government to even acknowledge the existence of the famous Area 51. So why is Homey Airport and/or Groom Lake so secretive? What is Area 51?

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Here is the story of the one and only United States’ Emperor (self-proclaimed). Joshua Abraham Norton I, "The Emperor of the United States and the Protector of Mexico,” who reigned over this here land for 21 years, between 1859 and 1880. Yep... that happened.

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A little bit of history, a little bit of pop culture. A whole lot of “History Teachers Talking.” Join us as we discuss the story of the summer blockbuster from 1975 until today!

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Named for sea birds, “the Rock” was once home to Al Capone who played a banjo in an inmate band. It was also home to a Native American occupation force in the early 1970s; not to mention numerous families that called the island home. Join us as we talk about the most infamous and inescapable prison - or was it?

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We all heard the song... Most of us know the words... Now join us as we discuss the history behind them. 

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Join us as we have a brief conversation about arguably the two greatest American inventors of all time – well, one half-American and the other quasi-Canadian. On this episode, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and the War of the Currents!

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Perhaps not a historical figure in the most obvious sense, when studying the culture of the latter part of the 20th century one would be hard pressed to miss Andre the Giant. After all, the wrestler and actor was 7 foot 4 inches tall and weighed 520 pounds! Yet, as is often the case, there is more to a person than meets the eye.

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Airplane crashes, assassinations, drug overdoses, freak accidents, and a failed lobotomy. Join us this week as we discuss the curse which befell Joseph P. Kennedy’s lineage – arguably the most famous family in American history.

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