History Teachers Talking

A time of distrust, fear, and xenophobia. What was it about the "Reds" that made the people of the United States so afraid? Plus, how much are we willing to sacrifice for our safety? Join us as we discuss the First and the Second Red Scare on this week's instalment of the History Teachers Talking Podcast!

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Did you know that Mexico was once larger than the United States? Or that we at one point took over the whole country only to keep half of it because U.S. Congress could not get over the idea of expanding Constitutional rights to people of color in 1848? Join us as we discuss the Mexican American War of 1846-1848!

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Your mom was your dad's sister. Your wife is yours. I guess things do not matter much when you are the Pharaoh. Join us as we talk about the short life and reign – as well as discovery and myth – of King Tut.

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Behind every great man, is an even greater woman... Join us as we talk about some of the more known (and less known) First Ladies of the United States.

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Civil War is over. Slavery in the U.S. is over. Now what? What will freedom mean for the 4 million African Americans that just became free? Join us as we talk about the end of slavery and the process of "Reconstruction" after the American Civil War.

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Winner of 9 Gold Medals in Track and Field at the 1912 Olympics and subsequently a Professional Football, Baseball, and Basketball Player; was Jim Thorpe the closest we ever got to a real Captain America? Join us as we discuss the life and career of one of the most famous Native Americans in our recent history, and arguably, the greatest American athlete of all time.

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Gunslinger or an excrement smelling fifteen-year-old that could not afford the horse that was under him? Join us as we talk about a time and place where stealing one's horse would get you hanged and where prostitutes had the most steady income out of everyone in town… this was the "REAL" Wild West!

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Where did the idea of a presidential pardon come from? Which president had the most pardons? We all know about President Ford's infamous pardon, but what about the approximate 20,000 others? (and that is just in the 20th century alone!)

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How much do you really know about Amonute? How about Matoaka? Rebecca? "The Naughty One"? Ok, I guess we do need to talk about the young lady that you know as Pocahontas...

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Here is the story of the "plumbers," hidden tapes, "Deep Throat," and "Tricky Dick." Wow, that makes it sound much worse than it really was... or does it? Join us as we discuss the Watergate scandal by which all other political scandals are judged.

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