History Teachers Talking

By History Shorts Network

Hosted by former history teachers Thomas Reszka and Peter Zablocki, this monthly podcast brings the past into the present through lively, unscripted conversations on history, politics, pop culture, an... more

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The podcast currently has 212 episodes available.

History Teachers Talking episodes:

November 16, 2023 Talking about Infamous Political Assassinations
Join us as we discuss some of the most infamous political assassinations in history whose effects stretched long after the individuals's brutal end.

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36min
November 13, 2023 HTTP Lecture: The Burr Conspiracy
The Burr Conspiracy was a plot conceived in 1804 by then already infamous (for killing Alexander Hamilton) Vice President Arron Burr to carve out and lead a new, independent country in the Southwestern United States.

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12min
November 09, 2023 Talking about the Fall of the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire was once among the biggest military and economic powers in the world. So what happened? And why does it matter?

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22min
November 06, 2023 HTTP Lecture: Killing Trotsky
Here is the story of the rise and the gruesome fall of Leon Trotsky, one of the early leaders of the Russian Revolution.

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17min
October 31, 2023 Talking about the Salem Witch Trials
The infamous Salem witch trials began during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft.

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30min
October 26, 2023 HTTP Lecture: Nurse Nightingale
Often called "the Lady with the Lamp," Florence Nightingale was a caring nurse and a leader. In addition to writing numerous books, pamphlets, and reports on health-related issues, she is also credited with creating one of the first versions of the pie chart.

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11min
October 20, 2023 Talking about the Freaky Victorian Era
Wife selling, mummy unwrapping, and body snatching; discover the bizarre and freaky Victorian era you never learned about in school.

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36min
October 18, 2023 HTTP Lecture: The 1896 Crash at Crush
An 1896 publicity stunt of a gladiatorial battle of two steam engines that raced toward one another at full speed turned into a tragic train wreck of an idea on a fateful day near Waco, Texas.

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10min
October 12, 2023 Talking about NASA Spinoffs
NASA SPINOFFS are one-time NASA technologies that benefit life on Earth in the form of commercial products. Here is a story of a few of them.

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27min
October 06, 2023 HTTP Lecture: The Dancing Plague of 1518
Scientists and historians still aren't sure what led people in Strasbourg in 1518 to dance themselves to death.

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7min

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How many episodes does History Teachers Talking have?

The podcast currently has 212 episodes available.

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