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History Teachers Talking
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History Teachers Talking episodes
- Talking about Frank Sinatra Jr. Kidnapping
Join us as we talk about the bizarre story of that one time Frank Sinatra's son got kidnapped for ransom in 1963, Lake Tahoe.
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25 min - Talking about the Samurai
Join us as we talk about the Samurai, members of a warrior class who rose to power in Japan from the 12th century onwards.
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33 min - Talking about the 1932 Emu War
The Great Depression led Australia to declare war on one of its beloved flightless birds – the Emu. A war, their military lost.
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25 min - HTTP Lecture: History of the Handshake
Here is a short lecture on the history of the handshake which has existed in some form or another for thousands of years.
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6 min - Talking about Woodstock
Woodstock was an epic event that became synonymous with the counterculture movement of the 1960s. Here is the full story - kind of.
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44 min - Talking about Stalin
Stalin was the chief architect of Soviet totalitarianism and a skilled but extremely ruthless leader. Join us for a little refresher on one of the most infamous men in all of history.
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50 min - HTTP Lecture: Daylight Saving Time
Why does Daylight Saving Time exist? Join us for a quick lecture on the twice-yearly ritual that has roots in cost-cutting strategies of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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8 min - Talking about the Man-Eaters of Tsavo
Join us as we talk about the Tsavo man-eaters, a pair of male lions in the Tsavo region of Kenya that were responsible for the deaths of over 100 people in 1898.
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26 min - Talking about Julius Caesar
Time to talk about Julius Caesar, the Roman general and politician who named himself dictator of the Roman Empire, only to be famously assassinated by political rivals one year later.
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34 min - Talking about Challenger and Columbia
The Challenger (1986) and Columbia (2003) space shuttle disasters dramatically illustrated the risks involved in the human exploration of space and all but ended NASA as we once knew it.
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About History Teachers Talking
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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,…
and education. It's the kind of discussion you wish every classroom had—smart, approachable, and just unpredictable enough to keep you hooked. No lectures. No jargon. Just great history, well told.
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