In this episode I bring in a good friend Peter Grace, with the USA national study outside of my wheelhouse, I had to bring in a 14-year expert on the subject. This discussion is so enlightening and shows the difference between a person that just knows facts and a real storyteller. We start in 1919, with America's identity crisis, the nation of religious alcoholics is betting big on the stock market, and when the bill comes due the American dream collapses. This is only part 1 of a two-part discussion to come later, so I hope you stay tuned through the ad break.  

This episode is a must-listen, fellow teacher Chris is back with me to discuss the inner circle of the Nazi Party. There is no dead air in this drama for the ages. 

In this episode Year 11 is back again to cover some of the battles of WWI. Jade, Ben, Paige and Jayden will be discussing the Eastern Front offensives, the Caucasus campaign, Gallipoli and the battle of Verdun. We had a few technical hiccups, but hey that learning from home for you. 

Get ready for Season 2 of Who is the Greatest...?, where students battle it out to determine which leader had the greatest impact? 

In our final ep of season 1, we explore what it would have been like to live under Stalin during the early years of the Soviet Union. We discuss Stalin's cult of personality and how the Soviets become the new religion with Stalin as the messiah. We look at how he improved the lives of many and arguably made one of the largest contributions to Russia in recorded history in terms of industrial advancement, but at the cost of many lives. It's a complicated world in Life under Stalin.  

In this episode, we explore the troubled birth of Soviet Russia. The team explores the motivation behind Bolshevik ideology, the signing of the TOBL, and the impact of the Russian Civil war and NEP. My guest today are Scott, Sophie and Thomas. 

Today the year 11 team covers MANIA, the causes for WWI in 1914. Jayden, Ben, Jade, Jack and Paige each take a topic to master and serve it up in this 16 min overview which is essential listening for all Preliminary Modern History Students. Also, we have another one of a kind album art on display. 

This episode will be focused on the Rise of Deng Xiaoping and the response and outcomes of the Tiananmen Square Protest.

Today on Short Stories, I bring in two year 11 students to discuss aspects of WWI. Ben will be investigating the impacts of Trench Warfare, and Jack will be covering the German U-Boat. This is a shorter ep for the curious. Also, our Album Art for this ep is one of a kind and we used an AI bot to add colour to a photo donated to the school from an old scrapbook.