The Curiosity Chronicles

Lewis and Clark is one of the greatest exploration expedition's in the history of the United States, maybe the world! But how did that expedition come about? Who are Meriwether Lewis and William Clark? What prompted their expedition of the so called Louisiana Purchase and beyond? Tune into the Curiosity Chronicles to hear about the origins of one of the greatest expeditions the U.S. has ever seen!

(sources will be posted in part 2)

Second half of this massive episode. Part B delves into the gritty details of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, including Reno's charge, the Siege of Benteen and Reno, and of course, Custer's Last Stand!

Sources for A and B:

https://www.montanapbs.org/programs/BozemanTrail/

http://www.mandanhistory.org/biographiesak/georgecuster.html

https://aktalakota.stjo.org/seven-sacred-rites/wiwanyang-wachipi-sun-dance/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sun-Dance

Philbrick, Nathaniel. The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull and The Battle of the Little Bighorn. Penguin Books, 2010.

Part A of a massive episode covering the time post Civil War up until the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Part A deals with the period up until roughly 1875 and what Crazy Horse and Custer were doing that led them to the climactic battle in 1876!!

The other side of the "battlefield" so to speak in the lead up to the Last Stand. Learn about the Sioux culture, the Great Plains, and most of all, the famous Oglala Sioux leader, Crazy Horse. Setting the stage for the clash between two legends at the Last Stand on the Little Bighorn!

Sources:

https://research.dom.edu/NativeAmericanStudies/sioux#:~:text=Online%20Resources,-Lakota%2C%20Dakota%2C%20Nakota&text=The%20Sioux%20are%20a%20confederacy,Lakota%2C%20Dakota%2C%20and%20Nakota.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sioux

https://www.fs.usda.gov/blackhills

https://www.armyheritage.org/soldier-stories-information/crazy-horse/

https://www.telli.com/page/siouxtipi

George Armstrong Custer is most famous for his Last Stand, which we will get to, but lived a fascinating life before his untimely demise that your casual history fan might be unaware of. Hopefully this episode gives you a brief look at who Custer was a person, and encourages you to dig deeper!

Sources:

essentialcivilwarcurriculum.com

Ambrose, Stephen E. Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors. Open Road.

There are so many competing conspiracy theories out there concerning Kennedy it is difficult to cut through all the BS.  Tune into the Curiosity Chronicles to hear sound, scientific proof pointing toward Lee Harvey Oswald as the lone assassin that killed President John F. Kennedy.  There should be no doubt that conspiracies are ludicrous and after listening to this episode you should have all the information needed to argue that Oswald was conclusively the assassin!

Sources will be posted on the last episode of the series!

Most people are aware that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963.  But what about the details?  What events transpired that day?  Join the Curiosity Chronicles to hear a in depth, detailed account of that fateful day for a better understanding of the tragedy that struck down the 35th president of The United States!

Sources will be published with final episode in the series

Before getting into the actual details of the assassination it is important to talk about the lives of the major players leading up to November 22, 1963.  Specifically John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald.  Tune in to the latest episode to hear the background of these two men, to better inform the upcoming episodes!

All sources will be posted at the end of the series!

What happens when an enraged sperm whale sinks your ship thousands of miles from land?  The men of the whaleship Essex found out!  Tune into the Curiosity Chronicles to find out to what extreme lengths these men went to survive their 89+ days of starvation and dehydration after a shipwreck, and how their story became the inspiration for one of the Great American Novels!

Sources:

 Philbrick, Nathaniel. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. Penguin Books, 2015.

Dolin, Eric Jay. Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America. Norton, 2008.