Episodios

  • Geri Spieler on Housewife Assassin: The True Story Behind a Suburban Double Life

    Geri Spieler on Housewife Assassin: The True Story Behind a Suburban Double Life
    Nov 23 2025
    In September 1975, 17 days apart, two women, one in Sacramento and the other in San Francisco, attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford. The first attempt on September the 5th came from Annette Squeaky Fromm. The Charles Manson follower spent over 30 years in prison, is out on parole, and is 76 years old. The other attempt came on the non-entrance side of St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco on September the 24th, 1975. The shooter, Sara Jane Moore, served 32 years in prison and died almost 50 years to the day on September the 24th, 2025. Author Geri Spieler wrote the book "Housewife Assassin" in 2009. She talked to and exchanged letters with Sara Jane Moore on several occasions. Here's her up-to-date story about the woman who tried to kill President Ford Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 8 m
  • The 1967 Six-Day War and America’s Role in the Arab-Israeli Peace Process

    The 1967 Six-Day War and America’s Role in the Arab-Israeli Peace Process
    Nov 16 2025
    The 1967 Six-Day War, 1973 Yom Kippur War, and 2023 Israel-Hamas War have all garnered the United States' diplomatic involvement. Trinity College Professor James Stocker looks at the history of the U.S. negotiating ends to Israeli-Arab conflicts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 16 m
  • FEED DROP: ABC David Grann on Killers of the Flower Moon and America’s Hidden History

    FEED DROP: ABC David Grann on Killers of the Flower Moon and America’s Hidden History
    Nov 8 2025
    Author David Grann joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss his books, including "Killers of the Flower Moon" and "The Wager," and visits the vault of the Folger Shakespeare Library. This is an episode of C-SPAN's new series America's Book Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 2 m
  • The Mexican-American War: Causes, Consequences, and Legacy

    The Mexican-American War: Causes, Consequences, and Legacy
    Nov 1 2025
    On September 14, 1847, Winfield Scott's Army marched into Mexico City, marking the final stages of the Mexican-American War. University of Texas professor Aaron O'Connell chronicles the war's causes, the divisions it inflamed, and its aftermath. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 21 m
  • How Constitutional Order Emerged From Crisis

    How Constitutional Order Emerged From Crisis
    Oct 26 2025
    During Reconstruction, a campaign to overthrow the South Carolina government succeeded, triggering a constitutional crisis. University of North Carolina professor and author of "Sedition," Marcus Gadson, analyzed the history behind this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    58 m
  • Gettysburg College’s Timothy Shannon on the Mystery of Roanoke

    Gettysburg College’s Timothy Shannon on the Mystery of Roanoke
    Oct 19 2025
    This week on the Lectures in History podcast: The mystery of the Roanoke Colony’s disappearance. In 1587, English settlers established a colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina — only to vanish without a trace soon after. Gettysburg College Professor Timothy Shannon explores what we know about the lost colony, the people who lived there, and the theories behind one of early America’s greatest mysteries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 14 m
  • The 1876 Great Sioux War and the Battle of the Little Bighorn

    The 1876 Great Sioux War and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
    Oct 12 2025
    What happened when General Custer and Crazy Horse faced off in battle? Stetson University Professor David Morton chronicles the 1876 Great Sioux War in the South Dakota Black Hills. Stetson University is located in Deland, Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 22 m
  • World War II History: Vichy France Collaboration and the U.S.-UK Alliance

    World War II History: Vichy France Collaboration and the U.S.-UK Alliance
    Oct 5 2025
    United States Army War College history professor Michael Neiberg discusses Vichy France and the Anglo-American relationship during World War II. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 m