S8 Ep430: Thomas Halliday describes the Jurassic period in Europe featuring a massive sponge reef system and floating logs colonized by sea lilies, then visits the Triassic Madygen Formation in Kyr...
S8 Ep430: Thomas Halliday explores the Early Cretaceous of China where volcanic ash preserved feathered dinosaurs like Sinosauropteryx, explaining how fossilized pigment sacs reveal camouflage patt...
S8 Ep430: Thomas Halliday describes the warm Eocene when Antarctica hosted temperate rainforests before glaciation, including the massive whale Basilosaurus, then details the Paleocene recovery at ...
S8 Ep430: Thomas Halliday recounts the Miocene dry Mediterranean basin refilling through the massive Zanclean flood, detailing Gargano Island's unique fauna, then explores Oligocene South America ...
S8 Ep430: Thomas Halliday describes the Pleistocene Mammoth Steppe, a vast grassland ecosystem stretching from Europe to Alaska inhabited by megafauna like Arctodus, then explores the Pliocene in E...
S8 Ep429: H.W. Brands concludes that Pearl Harbor unites the wars, with FDR blocking Lindbergh's military commission, yet Lindbergh contributes by flying unauthorized combat missions in the Pacif...
S8 Ep429: H.W. Brands explains FDR declares a national emergency while Lindbergh's reputation collapses after a Des Moines speech blaming the British, Jews, and the Roosevelt administration for dra...
S8 Ep429: H.W. Brands recounts Lindbergh testifying to Congress, arguing air power strengthens hemispheric defense, contradicting FDR's view that technology makes America vulnerable, while continui...
S8 Ep429: H.W. Brands discusses Congress passing Lend-Lease aligning US interests with Britain, while covert British propaganda operates in America and FDR uses questionable intelligence to sway pu...
S8 Ep429: H.W. Brands notes amidst the Battle of Britain, FDR maneuvers for a controversial third term while Lindbergh becomes the star speaker for the newly formed America First Committee, drawing...
S8 Ep429: H.W. Brands explains that as Germany advances, FDR modifies neutrality laws while Lindbergh fears creeping intervention, with Churchill appealing for aid leading to the destroyers-for-bas...
S8 Ep429: H.W. Brands describes how following Poland's invasion, Lindbergh utilizes his fame to broadcast radio speeches opposing intervention, influenced by his father's WWI persecution and skepti...
S8 Ep429: H.W. Brands recounts Lindbergh returning to America in 1939 as a global celebrity, meeting FDR who tries to recruit him, but Lindbergh, valuing independence, refuses the administration's ...
S8 Ep428: Guest: Tyler Anbinder. Highlighting Phelan and Collender's billiard empire, Anbinder concludes by emphasizing the surprising upward mobility and resilience of Famine immigrants in A...
S8 Ep428: Guest: Tyler Anbinder. The author recounts how immigrants moved west for opportunity, such as the Lynch family farming in Minnesota and Edmund Butler fighting in the Indian Wars.
S8 Ep428: uest: Tyler Anbinder. Anbinder describes Hubert Glynn's record-keeping at Castle Garden and the political challenges posed by the nativist Know-Nothing Party seeking to disenfranchise Iri...
S8 Ep428: Guest: Tyler Anbinder. The discussion turns to the Civil War, focusing on the Irish Brigade's heroism and Captain James Cavanagh's leadership at Antietam and Fredericksburg to preserve th...
S8 Ep428: Guest: Tyler Anbinder. This segment profiles George Fox, a tailor who attained wealth through self-promotion to elites, exemplifying the ambitious, entrepreneurial spirit of many Irish Fa...
S8 Ep428: Guest: Tyler Anbinder. Anbinder details the deadly "coffin ships," the squalid "Old Brewery" tenement, and how immigrants like Bartholomew O'Donnell survived through backbreaking construc...
S8 Ep428: Guest: Tyler Anbinder. The author explains the potato blight's origins, the devastation on estates like Lansdowne's, and the economic reasons landlords paid to ship tenants to America.
S8 Ep428: Guest: Tyler Anbinder. Anbinder introduces Plentiful Country, using bank records to reveal stories like Kate Murphy's emotional visit to the Irish Palace and the famine's lasting psycholo...
S8 Ep427: SHOW SCHEDULE 2-6-2026
S8 Ep426: CBob Zimmerman details findings of water and organics on an interstellar comet, discusses the unknowns of space reproduction, and dismisses sensationalism regarding Jupiter's diameter me...
S8 Ep426: Bob Zimmerman of Behind the Black discusses Axiom's upcoming ISS missions, various European startups, and critiques crony capitalism regarding government subsidies for Starlink's rural in...
S8 Ep426: Jim McTague notes steady but quiet business activity in Lancaster, describes local approval for a new data center, and reports on overlooked global cod shortages affecting seafood markets.
S8 Ep426: Lorenzo Fiori reports on the opening ceremony excitement, improved snow conditions in the Alps, and Prime Minister Meloni's strong leadership presence at the Milan Winter Olympics.
S8 Ep426: Professor Eve McDonald concludes that after a brutal siege and total destruction in 146 BC, Carthage is eventually refounded by Augustus, becoming a vital Roman city and Christian center.
S8 Ep426: Professor Eve McDonald recounts how young Scipio Africanus adopts Hannibal's tactics, conquering Spain and invading Africa to force Hannibal's return and final defeat at the Battle of Zama.
S8 Ep426: Professor Eve McDonald describes how Hannibal utilizes superior cavalry and terrain to encircle and annihilate a larger Roman force at Cannae, though he lacks the manpower to subsequently...
S8 Ep426: Professor Eve McDonald explains how Hannibal, emulating the myth of Hercules, daringly marched elephants and troops across the treacherous Alps to surprise Rome with an invasion of Italy.
S8 Ep425: Richard Epstein suggests intense political polarization explains why scandals like the Epstein files or Trump's controversies deepen divides rather than ending careers, normalizing politi...
S8 Ep425: Richard Epstein of the Hoover Institution argues the proposed retroactive billionaire wealth tax is unconstitutional, economically damaging, and likely to drive wealth out of California d...
S8 Ep425: Henry Sokolski notes amidst expired treaties, the US reintroduces extended deterrence language and recommits to the NPT, though non-proliferation enforcement remains inconsistent and chal...
S8 Ep425: Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center warns of heightened risks as the New START treaty expires without replacement, citing unchecked Russian and Chinese weapons ...
S8 Ep425: Gene Marks warns administrative roles face AI threats while employers prioritize AI literacy, advising businesses to update Google profiles to avoid losing significant annual revenue from...
S8 Ep425: Gene Marks discusses high small business confidence, the resilience of plumbing trades, and how new AI agents from Anthropic are rendering traditional software coding obsolete in the tech...
S8 Ep425: Jeff Bliss notes Governor Newsom promotes high-speed rail despite a nearby fire and no track laid, while facing skepticism about his presidential potential and California's ongoing infras...
S8 Ep425: Jeff Bliss reports on allegations that Mayor Bass altered an after-action report regarding the Pacific Palisades fire to hide resource deployment failures during the disaster response in ...
S8 Ep424: Bob Zimmerman of Behind the Black highlights the shift toward private weather forecasting, featuring an Israeli startup launching satellite constellations to provide better meteorological...
S8 Ep423: Eve McDonald discusses the heartbreaking Third Punic War, where Rome demanded Carthage's total disarmament and the surrender of children before ordering the citizens to abandon their ance...
S8 Ep423: Gene Marks explains that employers now prioritize AI literacy, seeking staff who can leverage technology to increase productivity and perform the work of multiple people efficiently in th...
S8 Ep423: Jim McTague reveals a mysterious worldwide shortage of cod discovered at a Lancaster Costco, noting skyrocketing prices and a puzzling lack of coverage by major newspapers investigating t...
S8 Ep423: Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center warns of unregulated weaponry following the New START treaty's expiration, including Russian intermediate missiles and orbit...
S8 Ep423: Jeff Bliss reports that while Governor Newsom courts national attention for 2028, California suffers from job losses, failing education, and stalled infrastructure projects, frustrating l...
S8 Ep420: SHOW SCHEDULE 1-5-26
S8 Ep422: Professor John Yoo cites Hamilton to argue the president is constitutionally designed to act decisively against hemispheric threats like Venezuela, while Congress retains control over ...
S8 Ep422: Professor John Yoo of Berkeley Law compares actions against Venezuela to Jefferson's Barbary pirate war, arguing the executive has broad authority to initiate conflict without prior congr...
S8 Ep422: Anatol Lieven discusses Estonia's call for dialogue with Moscow and the need for Europe to develop realistic defense and negotiation strategies regarding Russia rather than relying solely...
S8 Ep422: Anatol Lieven critiques US hypocrisy regarding spheres of influence, comparing the Monroe Doctrine in Latin America to Russia's geopolitical stance toward Ukraine and its near abroad.
S8 Ep422: Professor Eve MacDonald describes how Hamilcar Barca expands Carthaginian power into Spain to secure silver mines, raising his son Hannibal with military training to eventually fight Rome.
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