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Cutting Class

Jess and Joe provide a humorous and thoughtful approach so some of the lesser known or poorly explained stories of history. These two history teachers will set the record straight and unveil some fas... Read more

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73- Otto Skorzeny: Hitler’s Hitman

73- Otto Skorzeny: Hitler’s Hitman

Join Joe and Jess as we take a look at one of the most notorious commandos of the Third Reich. Otto Skorzeny is a die-ha... Read more

20 Mar 2019

1hr

Ranked #2

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8- Theodore Roosevelt: Manliest of Men Pt. 1

8- Theodore Roosevelt: Manliest of Men Pt. 1

Ivy league graduate, boxer,  big game hunter, cowboy, soldier, president, and explorer. If space exploration had occurre... Read more

10 Jan 2018

40mins

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81- A Brief look at Scientology

81- A Brief look at Scientology

In a special dedication episode, Joe takes us into the History of Scientology discussing some of the core beliefs of thi... Read more

8 May 2019

50mins

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59- Sexy Scandals of President Harding

59- Sexy Scandals of President Harding

President Harding isn’t just known for his lackluster presidency or his scandals at Teapot Dome. He’s also remembered as... Read more

12 Dec 2018

45mins

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104- Impeaching Andrew Johnson

104- Impeaching Andrew Johnson

Get your ticket to the impeachment show! We dive into the first American President to face the wrath of Congress…it’s as... Read more

30 Oct 2019

59mins

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3- Operation Acoustic Kitty

3- Operation Acoustic Kitty

Ever heard of the time the United States tried to take down communist Russia with a cat? Of course not. The Cold War bro... Read more

19 Dec 2017

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71- America’s 31 Day President

71- America’s 31 Day President

Did you know America had a president who died within a month of taking office? He’s easily the shortest term president w... Read more

6 Mar 2019

56mins

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19- A Gruesome Death for Garfield

19- A Gruesome Death for Garfield

Learn about the bizarre butchery of America’s 20th President. Today we cover the little known president James Garfield a... Read more

28 Mar 2018

59mins

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36- The Women Warriors of WWII

36- The Women Warriors of WWII

Did you know Russia sent women to fight in World War 2? Did you know that they terrified the Germans? Check out this epi... Read more

11 Jul 2018

59mins

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45- The American Filipino War

45- The American Filipino War

No more playing around. America will claim her “just reward” for “helping” the Cubans. This conflict, however, will prov... Read more

12 Sep 2018

1hr 19mins

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43- Hammurabi’s Code of Fun

43- Hammurabi’s Code of Fun

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind right? Well apparently not for Hammurabi and his impressive set of codes. ... Read more

29 Aug 2018

58mins

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9 – Theodore Roosevelt: Manliest of Men Pt. 2

9 – Theodore Roosevelt: Manliest of Men Pt. 2

Roosevelt has invaded the White House! In this episode Jess and Joe take a small look at how Roosevelt squeezed all that... Read more

17 Jan 2018

33mins

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82- State Testing is a Travesty

82- State Testing is a Travesty

Jess and Joe deliver a special episode on State Testing using Tennessee as an example of how this seemingly innocuous pr... Read more

15 May 2019

1hr 2mins

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31- Banning Free Speech in America

31- Banning Free Speech in America

During WWI two notorious laws would be passed. The Espionage and Sedition Acts would drastically limit the freedom of sp... Read more

6 Jun 2018

1hr

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20- China’s Communist Calamity Pt. 1

20- China’s Communist Calamity Pt. 1

Who says you can’t be a commune farmer by day and steel worker by night? Learn about one of biggest flops of Communism w... Read more

4 Apr 2018

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99- Lobotomies and Rosemary Kennedy

99- Lobotomies and Rosemary Kennedy

Kate from Ignorance Was Bliss joins us today as we pick her brain about lobotomies. We look at the history of Dr. Freema... Read more

11 Sep 2019

49mins

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87- Eugenics: Science Runs Amok!

87- Eugenics: Science Runs Amok!

Eugenics was cutting edge science in early the 20th century. All the educated elite were aware of it’s implications and ... Read more

19 Jun 2019

1hr 7mins

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106- America’s Most Influential Loser Part. 2

106- America’s Most Influential Loser Part. 2

We return to this week to the ever-present but never president, William Jennings Bryan. Early 20th Century America had j... Read more

27 Nov 2019

42mins

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41- The Heist of Hawaii Part 1

41- The Heist of Hawaii Part 1

How did Hawaii become a state? How did the United States gain control over islands 2,000 miles away? Well the story isn’... Read more

15 Aug 2018

42mins

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60- Woodrow Wilson: an Overrated Racist

60- Woodrow Wilson: an Overrated Racist

In today’s episode we take Woodrow Wilson to the test on his abysmal Civil Rights record. Then we compare him with the a... Read more

19 Dec 2018

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