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History Teachers Talking is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to providing you with an entertaining way to learn about history from your friendly neighborhood history teachers. Every weekend, Thomas Reszka and Peter Zablocki will talk to you about random history, pop culture, politics, and education in a way that sounds like you are sitting in the classroom having a fun discussion with your favorite teacher. The conversation is always very straightforward, light-hearted, and easy to follow.
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Most Americans who have been prisoners of war are ordinary people who have been placed in extraordinary circumstances by no planning of their own. Join us as we run through the history of American POWs throughout all of our conflicts.
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Jimmy Carter served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Yet, ironically, it is everything but those years that make him famous.
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Bad? Cruel? Weird? Ruthless? Violent? Yep, yep, yep, yep, and yep. Join us as we discuss Rome's worst Emperors!
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In celebration of Women's History Month, join us as we discuss some of the famous firsts in women's history!
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Submarines played a significant military role for the first time during the First World War and then again in the Second World War, but their history and legacy extend past way that.
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"Forrest Gump," directed by Robert Zemeckis and released in 1994, is known for cleverly integrating its titular character into various historical events and cultural phenomena. Join us as we discuss these historical and cultural events in the context of Forrest's story.
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Never underestimate humanity’s ability to turn the mad or the mundane into a competitive sport. Join us as we discuss some of history's (and modern times') crazy sports!
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The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. But was there more to it than just that?
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Political turmoil, religious conflicts, and tragic personal circumstances marked Mary Queen of Scots' life. Here is the story!
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Unit 731 was a Japanese research program during World War II that conducted horrific experiments such as infecting subjects with plague, giving subjects frostbite, and cutting people apart while alive and unsedated
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This song covers the 1989 Billy Joel smash, which hit #1. The lyrics are updated to reflect the 1990s to the current day.
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Japan's Emperor Hirohito presided over the invasion of China, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and eventually, the Japanese surrender to the Allies. So, what role did he actually play in any of these events?
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Here is the story of the life and death of George S. Patton Jr., one of the ablest and most controversial U.S. commanders in World War II.
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In the 1980s and '90s, malls dominated American social life. Today, there are dead and dying malls scattered across the country. Here is the story.
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Democrat or Republican, or perhaps a Whig or a Federalist? Join us as we discuss the history and evolution of America's Political Parties.
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The event that Americans commonly call the "first Thanksgiving" was celebrated by the Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New World in November 1621. Here is that story and more...
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Join us as we discuss some of the most infamous political assassinations in history whose effects stretched long after the individuals's brutal end.
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The Burr Conspiracy was a plot conceived in 1804 by then already infamous (for killing Alexander Hamilton) Vice President Arron Burr to carve out and lead a new, independent country in the Southwestern United States.
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The Ottoman Empire was once among the biggest military and economic powers in the world. So what happened? And why does it matter?
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Here is the story of the rise and the gruesome fall of Leon Trotsky, one of the early leaders of the Russian Revolution.
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