Conservative Historian
History is too important to be left to the left. The Conservative Historian provides history governed by conservative principles. It is comprehensively researched but also entertainingly presented in a way accessible to history or non history buffs.
Episodes
254 episodes
History vs. Nostalgia: A Tale of US Manufacturing
We compare the 1950s, and the 1980s Japanese scare to today to learn how manufacturing, as part of our economy, has changed.
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32:40
Chinese Dreams and History: An Interview with Professor Stephen R Platt
We cover the Opium Wars, the Taiping Civil War and Stephen Platt's new book: Raider. We also take a look at current China.
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59:46
Readying for Surrender: The Lack of Money and Decline of Military Power in History
We look at 17th century Spain as an example of how a great power can decline and fail when it takes on too much debt. A lesson for the US.
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31:14
Perversions of History: The Platforming of Darryl Cooper and Martyr Made
History denigrating the United States, celebrating dictators and crafting false and misleading narratives used to be the purview of the left. Now we have it on the right.
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34:00
Movies from the 1990s and Today
We compare the 1995 Best Picture Oscars with 2025. Then my brother Chris and I ask the question: What the heck happened?
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54:22
Top Ten Diplomatic Blunders in History
Think the Oval Office imbroglio with Zelensky, Vance and Trump was bad? We have at least ten worse diplomatic blunders.
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31:19
Bouncing Back: History Shows the Democrats Could Rebound Quickly
Amidst lots of boasting among MAGA this is a warning against hubris. We have seen "permanent" majorities be not so permanent.
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20:56
Revisiting the Crusades
Were the crusades about liberating the holy land, the clash of Christianity vs. Islam, or western colonization? We explore all these views and provide a descriptor of some key events.
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27:39
Overreach: The Role of Executive Power
We explore the inaugural addresses of Cleveland, Coolidge, FDR, Reagan and more recent presidents to understand the role of executive power.
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31:18
Trade Wind-bags: A Tale of Three Tariffs
We look at the 1890 McKinley Tariff, 1930 Smoot Hawley (anyone?) and Trump's Tariff schemes.
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The Perils of Single Person Rule
Our Republic was built to resist single person rule in the guise of monarchs or cults. We go to medieval England and meet Henry III then move to the present to illustrate this point.
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California Dreamin': A History of LA
We explore Los Angeles' Past and take a look at its present.
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Healthcare History and a Primer for Today
Having spent 12 years marketing to the Healthcare Industry, I am astonished how little Americans know of this system. Providing history and a primer to help.
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33:01
Top Five Historical Events of 2024
What are the most influential figures, trends or events that future historians will look back on from this past year? We assemble a list as the most important of 2024.
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33:36
The Dates of Christmas
In this episode we explore the date of Jesus' birth and what keeping Christmas means.
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Top Ten Most Influential Figures of the Ancient World
We go back prior to the 500s to find the most influential historical figures. Confucius, Cyrus and Jesus all make the list.
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25:19
Bloody Anti-Capitalism
Beneath the horror of the murder of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson lies a virulent anti-capitalism. We look at our healthcare system, and the incredible value of capitalism.
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Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me: An Interview with Prof. Wilfred Reilly
We cover everything from academic myths to Prof. Reilly's move to the right to Gladiator II. Come for the myth breaking, stay for some provocative takes.
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Inside Job
The leviathan that is our federal government is too big for outsider, learn on the job types. If you want real reform, you need willing insiders who know how to get things done. We look at Martin Luther, Diocletian and Steve Jobs to...
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Fourteen Historical Takeaways from the 2024 Election
We look at the recently completed 2024 election through a historical prism.
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33:14
Movies: Future Tense
For a break from politics I am joined by my brother Chris for a discussion of FUTURE movies, ones on Earth, dystopian, and truly alien.
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53:13
Too Close to Call: Seven Close American Elections
2024 will be a very close election. We look at seven different presidential contests that were won with razor thin margins.
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43:05
A Brief History of Rent Control
We go back to the end of the WWI to begin a tale of a "temporary" rent control, that is now over 100 years old.
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