Think the Oval Office imbroglio with Zelensky, Vance and Trump was bad?  We have at least ten worse diplomatic blunders.   

Amidst lots of boasting among MAGA this is a warning against hubris.  We have seen "permanent" majorities be not so permanent.  

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.  

We explore the inaugural addresses of Cleveland, Coolidge, FDR, Reagan and more recent presidents to understand the role of executive power.  

We look at the 1890 McKinley Tariff, 1930 Smoot Hawley (anyone?) and Trump's Tariff schemes.  

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.  

We explore Los Angeles' Past and take a look at its present.  

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.  

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.  

In this episode we explore the date of Jesus' birth and what keeping Christmas means.  

We go back prior to the 500s to find the most influential historical figures.  Confucius, Cyrus and Jesus all make the list.   

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.  

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. 

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...

We look at the recently completed 2024 election through a historical prism.  

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.  

2024 will be a very close election. We look at seven different presidential contests that were won with razor thin margins.  

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.  

Get ready to rumble!  It is a throwdown between two holidays vying for the same day.  We look at the history of both and the real reasons the left wants Indigenous Peoples Day in, and Columbus out.

Writers, journalists and historians often compare Rome to modern day America.  Though there are definite similarities, and lessons to be learned, these claims are false.  

We compare the book and movie Dune with a certain 7th century historical figure who uniquely founded a great religion and a world empire.  

The GOP is at a crossroads.  We look to two figures who define the choices.  We look at Buchanan's politics, their influence on the current GOP, and Reagan's views for perspective.  

The GOP is at a crossroad.  We look to two figures who define the divide.  We start with Buchanan's revisionist history to gain insights.  

Russian history is about the country losing in the short term, and winning in the long term.  

Spawned by a guest on Tucker Carlson's show,  there is a debate that Churchill was the villain of World War II or least morally equivalent with Hitler.  This podcast refutes this rubbish and proposes Carlson's true intentions.