Podcasts about Civil war

A last-minute Friday episode, because I forgot we didn't have one. Michael worked under pressure. We open with the Roberts Ridge series. The criticism online was valid: I should have asked Mitch and Brian whether they believe John Chapman earned the Medal of Honor, and I should have pushed on why the members of MAKO 30 supported the Navy Cross narrative and then would not sign statements for the Medal of Honor. That gap has to be addressed directly. I also explain where I actually land on the medal, why Pat Tillman is the example of what happens when you lie to protect a legacy, and why I am not a protector of the SEAL brand. The other side of the table is coming on in mid-October. From there, a report that an AI chatbot hallucinated nuclear components on a Chinese cargo ship and had aircraft scrambled before someone caught it. Michael and I argue about whether AI art is art. A judge blocks the White House from pulling press credentials, and I explain why censorship never works and what I would do as press secretary. Lincoln shut down hundreds of newspapers during the Civil War. The last U.S. troops leave Iraq, and we talk contractors, Title 10 versus Title 50, and why Afghanistan still stings. A pilot stabbed his co-pilot on a flight to Tel Aviv and the plane dropped 14,000 feet before passengers got into the cockpit. Today's Sponsors:  Helix: Go to  ⁠https://www.helixsleep.com/CLEAREDHOT⁠ for 27% off sitewide. AG1:  Visit ⁠https://www.drinkag1.com/clearedhot⁠ to get an AG1 Pro YETI Shaker in your AG1 Pro WelcomeKit.

France Now Officially Collapsing Into Race-Based Anti-White Civil War! Every Major Town/City Is On Fire, White People Openly Lynched In Streets As UN's Replacement Migration Plan Switches From Beta To Operational

Phil and Emily are joined by Monica Castillo, film critic for The A.V. Club, to open a Halloween-season mini-series on all five of Guillermo del Toro's 2000s films with The Devil's Backbone (2001). In the last week of the Spanish Civil War, twelve-year-old Carlos is left at a remote orphanage run by Carmen (Marisa Paredes) and Dr. Casares (Federico Luppi), where an unexploded bomb sits in the courtyard, the groundskeeper Jacinto (Eduardo Noriega) is hunting for hidden Republican gold, and a drowned boy named Santi is still whispering in the halls. It opened against Harry Potter and Monsters, Inc. and made $6.5 million on a $4.5 million budget, and Phil is watching it for the first time.The three dig into why del Toro's ghosts are sad rather than shock machines (Ebert's line that ghosts should have their reasons comes up more than once), the Carlos-and-Santi chase at the midpoint as one of the scariest sequences in his whole filmography, and the film's argument that the real monster is the man with the keys, not the boy in the water. They also get into the limbo-water fetus jars, the 19th-century ghost story bones under the Civil War setting, and how this movie sets up Pan's Labyrinth five years early. There's a real case here for The Devil's Backbone as the purest version of what del Toro does: a haunting where the injustice is the point and the ghost is just asking for it to be seen. Mournful, beautiful, and quietly furious. Same as the movie. Next week: Blade II with Roxana Hadadi.Follow the show & guest:Podcast Like It's... - https://www.instagram.com/podcastlikeitsPhil Iscove - https://www.instagram.com/pmiscoveEmily St. James - https://www.instagram.com/emilystjamsMonica Castillo - https://www.instagram.com/mcastimovies 

This week, Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and guest host David Leonhardt discuss the GOP's failed witch hunt against Jack Smith and bizarre moments from the hearing, the Supreme Court's decision to allow the Trump administration's cruel third-country deportations to continue for now and broader issues of immigration and asylum, and the mixed bag of a college sports bill that sidesteps the key question of whether college athletes count as employees.Here are this week's chatters: Emily: A Woman's Work: Reclaiming the Radical History of Mothering by Elinor CleghornDavid Plotz: Explore D.C.'s Secret Fort with David Plotz; Owen Gleiberman for Variety: ‘Heart of the Beast' Review: Brad Pitt Is a Veteran Stranded With His Combat Dog in David Ayer's Stirringly Crafted Survival-in-the-Wild Saga; Paramount Pictures on YouTube: Heart of the Beast | Official Trailer 2David Leonhardt: ESPN: WNBA playoffs 2026: How the Liberty swept the Lynx and the Fever stayed alive; WNBA Playoffs News 2026Listener chatter from Dileep Rao in Los Angeles, California: Annie Roth for The New York Times: What Did Jurassic Forests Sound Like? Like This.; J. Gu, F. Montealegre-Z, T. Jonsson, C. Woodrow, E. Celiker, M.N. Islam, J.B. Linde, F.A. Sarria-S, F. Shi, H. Song, D. Robert, & D. Ren, Reconstruction of an extinct soundscape reveals ultrasonic communication in the Jurassic, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 123 (36) e2615107123, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2615107123 (2026).For this week's Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, David, and guest host David Leonhardt discuss the viral story about the infighting over COVID-masking policy at a Massachusetts bar. They explore the long shadow of COVID overhang, hard tradeoffs and how to think about them, and the problematic impulse to eat your own on the left.Gabfest is coming to Providence, RI on October 21st. Tickets available now!In the latest Gabfest Reads, David Plotz talks with journalist Annie Lowrey about her new book, The Time Tax: How the Government Wastes Our Time - and How to Fix It, an investigation into the hours Americans lose to broken bureaucracy, from 12-hour tax filings to multiyear waits for housing vouchers and building permits.Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by Nina PorzuckiResearch by Emily DittoYou can find the full Political Gabfest show pages here.Want more Political Gabfest? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Political Gabfest show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or visit slate.com/gabfestplus to get access wherever you listen.Find out more about David Plotz's monthly tours of Ft. DeRussy, the secret Civil War fort hidden in Rock Creek Park. Follow@SlateGabfest on X / https://twitter.com/SlateGabfestSlate Political Gabfest on Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our FAQ at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and guest host David Leonhardt discuss the GOP's failed witch hunt against Jack Smith and bizarre moments from the hearing, the Supreme Court's decision to allow the Trump administration's cruel third-country deportations to continue for now and broader issues of immigration and asylum, and the mixed bag of a college sports bill that sidesteps the key question of whether college athletes count as employees.Here are this week's chatters: Emily: A Woman's Work: Reclaiming the Radical History of Mothering by Elinor CleghornDavid Plotz: Explore D.C.'s Secret Fort with David Plotz; Owen Gleiberman for Variety: ‘Heart of the Beast' Review: Brad Pitt Is a Veteran Stranded With His Combat Dog in David Ayer's Stirringly Crafted Survival-in-the-Wild Saga; Paramount Pictures on YouTube: Heart of the Beast | Official Trailer 2David Leonhardt: ESPN: WNBA playoffs 2026: How the Liberty swept the Lynx and the Fever stayed alive; WNBA Playoffs News 2026Listener chatter from Dileep Rao in Los Angeles, California: Annie Roth for The New York Times: What Did Jurassic Forests Sound Like? Like This.; J. Gu, F. Montealegre-Z, T. Jonsson, C. Woodrow, E. Celiker, M.N. Islam, J.B. Linde, F.A. Sarria-S, F. Shi, H. Song, D. Robert, & D. Ren, Reconstruction of an extinct soundscape reveals ultrasonic communication in the Jurassic, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 123 (36) e2615107123, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2615107123 (2026).For this week's Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, David, and guest host David Leonhardt discuss the viral story about the infighting over COVID-masking policy at a Massachusetts bar. They explore the long shadow of COVID overhang, hard tradeoffs and how to think about them, and the problematic impulse to eat your own on the left.Gabfest is coming to Providence, RI on October 21st. Tickets available now!In the latest Gabfest Reads, David Plotz talks with journalist Annie Lowrey about her new book, The Time Tax: How the Government Wastes Our Time - and How to Fix It, an investigation into the hours Americans lose to broken bureaucracy, from 12-hour tax filings to multiyear waits for housing vouchers and building permits.Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by Nina PorzuckiResearch by Emily DittoYou can find the full Political Gabfest show pages here.Want more Political Gabfest? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Political Gabfest show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or visit slate.com/gabfestplus to get access wherever you listen.Find out more about David Plotz's monthly tours of Ft. DeRussy, the secret Civil War fort hidden in Rock Creek Park. Follow@SlateGabfest on X / https://twitter.com/SlateGabfestSlate Political Gabfest on Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Darkness Radio Presents: United States of Ghosts: A History of America's Hauntings with Paranormal Researcher/Author, Richard Estep!Richard Estep plunks you into the middle of the unsettling action of captivating true ghost stories and encounters with the supernatural from throughout American history. From 1776 and Boston's Granary Burying Ground to the spirits that arose after the brutality of the Civil War, the whispered voices heard in the White House, and eerie tales of dead celebrity sightings, United States of Ghosts: A History of America's Hauntings delves into the true eerie tales from both historical documents and personal accounts, including … Ghosts of the American Revolution found in the Boston Common, the American Philosophical Library in Philadelphia, and elsewhere Poltergeist outbreaks, a brutal murder in a haunted house, and other extraordinary events before and after the Civil War The lingering specters of Gettysburg, the Battle of Antietam, and other Civil War battles Ghostly encounters with famous men and women, including John Belushi, Harry Houdini, Rudolph Valentino, and Mark Twain Spirits from the Wild West that continue to wreak havoc on the jails that incarcerated them and the mines that buried them The brutal mutilation mystery of the Roaring Twenties' Black Dahlia First lady and president apparitions that haunt the White House Davy Crockett and ghosts of the Alamo Haunted hotels, cemeteries, and burial grounds … and much more! On Today's show, we discuss the wonderful concept of this book! We talk about of the amazing history and ghost stories from such locations as the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. The White House, The Alamo, Virginia City, NV, and more! Get your copy of "United State of Ghosts..." here:   https://bit.ly/4ACJ2gRFind out more about Richard here:  https://www.richardestep.net/Want a new spot to hang out, have that perfect dinner, and see some great entertainment? Look no further than Jellybean and Julia's in Coon Rapids, MN! https://jellybeanandjulias.com/How does Halloween at Dracula's castle with Dacre Stoker sound? Mysterious Adventures Tours is offering a Vampire Ball that, for the first time ever, offers a dinner and costume ball INSIDE Bran Castle in Romania! Get the details here: https://mysteriousadventurestours.com/draculas-vampire-ball-at-bran-castle/Make sure you update your Darkness Radio Apple Apps!And subscribe to the Darkness Radio YouTube page:  https://www.youtube.com/@DRTimDennisThere are new and different (and really cool) items all the time in the Darkness Radio Online store on our website! Check out the Darkness Radio Store!   https://www.darknessradioshow.com/store/#paranormal  #supernatural  #paranormalpodcasts  #darknessradio  #timdennis  #richardestep #unitedstatesofghosts #ahistoryofamericashauntings #visibleinkpress #paranormalauthor  #paranormalbook  #ghosts  #spirits  #hauntings #hauntedhouses #paranormalinvestigation #ghosthunters #revolutionarywar #gettysburg #expirationdateonghosts #thewhitehouse #abrahamlincoln #winstonchurchill #thequeenmary #thealamo #virginiacity #washoeclub #hauntedhistory 

69 MinutesSafe for WorkGeorge Bagby is a content creator and publisher of long-forgotten books. George joins Pete to continue a series detailing the long lead up to America's Civil War.George's "Buy Me a Coffee"George's Twitter AccountGeorge's Pinned Tweet w/ Links George's YouTube ChannelPete and Thomas777 'At the Movies'Support Pete on His WebsitePete's PatreonPete's Substack Pete's SubscribestarPete's GUMROADPete's VenmoPete's Buy Me a CoffeePete on FacebookPete on TwitterBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pete-quinones-show--6071361/support.

This week, Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and guest host David Leonhardt discuss the GOP's failed witch hunt against Jack Smith and bizarre moments from the hearing, the Supreme Court's decision to allow the Trump administration's cruel third-country deportations to continue for now and broader issues of immigration and asylum, and the mixed bag of a college sports bill that sidesteps the key question of whether college athletes count as employees.Here are this week's chatters: Emily: A Woman's Work: Reclaiming the Radical History of Mothering by Elinor CleghornDavid Plotz: Explore D.C.'s Secret Fort with David Plotz; Owen Gleiberman for Variety: ‘Heart of the Beast' Review: Brad Pitt Is a Veteran Stranded With His Combat Dog in David Ayer's Stirringly Crafted Survival-in-the-Wild Saga; Paramount Pictures on YouTube: Heart of the Beast | Official Trailer 2David Leonhardt: ESPN: WNBA playoffs 2026: How the Liberty swept the Lynx and the Fever stayed alive; WNBA Playoffs News 2026Listener chatter from Dileep Rao in Los Angeles, California: Annie Roth for The New York Times: What Did Jurassic Forests Sound Like? Like This.; J. Gu, F. Montealegre-Z, T. Jonsson, C. Woodrow, E. Celiker, M.N. Islam, J.B. Linde, F.A. Sarria-S, F. Shi, H. Song, D. Robert, & D. Ren, Reconstruction of an extinct soundscape reveals ultrasonic communication in the Jurassic, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 123 (36) e2615107123, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2615107123 (2026).For this week's Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, David, and guest host David Leonhardt discuss the viral story about the infighting over COVID-masking policy at a Massachusetts bar. They explore the long shadow of COVID overhang, hard tradeoffs and how to think about them, and the problematic impulse to eat your own on the left.Gabfest is coming to Providence, RI on October 21st. Tickets available now!In the latest Gabfest Reads, David Plotz talks with journalist Annie Lowrey about her new book, The Time Tax: How the Government Wastes Our Time - and How to Fix It, an investigation into the hours Americans lose to broken bureaucracy, from 12-hour tax filings to multiyear waits for housing vouchers and building permits.Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by Nina PorzuckiResearch by Emily DittoYou can find the full Political Gabfest show pages here.Want more Political Gabfest? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Political Gabfest show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or visit slate.com/gabfestplus to get access wherever you listen.Find out more about David Plotz's monthly tours of Ft. DeRussy, the secret Civil War fort hidden in Rock Creek Park. Follow@SlateGabfest on X / https://twitter.com/SlateGabfestSlate Political Gabfest on Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Was the Civil War fought over slavery or states' rights? Today we'll examine the primary sources: the secession declarations of South Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia, and Texas, the ordinances of the other Confederate states, Alexander Stephens's Cornerstone Speech, Jefferson Davis's own words to the Confederate Congress in 1861, and Lincoln's letters on slavery and the Union. We'll also discuss the Corwin Amendment, the Crittenden Compromise, the tariff argument, why poor Southern farmers enlisted, the truth about Black Confederates and the Louisiana Native Guard, Black slave owners, Union atrocities, and how the Lost Cause myth spread from Edward Pollard's 1866 book through the United Daughters of the Confederacy and into Southern history textbooks, including the ones I used growing up in Texas. Wild West Quiz - https://wildwestquiz.com/ Check out the website! https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/ Buy Me A Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/wildwest Join Patreon for ad-free bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/wildwestextra Merch! https://wildwestextramerch.com/ South Carolina Declaration of Causes, December 24, 1860: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_scarsec.asp South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification, November 24, 1832: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/ordnull.asp Mississippi Declaration of Causes, January 9, 1861: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_missec.asp Texas Declaration of Causes, February 2, 1861: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_texsec.asp Georgia Declaration of Causes, January 29, 1861: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_geosec.asp Alexander Stephens, Cornerstone Speech, March 21, 1861. Henry Cleveland, Alexander H. Stephens, in Public and Private (1866), pp. 717 to 728: https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/the-corner-stone-speech/ Stephens's disavowal and "Slavery was without doubt the occasion of secession": Recollections of Alexander H. Stephens, ed. Myrta Lockett Avary (1910), diary entry June 5, 1865. Secession ordinances of all eleven states, including Alabama and Virginia: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/secession-acts-thirteen-confederate-states Also Dwight T. Pitcaithley, ed., The U.S. Constitution and Secession (University Press of Kansas, 2018). Virginia Ordinance of Secession, April 17, 1861: https://encyclopediavirginia.org/primary-documents/virginia-ordinance-of-secession-april-17-1861/ Secession commissioners, including George Williamson of Louisiana to the Texas convention: Charles B. Dew, Apostles of Disunion (University of Virginia Press, 2001). Arkansas convention, March 1861 resolutions, and May 6 secession: https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/secession-convention-6304/ James M. Woods, Rebellion and Realignment (University of Arkansas Press, 1987). Florida's unadopted draft Declaration of Causes: State Archives of Florida, Series 577; reprinted in Pitcaithley (2018). Washington Peace Conference, February 1861: Daniel W. Crofts, Reluctant Confederates (UNC Press, 1989). Lincoln's call for 75,000 militia, April 15, 1861, and the secessions of Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina: James M. McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom (Oxford University Press, 1988), chapter 9. Constitution of the Confederate States, March 11, 1861: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_csa.asp Jefferson Davis, message to the Confederate Congress, April 29, 1861: James D. Richardson, ed., Messages and Papers of the Confederacy (1905), vol. 1. Jefferson Davis, Senate farewell, January 21, 1861: https://jeffersondavis.rice.edu/archives/documents/jefferson-davis-farewell-address Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881), vol. 1. Edward A. Pollard, The Lost Cause (1866). General reading: McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom. David W. Blight, Race and Reunion (Harvard University Press, 2001). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking for a little fright on your next trip? In the South, you can take a ghost tour through a historic cemetery, visit a battlefield with a ghostly reputation, or spend the night in a supposedly haunted hotel.On this episode of Traveling with AAA, host Angie Orth speaks with Kinsey Gidick, a travel writer who has spent years exploring the South. Drawing on her recent National Geographic story about Charleston's haunted spots, Kinsey shares tales of hotel apparitions, historic cemeteries, and a restaurant with an unexpected bathroom visitor The conversation ventures beyond Charleston to a remote Virginia state park, Civil War battlefields, Colonial Williamsburg, and historic canal lockhouses where travelers can spend the night. Kinsey explains what draws visitors to these places, suggests how to plan a Charleston getaway, and offers advice for finding a ghost tour with a knowledgeable storyteller. A former editor-in-chief of the Charleston City Paper, Kinsey contributes to AAA Explorer, Travel + Leisure, Smithsonian Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Garden & Gun, and Fodor's Travel. She also once worked at a Charleston inn where guests regularly arrived at her desk with ghost stories of their own.What You'll Learn:02:45 The history and charm that make the South an exciting destination05:33 The Confederate ghost of Charleston, South Carolina, Kinsey explored for her story08:28 Why haunted hotels are having a moment right now10:27 What to know about the historic cemetery walking tours in Charleston15:07 Spooky sights to check out in Virginia 17:14 Kinsey's recommendations for battlefield tours29:28 Kinsey's tips for vetting ghost and haunted house toursConnect with: Kinsey GidickInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kgidick/Website: https://www.kinseygidick.com/What kind of spooky adventure are you into? Tell us about it in the comments!Connect with AAA:Book travel: https://aaa-text.co/travelingwithaaa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AAAAutoClubEnterprisesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AAAAutoClubEnterprisesPodcast: TravelingWithAAA.com

Darkness Radio Presents: United States of Ghosts: A History of America's Hauntings with Paranormal Researcher/Author, Richard Estep!Richard Estep plunks you into the middle of the unsettling action of captivating true ghost stories and encounters with the supernatural from throughout American history. From 1776 and Boston's Granary Burying Ground to the spirits that arose after the brutality of the Civil War, the whispered voices heard in the White House, and eerie tales of dead celebrity sightings, United States of Ghosts: A History of America's Hauntings delves into the true eerie tales from both historical documents and personal accounts, including … Ghosts of the American Revolution found in the Boston Common, the American Philosophical Library in Philadelphia, and elsewhere Poltergeist outbreaks, a brutal murder in a haunted house, and other extraordinary events before and after the Civil War The lingering specters of Gettysburg, the Battle of Antietam, and other Civil War battles Ghostly encounters with famous men and women, including John Belushi, Harry Houdini, Rudolph Valentino, and Mark Twain Spirits from the Wild West that continue to wreak havoc on the jails that incarcerated them and the mines that buried them The brutal mutilation mystery of the Roaring Twenties' Black Dahlia First lady and president apparitions that haunt the White House Davy Crockett and ghosts of the Alamo Haunted hotels, cemeteries, and burial grounds … and much more! On Today's show, we discuss the wonderful concept of this book! We talk about of the amazing history and ghost stories from such locations as the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. The White House, The Alamo, Virginia City, NV, and more! Get your copy of "United State of Ghosts..." here:   https://bit.ly/4ACJ2gRFind out more about Richard here:  https://www.richardestep.net/Want a new spot to hang out, have that perfect dinner, and see some great entertainment? Look no further than Jellybean and Julia's in Coon Rapids, MN! https://jellybeanandjulias.com/How does Halloween at Dracula's castle with Dacre Stoker sound? Mysterious Adventures Tours is offering a Vampire Ball that, for the first time ever, offers a dinner and costume ball INSIDE Bran Castle in Romania! Get the details here: https://mysteriousadventurestours.com/draculas-vampire-ball-at-bran-castle/Make sure you update your Darkness Radio Apple Apps!And subscribe to the Darkness Radio YouTube page:  https://www.youtube.com/@DRTimDennisThere are new and different (and really cool) items all the time in the Darkness Radio Online store on our website! Check out the Darkness Radio Store!   https://www.darknessradioshow.com/store/#paranormal  #supernatural  #paranormalpodcasts  #darknessradio  #timdennis  #richardestep #unitedstatesofghosts #ahistoryofamericashauntings #visibleinkpress #paranormalauthor  #paranormalbook  #ghosts  #spirits  #hauntings #hauntedhouses #paranormalinvestigation #ghosthunters #revolutionarywar #gettysburg #expirationdateonghosts #thewhitehouse #abrahamlincoln #winstonchurchill #thequeenmary #thealamo #virginiacity #washoeclub #hauntedhistory 

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOGalveston, Texas, is often considered one of the most haunted places in America due to its history of tragedy and devastation. The Great Storm of 1900, the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history, claimed up to 12,000 lives, leaving a lasting imprint on the island. Many believe the spirits of the hurricane's victims still linger.Many of Galveston's historic structures have withstood wars, natural disasters, and countless tragic events, contributing to their haunted reputations. The island's role in the Civil War, including the Battle of Galveston, adds another layer to its haunted history.The city has also experienced epidemics that caused numerous deaths, also contributing to Galveston's haunted status. These historical events and tragedies have created a collection of ghost stories and paranormal experiences that intrigue residents and visitors alike.Today, on The Grave Talks, we will discuss The Ghosts of Galveston with Eddy Specter and January Wilson of Eddy Specter's Ghost Tours of Galveston Island.For more information on their tours, go to eddyspecter.com.#TheGraveTalks #GalvestonGhosts #HauntedGalveston #GalvestonTexas #GhostsOfGalveston #GreatStormOf1900 #HauntedHistory #CivilWarGhosts #ParanormalHistory #GhostToursLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

Luis Garicano has one of the more unusual résumés in economics: trained at the University of Chicago Booth School under Gary Becker, Kevin Murphy, and Sherwin Rosen, he left academia for a stint as a member of the European Parliament before returning to research, now at the London School of Economics for a second time. His new book, Messy Jobs, co-authored with Jin Li and Yanhui Wu, argues that AI won't cause mass unemployment for a surprising reason: it will make jobs messier, not simpler, and messiness is precisely what AI struggles with. Tyler and Luis start their conversation with Spain — housing, NIMBYism, and the productivity crisis; Spanish literature and why the Civil War still looms so large; and what Chicago taught Luis about party discipline in European politics. Then to the EU's unanimity problem, capital markets, and Denmark's flexicurity model; a round of overrated-versus-underrated on Rosalía, Penélope Cruz, and Sgt. Pepper's; and finally into Messy Jobs — why retraining programs fail, whether AI's leisure dividend has arrived, and whether Spain could ever achieve AI sovereignty. Read a transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video on YouTube. Recorded July 28th, 2026. Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Follow Luis on X Sign up for our newsletter Join our Discord Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu  Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:05 - On Spain's housing and political paralysis 00:11:08 - On Spanish literature and the Civil War 00:16:52 - On Basque and Catalan public finance 00:18:59 - On party discipline and political selection 00:22:03 - On the EU's unanimity problem 00:28:47 - On flexicurity and European labor rigidity 00:30:24 - Overrated vs. underrated 00:33:12 - On the future of Spanish language 00:35:01 - On why AI won't cause mass unemployment 00:48:38 - On what's next 00:50:11 - Outro

Why does an $8 latte suddenly come with a 20% tip prompt? In this episode, Vivian dives into how tipping in America got so out of hand, who you absolutely have to tip, and when it's totally okay to skip the tip when the iPad swings your way. Plus, what the new "no tax on tips" policy really means for service industry workers. 1. How tipping took over America: European roots, post-Civil War racism, Pullman railcars and hotels, the 1966 tip credit, the $2.13 sub-minimum wage frozen since 1996. 2. Who to tip and how much: 15-25% for sit-down service, a few bucks per service for valets and housekeeping, counter orders and salaried professionals, wedding vendor tipping, tipping etiquette abroad. 3. What's next for tipped workers: budgeting on an unpredictable income, the pros and cons of no tax on tips, bias in tipping, the shift toward service charges and banning the sub-minimum wage. Download Vivian's financial companion app Ask Dolly) HERE and let us know what you think! Check out Prof G Markets at https://www.youtube.com/@ProfGMarkets Follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok! Got a financial question you want answered in a future episode? Email us at podcast@yourrichbff.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  About this episode:  Back in 1969, Columbia University Press published Volume I of a biography written by historian Grady McWhiney.  The work chronicled the life of a full general in Confederate service. There was to be a Volume II but, as Civil War historian Richard McMurray reportedly put it, “McWhiney found his subject so nauseous that he abandoned the project.” No question, the subject of McWhiney's research was stern, intimidating, quarrelsome, a martinet, but despite those flaws, he commanded the Confederacy's leading army in the Western Theater for much of the conflict. This is the story of a field commander who once was tabbed the most despised man in the Confederacy. This is the story of Braxton Bragg.          ----more---- Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode: Zachary Taylor Jefferson Davis Leonidas Polk Joseph E. Johnston John P. McCown William Rosecrans   For Further Reading: Braxton Bragg and Confederate Defeat: Vol 1: Field Command by Grady McWhiney   Braxton Bragg and Confederate Defeat Vol II by Judith Lee Hallock   Braxton Bragg: The Most Hated Man of the Confederacy   Subscribe to the Threads from the National Tapestry YouTube Channel here   Thank you to our sponsor, Celebrity Word Scramble. In collaboration with Fred Kiger, they have published a Civil War edition of the Celebrity Word Scramble series. Included in the book is 16 pages of Civil War facts, stories, and insights written by Fred Kiger. Get your copy of the book here   Thank you to our sponsor, The Badge Maker - proudly carrying affordable Civil War Corps Badges and other hand-made historical reproductions for reenactors, living history interpreters, and lovers of history. Check out The Badge Maker and place your orders here   Thank you to our sponsor Bob Graesser, Raleigh Civil War Round Table's editor of The Knapsack newsletter and the Round Table's webmaster at http://www.raleighcwrt.org   Thank you to our sponsor John Bailey.   Producer: Dan Irving

“We could be on the edge of a credit collapse” — Doug Casey warns a financial firestorm is building as debt defaults rise and markets face an “ultra super bubble."

Drop us a note about the podcast. Worry and envy are easy habits to pick up when the world feels like it's sliding off the rails, but they make terrible masters. We start with Psalm 37 and let it speak plainly: trust the Lord, do good, commit your work, and refuse the kind of anger that turns into harm. That thread of steady faith carries through everything else, from the way we talk to the way we lead our homes.Next we read marriage verses from 1 Corinthians 7 and get practical about responsibility, self-control, and the discipline of agreement. I use a Louis L'Amour passage to paint a picture of complementary work and the quiet strength of duty, then I push back on the idea that a marriage can thrive when nobody is expected to carry any weight. From there we zoom out to the church with 1 Corinthians 12 and 13: different gifts, one body, and love as the measuring stick. If our “right answers” don't produce patience, kindness, and humility, we're just making noise.We also talk about learning to control our tongues, because a lot of our trouble starts there. Then we shift into remembrance and civic reflection: a September 11 roll call, a Medal of Honor highlight, and a full reading of Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, one of the clearest calls to charity and firmness our country has ever heard. I end with a hard question: what are we willing to risk, endure, or give up for God, for our families, and for the future?If this mattered to you, subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find it.#ChristianNation#AmericanHistory#DailyBible Support the showThe American Soul Podcasthttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribeCountryside Book Serieshttps://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2 America's Christian Heritage Podcasthttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2622483

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!Galveston, Texas, is often considered one of the most haunted places in America due to its history of tragedy and devastation. The Great Storm of 1900, the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history, claimed up to 12,000 lives, leaving a lasting imprint on the island. Many believe the spirits of the hurricane's victims still linger.Many of Galveston's historic structures have withstood wars, natural disasters, and countless tragic events, contributing to their haunted reputations. The island's role in the Civil War, including the Battle of Galveston, adds another layer to its haunted history.The city has also experienced epidemics that caused numerous deaths, also contributing to Galveston's haunted status. These historical events and tragedies have created a collection of ghost stories and paranormal experiences that intrigue residents and visitors alike.Today, on The Grave Talks, we will discuss The Ghosts of Galveston with Eddy Specter and January Wilson of Eddy Specter's Ghost Tours of Galveston Island.For more information on their tours, go to eddyspecter.com.#TheGraveTalks #GalvestonGhosts #HauntedGalveston #GalvestonTexas #GhostsOfGalveston #GreatStormOf1900 #HauntedHistory #CivilWarGhosts #ParanormalHistory #GhostToursLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

Is socialism something new, or is it the oldest kind of tyranny wearing a friendly face?Author Richard C. Lyons joins David and Stacy Whited on Flyover Conservatives to trace socialism from Hegel and Marx back to the pharaohs, and to explain why America's founding runs the other way: "Our founding is based on individual rights. And through our rights, we rule the government."Richard breaks down why socialists and Islamists are working together against our founding, why Sharia zones and sanctuary cities have no place under American law, how the Great Society gave government "all the power of charity," and why he says "The reason socialism looks good at all in this country is because the states that aren't socialist fund it."- How Hegel's "ideal state" shaped Karl Marx and modern socialism- Why "if God is above your government, then your government cannot be all powerful"- The attempted 400-acre Sharia zone in Plano, Texas, and why "It has to be American laws governing American people"- The question Richard says every candidate should answer this election- Why socialism has "been a perfect failure every time it's been tried"- His fix: "Let every state take care of its own poor."Explore Richard's three-volume The DNA of Democracy series at www.richardclyons.com.► Experience Your Own Healing Using Frequencieswww.wavwatch.com/flyoverUse promo code FLYOVER for 15% offTo Schedule A Time To Talk To Dr. Dr. Kirk Elliott Go To ▶ https://flyovergold.comOr Call 720-605-3900 TO WATCH ALL FLYOVER CONTENT: www.theflyoverapp.comFollow and Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFlyoverConservativesShow Richard LyonsWEBSITE: www.richardclyons.comRichard C. Lyons is a multi-award-winning American author, poet, essayist, screenwriter and filmmaker. He is the author of The DNA of Democracy series, a three-volume work that traces American democracy from the Ten Commandments through Athens, Rome, the Magna Carta, the Constitutional Convention, the Civil War and the suffragette movement, then follows the growth of socialism from Woodrow Wilson to today. The third volume collects his articles from the past two and a half years, which he calls "a battlefield chronicle between our founding principles and socialism." He writes for American Greatness and grew up north of Chicago. You can find his work at richardclyons.com.-------------------------------------------

With the release of the latest Spider-Man film, "Brand New Day" in cinemas this summer, many comic book fans around the world might be looking to get in the swing of things by checking out some of the previous adventures of your friendly neighbourhood superhero.   I've pulled together a list of the live-action movies featuring "Spider-Man", ranking them from worst to best. For the purposes of this ranking, I've also not included the animated films, nor the Marvel "Avengers" and "Civil War" films, or villain spin-off films.  Unfortunately for Spidey fans, due to the complicated licensing rights for the character from a deal made years before Disney purchased Marvel, Sony owns the rights to the "Spider-Man" movies, though Marvel Studios does collaborate with them on the latest films with Tom Holland.   This also means that Sony distributes the movies, resulting in these films being available on Disney+ around the world in different ways from country to country due to licensing contracts.   So not every film on this list may be available on Disney+ in your country.  #disneyplus   VISIT ONLINE -  http://www.WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com If you enjoy my content, please consider supporting me by becoming a YouTube Channel Member for as little as $5 a month and get access to exclusive content and much more.   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC99lFugkkvslALTl_RLVn_Q/join FOLLOW ON TWITTER -   http://Twitter.com/DisneyPlusNews   FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM -   http://instagram.com/WhatsOnDisneyPlus LIKE ON FACEBOOK -  http://facebook.com/WhatsOnDisneyPlus

With the release of the latest Spider-Man film, "Brand New Day" in cinemas this summer, many comic book fans around the world might be looking to get in the swing of things by checking out some of the previous adventures of your friendly neighbourhood superhero.   I've pulled together a list of the live-action movies featuring "Spider-Man", ranking them from worst to best. For the purposes of this ranking, I've also not included the animated films, nor the Marvel "Avengers" and "Civil War" films, or villain spin-off films.  Unfortunately for Spidey fans, due to the complicated licensing rights for the character from a deal made years before Disney purchased Marvel, Sony owns the rights to the "Spider-Man" movies, though Marvel Studios does collaborate with them on the latest films with Tom Holland.   This also means that Sony distributes the movies, resulting in these films being available on Disney+ around the world in different ways from country to country due to licensing contracts.   So not every film on this list may be available on Disney+ in your country.  #disneyplus   VISIT ONLINE -  http://www.WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com If you enjoy my content, please consider supporting me by becoming a YouTube Channel Member for as little as $5 a month and get access to exclusive content and much more.   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC99lFugkkvslALTl_RLVn_Q/join FOLLOW ON TWITTER -   http://Twitter.com/DisneyPlusNews   FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM -   http://instagram.com/WhatsOnDisneyPlus LIKE ON FACEBOOK -  http://facebook.com/WhatsOnDisneyPlus

With the release of the latest Spider-Man film, "Brand New Day" in cinemas this summer, many comic book fans around the world might be looking to get in the swing of things by checking out some of the previous adventures of your friendly neighbourhood superhero.   I've pulled together a list of the live-action movies featuring "Spider-Man", ranking them from worst to best. For the purposes of this ranking, I've also not included the animated films, nor the Marvel "Avengers" and "Civil War" films, or villain spin-off films.  Unfortunately for Spidey fans, due to the complicated licensing rights for the character from a deal made years before Disney purchased Marvel, Sony owns the rights to the "Spider-Man" movies, though Marvel Studios does collaborate with them on the latest films with Tom Holland.   This also means that Sony distributes the movies, resulting in these films being available on Disney+ around the world in different ways from country to country due to licensing contracts.   So not every film on this list may be available on Disney+ in your country.  #disneyplus   VISIT ONLINE -  http://www.WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com If you enjoy my content, please consider supporting me by becoming a YouTube Channel Member for as little as $5 a month and get access to exclusive content and much more.   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC99lFugkkvslALTl_RLVn_Q/join FOLLOW ON TWITTER -   http://Twitter.com/DisneyPlusNews   FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM -   http://instagram.com/WhatsOnDisneyPlus LIKE ON FACEBOOK -  http://facebook.com/WhatsOnDisneyPlus

Friday October 2, 2026 (Gate opens at noon) 5 - 6:30 p.m. - 2 Ring Circus7 - 10 p.m. - Holy Smokes DuoSaturday October 3, 2026 (Gate opens at 7 a.m.)8 a.m. - 1st Ride Goes Out9 a.m. - 2nd Ride Goes Out 10 a.m. - 3rd Ride Goes Out Noonish - Lunch 1 p.m. - Live Auction Begins (Mexican Horse Dance to Follow) 3 p.m. - Afternoon Ride4:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Reese Horton7 - 10 p.m. - Tyler Cocker & the Night Shift Welcome to HEARD IT ON THE SHARK with your show host Melinda Marsalis and show sponsor, Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. HEARD IT ON THE SHARK is a weekly interview show that airs every Tuesday at 11 am on the shark 102.3 FM radio station based in Ripley, MS and then is released as a podcast on all the major podcast platforms. You'll hear interviews with the movers and shakers in north Mississippi who are making things happen. Melinda talks with entrepreneurs, leaders of business, medicine, education, and the people behind all the amazing things happening in north Mississippi. When people ask you how did you know about that, you'll say, “I HEARD IT ON THE SHARK!” HEARD IT ON THE SHARK is brought to you by the Mississippi Hills National Heritage area. We want you to get out and discover the historic, cultural, natural, scenic and recreational treasures of the Mississippi Hills right in your backyard. And of course we want you to take the shark 102.3 FM along for the ride. Bounded by I-55 to the west and Highway 14 to the south, the Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area, created by the United States Congress in 2009 represents a distinctive cultural landscape shaped by the dynamic intersection of Appalachian and Delta cultures, an intersection which has produced a powerful concentration of national cultural icons from the King of Rock'n'Roll Elvis Presley, First Lady of Country Music Tammy Wynette, blues legend Howlin' Wolf, Civil Rights icons Ida B. Wells-Barnett and James Meredith, America's favorite playwright Tennessee Williams, and Nobel-Laureate William Faulkner. The stories of the Mississippi Hills are many and powerful, from music and literature, to Native American and African American heritage, to the Civil War. The Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area supports the local institutions that preserve and share North Mississippi's rich history. Begin your discovery of the historic, cultural, natural, scenic, and recreational treasures of the Mississippi Hills by visiting the Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area online at mississippihills.org. Musical Credit to: Garry Burnside - Guitar; Buddy Grisham - Guitar; Mike King - Drums/Percussion All content is copyright 2021 Sun Bear Studio Ripley MS LLC all rights reserved. No portion of this podcast may be rebroadcast or used for any other purpose without express written consent of Sun Bear Studio Ripley MS LLC

Raising Expectations with Pastor Joe Schofield California Primary Sabotage, Party Betrayal, and the Fight for Common Sense with Elizabeth and Ron Ahlers Pastor Joe Schofield welcomes back California legislative candidates Elizabeth and Ron Ahlers, joined by co-hosts Pastor Ron Greer and Dr. Paul Hall, for a frank look at primary election sabotage inside their own Republican Party and what it will take to wake up the church. Team Roll Call and the Gospel Message Pastor Joe Schofield opens the Monday night broadcast the way he always does, thanking listeners and restating that Jesus Christ died on the cross for sins and rose again, so that anyone who trusts him can know their eternity is settled while expectations rise for what God is doing now. He notes that two regulars, referred to as Steph and Tank, are away in Dalton, Georgia celebrating an anniversary, then works his way across the country introducing his team: Dr. Paul Hall, a pastor, counselor, and writer calling in from Lompoc on the West Coast, whom Schofield says has been part of his life for fifty-five years, and Pastor Ron Greer in McKinney, Texas, who works as a counselor with the ministry Men in the Mirror. He introduces his wife Melba, a Southwestern Baptist Seminary graduate who works with children and counseling, and points listeners to bbsradio.com/raisingexpectations for more on the program and the team. Introducing Elizabeth and Ron Ahlers Schofield welcomes back Elizabeth and Ron Ahlers, a Southern California couple he says grew up in the same place he did, describing them as an outstanding couple whose faith, family values, and wisdom have made them game changers for the problems facing the nation, the states, and families today. He explains that many listeners have asked about them since their last appearance and shows family photographs before Elizabeth thanks the panel for having them back, saying that in the family of God people remain together forever rather than being discarded once they are no longer useful. She explains that the California primary took place on June second and that candidates needed to finish in the top two to reach the November ballot, but the couple came in third, so they have spent recent months resting and spending time with family while Elizabeth prepares to explain what happened in the race and how she believes God was at work in exposing the truth. Primary Election Sabotage and Party Betrayal Ron Ahlers explains that two candidates who had only recently switched their registration from Democrat or independent to Republican entered the race, one of whom did not even realize the job required moving to Sacramento and filed his paperwork the day the deadline closed, yet received financial backing from established Republicans opposed to Elizabeth. Elizabeth adds that both parties knew she could win and preferred to hand the seat to the Democratic incumbent rather than let a candidate with her values take it. She describes how their local Republican Central Committee, whose job is recruiting winning candidates, wrote letters protesting the county and state party's interference, which exposed to grassroots Republicans how leadership favored personal power over principle. Ron describes mailers from a group called Reform California, led by an assemblyman named Carl DeMaio, falsely claiming an opposing candidate had won an endorsement Elizabeth had actually won, calling it deceit and lying, while Elizabeth notes the fragile, closely contested state party platform and an internal Log Cabin Republican caucus pushing the party away from its pro-family positions. Common Sense, History, and the Church's Role Pastor Ron Greer presses Elizabeth and Ron on what the party establishment is really trying to prevent and protect, and Elizabeth answers bluntly that personal ambition and power matter more to party leaders than winning elections or defending families. Ron Greer cites his own research that California has roughly eight to nine million evangelical Protestant Christians, among the highest concentrations in the country, and argues there is not a single election at any level Christians could not decide if they simply voted, laying the failure at the feet of pastors who preach that politics will not save the country. Schofield agrees, noting that pastors and pulpits led the American Revolution and the Civil War and asking what changed, while Elizabeth describes her work through Salt and Light Council, a national key-turn ministry founded by Diane Reeves that places biblical citizenship materials in churches, and warns that California's new statewide Islamic holiday curriculum may be the shock that finally wakes congregations up. Paul Hall's Common Sense History Lesson Dr. Paul Hall recalls a July statement from a White House official warning that American institutions have grown too soft to defend themselves, then reminds Elizabeth of her own words from March, that she is running to save California for the children coming behind her. He quotes Benjamin Franklin's line that democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on lunch while liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote, then walks through Thomas Paine's 1776 pamphlet Common Sense and its influence on Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence, asking whether common sense can still work in politics when history has been rewritten and the founders forgotten. Elizabeth says her voter base showed real hunger for common sense and anger at party corruption, and Hall follows with a grim list of statistics, California's cost of living, poverty, homelessness, education rankings, and energy and water troubles, concluding that common sense alone tells anyone paying attention that the state is in serious trouble. Ron Greer's Own Battle and a Closing Prayer Ron Greer shares that the Republican Party once tried to stop him the same way, recruiting three twenty-something volunteers to run his own campaign after the establishment blacklisted him, winning a primary against the odds only to have national funding vanish and local leadership work openly against him, until a source told him Republicans and Democrats had privately agreed to protect each other's incumbents in neighboring districts. Elizabeth responds that the same corrupt system explains why the establishment cannot be bought or controlled by people like them and therefore does not want them at all. Schofield closes by quoting Galatians on not growing weary in well-doing, promising to invite the Ahlers back to finish sharing their family photographs, and mentioning a supporter named Janet Collins who is praying for them. With only minutes left, Schofield asks his wife Melba to pray, and she thanks God for using Elizabeth and Ron and asks him to continue blessing them and the whole team before the closing theme plays.

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOAlbany is one of America's oldest cities, but its history doesn't just live in books—it lingers beneath the surface.With centuries of stories layered into its streets, forgotten cemeteries and long-buried events have left behind more than just records. For Maeve McEneny-Johnson, that history has always felt close. Growing up alongside a local historian, she saw early on how much of the city's past still echoes into the present.From the unsettling legacy of Cherry Hill to the aftermath of the New York State Capitol fire of 1911, Albany's history isn't just preserved—it's experienced. Stories of a Civil War veteran still standing watch, unexplained connections to Abraham Lincoln, and moments that don't fully add up continue to surface.So what happens when a city carries that much history? At what point does preservation become something else… something that refuses to stay buried?For more information on tours, visit their website at albany.org.#AlbanyNY #HauntedAlbany #HistoricHauntings #HauntedHistory #ParanormalNewYork #ParanormalHistory #Hauntings #GhostStoriesNY #HauntedCities #TheGraveTalks #Ghosts #ParanormalLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

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In the decades that followed Shakepseare's death in 1616, England saw the arrival of events known as witch panics of Civil War–era Britain. It's easy to think that these witch panics and the heightened fear about witches was something that's post-Shakespeare, but the reality is that the the legal, religious, and cultural foundations were already being laid during Shakespeare's lifetime through developments such as the 1604 Witchcraft Act, King James I's ideas about demonic conspiracy, and growing fears surrounding prophecy, spirits, healing, and the Devil.  Our guest today is Marion Gibson, an expert on witches and witchcraft in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the author of Witchland her latest book that explores the witch panics of Civil War–era Britain, revealing how war, religious extremism, local conflict, and earlier beliefs about witchcraft combined to turn suspicion into persecution. For today's episode, we will explore both the terrible events that followed Shakespeare's lifetime and the earlier beliefs, laws, and conflicts that set the stage for their arrival.  From witchfinders and eyewitness testimony to neighborhood quarrels and sudden reversals of reputation, Marion will help us understand how the foundations of England's later witch panics were being built while Shakespeare was still alive—and how that history can deepen our understanding of the witches and accusations we encounter in his plays

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“Does Thomas Jefferson still matter?” ask two leading historians on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson has been reinvented more than perhaps any American president in history. In the nineteenth century, slavery's defenders invoked Jefferson's defense of states' rights while abolitionists drew on his antislavery writings in support of their cause. After the Civil War, Jefferson's reputation declined because of his association with secession and disunion, but in the twentieth century, his image soared as he came to embody the democratic values America fought for during World War II.Unsurprisingly, Jefferson's legacy has shifted yet again in the twenty-first century, effectively becoming a partisan talisman—jettisoned by the left as a plantation patriarch and repurposed by the right as an avatar of white nationalism. Dissatisfied with these political caricatures and manic swings, leading Jefferson scholars Peter S. Onuf and Francis D. Cogliano instead situate the founding father in his complicated historical context and reveal how his wisdom can be applied today.In a series of three interrelated essays, the authors paint a nuanced portrait. “Generations” elucidates how Jefferson's understanding of history shaped his responses to the major problems of his time. “My Country” delves into how he conceived of the American homeland, and “The People” unravels how Jefferson articulated a new national identity in the Declaration of Independence.Taken together, Thomas Jefferson Survives: American Independence in His Time and Ours (Liveright, 2026) demonstrates how even amid crisis, Jefferson managed to articulate a capacious and optimistic vision for the future of the American people. As Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed writes in her foreword, “As much as Jefferson reflected the often-benighted times in which he lived, he rose above them in ways that have a great deal to tell us about the political straits in which we find ourselves.” After all, Jefferson knew better than anyone that 1776 was an important moment, but not the only moment, for Americans to write a better future. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

“Does Thomas Jefferson still matter?” ask two leading historians on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson has been reinvented more than perhaps any American president in history. In the nineteenth century, slavery's defenders invoked Jefferson's defense of states' rights while abolitionists drew on his antislavery writings in support of their cause. After the Civil War, Jefferson's reputation declined because of his association with secession and disunion, but in the twentieth century, his image soared as he came to embody the democratic values America fought for during World War II.Unsurprisingly, Jefferson's legacy has shifted yet again in the twenty-first century, effectively becoming a partisan talisman—jettisoned by the left as a plantation patriarch and repurposed by the right as an avatar of white nationalism. Dissatisfied with these political caricatures and manic swings, leading Jefferson scholars Peter S. Onuf and Francis D. Cogliano instead situate the founding father in his complicated historical context and reveal how his wisdom can be applied today.In a series of three interrelated essays, the authors paint a nuanced portrait. “Generations” elucidates how Jefferson's understanding of history shaped his responses to the major problems of his time. “My Country” delves into how he conceived of the American homeland, and “The People” unravels how Jefferson articulated a new national identity in the Declaration of Independence.Taken together, Thomas Jefferson Survives: American Independence in His Time and Ours (Liveright, 2026) demonstrates how even amid crisis, Jefferson managed to articulate a capacious and optimistic vision for the future of the American people. As Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed writes in her foreword, “As much as Jefferson reflected the often-benighted times in which he lived, he rose above them in ways that have a great deal to tell us about the political straits in which we find ourselves.” After all, Jefferson knew better than anyone that 1776 was an important moment, but not the only moment, for Americans to write a better future. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!Albany is one of America's oldest cities, but its history doesn't just live in books—it lingers beneath the surface.With centuries of stories layered into its streets, forgotten cemeteries and long-buried events have left behind more than just records. For Maeve McEneny-Johnson, that history has always felt close. Growing up alongside a local historian, she saw early on how much of the city's past still echoes into the present.From the unsettling legacy of Cherry Hill to the aftermath of the New York State Capitol fire of 1911, Albany's history isn't just preserved—it's experienced. Stories of a Civil War veteran still standing watch, unexplained connections to Abraham Lincoln, and moments that don't fully add up continue to surface.So what happens when a city carries that much history? At what point does preservation become something else… something that refuses to stay buried?For more information on tours, visit their website at albany.org.#AlbanyNY #HauntedAlbany #HistoricHauntings #HauntedHistory #ParanormalNewYork #ParanormalHistory #Hauntings #GhostStoriesNY #HauntedCities #TheGraveTalks #Ghosts #ParanormalLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Don't just listen—join us on YouTube and be part of the largest community of real paranormal encounters anywhere. Subscribe now and never miss a chilling new story:

1925Unbroken Legacy Of Plantation ExploitationDaniel Rood, Part Two: Rood explores the 19th-century domestic slave trade, Civil War destruction, and the post-emancipation survival of plantation structures. He details how millions of enslaved people were forcibly relocated to the Deep South for short-term agricultural profits. Despite wartime destruction and temporary Reconstruction land reforms, plantation dynamics adapted through sharecropping, international sugar operations, and California agribusiness. The narrative concludes by examining unacknowledged slave burial grounds at the University of Georgia, underscoring history's enduring shadow. (2)

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Colette Baron-Reid reveals why the world is cracking apart under immense global turmoil, warning that potential civil war, geopolitical shifts, and technocratic overreach are forcing humanity to a critical choice point. Addressing the flood of sensationalized headlines around killer robots and economic doom, she explains that widespread systemic crumbling is not the end of the world, but the necessary decay of outdated "dominator" structures. Moving beyond superficial "love and light" fluff, she details how facing our deepest personal shadows and unhooking from fear-driven narratives is required to co-create a new reality rather than falling victim to manufactured division.Grounding these high-stakes times into daily survival, Colette stresses that navigating uncertainty requires a "boots on the ground" approach—taking written inventories to forgive past resentments, releasing the blame game, and surrendering self-will to a higher power. She urges viewers to step off automatic pilot, replace doom scrolling with real-world human connection, and focus on the immediate two inches in front of their faces. By taking micro-steps of curiosity, trust, and creative action within every 24-hour window, we stop feeding global panic and actively anchor inspired evolution.Will you let media-driven fear and political drama drag you down, or are you ready to clear your past baggage and anchor real creative power today?___

United with Christ Jonathan Parnell Download 1 Corinthians 1:26–31 (KJV),For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence. 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. And it was this passage of God's word — along with many other passages from God's word! — that changed the life of John Bunyan. I read from the King James because they are the exact words that Bunyan himself read. He lived from the year 1628 to 1688, and he spent pretty much his entire life within a ten-mile radius of Bedford, which is an English town about 50 miles north of London.And Bunyan's story is different from both Augustine and Luther in that there was not a single passage of Scripture that changed everything for him. But instead, it was more like there were dozens of passages over years that impacted him.He wrote a memoir about his conversion titled Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners. It's an amazing story about how he came to Christ, but nowhere in the book does he say “This was the precise moment!” There were lots of moments. Lots of turning points. Lots of breakthroughs. And a lot of valleys in between.For Bunyan, his story is not this nice arc, but it's more like a zig-zag. And I think that's helpful for us because, if we're honest, that's a lot of us in this room. We've got messy stories! And that's okay because it's not how you start that matters most, it's how you finish.For the last two weeks, we've looked at some awesome starting points, but today we're gonna look at a journey. A journey is the best metaphor to use when we think about the life of John Bunyan — and I know he'd agree with that! I want to tell you the story of his journey in four episodes (and I'm gonna title each episode with a little quote from his memoir).Episode 1: The Ungodliest FellowBunyan was born in 1628, during one of the most unstable times in English history. This is a lot to explain, but in short, King Charles I and Parliament did not get along, and the English Civil War erupted in 1642. Bunyan joined the Parliamentary Army when he was 16 years old, and he served as a solider for about three years. Bunyan doesn't say a lot about his time as a soldier but we know that God spared his life and he got married right after he finished his service. He was 20 years old, he was married, and he was “a wretched man.” That's how he described himself.When he was a boy, he was the worst kid in his town. He said that he would curse and swear and lie, and blaspheme the name of God — and he did it so much it was like second nature to him. He had a very foul mouth, and the issue was not simply that he used a few un-choice words, but it was the whole way he engaged people. His entire talk was filthy and vile. And he knew it. He said that even as a kid, he would have nightmares about God's judgment, but he still carried on in his sin, in open defiance to God. Now, Bunyan's wife was a Christian, and she had some influence on him. He went to church with her, and on one occasion, he experienced some conviction from a sermon, but then he shook it off. He admitted he was miserable in his sin, but said that if he forsook his sins he still wouldn't be good enough to be a Christian. So he made this calculation: I'm damned if I don't, and damned if I do.He wrote: I can but be damned, and if I must be so, I had as good be damned for many sins, as to be damned for a few. (15)You can hear what he's saying: if he's damned so matter what, he might as well sin as much as he can, and so he did.He said “I went on in sin with great greediness of mind” until one day … he was out in the town talking with some friends, standing in front of a shop window …He said he was “cursing and swearing and playing the madman” — he was raising Hell — and there was a ‘woman of the house' who overheard him (she was most likely a prostitute), and she told Bunyan that he cursed and sweared at a fearful rate so much that it made her to tremble. Bunyan wrote about it and said: she told me “that I was the ungodliest fellow for swearing that ever she heard in all her life, and that I, by this doing, was able to spoil all the youth in a whole town.” (16)That's rich coming from this woman. And it hit Bunyan hard. And his response to this is fascinating. Keep in mind at this time he's an enemy of Christ. He's defying God. But listen to what he said about this experience. He wrote:“While I stood there, and hanging down my head, I wished with all my heart that I might be a little child again, that my father might learn me to speak without this wicked way of swearing.”I don't know about you, but that's sad. And it makes me think: I know that there's a range of emotions that we should feel toward hell-raisers (like how Bunyan was), and one of those emotions should be pity. He admitted that beneath his rough exterior, he was a man who wished he could be a little child again. He just wanted a fresh start. That's a lot of lost people. A lot of people, if they're honest, they just wish they could do it over. And like Bunyan, they despair, because they think it's too late for any kind of change.Episode 2: “Most Fit for a Wounded Conscience”Bunyan thought it was too late for him to be any different than how he was, but around this time in his life, he decided to try some “outward reformation.” His wife probably influenced him here. So he cleaned up the way he talked, he got sober, and this kinda became the buzz of the town. People noticed he was different … but, he said it was all outward; it wasn't real; there were some sins that he would not let go … until one day, he's in the town of Bedford, on the streets again, and he overhears a conversation between four women. They were just sitting outside in the sun, just talking. And the names of these four women we will never know, but they were talking about their faith. It was a glorious unsupervised conversation. Bunyan was eavesdropping. And he said they talked like they had a real relationship with Jesus, and he had never heard anything like it before. He wrote:… methought they spake as if joy did make them speak; they spake with such pleasantness of Scripture language, and with such appearance of grace in all they said, that they were to me, as if they had found a new world … (20)Isn't that amazing? These women were just talking. They had no idea Bunyan heard them. And it was was a turning point for him — it drove Bunyan to read the Bible, and really, he started to devour the Bible! He said this is when the Bible became very precious to him. And I think it was at some point around here that he was born again. And one evidence of conversion was that he started struggling with doubts. He started doubting that he had faith. (And in general, only people who have faith doubt it — we can't doubt a faith we don't have.) And Bunyan had all kinds of doubts, and over and over again, he'd have a crisis and then, a verse of Scripture would bail him out. And it was seldom that this happened while he was actually reading the Bible. Often, he'd be going about his day, plagued with doubts, and then a verse, he said, would “break upon my mind.” Or he said, “a Scripture would come upon me.” I could mention several examples:Once it was Luke 14 where Jesus tells the story of the great banquet. The master of the house wanted a big party, but the first people he invited didn't show up, so the master told his servant to go out into the city and invite “the poor and crippled and blind and lame.” And the servant did and he told the master, “still there is room for more.” That one sentence filled Bunyan with so much hope. He knew Jesus had room for him.Another time it was 2 Corinthians 12:9, where Jesus tells Paul, “My grace is sufficient for you.” Another time was John 6:37 where Jesus says, “Whoever comes to me I will never cast out.” Bunyan saturated his mind and heart with Scripture, and the words of Scripture became useful in his battles. The Bible helped him on his journey. … And there was another book that helped him around this same time.I want you to hear him talk about it. He writes: “Well, after many such longings in my mind, the God in whose hands are all our days and ways, did cast into my hand, one day, a book of Martin Luther; it was his commentary on Galatians — it was so old that it was ready to fall piece from piece … [this would have been the early 1650s; Luther's commentary was translated into English in 1575 — so the book was around 75 years old].Bunyan said:“I found my condition, in [Luther's] experience, so largely and profoundly handled, as if his book had been written out of my heart … I do prefer this book of Martin Luther upon the Galatians, excepting the Holy Bible, before all the books that ever I have seen, as most fit for a wounded conscience.” (52)This is key background info. Bunyan had been steeping in the theology of Luther, and namely, Luther's teaching on justification by faith alone in Christ alone. Episode 3: “Gold Was in My Trunk”Now it was also around this time, in the early 1650s, that Bunyan started attending a small Baptist church in Bedford pastored by a man named John Gifford. Gifford was a guide for Bunyan, which he needed, because he still struggled with all kinds of anxiety and doubts. He went through one dark valley after another, and then one day … he had another bail out, another breakthrough — and if this wasn't his conversion, it at least confirmed his conversion.He tells the story that one day he was walking through a field, and his conscience was weighed down and plagued by fear — he dealt with this all the time — and he said:… suddenly this sentence fell upon my soul, Thy righteousness is in heaven; and methought withal, I saw, with the eyes of my soul, Jesus Christ at God's right hand; there I say, as my righteousness. … I also saw, moreover, that it was not my good frame of heart that made my righteousness better, not yet my bad frame that made my righteousness worse; for my righteousness was Jesus Christ himself …Then he said:“Now did my chains fall off my legs indeed, I was loosed from my affliction and irons, my temptations also fled away …”And when he got home, he ran to his Bible to try to find that sentence that came upon his soul, and he landed on 1 Corinthians Chapter 1, verse 30 — the King James says:“But of him [of God] are ye in Christ Jesus.”God has made us to be in Christ.God, by his Spirit, has brought us into union with Jesus through faith, and that means that Yes, Jesus is our righteousness, and more than that! — Paul says Jesus is our wisdom and our righteousness and our sanctification and redemption. In other words, Paul is saying Jesus is everything to us. All that Jesus is becomes ours because God has united us to him. And it was here that Bunyan said “the Lord did lead me into the mystery of union with the Son of God.” Up to this point, he said it was like he had been walking around with pocket change, only to discover that all along “gold was in my trunk at home.”Union with Christ was gold to him.Union with Christ is the central wonder of the gospel that unlocks all of its other benefits. Every saving gift we receive in the gospel, we receive by our union with Christ … … so for our imagination's sake … we should not think of ourselves as somehow standing apart from Jesus, and then Jesus merely hands us the gifts of the gospel. Sometimes, in my mind, I can think that way: like the Father is here, and Jesus is here, and I'm here …and the Father is just funneling gifts through Jesus to me over here.Wrong image. Instead, it's more like the Father has given us to Christ! He's united us with Christ.So it's not that Jesus is here and then we are over here. But it's that we are interlocked together in the center. And now every deed of Christ, every merit of Christ, every victory of Christ, belongs to me because I am in him. I have union with Christ!And now all we can do — when we understand this — all we can do is to glory in Christ. This is why we boast in Christ alone. Because every saving gift we have is only found in him. All glory be to Christ!This is where we surrender everything to him … because once we truly surrender to Jesus all the glory, what's left to withhold?Episode 4: “I Will Venture for Thy Name”Bunyan was baptized as a believer and became a member of the Bedford church, and that's where he started preaching. He explained it pretty simply: he said he just wanted to show other Christians what God had shown him in the word. He starts preaching around 1655, at his church and in the area, and he starts writing some Christian books, but then on November 12, 1660 he was arrested because of his preaching ministry.Things had changed in the English government. Charles II was now King, and he and the Parliament were against any dissenters from the Church of England. So they arrested Bunyan the Baptist in the middle of a church service.He was 31 years old; his first wife had died two years earlier, and now his second wife, Elizabeth, was at home caring for his four young children, one of whom was blind. Elizabeth herself was pregnant, but not long after Bunyan was arrested, she went into preterm labor and the baby died.And Bunyan spent the next 12 years of his life in that prison, and he suffered. He spent 12 years of his life in prison for preaching the gospel, and he also battled depression and he constantly feared execution. He very much expected in those first years of his imprisonment that he would be put to death … because that happened a lot in those days. 11 years earlier, his side in the Civil War beheaded the King! They also beheaded the archbishop of the Church of England! Bunyan thought that he was going to the gallows.He writes about this, that the thought of impending execution triggered all kinds of doubts for him. It was spiritual warfare. Bunyan said Satan constantly attacked him, and he became afraid that in the moment of his execution he would not feel comforted by God.That was his issue. He was not afraid of death, he was afraid of the experience, that in his final moments he would not experience assurance. He was afraid that Jesus would feel distant to him. He writes about this in his memoir — and it's one of the most powerful things I've ever read. Because Bunyan really wrestled with this. He said “I tossed for many weeks and knew not what to do.” It was a weight upon him. But then he comes to this amazing conclusion: He says that if God gives him a feeling of comfort before his death, that's God's prerogative. But God does not owe it to him. And even if God does not give him a feeling of comfort, Bunyan said he would trust Christ anyway. Bunyan realized that his faithfulness to Christ is not based on his felt comfort from Christ, but it's based on Christ's word. He said it doesn't matter how I may feel, it's my duty to stand on the word of Christ. [So] I am for going and venturing my eternal state with Christ, whether I have comfort here or not … Lord Jesus, if thou wilt catch me, do; if not, I will venture for thy name.Sometimes I wonder, in our Christian lives, if we withhold a deeper trust in Jesus because we think we've not felt enough comfort, or that we've not experienced enough peace. We might think that if Jesus just made us feel more blessed then we'd have more trust — basically, we try to determine our devotion to Jesus based upon our feelings. But, what if we got to the place — feelings aside — where we just staked everything on Jesus because he's worthy. This is when we are in the furnace of fire and we say: “I know God can deliver me from this, and he can make me feel better, but even if he doesn't, I'm still with him.” I'm still with Jesus. I'm still gonna trust in Jesus because Jesus deserves my trust. Look at him! Look at who he is! Look at what he's done! Get your eyes off yourself, and look to Jesus Christ! We trust him because he's worthy.John Bunyan is a help to us. His journey is an example, and may our lives honor Jesus the way his did.That's what brings us to the Table. The TableJesus is everything to us. That's the message of this Table. We take the bread and cup to remember the gospel — that Jesus has died for us and has been raised from the dead for us, and we are united to him. That's our only hope. It's not our righteousness. Not the best obedience of our hands. But it's Christ and Christ alone.If he's your hope, if you trust in Christ this morning, we invite you to eat and drink with us, and give him thanks.

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As fighting escalates between federal government forces and an alliance of armed groups including the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, we ask what's behind it and hear from a former TPLF spokesperson.Also in the programme: as the Pope warns we are in danger of “losing our humanity” to AI machines, how can we make AI safe? Could President Xi's wife Peng Liyuan be China's "soft power super-weapon"? And Manchester City football club is found guilty of breaking financial rules.(IMAGE: TPLF forces sit along a street in Mekelle, capital of Tigray Region, Ethiopia, September 24, 2026 / CREDIT: Obtained by REUTERS)

When Finnish socialists declared a revolution on January 27 1918, this triggered a conflict known to history as the Finnish Civil War. Two hastily assembled armies struggled to organize and fight. Like civil wars tend to be, the conflict was chaotic and brutal.

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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and guest host Juliette Kayyem discuss what we learn from Trump's escalating battle with the press and its track record in the courts, the likely outcomes of this week's Trump-Xi summit with former New York Times Beijing Bureau Chief and host of Face-Off: the US vs. China, Jane Perlez, and the role of voter trust as the midterm elections approach.Here are this week's chatters: Emily: Kohelet Rabbah 7:1, The Sefaria Midrash Rabbah, 2022John: History Channel: Grant; John Anderson for The Wall Street Journal: ‘Grant' Review: The Wisdom and Weaknesses of a WarriorJuliette: Madeline Puckette for Wine Folly: Everything You Want to Know About Orange Wine; Winecountry Collective: Exploring the World of Orange WinesListener chatter from John McMillian in Atlanta, Georgia: Rick Perlstein for Smithsonian Magazine: An Interview With ‘Playboy' Magazine Nearly Torpedoed Jimmy Carter's Presidential Campaign; Robert Scheer for Playboy Magazine: The Playboy Interview With Jimmy CarterFor this week's Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and guest host Juliette Kayyem discuss reactions to Nikole Hannah-Jones's New York Times Magazine essay, In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?, and why the online hostility looks so different from what she actually wrote. They dig into the research on socioeconomic integration, the tendency to conflate race and class, and the problem with asking individual parents to solve what is really a policy problem.In the latest Gabfest Reads, David Plotz talks with journalist Annie Lowrey about her new book, The Time Tax: How the Government Wastes Our Time - and How to Fix It, an investigation into the hours Americans lose to broken bureaucracy, from 12-hour tax filings to multiyear waits for housing vouchers and building permits.Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by Nina PorzuckiResearch by Emily DittoYou can find the full Political Gabfest show pages here.Want more Political Gabfest? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Political Gabfest show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or visit slate.com/gabfestplus to get access wherever you listen.Come see the Gabfest LIVE Providence, RI on October 21st. Tickets found at slate.com/gabfestlive Find out more about David Plotz's monthly tours of Ft. DeRussy, the secret Civil War fort hidden in Rock Creek Park. Follow@SlateGabfest on X / https://twitter.com/SlateGabfestSlate Political Gabfest on Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our FAQ at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and guest host Juliette Kayyem discuss what we learn from Trump's escalating battle with the press and its track record in the courts, the likely outcomes of this week's Trump-Xi summit with former New York Times Beijing Bureau Chief and host of Face-Off: the US vs. China, Jane Perlez, and the role of voter trust as the midterm elections approach.Here are this week's chatters: Emily: Kohelet Rabbah 7:1, The Sefaria Midrash Rabbah, 2022John: History Channel: Grant; John Anderson for The Wall Street Journal: ‘Grant' Review: The Wisdom and Weaknesses of a WarriorJuliette: Madeline Puckette for Wine Folly: Everything You Want to Know About Orange Wine; Winecountry Collective: Exploring the World of Orange WinesListener chatter from John McMillian in Atlanta, Georgia: Rick Perlstein for Smithsonian Magazine: An Interview With ‘Playboy' Magazine Nearly Torpedoed Jimmy Carter's Presidential Campaign; Robert Scheer for Playboy Magazine: The Playboy Interview With Jimmy CarterFor this week's Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and guest host Juliette Kayyem discuss reactions to Nikole Hannah-Jones's New York Times Magazine essay, In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?, and why the online hostility looks so different from what she actually wrote. They dig into the research on socioeconomic integration, the tendency to conflate race and class, and the problem with asking individual parents to solve what is really a policy problem.In the latest Gabfest Reads, David Plotz talks with journalist Annie Lowrey about her new book, The Time Tax: How the Government Wastes Our Time - and How to Fix It, an investigation into the hours Americans lose to broken bureaucracy, from 12-hour tax filings to multiyear waits for housing vouchers and building permits.Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by Nina PorzuckiResearch by Emily DittoYou can find the full Political Gabfest show pages here.Want more Political Gabfest? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Political Gabfest show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or visit slate.com/gabfestplus to get access wherever you listen.Come see the Gabfest LIVE Providence, RI on October 21st. Tickets found at slate.com/gabfestlive Find out more about David Plotz's monthly tours of Ft. DeRussy, the secret Civil War fort hidden in Rock Creek Park. Follow@SlateGabfest on X / https://twitter.com/SlateGabfestSlate Political Gabfest on Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Misha Glenny delves in to the In Our Time archive to select ten episodes for listeners to revisit. His eighth choice is The War of 1812, which was first released in January 2013. Melvyn Bragg and his guests discussed the conflict between America and the British Empire sometimes referred to as the second American War of Independence. In June 1812, President James Madison declared war on Britain, angered by the restrictions Britain had imposed on American trade, the Royal Navy's capture of American sailors and British support for Native Americans. After three years of largely inconclusive fighting, the conflict finally came to an end with the Treaty of Ghent which, among other things, helped to hasten the abolition of the global slave trade. Although the War of 1812 is often overlooked, historians say it had a profound effect on the USA and Canada's sense of national identity, confirming the USA as an independent country. America's national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner began life as a poem written after its author, Francis Scott Key, witnessed the British bombardment of Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore. The war also led to Native Americans losing hundreds of thousands of acres of land in a programme of forced removal. With: Kathleen Burk Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at University College London Lawrence Goldman Fellow in Modern History at St Peter's College, University of Oxford Frank Cogliano Professor of American History at the University of Edinburgh Producer: Victoria BrignellReading list:Carl Benn, The War of 1812 (Osprey, 2002)George Robert Gleig, A Narrative of the Campaigns of the British Army: at Washington, Baltimore, and New Orleans by an officer (John Murray, 1821)Donald R. Hickey, The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict (University of Illinois Press, 1989)Reginald Horsman, The Causes of the War of 1812 (Various publishers, 1962)Reginald Horsman, The Diplomacy of the New Republic, 1776-1815 (Harlan Davidson, 1985)Lawrence Kaplan, Entangling Alliances with None: American Foreign Policy in the Age of Jefferson (Kent State University Press, 1987)Andrew Lambert, The Challenge: Britain Against America in the Naval War of 1812 (Faber and Faber, 2012)Jon Latimer, 1812: War with America (Harvard University Press, 2007)Bradford Perkins, The Creation of a Republican Empire, 1776-1865 (Cambridge University Press, 1993)Leonard Sadosky, Revolutionary Negotiations: Indians, Empires, and Diplomats in the Founding of America (University of Virginia Press, 2009)J. C. A. Stagg, The War of 1812: Conflict for a Continent (Cambridge University Press, 2012)Alan Taylor, The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels and Indian Allies (Knopf, 2010)In Our Time is a BBC Studios productionSpanning history, religion, culture, science and philosophy, In Our Time from BBC Radio 4 is essential listening for the intellectually curious. In each episode, host Misha Glenny and expert guests explore the characters, events and discoveries that have shaped our world.

On this edition of Hayden's History Hour, Federalist Staff Editor Hayden Daniel tells the overlooked story of the Battle of Chickamauga, one of the deadliest battles in the Civil War and one of the biggest defeats for the Union Army. The Federalist Foundation is a nonprofit, and we depend entirely on our listeners and readers — not corporations. If you value fearless, independent journalism, please consider a tax-deductible gift today at TheFederalist.com/donate. Your support keeps us going.

Beaufort County is a typical southern coastal area with old live oaks dripping with Spanish moss and antebellum architecture. The county incorporates 68 islands that include Port Royal Island, Fripp Island, St. Helena Island, Lady's Island, Parris Island and Hilton Head Island. These are part of the Sea Islands that stretch from South Carolina to upper Florida. Beaufort County sits in the heart of the Lowcountry and Gullah Geechee culture and Civil War sites and historic buildings are very much a part of the area and this has led to ghost stories. Join us for the history and hauntings of Beaufort County, South Carolina. The Moment in Oddity features the Chicken Church of Java. Check out the website: http://historygoesbump.com Show notes can be found here: https://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2026/09/hgb-ep-656-haunted-beaufort-county.html Become an Executive Producer: http://patreon.com/historygoesbump Music used in this episode: Main Theme: Creepy Carnival Theme  Created and produced by History Goes Bump Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (Moment in Oddity) "Vanishing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Carolina Sunshine by Sascha Ende at ende.app Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Video by pwemedia from Pixabay

Should the United States Constitution explicitly acknowledge the triune God of the Christian faith? In this episode of The Magistrate, Josh Howard and James Baird discuss the history, theology, and political implications of a Christian constitutional amendment. They examine recent debates surrounding Al Mohler, Baptist and Presbyterian responses, the historical support of figures like Charles Hodge and old Princeton, the post-Civil War push for a “God amendment,” and the later Supreme Court shifts that changed how religion and government were understood in America. This episode explores whether nations should publicly recognize Christ as Lord, what religious liberty originally meant, and why Christians should think carefully about what is morally good, politically possible, and historically rooted.

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