Podcasts about Civil war

In this special episode of American Potential, host David From sits down with Fritz Klein, one of the nation's leading Abraham Lincoln portrayers, during America's 250th celebration in Springfield, Illinois. Through a unique and engaging conversation, “President Lincoln” reflects on his journey into public life, the challenges of leading during the Civil War, and the enduring principles of equality, self-governance, and unity that shaped America. Fritz Klein also shares how portraying Lincoln for nearly 50 years has influenced his own views on leadership, humility, and human nature. The discussion explores how Lincoln navigated deep national division, worked with people who disagreed with him, and remained committed to the founding ideals during one of the most difficult periods in American history. It also draws connections between Lincoln's time and today's political climate, highlighting lessons on civility, compromise, and preserving freedom. This episode brings history to life in a powerful way, reminding us that the challenges we face today are not new—and that the principles that guided Lincoln can still help guide us forward.

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss how policies of anger and dominance structure President Trump's approach to adversaries, allies, and the independent press alike, how the dangers of the online sports-betting industry are outrunning limited guardrails with guest McKay Coppins, and how a federal judge just handed RFK Jr.'s war on vaccines its biggest setback yet.For this week's Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss what the conventional postmortems of USAID are missing and where global development might go from here with guest Tim Hirschel-Burns. In the latest Gabfest Reads, John Dickerson talks with Father James Martin about his new book, Work in Progress: Confessions of a Busboy, Dishwasher, Caddy, Usher, Factory Worker, Bank Teller, Corporate Tool, and Priest. They discuss the spiritual lessons learned through eight different jobs, Martin's controversial LGBTQ ministry that made him a target of criticism within the Catholic Church, and what the Gospels demand about welcoming strangers and caring for the marginalized. 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 Porzucki Research 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.

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss how policies of anger and dominance structure President Trump's approach to adversaries, allies, and the independent press alike, how the dangers of the online sports-betting industry are outrunning limited guardrails with guest McKay Coppins, and how a federal judge just handed RFK Jr.'s war on vaccines its biggest setback yet.For this week's Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss what the conventional postmortems of USAID are missing and where global development might go from here with guest Tim Hirschel-Burns. In the latest Gabfest Reads, John Dickerson talks with Father James Martin about his new book, Work in Progress: Confessions of a Busboy, Dishwasher, Caddy, Usher, Factory Worker, Bank Teller, Corporate Tool, and Priest. They discuss the spiritual lessons learned through eight different jobs, Martin's controversial LGBTQ ministry that made him a target of criticism within the Catholic Church, and what the Gospels demand about welcoming strangers and caring for the marginalized. 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 Porzucki Research 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.

96 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 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.

Cult comedy hero and dear mate, Greg Larsen enters the video store. Greg kicks off his run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with his new show “Unrelenting Ultra-Violence” (https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/greg-larsen-unrelenting-ultra-violence/). Greg is wildly funny, bold and incisive with his comedy and his pick ups on the show reflect exactly that. AND make sure you check out Greg's outrageous series on the Grouse House YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqS09O_7fr09IiQijTXZx_0DQzmzYmUHU). Pick up tickets to Alexei's comedy festival tour of his new show VHS in 2026 (https://comedy.com.au/tour/alexei-toliopoulos/) Follow ALEXEI TOLIOPOULOS on Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/thisisalexei/) for all the rental combo lists. Hit up the Last Video Store on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lastvideostorebetoota/) for all of our guests picks

It's Women's History Month!  We first talk about a few women in history who dared to stand out because representation matters. These are women in science, medicine, and even espionage who did amazing things to further scientific advances, to help heal people, etc and they deserve to be recognized. For the media segment, we talk about the 1993 movie Orlando, starring the amazing Tilda Swinton. Following that, we close out with happy news about Dolly Parton and children's books.    Show Notes:    Books to read:  Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers in World War II, by Liza Mundy  Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, inventors, and trailblazers who changed history, by Sam Maggs  Nurse and Spy in the Union Army: S. Emma E. Edmonds' Riveting Account of Her Service as a Nurse and Spy during the Civil War, by S. Emma Edmonds  Fanny Campbell, the Female Pirate Captain: A Tale of the Revolution, by Maturin Murray Ballou Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan, by Shrabani Basu   Websites:  How to celebrate Women's History Month: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/how-to-celebrate-womens-history-month  Lost Women of Science: https://www.lostwomenofscience.org/  Alice Ball: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/alice-ball  Rosalind Franklin: https://www.rosalindfranklin.edu/about/facts-figures/dr-rosalind-franklin/  Photo 51 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_51 Jacqueline Felice de Almania: https://www.medievalwomen.org/jacqueline-felice-de-almania.html  Marie Equi: https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/equi_marie_1872_1952_/  Sarah Emma Edmonds: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/sarah-emma-edmonds  Elvira Josefina Concepcion de la Fuente Chaudoir: https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/the-good-time-girl-who-fooled-the-nazis-9mgbknm2wjz  Double Cross: the True Story of the D-Day Spies, by Ben Macintyre Noor Inayat Khan: https://engelsbergideas.com/portraits/the-courage-of-noor-inayat-khan/  https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/who-was-noor-khan/  32 Women who Fueled Innovations in the Automotive Industry: https://www.lelandwest.com/blog/listing.asp?2022/3/32-women-who-fueled-automotive-innovations Celebrating the Women Who Have Driven Auto Innovation https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a35752436/women-driven-auto-innovation/ Mimi Vandermolen – The Mother of Automotive Ergonomics https://womensinnovations.org/women-innovator/mimi-vandermolen-the-mother-of-automotive-ergonomics/   MOGP:  Orlando: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107756/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_6_tt_1_nm_7_in_0_q_Orlando  Where it's streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/orlando  Essay on Orlando: https://www.scribd.com/document/237181150/Essay-on-Orlando    Happy News: Dolly Parton has donated more than 270 Million Books to Children: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/dolly-parton-imagination-library  Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. Our most recent discussion was on The Unpaid Army of God: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de543-d9tME  He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look!  Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g   Email: glassboxpodcast@gmail.com  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GlassBoxPod  Patreon page for documentary: https://www.patreon.com/SeerStonedProductions BlueSky: @glassboxpodcast.bsky.social  Other BlueSky: @bryceblankenagel.bsky.social and @shannongrover.bsky.social  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glassboxpodcast/  Merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/exmoapparel/shop Or find the merch store by clicking on "Store" here: https://glassboxpodcast.com/index.html One time Paypal donation: bryceblankenagel@gmail.com  Venmo: @Shannon-Grover-10  

This week Jim returns from illness to remind us that the retro game Dungeon Keeper still exists, Elton goes on a Alex Garland trip watching Civil War (not currently a documentary) and 28 Years Later. Darren sends everyone down a retro gaming rabbit hole digging through MyAbandonWare and also regrets watching the TV show Falling Skies, while Lee (also disappearing down the retro game hole, visits Birmingham and digs into some nostalga bait with the relaunched series of Scrubs. After that the guys realise its getting late and plough on to this weeks review. The "anarchic" time travel anti AI, anti kids, anti whatever is in the news this week, sci fi comedy thriller Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die. Media Discussed This Week Dungeon Keeper - PC / GoG / Steam Civil War - Amazon Prime 28 Years Later - Amazon Prime / VoD rental Falling Skies - Netflix War Machine - Netflix Simpsons Hit N Run - PC / MyAbandonWare . com Yellowstone - Paramount + Malice - Amazon Prime Scrubs - Disney+ Microshoot Adventures - PC / PS5 / Xbox Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die - Theatrical Release / VoD Rental 

Kelly Goshorn is an old-fashioned girl at heart who loves Jesus, her family, and all things historical. A native Virginian, she developed a deep love for history, exploring battlefields and museums, which eventually led her to write inspirational historical romance. After earning degrees in social studies, education, and history, Kelly spent nearly two decades as a licensed childcare provider before returning to writing – a passion sparked by her youngest son. Her debut novel, A Love Restored, was published by Pelican Book Group in 2018, and her nonfiction piece, “Beautiful Words,” appeared in the Spoken Moments anthology. She lives in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains with her husband of 30+ years, Mike. They enjoy BBC period dramas, board games, and spoiling her Corgi, Levi. You've described yourself as, “An old-fashioned girl trapped in the 21st century. How has that shaped your passion for historical fiction? Kelly: As long as I can remember, I’ve loved history. I had a wonderful grandfather who would tell us stories about his life growing up and stories about our ancestors. The random things I'd find – my dad's World War II Navy picture or my mom's ration book from World War II – I always found them fascinating. But I suspect Little House on the Prairie probably had something to do with it. That was my favorite show growing up. If I did anything to get in trouble, all my mom had to do was threaten to take that away. Because back then, we didn't have unlimited access to shows. If you missed it when it was on, you didn't get to see it again until summer re-runs. Then when Laura called Almanzo “Manly” and I discovered historical romance, I think that just sealed the deal. KyLee: Honestly, that sounds similar to my experience. I had grandpas who were in World War II in the Korean War, and we got to hear all their stories. And I watched a lot of old black-and-white shows, lots of westerns. I love that, as adult women, God's allowed a way for us to look back on those good memories and the values we developed, and now we're creating with them. Can you share how your youngest son inspired you to start writing? Kelly: When the time came to move on from my career as a childcare provider, I wasn't sure what the next step was, but I sensed from the Holy Spirit that it was not going back to teaching. So my husband and I , and our small group, started praying about it. Now my youngest son Noah always love to write. He might be watching SpongeBob, but he had a notebook he always carried with him, and he'd be writing some kind of story. I remember watching Noah one day and thinking how I always loved writing research papers in college and grad school. I thought of myself as hopelessly un-creative, but I loved to play with the sentences, move them around, tweak them. And that day I thought, “I should give fiction a try.” So I started writing, just for myself, no secret desire to be published. And after a few nights of me sitting in front of the TV with my laptop, my husband asked what I was doing. And when I told him, he wanted to read it, so I let him. And he said, “This is good, but you should write our story.” Shortly after that, I switched to writing our story, but set in the 1870s, and it became something I couldn't wait to do each day. I started study the writing craft, and in that process of writing and learning, I realized that was the answer to my prayer. And our story became my debut, A Love Restored. Darcy: I love how you say discovering your new path was a process. You had your family and church family praying, but the Lord didn't drop you a note in your lap to “write novels now.” You were curious, and you tried it, and in that, He show you this was what He wanted you to do. Sometimes we really want the writing on the wall, but God's like, “No. You'll find out. Just trust Me on this.” I think that's cool. KyLee: I was just about to tell you, Kelly, that you should go on the Hope-Filled Romantic Podcast with Heather Tabers. She and I chat quite a bit, and she just started her podcast for Christian romance lovers who believe in both storybook love and the hope that God provides in real life. So I was double-checking her podcast name on Instagram, and I see Kelly Goshorn has already been on the Hope-Filled Romantic Podcast! Authors get to share about their books, but also their real-life love stories, if they’re comfortable doing so. Just a quick shout-out for Heather – our listeners should definitely check out Kelly’s episode on her podcast. Kelly: And secondary shout-out, I had the privilege of reading and endorsing Heather's book that just released, Their Burden to Bear. If people like the World War I era, I highly recommend it. A fantastic novel. Do you have a favorite battlefield or museum or site that you visited that inspired a story scene? Kelly: I'm really inspired by the area where I live in Northern Virginia. Loudoun County has a lot of Revolutionary War and especially Civil War history. We're in a border county in a border state – the next county over became West Virginia. In the western part of our county, we had Quakers who were pro-union, and we have people who were pro-slavery and voted for Virginia to secede from the union. If I could set all of my stories here, I would. I have two, A Love Restored and The Christmas Carving set in Loudoun County. Is there anything especially interesting you could share with us, or something God has laid on your heart that you'd like to share with your readers? Kelly: I like to write about flawed characters that overcome their obstacles with faith and fortitude. Recurring themes in my books are about self-acceptance, and forgiveness, and second chances. The world can be so unforgiving, and we can be so hard on ourselves. I like to write those kind of stories where you kind of dig inside yourself and your faith, and you come out on the other side. And hopefully readers also find a swoon-worthy romance 'cause I'm a romance girl. Darcy: I love that. I was actually reading in Luke this morning, the stories of the prodigal son and the scriptures around there where the Pharisees condemn Jesus for hanging out with sinful and unrighteous people. And I was thinking how we know the story of the lost sheep where Jesus said, “I leave the ninety-nine, and go after the lost one.” Yet, even as we're trying to follow Jesus, we build this sense of self-righteousness. And then we start comparing: “I'm not as holy as that person. I'm not as far along as this person.” So I love that you write about flawed characters who learn to accept that. Because God uses flawed people. He says that over and over in His Word. Book Two in the Enduring Hope series, six stand-alone novels by six different authors, examining manmade catastrophes and how the characters overcome. When life seems weighed down by challenges, there are always pillars of enduring hope and love to be found. Henrietta “Etta” Maxwell, heiress to the Maxwell fortune, is a hard-hitting investigative reporter for The Enterprise Daily. The catch? Etta must pen her columns under the nom de plume, Henry Mason—a fact that routinely puts a knot in her knickerbockers. Leo Eriksson is a second-generation firefighter with a passion for rendering aid to those in need. When Leo discovers that Henry Mason is really Henrietta Maxwell, the fire department's wealthy benefactress, he agrees to keep her identity secret. After a sudden blast rocks the Grover Shoe Factory, Leo and Etta team up to determine if the explosion is related to a series of suspicious fires in the area. When an unnamed source reveals Etta's secret identity to a rival reporter, she falsely accuses Leo of being the informant. As the truth comes to light, Etta must persuade Leo to give her a second chance or lose the only man she's ever loved. What inspired your heroine, Etta Maxwell – a wealthy heiress living a double life as an undercover reporter? Kelly: I am not a plotter. I never know how the story will go; the Lord kind of brings it all together for me. But one thing I did know is I didn't want my characters to be employees of the factory because I thought that might take the reader too close to the grittiness of the disaster. I knew I wanted to make Leo a fireman, and I needed to keep Etta active in the story, so I decided on making her a reporter. Now there were some female investigative reporters, like Ida Tarbell or Nellie Bly, but most female journalists were relegated to domestic or social columns. So I decided Etta would have to masquerade as a man to pull it off. She also writes for The Gilded Gown, a social magazine in Boston. And her parents let her move back to Brockton and work with their charitable foundation, unaware she is secretly the top-notch reporter Henry Mason. How did you go about researching this real-life disaster, this shoe factory explosion? Kelly: I started with a list on Wikipedia of manmade disasters in America, and I'm not exactly sure why I clicked on the Grover Shoe factory. I can only say it was the Holy Spirit. And I immediately saw two images: one of this giant factory, four floors that covered three-quarters of a city block, and an after-picture in which literally nothing is left but the smokestack. And I instantly thought, “Nobody could have survived this. What happened?” I found myself reading more out of my own curiosity. And I just felt like I needed to tell these people's stories. I found a document called, The History of the Brockton Relief Fund, which was compiled a couple years after the disaster. And that became my bible, so to speak because it was written so close to the time. Sometimes even newspapers from the time contradicted one another, so this document became my ultimate primary source. I also found a lot of great information on the Brockton Fire Department through a document online. They have a fire museum there. And I found YouTube documentaries on early 20th-century firefighting and fire investigation techniques. Many of their techniques have now been proven to not be the best way to get to the bottom of an arson, but it's what they used then. Oh, and I found great information on the fire dogs and how they were used, why they were Dalmations. It was fun to incorporate so many details into the book. How do you balance the historical material with the romance? Kelly: It was kind of tricky to build a romance in the midst of such a disaster. It was the beginning of the workday when the fire started, so the building was full – nearly 400 people. And between the broken gas lines and floors treated with linseed oil, they had to call off the rescue within twelve minutes. Fifty-eight people perished. You almost expect it to be the reverse, that only 58 people survived, because it was just a perfect storm of things contributing to the fire. So trying to figure out how to put a romance in that, when you don't want to lighten the gravity of the situation, was tricky. It was another reason to keep my characters outside the factory, and not related to the factory owner or anyone bearing such a heavy weight that they can't think of romance. I started the story with fictitious arsonists she's investigating, and they team up for that. So when the disaster occurred, she already had sources inside the fire department and she's following leads, which enabled them to have that close proximity needed for a romance. Darcy: In some ways, the fact that their romance grows out of something so deep and tragic lets us know that these people are not involved in some light infatuation. They can't hide behind the typical early-romance stage, but have to get to know each other for real. What's next for your writing? Kelly: I don't have any contracts at the moment, but last week I turned in a proposal for a novella collection, along with Carolyn Miller, Angela Couch and Jacinta Meredith. If it's picked up, it will be four marriages of convenience at Christmas. (You might be able to tell that marriage of convenience is one of my favorite tropes. I will always pick that up to read – it fascinates me.) And this weekend, I'm working on a proposal for a book about a mail-order groom that's got some serious You've Got Mail vibes. Where can listeners connect with you? Kelly: I would love to have readers visit my website and sign up for my newsletter. I publish monthly, and I include updates on my writing, but I also cover a new historical romance release each month. I do giveaways. And I like to talk about historical tidbits that history-nerd girls like us enjoy. If you're on Facebook and Instagram, you can find me there, probably talking way too much about my Corgis. I love my Corgi dogs. Levi, who we mentioned at the beginning, has sadly crossed the rainbow bridge. So now we have another Corgi puppy named Biscuit. I also have pages on my website dedicated to extras and historical details for the book. Things that don't always make it into the story, which I hope readers will enjoy. Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor by Roseanna M. White THE BOOK As the beloved stepdaughter of the Earl of Castleton, Lady Mariah Lyons cherishes her home at Plumford Manor, but her idyllic world will be threatened when the estate passes to Cyril Lightbourne, a childhood friend she hasn't seen or heard from in years. Once, Mariah dreamed their friendship would kindle into something more, but that was before she heard Cyril was courting the cruelhearted Lady Pearl. Now Mariah is willing to welcome him as a friend and pray he will be the heir her stepfather needs, but she'll keep her heart locked safely away from anyone with such poor taste. Cyril Lightbourne has long avoided returning to Plumford Manor, yet he reluctantly arrives in time for Christmas. When his friendship with Lady Mariah reignites, he finds himself caught between his affection for her and her family's misunderstanding of his attachment to Lady Pearl. Then, more trouble arrives in the form of a Danish lord on a mission to win Mariah's hand by Christmas. Will the magic of the holiday season help lead to the discovery of true love, or will duty to country leave all longing for what could have been? Bookworm Review “Oh my giddy gumdrops, this confection of a tale is a sheer delight from beginning to end! Winsome and whimsical, “Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor” by Roseanna M. White captures all the splendor of the holiday season, from the effervescent joy of childhood to the awe-inspiring wonder of Christ’s birth. Nods to The Nutcracker will evoke smiles from fans of the classic story as they explore the luxury of an Edwardian Manor and the enchantment of a winter wood, glittering with snow. If you fancy a Nutcracker suite romance, spend your Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor!” Read more about Roseanna at her website. (www.RoseannaMWhite.com)  (www.jaimewrightbooks.com)~ Angela Bell, author of A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure Thank you, fellow bookworm, for joining us once again! We hope you’ve enjoyed getting to know Kelly and are excited to check out her book! If you enjoyed this episode, we hope you'll subscribe for more on your favorite listening platform, and join our newsletter (see the sidebar). Don't forget to share it with a fellow historical fiction reader! Until next time, may you find hope even in challenges! –KyLee & Darcy

After the Civil War, while America was rebuilding itself, some Southerners made a different kind of move — they packed up and left. Today on the show: the Confederados, the American settlers who fled to Brazil chasing wealth, land, and a chance to keep slavery alive.To access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free, subscribe to Throughline+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/throughline.To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Before the Civil War, John Fremont made a national reputation as "The Pathfinder" for helping to open up America's west coast. Emerging Civil War contributor Tonya McQuade has been on Fremont's trail, finding him in some of the most unusual places.The Emerging Civil War Podcast is hosted by Chris Mackowski. This episode is brought to you by Civil War Trails, the world's largest open-air museum, offering more than 1,500 sites across six states. Request a brochure at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠civilwartrails.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to start planning your trip today.

In Episode 468 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with renowned economic historian and author Barry Eichengreen about the history of international currencies and the prospects for the US dollar's continued preeminence, drawing on his new book Money Beyond Borders: Global Currencies from Croesus to Crypto. The first hour traces the long arc of international currency history, from the invention of coinage in ancient Lydia through the monetary innovations of Athens, Rome, and the Byzantine Empire, to Renaissance Florence, where a city-state with no navy and no silver mines managed to make its currency the dominant medium of exchange in Europe. The hour closes with a discussion about the Dutch Republic's revolutionary contributions to modern money and finance, and the Spanish silver dollar—the first truly global currency, which circulated from the New World to China and remained legal tender in the United States until the eve of the Civil War. The second hour examines Britain's emergence as the world's first modern financial superpower, whose decline opened the door to the internationalization of the US dollar, and the role that figures like Paul Warburg, the Federal Reserve, two World Wars, and the Bretton Woods Agreement each played in establishing dollar dominance—further cemented by the breakdown of Bretton Woods and the era of floating fiat currencies. They then turn to the present, examining what Eichengreen sees as the two most serious threats to the dollar's continued preeminence: the erosion of the rule of law and separation of powers inside the United States, and the fraying of the alliance relationships that underpin global confidence in dollar-denominated assets. They close with a discussion about whether stablecoins could extend the dollar's network effects, why the Euro and the Chinese renminbi fall short as credible alternatives, and what a world without a reliable global reserve currency could mean for international trade, finance, and geopolitical stability. Subscribe to our premium content—including our premium feed, episode transcripts, and Intelligence Reports—by visiting HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you'd like to join the conversation and become a member of the Hidden Forces Genius community—with benefits like Q&A calls with guests, exclusive research and analysis, in-person events, and dinners—you can also sign up on our subscriber page at HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you enjoyed today's episode of Hidden Forces, please support the show by: Subscribing on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud, CastBox, or via our RSS Feed Writing us a review on Apple Podcasts & Spotify Join our mailing list at https://hiddenforces.io/newsletter/ Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Subscribe and support the podcast at https://hiddenforces.io. Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod Follow Demetri on Twitter at @Kofinas Episode Recorded on 03/09/2026

Is Benjamin Netanyahu posting AI proof-of-life videos, or is the internet losing its mind? We break down the weird ring glitch, the finger debate, and why even the "normal" explanations still do not add up. Then we get into Tucker Carlson's claim that the government may be looking at him through the lens of FARA, what that would actually mean politically, and why this story is already being weaponized whether charges happen or not. Finally, we dig into the growing split on the right. The real frustration is not just bad policy. It is broken promises, midterm fearmongering, and a political incentive structure that rewards being slightly better than Democrats instead of actually cutting government.  

A mile-long island in New York holds more than a million bodies. No headstones. No funerals. Just rows of pine boxes disappearing into the earth.Just off the coast of the Bronx sits Hart Island, America's largest public cemetery and the final resting place for the people society forgot. Since 1869, the island has received the unclaimed, the unidentified, the poor, and even victims of epidemics, quietly burying them in long trenches beneath the soil.In this episode, we explore the haunting history of Hart Island and the millions of lives laid to rest there from Civil War prisoners and AIDS victims to the marginalized dead of modern New York. What began as a city potter's field became a hidden archive of tragedy, inequality, and forgotten humanity. One of the most chilling chapters in American queer and urban history.Hosted by Jordi and Brad, Beers With Queers: A True Crime Podcast dives into chilling crimes, queer history, and twisted justice, all with a cold one in hand.Press play, grab a drink, and join us as we uncover the darkest corners of LGBTQ+ history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spanning the 1720s through the end of the Civil War, A Precarious Balance: Firearms, Race, and Community in North Carolina, 1715-1865 (UNC Press, 2025) explores how free and enslaved Black North Carolinians accessed, possessed, and used firearms—both legal and otherwise—and how the state, and white people, responded. Historian of slavery and freedom, Antwain K. Hunter reveals that armed Black people used firearms for a wide range of purposes: they hunted to feed their families and communities, guarded property, protected crops, and defended maroon communities from outsiders. Further, they resisted the institution of slavery and used guns both against white people and within their own community. Competing views of Black people's firearm use created social, political, and legal points of contention for different demographics within North Carolina, and left the general assembly and white civilians struggling to harness Black people's armed labor for white people's benefit. A Precarious Balance challenges readers to rethink how they understand race and firearms in the American past, and in its present. Author Antwain K. Hunter is a historian of slavery and freedom in North America, with a current focus on the Carolinas. A Precarious Balance is his first book. Find host, Sullivan Summer, at her website, on Instagram, and on Substack, where she and Antwain continued their conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Some call this place the home of the generals.  It's a fitting title because during the U.S. Civil War, nine generals all hailed from this...

EISBRG3.mp3 Mary confesses her affair and a pregnancy of uncertain paternity to a stunned Peter. Peter pursues a taboo divorce to gain custody of their children, citing his patriarchal rights. The sources describe a sensational five-week trial in 1865 that captivated the nation despite concurrent Civil War-era news. (3)E1863

In Uncivil Guard: Policing, Military Culture, and the Coming of the Spanish Civil War (Louisiana State UP, 2025), Foster Chamberlin evaluates the role of militarized police forces in the political violence of interwar Europe by tracing the evolution of one such group, Spain's Civil Guard, culminating in the country's turbulent Second Republic period of 1931–1936. As his analysis shows, political violence provided the main justification for the military coup attempt that began the Spanish Civil War, and the Civil Guard was the most violent institution in the country at that time. Discovering how this police force, which was supposed to maintain order, became a principal contributor to the violence of the republic proves key to understanding the origins of the Civil War. By tracing the institution's founding in the mid-nineteenth century, and moving through case studies of episodes of political violence involving the group, Chamberlin concludes that the Civil Guard had an organizational culture that made it prone to violent actions because of its cult of honor, its distance from the people it policed, and its almost entirely military training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In Uncivil Guard: Policing, Military Culture, and the Coming of the Spanish Civil War (Louisiana State UP, 2025), Foster Chamberlin evaluates the role of militarized police forces in the political violence of interwar Europe by tracing the evolution of one such group, Spain's Civil Guard, culminating in the country's turbulent Second Republic period of 1931–1936. As his analysis shows, political violence provided the main justification for the military coup attempt that began the Spanish Civil War, and the Civil Guard was the most violent institution in the country at that time. Discovering how this police force, which was supposed to maintain order, became a principal contributor to the violence of the republic proves key to understanding the origins of the Civil War. By tracing the institution's founding in the mid-nineteenth century, and moving through case studies of episodes of political violence involving the group, Chamberlin concludes that the Civil Guard had an organizational culture that made it prone to violent actions because of its cult of honor, its distance from the people it policed, and its almost entirely military training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

In Uncivil Guard: Policing, Military Culture, and the Coming of the Spanish Civil War (Louisiana State UP, 2025), Foster Chamberlin evaluates the role of militarized police forces in the political violence of interwar Europe by tracing the evolution of one such group, Spain's Civil Guard, culminating in the country's turbulent Second Republic period of 1931–1936. As his analysis shows, political violence provided the main justification for the military coup attempt that began the Spanish Civil War, and the Civil Guard was the most violent institution in the country at that time. Discovering how this police force, which was supposed to maintain order, became a principal contributor to the violence of the republic proves key to understanding the origins of the Civil War. By tracing the institution's founding in the mid-nineteenth century, and moving through case studies of episodes of political violence involving the group, Chamberlin concludes that the Civil Guard had an organizational culture that made it prone to violent actions because of its cult of honor, its distance from the people it policed, and its almost entirely military training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history

Epic STORY of the fascinating background events to the American Civil War (1861-65) as seen from a North American perspective. Enjoy this History of North America PLUS episode! Canada and the American Civil War: PRELUDE TO WAR by Mark Vinet (non-fiction history paper book, audio book, eBook) is available at https://amzn.to/4mQeilx ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you). Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark's TIMELINE Video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Next month, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara. It's still somewhat unbelievable that the high court will entertain arguments in favor of gutting an utterly clear constitutional commitment. Nonetheless, our motto on Amicus is “legal knowledge is power,” and in this case, historical understanding of legal knowledge … is power. On this week's show, Dahlia Lithwick interviews constitutional and immigration scholar Anna O. Law about her forthcoming book, Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship. In preparation for a lot of very bad originalist takes, Lithwick and Law discuss how immigration actually worked in the colonial and pre-Civil War eras and why the framers of the Reconstruction Amendments (including the birthright citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment) meant exactly what they said and said exactly what they meant. Law also explains how and why Wong Kim Ark affirmed birthright citizenship for children of Chinese immigrants, and emphasizes that the words “subject to the jurisdiction” had narrow historical exceptions. Finally, a reminder that the framers of the 14th Amendment chose to constitutionalize citizenship rather than establish it in statute—in anticipation of exactly the situation America finds itself in today. Want more Amicus? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes with exclusive legal analysis. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Amicus show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/amicusplus to get access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Next month, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara. It's still somewhat unbelievable that the high court will entertain arguments in favor of gutting an utterly clear constitutional commitment. Nonetheless, our motto on Amicus is “legal knowledge is power,” and in this case, historical understanding of legal knowledge … is power. On this week's show, Dahlia Lithwick interviews constitutional and immigration scholar Anna O. Law about her forthcoming book, Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship. In preparation for a lot of very bad originalist takes, Lithwick and Law discuss how immigration actually worked in the colonial and pre-Civil War eras and why the framers of the Reconstruction Amendments (including the birthright citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment) meant exactly what they said and said exactly what they meant. Law also explains how and why Wong Kim Ark affirmed birthright citizenship for children of Chinese immigrants, and emphasizes that the words “subject to the jurisdiction” had narrow historical exceptions. Finally, a reminder that the framers of the 14th Amendment chose to constitutionalize citizenship rather than establish it in statute—in anticipation of exactly the situation America finds itself in today. Want more Amicus? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes with exclusive legal analysis. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Amicus show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/amicusplus to get access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Next month, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara. It's still somewhat unbelievable that the high court will entertain arguments in favor of gutting an utterly clear constitutional commitment. Nonetheless, our motto on Amicus is “legal knowledge is power,” and in this case, historical understanding of legal knowledge … is power. On this week's show, Dahlia Lithwick interviews constitutional and immigration scholar Anna O. Law about her forthcoming book, Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship. In preparation for a lot of very bad originalist takes, Lithwick and Law discuss how immigration actually worked in the colonial and pre-Civil War eras and why the framers of the Reconstruction Amendments (including the birthright citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment) meant exactly what they said and said exactly what they meant. Law also explains how and why Wong Kim Ark affirmed birthright citizenship for children of Chinese immigrants, and emphasizes that the words “subject to the jurisdiction” had narrow historical exceptions. Finally, a reminder that the framers of the 14th Amendment chose to constitutionalize citizenship rather than establish it in statute—in anticipation of exactly the situation America finds itself in today. Want more Amicus? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes with exclusive legal analysis. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Amicus show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/amicusplus to get access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss Dr. Mary Walker - Civil War nurse, surgeon and first and only female recipient of the Medal of Honor

After the six-day-war, Arab nations gradually left the conflict with Israel to the PLO. The latter became involved in the civil war in Lebanon and in a mini-civil war in Jordan (Black September). Meanwhile, Israeli politics started to shift to the right.

A single Psalm can feel like it was written for the headlines. We start with Psalm 54 and its urgent cry, “Rescue me,” then connect that prayer to the real-world weight of violence and the need for God's protection in our homes and communities. I also take time to pray for you and your family, for our military, police, firefighters, EMS, and for leaders in the pulpit and in government, because faith has to show up in what we ask for and what we do next.From there we move into straightforward biblical teaching on marriage and family from Colossians 3:18–21. It's not trendy, and it's not designed to win applause, but it is designed to build a stable home. If you care about Christian marriage, raising kids with courage, and bringing your daily life under the lordship of Jesus Christ, this portion is meant to be practical and clarifying.Then we read Mark 15 all the way through the trial, Barabbas, the crowd's demand, the crucifixion, and the burial of Jesus. Along the way, I stop and ask what envy and mob pressure look like in modern life, and why the cross still confronts us with the cost of sin and the meaning of mercy. We also return to Psalm 54 and Proverbs 11, then shift into remembrance of September 11, honoring sacrifice through a Medal of Honor citation, and reading John Adams on religion, virtue, and the foundations of freedom.If this encourages you, subscribe, share the show with someone you love, and leave a review so more people can find it.#JohnAdams#DailyScripture#VirtueSupport the showThe American Soul Podcasthttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!The Haunted Exchange Hotel in Gordonsville, Virginia, carries a history steeped in war, tragedy, and lingering spirits.Originally built as a luxury railroad hotel, the building's purpose quickly changed during the Civil War, when it was converted into a receiving hospital and triage center for wounded soldiers. More than 70,000 soldiers passed through its rooms, and hundreds would take their final breath within its walls.After the war, the building returned to its life as a hotel—but stories of strange activity and unexplained encounters soon began to follow. Over the years, reports of paranormal experiences, along with darker events tied to the property, only deepened its reputation as a haunted location.Kristy Summer of Soul Sisters Paranormal joins us to share the chilling history of the Exchange Hotel and the spirits many believe still remain.#ExchangeHotel #HauntedExchangeHotel #CivilWarGhosts #TheGraveTalks #HauntedVirginia #ParanormalPodcast #Paranormal #HauntedHistory #GhostEncounters #HistoricHauntings #ParanormalInvestigation #AmericanHauntingsLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWOThe Haunted Exchange Hotel in Gordonsville, Virginia, carries a history steeped in war, tragedy, and lingering spirits.Originally built as a luxury railroad hotel, the building's purpose quickly changed during the Civil War, when it was converted into a receiving hospital and triage center for wounded soldiers. More than 70,000 soldiers passed through its rooms, and hundreds would take their final breath within its walls.After the war, the building returned to its life as a hotel—but stories of strange activity and unexplained encounters soon began to follow. Over the years, reports of paranormal experiences, along with darker events tied to the property, only deepened its reputation as a haunted location.Kristy Summer of Soul Sisters Paranormal joins us to share the chilling history of the Exchange Hotel and the spirits many believe still remain.#ExchangeHotel #HauntedExchangeHotel #CivilWarGhosts #TheGraveTalks #HauntedVirginia #ParanormalPodcast #Paranormal #HauntedHistory #GhostEncounters #HistoricHauntings #ParanormalInvestigation #AmericanHauntingsLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:

Rush Hour – Morning Episode Sponsored by Wix. Go to wix dot com slash harmony to create a new site today! Sponsored by Quince. Go to quince dot com slash rushhour for free shipping and 365 day returns! Go to rushhourwithdave.com for tickets to my upcoming Stamford CT and Boston shows! Conservative media civil war: Ben Shapiro vs. Candace Owens, Megyn Kelly, Piers Morgan, and Tucker Carlson. We break down how the feud exploded and what it says about the fractures inside conservative media. Why the fight is really about the war in Iran—and how major right-wing voices are openly turning on each other. Latest updates on the escalating war in Iran and the political fallout back home. Trump's attempt to target Rep. Thomas Massie by supporting his opponent appears to be backfiring, with the move energizing Massie supporters and exposing cracks inside the MAGA coalition. All that and more in this morning's Rush Hour news breakdown.

From Nat Turner's Rebellion to the Compromise of 1850, Americans did everything they could to avoid the Civil War.... and failed. Western Civ Podcast 2.0 Free Trial

This is a special edition of the New York Institute for the Humanities' Vault podcast. On October 10, 2025, NYU's Journalism Institute hosted a day-long conference titled Podcast Intellectuals: Producing Original Scholarship with Audio. Over the course of three panels, scholars, podcasters, and journalists discuss how academics might employ the techniques of narrative audio as part of their research. In this second panel of the day, Ellen Horne moderates a conversation with Chenjerai Kumanyika, Barry Lam, and Julia Barton, three veterans who have made a specialty of working on creative, idea-informed series. Professor Ellen Horne directs the Podcasting and Audio Reportage concentration at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. She was the executive producer and editor of Admissible: Shreds of Evidence, and was host, reporter, and producer for Luminary's Lies We Tell. Horne was the executive producer of WNYC's Radiolab, where she won George Foster Peabody Awards, Third Coast Awards, and the Kavli Science Journalism Award. Her new documentary, Age of Audio, tells the story of the podcast from birth to boom to today. NYU Professor Chenjerai Kumanyika specializes in using narrative non-fiction audio journalism to critique the ideology of American historical myths about issues such as race, the Civil War, and policing. His podcast Empire City was chosen by the New York Times as one of the best podcasts of 2024. He was the co-creator, co-executive producer and co-host of Uncivil, a podcast on the Civil War, and he is the collaborator for Scene on Radio's Season 2 “Seeing White,” and Season 4 on the history of American democracy. Professor Barry Lam earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Princeton, taught at Vassar, and recently moved to UC Riverside. He is the host and executive producer of Hi-Phi Nation, a story-driven podcast about philosophy, at Slate magazine. He is also an Associate Director of the Marc Sanders Foundation, which promotes excellence in philosophy and public philosophy. Julia Barton is an award-winning podcast, audiobook, and radio editor. She was the executive editor of Pushkin Industries, where she helped develop Revisionist History and Against the Rules. She's the editor of Malcolm Gladwell's audiobook The Bomber Mafia, Michael Specter's Fauci, and Michael Lewis's unabridged Liar's Poker and companion podcast. Her 2019 series, Spacebridge, was called “dazzling” by The New Yorker. She is the author of the audio history newsletter, Continuous Wave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss whether Trump will be willing to endure the political pain if his capricious Iran war causes gas to hit $5 a gallon, the system of ICE mega-prisons DHS is starting to build, and new fronts in Trump's efforts to control the 2026 elections and beyond.For this week's Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss last weekend's attempted bomb attack in front of Gracie Mansion in NYC, and how it somehow managed to be a terrorism story, a protest story, and a media story all in one. In the latest Gabfest Reads, John Dickerson talks with Father James Martin about his new book, Work in Progress: Confessions of a Busboy, Dishwasher, Caddy, Usher, Factory Worker, Bank Teller, Corporate Tool, and Priest. They discuss the spiritual lessons learned through eight different jobs, Martin's controversial LGBTQ ministry that made him a target of criticism within the Catholic Church, and what the Gospels demand about welcoming strangers and caring for the marginalized. 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 Porzucki Research 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.

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss whether Trump will be willing to endure the political pain if his capricious Iran war causes gas to hit $5 a gallon, the system of ICE mega-prisons DHS is starting to build, and new fronts in Trump's efforts to control the 2026 elections and beyond.For this week's Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss last weekend's attempted bomb attack in front of Gracie Mansion in NYC, and how it somehow managed to be a terrorism story, a protest story, and a media story all in one. In the latest Gabfest Reads, John Dickerson talks with Father James Martin about his new book, Work in Progress: Confessions of a Busboy, Dishwasher, Caddy, Usher, Factory Worker, Bank Teller, Corporate Tool, and Priest. They discuss the spiritual lessons learned through eight different jobs, Martin's controversial LGBTQ ministry that made him a target of criticism within the Catholic Church, and what the Gospels demand about welcoming strangers and caring for the marginalized. 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 Porzucki Research 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.

UNBIASED University is in session! While Jordan is on maternity leave, she's breaking down the most critical aspects of the United States government — the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the three branches of the federal government, presidential elections, the evolution of political parties, and more. In this episode of UNBIASED Politics, we examine the evolution of the Equal Protection Clause and how it became one of the most powerful tools in constitutional law. Originally adopted as part of the Fourteenth Amendment after the Civil War, equal protection was intended to safeguard newly freed enslaved people from discriminatory state laws. But over time, its reach expanded far beyond its original context. We trace how the Supreme Court moved from upholding segregation to striking it down, how the modern system of judicial scrutiny developed, and how courts today evaluate laws that treat groups differently. From race and gender classifications to broader questions about fairness and government power, this episode provides a clear, nonpartisan look at how the meaning of equal protection has evolved and why it continues to shape some of the most significant legal debates in the country. Intro (0:00) The Basics of Equal Protection (3:18) Suspect and Quasi-Suspect Classes; Levels of Judicial Review (7:02) Fundamental Rights and Judicial Review (~20:52) Discriminatory Impact vs. Discriminatory Intent (~23:08) Piecing Everything Together (~27:28) Most Notable Equal Protection Cases at the Supreme Court (~29:08) SUBSCRIBE TO JORDAN'S ⁠⁠FREE NEWSLETTER⁠⁠. ⁠⁠Watch⁠⁠ this episode on YouTube. Follow Jordan on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

78 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 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, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss whether Trump will be willing to endure the political pain if his capricious Iran war causes gas to hit $5 a gallon, the system of ICE mega-prisons DHS is starting to build, and new fronts in Trump's efforts to control the 2026 elections and beyond.For this week's Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss last weekend's attempted bomb attack in front of Gracie Mansion in NYC, and how it somehow managed to be a terrorism story, a protest story, and a media story all in one. In the latest Gabfest Reads, John Dickerson talks with Father James Martin about his new book, Work in Progress: Confessions of a Busboy, Dishwasher, Caddy, Usher, Factory Worker, Bank Teller, Corporate Tool, and Priest. They discuss the spiritual lessons learned through eight different jobs, Martin's controversial LGBTQ ministry that made him a target of criticism within the Catholic Church, and what the Gospels demand about welcoming strangers and caring for the marginalized. 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 Porzucki Research 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.

On a small island in the Delaware River sits a massive granite fortress that once held 12,000 Confederate prisoners of war. During the Civil War, nearly 2,700 men died within its walls from smallpox, starvation, and despair. Today, Fort Delaware is considered the most haunted location in Delaware—a place where the dead refuse to leave, where phantom soldiers still walk the corridors, and where visitors encounter spirits trapped in an endless cycle of suffering. This is the story of a prison that became a tomb, and why those who died there may never truly rest. https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror   #FortDelaware #CivilWarGhosts #DestinationTerror #HauntedPrison #DelawareHaunts #PeaPatchIsland #CivilWarHistory #ParanormalInvestigation #PrisonGhosts #HauntedDelaware #ConfederateGhosts #MostHauntedPlace   EXPLORE MORE SPINE-CHILLING CONTENT: Destination Terror: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/destination-terror Freaky Folklore: https://www.eeriecast.com/podcasts/freaky-folklore Carman's Crypt (Original Horror): https://carmanscrypt.buzzsprout.com Deadly Intent (True Crime): https://carmancarrion.buzzsprout.com   SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/CarmanCarrion Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/carmancarrion   CONNECT WITH CARMAN: Website: https://www.carman-carrion.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CarmanCarrion Twitter/X: https://x.com/CarmanCarrion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmancarrion/   SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6oNoUJi3M9rNlzKOzOH3Zf iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/destination-terror/id1550364606   Your support helps bring you more terrifying tales!   DISCOVER MORE HORROR: http://eeriecast.com/ https://www.carman-carrion.com/ Crypt Shop: https://the-crypt-shop-2.myshopify.com/   MUSIC CREDITS: Music and sound effects provided by: CO.AG, Myuu, Jinglepunks, Epidemic Sound, Kevin MacLeod, Dark Music, and Soundstripe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Send a textA railroad with no rails, no spikes, and barely any money somehow convinces a frontier to bet on its future. We tell the origin story of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe as Cyrus Kurtz Holliday tries to turn Kansas from a bruised battleground into a connected, growing state, using a charter, political leverage, and sheer persistence to keep the dream alive through drought and the Civil War. If you love railroad history, Kansas history, and the real mechanics behind westward expansion, this is the moment where the myth meets the math. We walk through what a “paper railroad” really means, why early pledges can't touch the true cost of building track, and how one signature in Washington changes the entire game. Lincoln's 1863 land grant turns prairie into capital and creates a relentless paradox: the rails must be laid to make the land valuable, but the land must be sold to pay for the rails, all under a hard deadline of March 3, 1873. The stakes are financial, political, and moral, because every mile raises the question of who pays and who loses. From the first sod turned in Topeka to the practical choice to chase coal at Carbondale, we follow the Santa Fe's early strategy and its push toward the cattle trade, challenging rival monopolies by reaching closer to the Chisholm Trail. We also spotlight the people who do the backbreaking work, from Irish immigrants and Civil War veterans to Mexican railroad laborers, and we don't look away from the cost to Native lands as the iron trail cuts west. Subscribe, share the show with a friend who loves the Old West, and leave a review with the detail that hit you hardest.Support the showIf you'd like to buy one or more of our fully illustrated dime novel publications, you can click the link I've included.

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We welcome back to our show Jeet Heer, the Canadian author, comics critic, literary critic and journalist. He is the National Affairs correspondent for The Nation and the host of the weekly Nation podcast, The Time of Monsters. He also pens the monthly column Morbid Symptoms. Jeet was a former staff writer at the New Republic and has written for numerous publications including: The National Post, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, the Boston Globe and The Guardian. Jeet has written several books — his anthology “A Comic Studies Reader”, co-authored with Kent Worcester, was the winner of the Rollins Award. He joins Mea Culpa as Trump takes his authoritarian Civil War show on the road.

78 MinutesSafe for WorkGeorge Bagby is a content creator and publisher of long-forgotten books. George joins Pete to start a series detailing the long lead up to America's Civil War.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.

March 10, 1865Darlington, South CarolinaThirty days before the end of the Civil War, Confederate soldiers hanged seventeen-year-old Amy Spain from a sycamore tree on the courthouse lawn. Her crime: shouting "Bless the Lord, the Yankees have come!" and taking linens from the house where she'd been enslaved since birth.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.You can pay more if you want to, but rent at the Safe House is still just a buck a week, and you can get access to over 400 ad-free episodes from the dusty vault, Safe House Exclusives, direct access to the Boss, and whatever personal services you require.We invite you to our other PULPULAR MEDIA podcasts:If disaster is more your jam, check out CATASTROPHIC CALAMITIES, telling the stories of famous and forgotten tragedies of the 19th and 20th centuries. What could go wrong? Everything!For brand-new tales in the old clothes from the golden era of popular literature, give your ears a treat with PULP MAGAZINES with two new stories every week.This episode includes AI-generated content.

Historian and friend of The Remnant Allen Guelzo has taken a breather from battling for the soul of the West to argue with Jonah Goldberg about the American founding, Edmund Burke, and—horror of horrors—Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Join Jonah and Dr. Guelzo as they explore Western civilization, barbarism, tradition, Marxism as romanticism, the Enlightenment, Locke, Lincoln, the great-man theory of history, and the fundamental cause of the Civil War. Show Notes:—The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition Vol. 2—Previous Remnant with Allen Guelzo—John Courtney Murray: “The Return to Tribalism”—Georgios Varouxakis: The West: The History of an Idea—Secretary Marco Rubio delivers remarks to the Munich Security Conference—Jonah's book: Suicide of the West—Walter Russell Mead: “The Enduring Impact of the Abrahamic Tradition”—The Lost History of Liberalism—Kristol: “The American Revolution as Successful Revolution”—Barbara Tuchman: A Distant Mirror The Remnant is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch's offerings—including access to all of Jonah's G-File newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you'd like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a child living in an old home outside Camden, South Carolina, strange things seemed to happen on one side of the house—whispers, flickering lights, and shadows that appeared when no one else was around.One day, while home sick from school, he opened his eyes and saw a dark figure glide past his bedroom and down the hallway.Moments later, the figure appeared again at the end of the hall. This time, he could see the man clearly enough to notice something unusual about the clothing he was wearing.Years later, his mother revealed she had seen the same figure in that exact spot. And in a town known for its Civil War history, the image of the man standing in that hallway suddenly made a lot more sense.#RealGhostStoriesOnline #GhostStories #CivilWarGhost #ShadowFigure #HauntedHouse #ParanormalEncounter #TrueGhostStory #HauntedSouth #SupernaturalExperience #RGSOLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWORichmond, Virginia may be one of the most haunted cities in America—and its long, turbulent history may explain why.Built on centuries of conflict, tragedy, and transformation, Richmond's streets carry the echoes of the Civil War, the pain of enslavement, and the lingering presence of those who never truly left.Beth and Chris Houlihan of Haunts of Richmond join us to share the city's haunted history and the research behind their immersive ghost tours. From the grounds of the Virginia State Capitol to locations shaped by war and loss, they explore the stories that continue to fuel Richmond's reputation as a paranormal hotspot.Because in a city with a past this heavy, the dead may not be finished telling their stories.For more information, visit their website – hauntsofrichmond.com.#RichmondVirginia #HauntedRichmond #CivilWarGhosts #TheGraveTalks #HauntedCities #ParanormalPodcast #GhostTours #HauntsOfRichmond #GhostStories #AmericanHauntings #ParanormalHistory #HauntedAmericaLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!Richmond, Virginia may be one of the most haunted cities in America—and its long, turbulent history may explain why.Built on centuries of conflict, tragedy, and transformation, Richmond's streets carry the echoes of the Civil War, the pain of enslavement, and the lingering presence of those who never truly left.Beth and Chris Houlihan of Haunts of Richmond join us to share the city's haunted history and the research behind their immersive ghost tours. From the grounds of the Virginia State Capitol to locations shaped by war and loss, they explore the stories that continue to fuel Richmond's reputation as a paranormal hotspot.Because in a city with a past this heavy, the dead may not be finished telling their stories.For more information, visit their website – hauntsofrichmond.com.#RichmondVirginia #HauntedRichmond #CivilWarGhosts #TheGraveTalks #HauntedCities #ParanormalPodcast #GhostTours #HauntsOfRichmond #GhostStories #AmericanHauntings #ParanormalHistory #HauntedAmericaLove real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:

Her father's first brush with the unexplained happened at ten years old—on a Boy Scout camping trip near a Civil War battlefield. He woke before sunrise, walked down to a stream, and saw someone who didn't belong there… someone who looked like the war had never ended.Years later, she ended up living in Fredericksburg, Virginia—close enough to famous ground that history felt like it sat just beneath the floorboards. At first it was small, easy-to-dismiss stuff. Then it started repeating. Patterns formed. And one night, she tried the one thing people always say to do: record it.She didn't expect to see anything on playback. That was the problem.#RealGhostStories #CivilWarGhost #FredericksburgVA #MaryesHeights #BattlefieldHaunting #ParanormalActivity #HauntedHouse #GhostOrb #Apparition #TrueGhostStory Love real ghost stories? Want even more?Become a supporter and unlock exclusive extras, ad-free episodes, and advanced access:

In this episode, I expose the black pillers within the movement and how to excise them. If This Is True, the DNC Has a Moral Earthquake Coming https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/03/03/if-this-is-true-the-dnc-has-a-moral-earthquake-coming-n4950210 Watch Jasmine Crockett's Absurd Speech to Her Supporters After Losing the Texas Senate Primary https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/03/04/watch-jasmine-crocketts-absurd-speech-to-her-supporters-after-losing-the-texas-senate-primary-n2672267 Whatley, Cooper Win Senate Primaries in North Carolina https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/whatley-cooper-win-senate-primaries-in-north-carolina-5993458 Sponsors: Patriot Mobile - https://patriotmobile.com/dan Carshield - https://carshield.com - code: Bongino Chapter Advisory - Dial Pound Two-Fifty and say “Medicare Help.” Helix Sleep - https://helixsleep.com/dan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices