Episodios

  • FIW 1: Britain and France: Centuries of Conflict

    FIW 1: Britain and France: Centuries of Conflict
    Jul 24 2024
    By 1754, Great Britain and France had been fighting each other off and on for centuries. In the early seventeenth century, both empires began establishing colonies in North America, and both empires’ presence in the region grew over the next 150 years. As the British colonies looked to expand west and the French pushed south and east, conflict became inevitable. Join Jacob and James as they explore the roots of the French and Indian War.
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    48 m
  • FIW 0: Introduction to the French and Indian War

    FIW 0: Introduction to the French and Indian War
    Jul 17 2024
    In this episode, James and new cohost Jacob Herr kick off a new series on the French and Indian War. You’ll want to catch every action-packed episode of this narrative of a little-known but crucial war for control of the region that later became the United States of America.
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    17 m
  • Oppenheimer (Part 2)

    Oppenheimer (Part 2)
    Jul 13 2024
    In this episode, Sean and James conclude their discussion of the epic 2023 biopic Oppenheimer.
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    50 m
  • Oppenheimer (Part 1)

    Oppenheimer (Part 1)
    Jul 10 2024
    In this episode, James and Sean discuss the first half of the epic 2023 biopic Oppenheimer.
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    1 h y 2 m
  • Masters of the Air Episode 9

    Masters of the Air Episode 9
    Jul 6 2024
    In February 1945, Major Rosenthal's plane is shot down over Berlin; he parachutes into no man's land and is rescued by the Red Army. The Germans evacuate Stalag Luft III, forcing the prisoners to march in freezing conditions; they are taken via train to Nuremberg before being interned at Stalag XIII. Cleven and two other officers escape, and Cleven makes it to Allied lines. Egan and the other prisoners are taken to Stalag VII and are liberated soon after. In Poznań, Major Rosenthal enters Żabikowo prison camp (which replaced Fort VII) where he sees the bodies of prisoners, as well as signs of the earlier Jewish inmates. Majors Cleven, Egan, Rosenthal and Crosby reunite at Thorpe Abbotts; they participate in Operations Manna and Chowhound to supply food to the Dutch population stricken by Hongerwinter. After the German surrender, the 100th departs for home. The series ends with a montage explaining the future lives of its central characters. Join Sean and James as they discuss this epic and heart-warming episode.
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    1 h y 7 m
  • The Manhattan Project

    The Manhattan Project
    Jul 3 2024
    In this episode, James and Sean McIver briefly tell the story of the Manhattan Project, the history-changing effort to develop an atomic bomb and end the Second World War.
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    40 m
  • Masters of the Air Episode 8

    Masters of the Air Episode 8
    Jun 29 2024
    In this episode, Sean and James discuss Part 8, which introduces the heroic Tuskegee Airmen into the story. In June 1944, Captain Crosby conducts operational planning for two hundred bombing missions against Wehrmacht positions in France in preparation for Operation Overlord. Working for three straight days, he passes out and sleeps through D-Day. There is virtually no resistance from the Luftwaffe. During Operation Dragoon, the Tuskegee Airmen of the 99th Fighter Squadron are downed attacking German positions at the Côte d'Azur; 2nd lieutenants Richard Macon, Robert Daniels, and Alexander Jefferson are transferred to Stalag Luft III, now under control of the SS. They are invited by Cleven to join with preparations for a potential breakout, now that the Red Army is approaching.
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    45 m
  • Into the Cold Blue with Jared Frederick

    Into the Cold Blue with Jared Frederick
    Jun 26 2024
    In this episode, James welcomes historian, author, and YouTuber Jared Frederick back to the podcast.
    James and Jared discuss Jared’s exciting new book Into the Cold Blue, coauthored with WW2 veteran John Homan, who flew 35 missions as copilot of a B-24 bomber crew during 1944.
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    56 m