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  • Ep 030 - Wild West Outlaws
    Jan 20 2021

    This week's lesson covers two of the most notorious outlaws the US has ever seen. Jesse James and Billy The Kid. Both rebelled, both robbed, both killed, and both died young.

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    5 m
  • Ep 029 - The Lame Duck
    Jan 13 2021

    With the inauguration of Joe Biden approaching, this week's lesson looks at 7 of the most famous (or infamous) things that have happened during a Lame Duck period in the presidency, the house, and the senate. Don't know what a Lame Duck period is? Don't worry. It's the first part of the lesson.

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    11 m
  • Ep 028 - Why Did Japan Do It?
    Nov 25 2020

    Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor? Pearl harbor day is remembered every December 7th, and is a subject learned in history classes throughout the country. We know the who, the when, the where and the how, but why did Japan attack pearl harbor?

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    5 m
  • Ep 027 - Let's Define Credible
    Nov 18 2020

    With everything in the news still revolving around the 2020 presidential election, many people have been posting things they have seen online as facts when in reality, there is no evidence to back up the claims. This has given rise to fact checkers on sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. It is easy to look online and see stories that seem real, or shocking, and look amazing. But what makes a story credible? It comes down to evidence that is agreed upon by multiple sources. What makes UFO stories hard to credit is they tend to be single source accounts without hard evidence or physical proof. For fun, we discuss what the media has deemed to be most credible stories in regards to these UFO sightings and you the listeners can debate what evidence supports these accounts and what evidence it lacks.

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    7 m
  • Ep 026 - The Richest Man Ever
    Nov 11 2020

    The richest man to ever live. No I'm not talking about Jeff Bezos or some sultan from the Middle East, I'm talking about The wealthiest person in history, Mansa Musa. Because, before European colonization, Africa was a very rich continent, and Mansa Musa was the richest man ever.

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    7 m
  • Ep 025 - Notorious A.C.B.
    Oct 28 2020

    Mike has been getting asked a lot about the supreme court battle. And now that Amy Coney Barrett has been confirmed to the supreme court without a single democratic vote in favor, mike decided to do a little research. And To his surprise he found that this trend of partisan divide is not new at all. Here is an unbiased fact based historical account.

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    7 m
  • Ep 024 - A Holocaust Hero
    Oct 21 2020

    Even in the darkest of times, there can be a light. This week's lesson is about the man who saved nearly 700 jewish children from concentration camps during World War II. Learn how a British banker became a hero, the remarkable story of Sir Nicholas George Winton.

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    6 m
  • Ep 023 - Election Nuances
    Oct 14 2020

    Due to the positive Covid-19 test that President Trump received, this week's lesson is all about the many scenarios that could come about if a president or presidential candidate dies while in office or during an election.

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    6 m