History Teachers Talking

by Evergreen Podcasts

History Teachers Talking is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to providing you with an entertaining way to learn about history from your friendly neighborhood history teachers. Every weekend, Thomas Reszka and Peter Zablocki will talk to you about random history, pop culture, politics, and education in a way that sounds like you are sitting in the classroom having a fun discussion with your favorite teacher. The conversation is always very straightforward, light-hearted, and easy to follow.

Episodes

HTTP Lecture: The Know Nothing Party

9m · Published 18 May 02:03

Here is a brief history of the Know Nothing Party; a nativist political party and movement in the United States in the mid-1850s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talking about Robber Barons (Part I)

38m · Published 12 May 09:00

During the Gilded Age, several businessmen made large sums of money by gaining control of whole industries such as railroads, banking, or oil. This is part one of a two-part story of four of the most infamous industrialists of the time - the so-called Robber Barons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HTTP Lecture: Teddy and the Panama Canal

8m · Published 10 May 23:39

President Teddy Roosevelt oversaw the realization of a long-term United States goal of creating a canal through Central America - but its completion did not happen without some controversy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talking about the Blackout Ripper of Wartime London

36m · Published 05 May 09:00

The Blackout Ripper was the pseudonym given to 28-year-old Gordon Frederick Cummins, an English serial killer who murdered four women in London in 1942. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HTTP Lecture: Lost Colony of Roanoke

8m · Published 03 May 21:18

So what is the actual story of the disappearance of 117 colonists from Roanoke Island that has been this country's oldest mystery for centuries? Well, let's find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HTTP Lecture: Lost Colony of Roanoke

8m · Published 03 May 21:18

Talking about the Crusades

37m · Published 28 Apr 09:00

The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups - well, at least that was the original goal... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talking about History of Aviation

43m · Published 21 Apr 09:00

The history of aviation extends back more than two thousand years, from kites and attempts at tower jumping to supersonic and hypersonic flight powered by heavier-than-air jets today. Here is the short version of the whole story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talking about Frank Sinatra Jr. Kidnapping

26m · Published 14 Apr 09:00

Join us as we talk about the bizarre story of that one time Frank Sinatra's son got kidnapped for ransom in 1963, Lake Tahoe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talking about the Samurai

34m · Published 07 Apr 09:00

Join us as we talk about the Samurai, members of a warrior class who rose to power in Japan from the 12th century onwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

History Teachers Talking has 228 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 136:34:27. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 28th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 27th, 2024 03:12.