A Short Walk through Our Long History

About A Short Walk through Our Long History

I think that if you want to understand the world we live in today, it helps to understand the important events of history. In this series, we are going to look at major events, people, documents, places, books, and ideas that have shaped history, and thus shaped our modern world.

Publisher

Clayton Mills

Category

education · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Aug 2021

Latest episode

1 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

7 of 137 episodes have a transcript.

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   1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   136 - The Vietnam War - Part 2

   Host [Host Name] explores the profound societal shift in how Vietnam War soldiers were treated upon returning home, detailing their harrowing combat experiences.

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   20 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   135 - The Vietnam War - Part 1

   Host [Host Name] explores the divisive and transformative early years of the Vietnam War, examining its impact on American identity and global perception.

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   29 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   134 - JFK

   Host [Host Name] explores President John F. Kennedy's pivotal role in shaping post-war American politics and global influence.

Inside a recent episode

136 - The Vietnam War - Part 2

Published 1 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] The U.S. didn't ever commit to just capture and control a front line all the way across Vietnam, or all the way across the border, and keep enough troops there to totally prevent enemy movement in the controlled space. Instead, the U.S. just held the area immediately around the Khe San fire base, not the surrounding countryside. In early 1968, the North Vietnamese Army surrounded and completely cut off the base. At first, cargo planes managed to land and bring in supplies, but then one of the C-130s that had landed was hit on the ground by a mortar round. And so from that point on, the only resupply came by parachute drops and by helicopters. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.2 / 5

37 ratings

Spotify

3.9 / 5

28 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

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Quality

86

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

84

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