I'm a history teacher and musician and every other week I cover a topic from American history ranging from the important to the cultural to the weird and unusual. Also once a month I produce a bonus episode focusing on the creation on a piece of music be it a modern rock album to classical music or the lore of video game.
Black Hawk War Part 1 First Encounters and Betrayals
The tribes of the upper Mississippi region including the Sauks first encounters with the white invaders are mixed to say the least. With the French and eventually the English being somewhat useful allies while the Americans proved to be quite the different story.
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9 Oct 2026
The History of Punk Part 1 Velvet Underground
To begin my deep dive into the history of punk rock we first go back to one of the early progenitors and inspirations for the style the Velvet Underground and the story of their partnership with Andy Warhol and the creation of their famed, if low selling, debut album.
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2 Oct 2026
The Murder of Kitty Genovese Part 2
The murder of Kitty Genovese was a tragedy. The story that grew up around that murder however made Kitty's death a cultural touch stone of sorts but as we will see the story of 38 witnesses watching on and doing nothing isn't exactly accurate.
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4.6 / 5
57 ratings
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