Talking History with Big Coop

About Talking History with Big Coop

I’m Cassady Cooper — Louisiana native, lifelong storyteller, and Tulane grad with a passion for history, politics, and the social forces that shape our world. This podcast dives into the stories—famous and forgotten—that define our past and inform our present. Whether you’re you’re a history buff or just history-curious, you're in the right place. Let’s make history fun, relevant, and real.

Publisher

Cassady Cooper

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Jan 2022

Latest episode

20 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Jul 2025

   Episode 23: Proxy Wars and Power Plays: The Cold War Heats Up

   The Cold War wasn’t just fought in speeches and arms races—it was fought in jungles, deserts, and alleyways, in places most Americans couldn’t find on a map. And it was rarely fought directly. These were proxy wars—covert coups, foreign revolutions, and power plays between superpowers. Join us as we go on a journey into the hot heart of a cold war!

2. 

   14 Jul 2025

   Episode 22: The Age of Anxiety: America at Home in the 1950s

   Suburbs, rock n roll, and the "good old days," but also redlining, segregation and the "woman's place." Get ready for a rollicking ride through America in the 1950s, cool tunes and cold wars.

3. 

   1 Jul 2025

   Rebels and Radicals: A Walk Through Greenwich Village

   Cassady Cooper explores Greenwich Village's history as a hub for protest and artistic expression, revealing how the neighborhood fostered radical thought and social change in this walking tour episode.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

19 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51