Conservative Historian
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History is too important to be left to the left. The Conservative Historian provides history governed by conservative principles. It is comprehensively researched but also entertainingly presented in a way accessible to history or non history buffs.
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May 1, 2022 • 25min
Show Me the Money
Send us a textMoney is a proven historical motivator. We explore the role of money in history, and today.
Apr 20, 2022 • 35min
Naked Cynicism in History and the Democrat plan for 2022
Send us a textWhat do 19th century financier Jay Gould, the Ottoman Sultans and Joe Biden have in common? They were, and are pretty cynical folks. See just how cynical in this podcast.
Apr 13, 2022 • 37min
The Fall of the Soviet Union and Rise of Putin: Russian and Ukrainian History - Part V
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Mar 31, 2022 • 38min
The Soviet Union: Russian and Ukrainian History - Part IV
Send us a textWe meet Lenin and Stalin and one of the most brutal regimes in history.
Mar 25, 2022 • 46min
The Largest Nation on Earth: Russian and Ukrainian History – Part III
Send us a textRussia, though under the thumb of a brutal dictator is not like Cuba or North Korea. It has nukes certainly, but it is also the largest nation on Earth. How did it get so large? And what does Russian Historical expansion have to do with Ukraine. Learn more in this podcast.
Mar 13, 2022 • 43min
The pull of East and West: Russian and Ukrainian History – Part II
Send us a textWe go to the second of our four part series and explore the time of the first Tsars to the reign of Peter the Great, roughly the late 1400s to 1725. We see the pulls of East and West, and the establishment of an authoritarianism that exists to the present day.
Feb 27, 2022 • 34min
False Justifications for War: Russian and Ukrainian History - Part I
Send us a textThe horrible war now taking place in Ukraine raises many questions but chief among them is why this war, and why now. Several pundits are providing various reasons or trying to explain Putin's thoughts. But those provided by the Russian President are false justifications. We explain why in this podcast.
Feb 20, 2022 • 25min
Legislators vs. Executives: Who are the better Presidents?
Send us a textWho make the best presidents? Legislators? Governors? Veeps? We take a look through American presidents to make that determination.
Feb 15, 2022 • 22min
The Movie Back to School, Academia, Business, and Fame
Send us a textSo many Independent movies have pretentions to insight and poignancy. Most are rubbish. But the zany 1980s comedy, Back to School, starring Rodney Dangerfield no less, provides perceptions most "deep" movies miss.
Feb 8, 2022 • 29min
Presidential Resets in American History
Send us a textAs Biden and his team contemplates a presidential reset, they would be in good company. Lincoln, Wilson, Clinton and Van Buren all had to reset. But can Biden do so? We explore the possibilities in this podcast.
