

God's Favorites: A History Podcast
Melissa Ratliff
Throughout history, it has always seemed like God has favorites...or at least those who thought they were.
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Jul 23, 2023 • 24min
God's Favorites Summer Shipwreck Series: The Endurance
Ernest Shackleton may not have done everything correctly when he was exploring...but what he did do was save the lives of his entire crew bringing them all through the most unsurvivable conditions. Trigger warning for animal deaths.
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Jun 18, 2023 • 26min
God's Favorites Summer Shipwreck Series: The Lusitania
It's been requested over and over and it's finally here. Here's the story of the Lusitania and the attempts by the British government to blame its Captain for its own ignorance.
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May 2, 2023 • 26min
God's Favorites: The Titanic Survival of R. Norris Wiliams
An American passenger on the Titanic is told he'll never walk again after he narrowly survives. What follows is a harrowing tale of tenacity you can follow all the way to Wimbledon and the fields of France.
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Mar 26, 2023 • 22min
Harriet Tubman Part IV: Harriet the Spy
We conclude our series on Harriet with a fascinating aspect of her life... her military service as a spy.
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Feb 16, 2023 • 19min
Harriet Tubman Part III: Two Prophets
Harriet Tubman's friendship with John Brown turns her into a warrior.
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Feb 5, 2023 • 29min
Harriet Tubman Part II: Keep Walking North
Harriet Tubman's visions tell her she is meant to be the Moses of the Niagra. But how can a woman keep walking with the weight of her own heartbreak? She believes God has the answers.
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Jan 8, 2023 • 25min
Harriet Tubman Part I: Minty
We all have heard Harriet Tubman's name, but what do you know about her? Let's find out everything you may have not known about this warrior.
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Dec 4, 2022 • 31min
Saving Sundowner: A Special Episode
Let's time jump between present day and the past as we talk about how the stories of a shipbuilder, a collector, and an overly sentimental American journalist and TikTok creator intertwined with the story of Titanic's Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller. Visit Sundowner.Online
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Oct 14, 2022 • 24min
Dwight D. Eisenhower Part VII: I Want to Go
We reach the final chapter in the life of Dwight Eisenhower as he faces a new age in America. Ike must face Civil Rights and the Nuclear Arms race while keeping those around him satisfied, even at the risk of his own health.Sources include the works of Stephen Ambrose. Please remember to support the research and authors we use.
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Sep 12, 2022 • 22min
Dwight D.Eisenhower Part VI: A Frosty Détente
War is sometimes easier than leading. Eisenhower gains news foes in his political career and one of them is in his own party. In the meantime, Ike juggles leading a nation and keeping a cold war cold.
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