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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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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Aug 14, 2022 • 24min
Dwight D. Eisenhower Part V: A Wall of Security
Dwight Eisenhower wraps up his military career, but retirement and relaxation seem to evade him as Washington D.C. and the White House come calling.
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Jul 24, 2022 • 37min
Dwight D. Eisenhower Part IV: Of Illusions, Friendships, and Love
The war in Europe isn't over yet and Ike has yet to uncover all the horrors that await him.
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Jul 2, 2022 • 38min
Dwight D. Eisenhower Part III: The Whole Shebang
Eisenhower is tasked with figuring out how to invade Europe as the allies bicker about the best way to do so. In the meantime, he finds companionship in Kay Summersby, one of the most important people in his life.
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Jun 3, 2022 • 20min
Dwight D. Eisenhower Part II: Another War Within A Treaty
Trauma hits home for the Eisenhower family as well as a shell-shocked new world. Despite alleged peace, conditions are boiling in Europe as America tries to isolate itself once more.
Special thanks to Mike Taylor,
CW: Please start this episode around the 1:15 mark if you do not like sounds of war.
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May 13, 2022 • 28min
Dwight D. Eisenhower Part I: Little Ike
It's time for a taste of Americana as we take a look at Dwight D. Eisenhower...a president you may not know as well as you think you do. First up we take a look at the early years of a boy that one girlfriend's father stated "won't amount to a thing."
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Apr 15, 2022 • 35min
Minisode: Titanic’s Marconi Wireless Operators
We're going back to Titanic for the 110th anniversary of the sinking. Jack Phillips and Harold Bride are two of the ship's unsung heroes but their story gets lost behind the dots and dashes.
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Apr 1, 2022 • 34min
Stephen Sondheim Part III: Curses You Can’t Undo Left by Fathers You Never Knew
Sondheim approaches the renaissance of his life and art, but it is not without struggles, heartbreak and finally making peace with his past.
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Mar 15, 2022 • 22min
Stephen Sondheim Part II: What’s Hard is Simple
What's natural comes hard... Sondheim is finally finding his footing and his backbone as he heads towards a renaissance. But there are secrets and burdens he must carry for his own success.
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