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(Originally published June, 2023) We’ve all heard of the famous ‘butterfly effect.’ But is there a plausible, realistic, alternative historical scenario in which the US & the world could’ve been spared the worst aspects of Woodrow Wilson’s presidency merely by altering one seemingly minor detail of the 1912 election? Yes there is. Join CJ in […] The post Ep. 0259: A Butterfly Saves the World…from Woodrow Wilson?: An Alt-Hist DHP Microdose first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.

(Originally published May, 2023) Join CJ as he discusses the life & death of the Seminole leader Osceola, who was a key resistance leader in the early stages of the Second Seminole War (1835-42), the longest & costliest Indian war in US history, in which the US government was using force to ethnically cleanse the […] The post Ep. 0258: DHP Heroes: Osceola (CJ’s talk from the 2023 Florida LP Convention) first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.

(Originally published May, 2023) This DHP episode features CJ’s talk from the March, 2023 Self Reliance Festival in Tennessee, in which he discusses some of the most common unfortunate historical phenomena that tend to occur when empires are declining & falling. Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon Other ways to support the show Subscribe […] The post Ep. 0257: What to Expect When Your Empire’s Collapsing first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.

(Originally published Feb., 2023) CJ returns to the story of the man he loves to hate! This time, we’re going to take a detour from the chrono-narrative of Wilson’s presidency; this one is going to focus on Wilson’s beliefs, statements & actions on race throughout his career as an academic & politician. Was Woodrow Wilson […] The post Ep. 0251: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 10 first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.

(Originally published Oct., 2022) In part 1 of 2, join CJ as he discusses the Motion Picture Association of America’s so-called “Hays Code” (officially: “A Code to Govern the Making of Motion Pictures”), which rigidly controlled the content of most American movies from the early-1930s to the late-1960s. Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon […] The post Ep. 0242: Hays Codes, Part 1: The Old Hays Code first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.

(Originally published July, 2022) Finally! Here it is – the longest and, I believe, the most important Dangerous History Podcast episode I’ve done to date! (I recorded the first of many segments for this episode all the way back in April, and had been researching & composing notes for it for many months before that!) […] The post Ep. 0236: WWI Propaganda in the US Part 1: Perfidious Albion’s Propaganda first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.

(Originally published Dec., 2021) Harkening back to a DHP series on important concepts & theories from 5 years ago, CJ decided to put together another such series for 2021, this time zeroing in on 13 concepts & theories that have been on display in a big way since the beginning of Covid Madness (and all […] The post Ep. 0229: The Dirty Baker’s Dozen, Part 1 first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.

(Originally published Nov., 2021) Finally, here it is: The ninth installment in CJ’s meticulous & merciless dissection of the life & career of Woodrow Wilson Join CJ as he discusses some of Wilson’s major speeches & domestic policy achievements, as well as some of his major personal/family changes, which took place during 1914, his second […] The post Ep. 0227: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 9 first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.

(Originally published July, 2021) For this 8th installment in the Wilson series, we will focus on the beginning of Wilson’s presidency, including his Cabinet selections, inauguration, and early successes in pushing his agenda through Congress in his first year in office, especially in regard to the passage of the 1913 Revenue Act and the Federal […] The post Ep. 0222: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 8 first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.

(Originally published Feb., 2021) Here’s the seventh installment in the DHP’s ongoing coverage of the life & career of Woodrow Wilson. Join CJ as he discusses the 1912 election, which resulted in Woodrow Wilson’s election to the presidency. Links Support the Dangerous History Podcast via Patreon Other ways to support the show Subscribe to the Dangerous […] The post Ep. 0217: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 7 first appeared on The Dangerous History Podcast.