We're just about two weeks from Thanksgiving Day here in the United States, so it's a great time to debunk some common Thanksgiving myths.

The idea of giving a gracious concession speech following a political defeat seems like ancient history. In today's episode we look at some from both the distant and recent past, and why they are important.

As we approach the end of the year, I want to take a moment to ask for your support for this podcast. Also, here's the link to my Medium.com page as mentioned in the episode: https://paulcombs.medium.com. We'll be back to debunking myths in the next episode.

People today love to lament the lack of civility between our politicians, as if it's a new phenomenon. But is it? In today's epsiode we set that record straight.

In today's episode we are not debunking myths, but rather looking at lessons from history, specifically what King Charles III can learn from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as he takes the throne at 73 years old. The comparison isn't as crazy as it might seem.

As promised last week, this week's Tuesday Book Review episode focuses on World War II. We'll be looking at "Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945" by Max Hastings.

Today's episode is a somewhat tongue-in-cheek response to the madness this week surrounding the Columbus Day holiday. We all need to calm down a little, so here's some humor as we head into the weekend.

On today's Tuesday Book Review episode, we'll look at "Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939" by Adam Hochschild

I wanted to take a moment to briefly let everyone know that many of the episodes here have been converted to articles on the website Medium.com. For those of you who would like to read as well as listen, they can be found here. Thanks, and have a great day.

Many of us have been watching films about kings and queens since the passing of Queen Elizabeth II a little over a week ago. In this episode I give you five of my favorites.