Today's episode is a little different than usual, because it's been an unusal week. This one is more of a personal reflection, but it's a bit of history too.

In our first Tuesday Book Review episode of this month, we'll look at "The First World War: A Complete History" by Martin Gilbert.

This Sunday marks the 21st anniversary of the September 11th attacks. In this episode, which I do every year around this time, we introduce you to a hero of that day who should never be forgotten: Rick Rescorla.

Today we debunk some persistent myths about one of the most famous women who ever lived: Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt.

In this week's Monday rant, I vent my frustration about a case of historical, literary, and religious history being revised in real-time on the campaign trail by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

In today's episode we look at a few facts about a largely forgotten war. Crimea is in the news today, and this is the perfect time to learn a little more about a conflict that raged there over 150 years ago.

Since last week's Monday rant got such a positive response, I'm doing another one. This time, I vent my frustration about something we all deal with: endless texts from politicians begging us for money.

I normally don't rant on this podcast, but today I'm making an exception. The definition of insanity is making the same choices over and over, and expecting a different result. It seems we're poised to do this again in the 2024 presidential election.

One bit of revisionist history that refuses to die is the myth that Texas has the ability to secede from the United States. Since this was in the news again recently, let's debunk this crazy notion once and for all.

Happy 4th of July! I wanted to share a few brief thoughts about the holiday and why it is important. We'll be back to the myths later this week.