S4 E34 - They Taught You Columbus Was Evil. They Lied.

Send us Fan MailA generation believes Christopher Columbus was a villain. But that story didn’t emerge organically — it was written by one man, and it spread like gospel through classrooms across America.In this full-length episode, we dismantle the Howard Zinn narrative, expose the myths (like the infamous “smallpox blankets”), and tell the real story of what happened when Europe and America collided — a clash of civilizations that shaped the modern world.We’ll cover: • 📚 How Howard Zinn’s A People’s History rewrote Columbus’s legacy • 🧠 Mary Grabar’s takedown of Zinn’s distortions • 🧭 What Columbus actually accomplished — and why it mattered • 🦠 Disease myths, including the smallpox blanket story and the two-way spread of illness • ⚔️ Why the clash between Europe and the Americas was inevitable — and what would’ve happened if someone else (like the Arabs or Chinese) had arrived first • ✝️ The role of Christianity in shaping the civilization that emergedColumbus didn’t just carry ships across the Atlantic. He carried a civilization — with all its virtues and flaws. And the values that came with him — law above power, human worth, forgiveness, the dignity of the individual — are still the ones people want to live under today.This is the story Howard Zinn didn’t tell. And it’s one worth reclaiming.🎧 Subscribe to The Tenth Man Podcast for more deep dives that challenge the narratives and break the echo chamber.Commentary on trending issues brought to you with a moderate perspective.