Conservative Historian

Send us Fan MailWe look at Spielberg/Hanks, Ford/Wayne, Lean/Guinness and reluctantly Griffiths/Gish to view historical movies where a director and actor collaborated more than once. 

Send us Fan MailWe take a walk through presidential history to ID financial chicanery in the executive branch 

Send us Fan MailWe are joined on the podcast by Tim Queeney, author of Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization.  We travel from the stone age to Egypt, Polynesia, the Age of Sail and even go to Mars.   

Send us Fan MailWe explore the 4th of July Holiday and on this, the 250th anniversary of our nation, all of the meanings of that great day.  

Send us Fan MailWe look at modern America and hear from the Founders about what they would think of America 250 years after the new nation was born.  

Send us Fan MailWe look at who was leading the American Revolution, what motivated them, and the principles upon which they built the nation.  

Send us Fan MailWe look at the Obama (checks notes) Center and revisit its namesake's legacy.  

Send us Fan MailMy brother Chris joins the podcast for quirky historical movies and we look at Imitation Game, Hugo, and Col. Blimp.  We also speculate on whether Elon Musk has scheduled blood transfusions.   

Send us Fan MailVP JD Vance noted this week that WW2 ended with a negotiation.  Also "most major" conflicts did.  We look to the historical record to test this contention.  

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Send us Fan MailJeff Mayhugh (projectnocap.com) comes back on the show to talk about how a larger, uncapped House of Representatives would help with gerrymandering, and a host of other ills. 

Send us Fan MailWe look at LBJ's Great Society and determine its legacy.  

Send us Fan MailEvery year I repost this episode at this time.  A history of the holiday that honors those whose sacrifice made all of this possible.  

Send us Fan MailWe look at the career of Diocletian to determine the effectiveness of his reign and reforms.  

Send us Fan MailWe travel to late 12th century Europe and meet two kings who started as allies and ended as bitter enemies.  Their rivalry changed Western European history.

Send us Fan MailWe explore wars ranging from the American Revolution to the current situation in Iran and explore how nations get stuck.  

Send us Fan MailWe are joined on the podcast by  Jack Henneman, founder of the History of the Americans Podcast.  We discuss Bacon's Rebellion and Colonial Virginia and a few other topics.  

Send us Fan MailCato and Caesar were there at the end of the Roman Republic.  We look at the both men to try to gain insights into the end of an era.  

Send us Fan MailWe begin with the founding of Antioch in 300 BC and to its last major sacking in 1268 AD, and all points in between.  

Send us Fan MailOur guest is Prof. William Anthony Hay, author of Lord Liverpool: A Political Life.  We discuss the Napoleonic Era and afterwards from a British perspective.  

Send us Fan MailWe look at the the purpose, or non purpose, of the No Kings protests.  

Send us Fan MailWe explore the Jewish, pagan, and Christian roots of the holiday of Easter.  

Send us Fan MailWe meet Charles II of the English Restoration.  His life was the paradox of the Merry Monarch and a strategic, serious ruler.  

Send us Fan MailWe look at Malthus, Erlich and Human prosperity in this episode.  

Send us Fan MailJoined by my brother Chris, we look at the Oscar race and wondering if politically correct positions and attractive actresses uglying themselves up is the path to victory.  

Send us Fan MailWe go through every war and and general in history and choose the greatest based on battlefield brilliance, army build and strategic genius.    

Send us Fan MailWe look at movies ranging from Young Mr. Lincoln to ... Lincoln.  From Fail Safe to The American President.  

Send us Fan MailWe explore the 2nd half of The Wars of the Roses and meet with a host of disloyal figures including Warwick, Stanley, Clarence and most of all, Richard III 

Send us Fan MailWe begin our exploration of the English Wars of the Roses noting that they emanated from the rule, or misrule, of the weak King Henry VI.  

Send us Fan MailWe have a conservation with John Oller, author of The Swamp Fox, a book about Francis Marion, and Gangster Hunters, about the 1930s FBI. 

Send us Fan MailWe wade into the current Helen of Troy in Nolan's Odyssey debate to discuss the diverse casting for selected movie roles.  

Send us Fan MailWe look at the role of performance in government going back to the Egyptians, Akkadians and fast forwarding to FDR.  

Send us Fan MailMike Coté of Rational Policy joins the podcast. We discuss current US policy regarding Greenland, Venezuela and China - and also have a shout out to Henry VIII.  See Mike's blog and podcast - www.rationalpolicy.comRecent Mike articles: nationalreview.com/2025/07/why-the-iranian-regime-is-still-uniquely-dangerousprovidencemag.com/2025/12/the-case-for-interdicting-sanctions-evading-cargo-ships-1/commentary.org/articles/mike-cote/anti-zionists-mainstream-neo-nazism/

Send us Fan MailIn the light of the capture of Nicholas Maduro, we explore the original intention of the Monroe Doctrine, what it later became, and what such a doctrine means for America today.  

Send us Fan MailWe go from Edward IV of England to Mohammad to Gaius Marius to find historical figures who made impressive comebacks.  

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we explore the date of Jesus' birth and what keeping Christmas means.  

Send us Fan MailWe explore a towering figure of naval warfare and ask whether he stands atop all of history's admirals.  

Send us Fan MailWe look at one of the towering figures of conservativism and explore whether his policies would work today.  

Send us Fan MailWhat is Thanksgiving really about?  We explore on this episode.  And Happy Thanksgiving America!

Send us Fan MailIn one of of the most important podcasts I have ever done, this provides a clear outline of conservatism against that of the left, and other right wing ideologies.  It also illustrates a way forward for our nation.  

Send us Fan MailJoined by my brother Chris for a look at what made 70s movie unique, and what ended that period.  

Send us Fan MailWe go back to the 1980s, and before, to see the root causes of shutdowns and look at 1996, 2013 and 2018 versions.  

Send us Fan MailWe go from peasant Liu Bang to peasant Diocletian to explore rulers who rose to the Top.  

Send us Fan MailWe look at the complexity of the Holy Roman Empire, its dispersal of power and need to compromise, and compare it with the United States government of today.  

Send us Fan MailWe look at recent DOD Secretary Pete Hegseth's big speech on the warrior ethos through the prism of history.  

Send us Fan MailWe feature Jeff Mayhugh of the No Cap Fund who discusses the history of Congress, and his efforts to expand the House of Representatives to make it more, well, representative.  To learn more about the No Cap Fund please 

Send us Fan MailMy fellow Americans, arm yourselves with pitchforks and torches as I unveil a way to close our $1.7 trillion deficit and try to pay down the debt.  

Send us Fan MailWe take a look at gov. run groceries in the US, and other nations, and at the grocery business itself to discover whether it is a good idea. Hint, it is not.   

Send us Fan MailJosh Lewis, founder and publisher of the Saving Elephants podcast, a show that brings conservatism to the Millennials, joins us for a discussion about conservatism, congress and Chester Arthur.

Send us Fan MailWe continue our series on the origins of the Civil War taking a look at the society of the South and the States Rights vs. Slavery Arguments