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History After Hours
by History After Hours
History After Hours is a podcast led by history teachers. We discuss random topics including current events, music, sports, and everything in between.
Episodes
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Season 12 Episode 2: How Grateful We Should Be
In this episode we address several impactful questions. Topics include: Toxic masculinity and "the Cornell 7", potential candidates in the 2028 election, the concept of Bread and Circuses, the world's greatest leaders, history-themed movies, and whether historical religious figures might be...
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Season 12 Episode 1: Journey of Cynicism
Live from Kollective Coffee + Tea in downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. Pumphrey, Franklin, Jolly, and Diedrich respond to audience questions and comments, including a special surprise guest. Topics: New York City Mayor Mamdani, Greek statues, favorite books, global politics and immigration issues,...
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Season 11 Episode 10: Trust, but Verify
In this three-part episode, we wrap up this season by interviewing our new high school principal, Keely McDonald to get her perspective on things to come. In part two we interview new history teacher Sydney Scroggins about her life and first-year with the district. Part three is a general...
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Season 11 Episode 9: Paragons of Virtue
Live from Kollective Coffee in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas, Pumphrey, Franklin, and Jolly answer audience questions. Topics include: Gilded Age Tycoons, Hantavirus concerns, the History of Jazz music, War in Ukraine, War in Gaza, War in Iran, and the impacts on the economy, the future of NATO,...
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Season 11 Episode 8: Nobody Thinks My Thoughts
Live from Kollective Coffee + Tea, Pumphrey, Franklin, Diedrich, and Jolly answer questions from our audience. Topics include: potential bias in education, weird foods we've eaten, THE Ring of Power, Over/Underrated presidents, the existence of aliens, the Artemis II launch, and whether or not...
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Season 11 Episode 3: Human Meat Batteries
Live from Kollective Coffee in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. Pumphrey, Franklin, Diedrich, and Jolly answer questions from the audience. Topics: WWIII, why we teach, Zohran Mamdani's mayoral victory, artificial intelligence, Ukrainian War Games, Immigration, The Grand Egyptian Museum, and the…
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Season 11 Episode 6: Coyote Headcount
Recorded live February 5, 2026 at Kollective Coffee + Tea in downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. Pumphrey, Franklin, Jolly, and Diedrich step up and answer questions about current events such as: the latest release of the Epstein Files, the ICE raids and protests in Minneapolis, the possibility of...
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Season 11 Episode 7: Social Creatures in Solitary Confinement
Special guest, and first-year teacher, Sydney Scroggins joins Pumphrey, Franklin, and Jolly at Kollective Coffee to answer questions from our audience. Topics: the War in Iran, learning from History, conspiracy theories, fixing the world's problems, and how some kids try to cheat on school work....
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Season 11 Episode 5: Saint Sometimes...
Our two-part Christmas wrap-up episode. First, Pumphrey, Franklin, Jolly, and Diedrich ponder holiday traditions and the end of the first semester of school. Second, recorded earlier at Kollective Coffee, answering questions from our live audience. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Thanks for...
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Season 11 Episode 4: Push Back... with Integrity
Pumphrey, Franklin, and Jolly discuss current events and what it's like teaching in the Southern United States. Topics include: teaching AP classes, immigration, ICE raids, MTG and the future of Conservatism, the angst of Intellectualism, the cost of inflation, the Ten Commandments in the...
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Season 11 Episode 2: The Paradox of Free Speech
Live from Kollective Coffee in downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. Pumphrey, Franklin, Diedrich, and Jolly answer questions from our student audience. Topics include: the Founding Fathers, the most impactful stories from 2025, Mr. Taylor Swift, the best form of government, the historical perspective…
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Season 11 Episode 1: Blood of Tyrants
Live from Kollective Coffee in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Pumphrey, Franklin, and Jolly answer audience questions on the Meaning of Life, current political news, time travel, and the Presidents in the NFL. Great season opener. Thanks to all our listeners.
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Season 10 Episode 12: Goodbye Mason, Hello Summer
Our last episode of the season. Pumphrey, Franklin, Jolly, Diedrich, and Mason talk about the end of the school year and look into the future. Topics include: New teachers / Veteran teachers, the use of Artificial Intelligence in the classroom, the rapid changes in technology, and Arkansas' new...
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Season 10 Episode 11: Tu Vuo Fa L'Italiano
Pumphrey, Franklin, and Jolly. A special 3-part episode covering our recent educational tour of Italy. Part One (0:00 - 14:41) recorded before our flight to Italy. Part Two (14:41-34:14) recorded in Italy, we interview our two exceptional tour directors, Max and Fabio. Part Three (34:14-1:01:51)...
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Season 10 Episode 10: Nothing Good Happens After Midnight
Live from Kollective Coffee in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. Pumphrey, Franklin, Jolly, and Diedrich, with special guests, Hailey Mason and Jeremy Nixon, answer students' questions. Topics include: Pope Trump, best advice for graduating Seniors, best mistakes, dark humor, and Gorilla vs 100…
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Season 10 Episode 9: Ode to Joy
Live at Kollective Coffee in downtown Hot Springs. Pumphrey, Franklin, Jolly, Diedrich, and Mason answer a variety of student questions and try to make sense of the world. Thanks for listening.
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Season 10 Episode 8: The Kollective Good, or Whatever
Live from Kollective Coffee & Tea in downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas, Pumphrey, Jolly, Diedrich, and Franklin answer audience questions about life; what it was, what it is, and what could be. Thanks for listening. Follow us for more content.
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Season 10 Episode 7 - Merry Christmas, Fat Charlie Chingolani
We wrap up the semester and say goodbye to 2024. Diedrich, Jolly, Pumphrey, and Franklin talk about the school year, learning to drive, the East Coast Drones, Trump's 2nd term in office, and favorite Christmas traditions. Thanks for listening, see you all in 2025.
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Season 10 Episode 6: Putsch the Button...
Live from Kollective Coffee + Tea in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. Topics include: Morals and ethics, the nature of Evil, our future with AI, aliens judging humanity, the rise of Nationalism and extremism, and talking to kids about Santa (**Warning**: spoiler alert). Thanks for listening.
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Season 10 Episode 5: The Issues - After the 2024 Election
Recorded at Kollective Coffee in downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas, we address our live audience's serious questions and concerns. Topics include: the election results, why Harris lost, Trump's tariffs, the immigration crisis, the future of religiosity in the U.S., abolishing the Department of Ed…
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Season 10 Episode 4: The Day Before - Election 2024
The countdown is on to the 2024 Presidential Election. Cutting through all of the political rhetoric, Diedrich, Pumphrey and Franklin set the scene and discuss the potential paths to victory for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Who will win? What happens next? Will this be the most...
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Season 10 Episode 3 - Our Own Private Truman Show
Another great episode with a live audience, along with Mr. Jeremy Nixon returning to the panel. We had great questions ranging from AI and the Internet, best advice and skills for college-bound students, to the mythical Fountain of Youth and Living Forever. Thanks to Kollective Coffee for…
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Season 10 Episode 2: History as a Guide Through Perilous Times
Recorded September 5, 2024 in front of a live student audience at Kollective Coffee + Tea, in beautiful downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. Great evening filled with intriguing questions about life, love, politics, science, and societal advancements. Thank you for your continued support.
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Season 10 Episode 1: A Republic, if you can keep it...
Pumphrey and Franklin sort through the most important topics from over the summer, including the attempted assassination of former president Trump, President Biden's decision to drop out of the race and pass the torch to Vice President Harris, plus an assortment of related topics. Thanks to all…
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History After Hours - Season 9 Episode 11: Make or Break
Our end of the Season wrap-up show, reflecting on the school year, differences in generations, dating apps, and a discussion on the first songs to which we had an emotional response. Thanks for helping us make Season 9 so successful.
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History After Hours - Season 9 Episode 10: Deep Ellum
Hot Philosophy Topics Edition: Y2K, Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness and Free Will (or not), Robot Genocide, WWIII, and Garth Brooks vs. Pink Floyd vs. Yoko Ono vs. Sexy Red. Thank you to all of our listeners for your continued support.
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History After Hours - Season 9 Episode 9: Clydesdales & Conspiracies
Live at Kollective Coffee + Tea, we said goodbye to the graduating class of 2024. Interesting questions, great energy, and a super-chill atmosphere, we always have a good time when we gather downtown. Thank you to everyone for your continued support.
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History After Hours - Season 9 Episode 8 - A Hard Night's Day: Eclipse
Recorded at Kollective Coffee + Tea in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas, days before the great Eclipse of 2024, within the Path of Totality. We fielded questions from a wide range of topics, including: philanthropy and human rights, Emily Dickenson's love life, and water vs fuel, all the way to...
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History After Hours - Season 9 Episode 7 - Heavy
Recorded March 7, 2024, a show with dark themes and challenging questions. The variety of topics we discussed ranged from teacher pet peeves, Cancel Culture, the future of IVF, Gun Rights, to the 2024 elections. Thank you to you all for your continued support.
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History After Hours - Season 9 Episode 6 - The Conflict Resolution Show
This episode launches with strong questions from the student audience: from the current border crisis, thoughts on full-year school schedules, and "What is Life?", to the war between Israel & Hamas. Thanks to Kollective Coffee + Tea for providing the venue for our show, and thank you to all of…
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History After Hours - Season 9 Episode 5- One more for the Road
Pumphrey, Franklin, Diedrich, and Jolly sit down to wrap up the semester and to reflect as we prepare to say goodbye to 2023. Top news stories, including Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and Da Trump, ChatGPT, and how NOT to ruin Christmas. Thanks for a tremendous year and best wishes for all of 2024. See...
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History After Hours - Season 9 Episode 4: The Last Show of 2023
Recorded live at Kollective Coffee + Tea in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. We welcomed Lewis Jolly, a fellow history teacher at Lakeside High School. Student questions ranged from favorite holidays all the way to deep political questions and current events like the Israeli / Hamas War. Thank you...
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History After Hours - Season 9 Episode 3 - Nixon's Last Stand
Recorded at Kollective Coffee + Tea in Downtown Hot Springs, this special episode is our last one featuring long-time friend and colleague, Jeremy Nixon. Students were out in full force to help bid farewell to Mr. Nixon. Thank you to all of our listeners, we appreciate your support.
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History After Hours Season 9 Episode 2 - Dear Sarah... xoxo
Our latest show was recorded in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Kollective Coffee + Tea, in beautiful downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. We greatly appreciate the wide range of questions from our students: everything from political, personal, serious and somber, to questions that were downright...
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History After Hours - Season 9 Episode 1 - The Kids Are Back
Great season opener, live from Kollective Coffee in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. We had a packed house, tremendously cool vibes, and a wide variety of topics. Welcome back, we hope you enjoy the show.
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History After Hours Season 8 Episode 11 - Season Finale
In this episode we wrap up another school year and another podcast season. Time to reflect and assess on where we've been, and to look ahead to whatever comes next. Thanks to all of our listeners and participants for a great season.
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History After Hours Season 8 Episode 10 - Apocalypse now? Interview with a Cold War Survivor
In this episode, we interview Mr. David Malcom Rose, a local artist, author, Vietnam Veteran, YouTuber, collector, and parent to past and present Lakeside students. Our conversation topics centered on his experiences during the United States' Cold War era: 1950s, 60s, & 70s, Baby Boomers…
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History After Hours Season 8 Episode 9 - Untangling DNA Research
In the episode, we interviewed Bethany Paxton, a research scientist working with UAMS (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences) in Little Rock, studying DNA and CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technology. Topics included her initial interest in scientific research, our responses to the COVID-19...
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History After Hours Season 8 Episode 8 - Everybody Has a Plan, until...
Recorded April 6, 2023 at Kollective Coffee and Tea in beautiful Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. In this episode, fellow teacher, Emily Diedrich, joins us to answer a variety of questions from local area students. The live shows are filled with cutting-edge questions alongside those of a...
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History After Hours Season 8 Episode 7 - Spring Break in Europe
This is a special edition episode featuring commentary from some of our student travelers (James, Liam, and Elli) who reflect on our recent overseas trip to Paris, Normandy, and London. Additionally, we feature a conversation with our tour director, Alec Lemaire, who was our expert guide during…
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History After Hours Season 8 Episode 6 - Weathering the Storm
Recorded on March 2, 2023, we are back at Kollective Coffee and Tea in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. We answered a wide range of interesting questions from our student audience. Thanks to everyone who came out in the stormy weather to participate, especially to our guest host and fellow…
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History After Hours Season 8 Episode 5 - It's a New Year, it's a New Day
We're back with our first episode of the 2023. Recorded January 12 with large student audience at Kollective Coffee & Tea in downtown Hot Springs. We had a great time answering a wide range of questions. Some were serious and some were off-beat and kooky, but either way, we love the…
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History After Hours Season 8 Episode 4 - Together at the Coffee Shop
Recorded December 1, 2022, in front of a large student audience at Kollective Coffee and Tea in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. This episode features a wide-range of intriguing questions, including holiday traditions, island survival scenarios, the best teaching advice we ever received, and our...
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History After Hours Season 8 Episode 3 - Keeping it Together
Recorded November 17, 2022. In this episode we took questions from students online, then covered multiple topics including our progress this school year, as-well-as discussing political, social, and economic issues. We ended with some nostalgic thoughts on the Thanksgiving holiday. Thank you for...
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History After Hours Season 8 Episode 2 - Downtown
For this episode, we returned to Kollective Coffee and Tea in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas to record another interactive show with our students and guests. There was great energy, with many interesting questions from our audience. Thank you all for your continued support.
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History After Hours Season 8 Episode 1 - Back to Life
We're back with a brand new season. All new episodes centered on truth and veracity. For this first round, we are proud that the COVID-related restrictions have been lifted so we were able to rejoin our friends at Kollective Coffee and Tea in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. This episode was...
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History After Hours Season 7 Episode 8
Recorded April 27, 2022, this episode's main focal point is Russia's continuing war in Ukraine and the global responses. We also rake through some U.S. politics and delve into Elon Musk's Twitter conquest. To all our listeners, thank you for your support.
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History After Hours Season 7 Episode 7
Special Edition European Podcast. We recorded this session with a small group of students during our recent trip overseas to Italy and Greece. At the time of recording we were in Florence, having just toured through Rome. Thanks to the students who participated and to all of our listeners for…
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History After Hours Season 7 Episode 6
This episode deals almost exclusively with Russia's military invasion of Ukraine. We talk objectively about the history of interaction between the two countries, as well as Russia's strategies and the possible ending scenarios. As always, we thank all of our followers and we welcome our new...
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History After Hours Season 7 Episode 5
We're back with our first episode of 2022. Current events, global politics, and family histories are the main topics. We hope you enjoy. Thanks for listening and for your continued support.
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History After Hours is a podcast led by history teachers. We discuss random topics including current events, music, sports, and everything in between.
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