Tracing The Path: The Connected 20th Century
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Tracing The Path: The Connected 20th Century is a history podcast hosted by Dan R. Morris - 20th Century Historian. It has 71 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
Tracing The Path is a 20th Century history podcast dedicated to exploring the connections between the defining stories of the twentieth century. Each episode follows surprising connections across time—linking world wars, political movements, cultural revolutions, iconic companies, unforgettable products and groundbreaking inventions. We uncover the forgotten figures behind history’s turning points, reveal how technology and popular culture reshaped society, and highlight the stories that textbooks overlook. Whether you’re passionate about modern history, fascinated by world events, or looking for a history podcast that brings the 20th century alive through storytelling, Tracing The Path is your guide to understanding the past that shaped our present.I'm Dan R Morris. I grew up with the greatest storytellers of the 20th century like Paul Harvey, Charles Kuralt, Charles Osgood and Garrison Keillor. And I absolutely loved the amazing stories they told about the people, places, companies,
history ·en ·71 episodes
Episode 77: The Conversation: World's Best Music
Episode 76: The World's Most Famous Music
Episode 75: The Conversation: The Real Forrest Gump
Episode 74: The Real Life Forrest Gump
Episode 73: The Gilded Age: First March on Washington D.C.
Episode 72: The Invention of Hello
Episode 71: The Amana Utopia and Patriot Missile
Episode 70: Who Knows The Truth? Does A.I.?
Episode 69: Status Symbol for Rent
Episode 68: Hello Darkness My New Friend - The Story of The Family Who Created Sonar and Braille
Episode 67: How a Coffee Shop Changed the World: The Origin Story of Lloyds of London
Episode 66: The America of Tarzan and Buck vs Bell
Episode 65: When Osama Bin Laden Wrinkled FDR's Plans: The 100 Year Fight Against Polio
Episode 64: How did Bob Hope's USO become a thing? And who performed?
Episode 63: Classified: How the Library Built the FBI and How did J. Edgar Hoover Get Involved?
Episode 62: The Cheesy Results of WW II: Plus the Story of How Nachos Came to Be
Episode 61: Every Episode Has 4
Episode 60: The Secret World of Roald Dahl (A Real Chocolate Spy)
Episode 59: The True Story of Candy Canes and How They Became a Christmas Tradition
Episode 58: The Cultural Impact of Don McLean's "American Pie" (and the part Roberta Flack played)
Episode 57: 1848: The Year Halloween Began and How it Started
Episode 56: The Amazing Story of Van Diemen's Land and the U.S. Presidential Resolute Desk
Episode 55: The Story of Grant Wood's American Gothic and How Crayola Was the Inspiration
Episode 54: America's Westward Expansion and CBS TV's Rural Purge
Episode 53: Robert Smalls & the Death of Lincoln: A Civil War Story
Episode 52: The History of Maritime Law and How The Chinese Spy Balloon Used it
Episode 51: The NBA?? Origin of the Bloody Mary & Moscow Mule
Episode 50: How Many Times Has Coca-Cola Changed Their Secret Recipe?
Episode 49: The 20th Century Trivia Window: Jeopardy & Trivial Pursuit
Episode 48: The Whole It's A Wonderful Life Movie Story
Episode 47: Was Dickens the World's First Influencer?
Episode 46: How East Texas Wildcatters Won World War II
Episode 45: How the Chinese Exclusion Act Created Bing Cherries and General Tso Chicken
Episode 44: The Complex History of Popcorn in the 20th Century Culture
Episode 43: Celebrity Edition: The Rest of the Story
Episode 42: The Murder That Created the Oxford English Dictionary
Episode 41: Halley's Comet and the Scientist who Hijacked a NASA Satellite
Episode 40: The Evolution of Email and the Enron Corpus
Episode 39: 484 Year Documentary of Muscle Shoals
Episode 38: Who Silenced Alfred Hitchcock?
Episode 37: The Cropduster, The Military Plot & Lindbergh's 322 Bones
Episode 36: When 26 Million Teens Waited for The Beatles
Episode 34: Rolex and the Hands that Changed the World
Episode 35: The Fairy Tale of Sixto Rodriquez
Episode 33: Finish What You Started
Episode 32: How the Creation of Blue Dye Became the Signature of the 20th Century
Episode 31: Did Russia Start the Peace Movement?
Episode 30: The Wright Brothers, The Suffragists and the U.S. President
Episode 29: 187 Years Behind Martin Luther King's Dream
Episode 28: Will Winnie the Pooh Ever Find Freedom?
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