All Episodes

Socialism in America: Popular Candidates, But No Party in Power | S6E12

Why Pakistan Feels Used—and Abandoned—by America | S6E11

America's Superpower Status Compared to History's Great Empires | S6E10

When Popes Clash With Politicians - A History | S6E9

Cheap Enough Oil - America’s Oil Culture and the Politics of Freedom | S6E8 HbN

Iran's Territorial Integrity: Imperial Memory vs. National Identity | S6E7 HbN

The White House - History Of Presidential Renovations

The Kurdish Question & Why Is Kurdish Nationalism Unique? | S6E5

Iran's Ayatollahs and Byzantine Government | S6E4

Who Controls America’s Patent System?| S6E3

Bail Reform & Controversies in America: History, Impact, and Why It Matters | HbN S6E2

Was 1953 A Coup? Reinterpreting U.S. Interventions in Iran | HbN S6E1

Bonus | Christmas, Christianity, Controversy & Commercialization

S5E54 | From Shoguns to a Female Prime Minister - Japanese Women in the Modern Era

Bonus | Thanksgiving - The Real Story! From 1524 to 1621. And what happened in 1622?

S5E53 | Gerrymandering: History & Current Political Analysis

S5E52 | Who Does New York City Belong To? Mayoral Elections & Crises of Identity

S5E51 | Irony of US-Venezuela History: Friends to Foes, Democracies to Dictatorships

S5E50 | Jimmy Kimmel, Jane Fonda & Flag Burning - First Amendment History

S5E49 | Is Presidential Democracy An Oxymoron?

S5E48 | How US Lost India to USSR: India-US Relations

S5E47 | US-Brazilian Relations - A History

S5E46 | Fashion In America - A History

S5E45 | The White House - History Of Changes Big & Small

S5E44 | Why is Jane Austen important? A Literary Giant & A Historic Figure

S5E43 | Public Broadcasting History - Why Conservatives Dislike PBS & NPR

S5E42 | Japan's Invasion of America's… Bathrooms

S5E41 |Jeffrey Epstein & Untold History of Presidential Love & Sex Scandals

S5E40 | Who is Putin? And what does he want?

S5E39 | Forgotten In Russian Occupation: Crimea & Crimean Tatars

S5E38 | Due Process & Habeas Corpus - Meanings & History

S5E37 | U.S. Alliances, Global Dominance & National Security

S5E36 | Understanding Autism & Its History

S5E35 | Late-Night Talk Show History

S5E34 | Harvard & History of America's University Endowments

S5E33 | Jewish Immigration & Success - Ancient Iran To America

Bonus | The Story Behind Our Independence Day

S5E32 | U.S. Military Permanently in Middle East - History of How This Happened

S5E31 | Kings & Ayatollahs: Iran's National Security Strategy

S5E30 | Civil-Military Relations - From Whiskey Rebellion To Los Angeles

S5E29 | The German Empire: Lessons For the U.S. and China

S5E28 | South Africa - Why Apartheid's End Hasn't Ushered Prosperity

S5E27 | Kashmir's History - A Podcast Not Possible In India!

S5E26 | "One Big, Beautiful Bill" - Budget Entitlements in U.S. History

S5E25 | El Salvador: A Tiny Country With A Big Prison And High Crime History

S5E24 | Tariffs' History: U.S. Politics & Foreign Policy

S5E23 | History of the Papacy

S5E22 | Power of the Presidency: What Our Founders Envisioned

S5E21 | Political History of Secularism's Rise and Religion's Retreat

S5E20 | Tariffs and Taxes - History of U.S. Revenues

S5E19 | South Korea: Perceptions of Failed History & Incomplete National Identity

S5E18 | America's Arctic Security - What Is "Arctic Exceptionalism"?

S5E17 | POTUS v. SCOTUS: How America's Presidents Dared & Defied America's Highest Court

S5E16 | The Fed: Unlikely Story of How Our Central Bank Was Created

S5E15 | An Immigration Power Not Used By Any President - Until Pres. Trump

S5E14 | America's Men of Destiny. America's Manifest Destiny.

S5E13 | America's Tycoons - Elon Musk's Political Power Compared To Others

S5E12 | Germany's Elections - AfD Party, anti-Immigrant politics & American neo-Nazis

S5E11 | How Japan Works - The "most important bilateral relationship in the world, bar none."

S5E10 | How California Ranks In Wildfire Management

S5E8 | America's Big Ally: Our History With Colombia

S5E7 | Impacts of Presidential Speaking Styles

S5A6 | Inauguration Stories: President For One Day

S5E5 | From Wars With Canada To Tariffs On Canada

S5E4 | LA Fires: Rebuilding, Legal Ramifications & History

S5E3 | Does Trump Help Greenlanders Play World Powers Against Each other?

S5A2 | The First State Funeral. The First National Funeral.

S5E1 | How The Boring, Simple Process of Counting Votes Caused Crises

Christmas, Christianity, Controversy & Commercialization | S4EBonus Christmas

Bashar's Biographer & U.S. Presidential Advisor Tells Inside Story | S4E24

S4E23: What's Missing In Our Political Movements Now

Thanksgiving - The Real Story! From 1524 to 1621. And what happened in 1622? | Bonus

S4E22: African American Elite - History Not Often Told & A Take On Kamala Harris's Defeat

S4E21: Elon Musk’s Super PAC vs. Dark Money - It's Not About "Citizens United".

S4E20: How Polls Predict Voting Preferences In A Presidential Election Year?

Why Trump's Maximal Sanctions Against Iran Backfired on America | Bonus

S4E19: Debunking How China Kept Its Prices Low

S4E18: Rural America's Identity & Politics. Why They Vote Republican?

S4E17: What's In A Generation? Your Age, Your Sex, Your Vote

The Story Behind Our Independence Day | Bonus

S4E16: Elon Musk and History of America's Huge CEO Pay Packages

S4E15: Debunking Histories of Conservatism & Jewish Americans

S4E14 : Georgia's Existential Moment - Join EU Or Return To Russia's Orbit

S4E13: History of Gambling - Divinations, Julius Caesar, Steamboats & Vegas

S4E12: Ecuador: The Undoing Of A Once Peaceful, Multicultural Country

S4E11: The Saga of China's Brutal One-Child Policy

S4E10: The Longest Continuous Monarchy - Denmark's History

S4E9: Did Persians Really Lose Their Empire To Arabs? Were They Persians Or Iranians?

S4E8: America's Conspiracy Theories - A History

S4E7: Is Yemen The Graveyard of Empires? Are Houthis A Ragtag Army?

S4E6: How to live with 25% inflation? PER MONTH!

S4E5: Would the North Have Gone To War If Slavery Was Not At Issue?

S4E4: Who can control our border with Mexico? Texas or D.C.?

S4E3: Real Napoleon (not Joaquin Phoenix) - Propaganda Genius Or Brilliant General?

S4E2: Cinemas’ Actresses In Characters That Defy Stereotypical Roles

S4E1: Politainment - A Review of 2023 Politics

S3E50: Was Jesus Born on December 25th? Would George Washington Recognize Our Christmas Now?

S3E49: A Republican First Lady Who Supported Abortion! Stories of Powerful Unelected Women - From Martha Washington to Rosalynn Carter

S3E38: Psychology & Lives of Mass Shooters - 35 Mass Shooting Prevention & Intervention Strategies

S3E47: Homelessness in America - How Did It Get So Bad?