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The Sons Of History — 202 episodes

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The Final Episode: A Walk Down Memory Lane

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Marshal Pétain's Fall from French Hero to Global Villain with Julian Jackson

3

The Bloody Battle for England and Her Throne with Don Hollway

4

Is 600 Years of Agincourt Tradition Wrong? with Michael Livingston

5

Who Were the Assyrians and How Great Was Their Empire with Mark Healy

6

The Power Friendship: Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge in the Gilded Age

7

How the Spartans Used Proxy Wars for Ultimate Victory with Dr. Paul Rahe

8

Oligarchs, Spies, and the Return of the Cold War with William Maz

9

Nathanael Greene: The American Revolution's Indispensable Man

10

War: Can We Still Do It?

11

Peter Freuchen: The Polar Explorer Who Was Larger Than Life

12

How to Get to the Truth in History

13

Oppenheimer: The Movie, the Man, and the Bomb

14

The Life, Death, and Times of James A. Garfield with C. W. Goodyear

15

The Past, Present and Future of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

16

What Would The Sons of Liberty Do?

17

The Destruction of an American Army with Alan D. Gaff

18

Gold, Glory, and Gore in America's Westward Expansion with Elliott West

19

Who Are the Texas Rangers? with Dr. Jody Edward Ginn

20

Did Woodrow Wilson Go Insane after the Great War? with Patrick Weil

21

The Man Who Created America's Cold War Policy with Frank Costigliola

22

Is America Conducting a National Suicide?

23

The Barbary Pirates and an Unsung American Hero

24

Is Our Government the One Our Founding Fathers Feared?

25

How Ancient Greece’s Wars Helped Preserve Democracy with Steve Kershaw

26

The Many Things You Don’t Know About the End of the Pacific War with Barrett Tillman

27

Pushing Back on Woke Comics with Rippaverse Comics Creator Eric July

28

Caesar, Cato, and How Partisanship Destroyed the Republic with Josiah Osgood

29

Why Do Americans Love Crony Capitalism? with guest Thomas DiLorenzo

30

Where Have All the Statesmen Gone? with guest Daniel J. Mahoney

31

Welcome to the End of the World…Seriously with guest Peter Zeihan

32

What We've Gotten Wrong About the Hundred Years War with Dr. Michael Livingston

33

A Judicial View on America’s Decline with Judge Mark Boonstra

34

How the Romans Betrayed Their Protector and Got Sacked for It with Don Hollway

35

Landmark 2022 SCOTUS Session and the Struggle for Personal Freedom in the US with Joe Wolverton

36

When the Keepers of History Are Cowards with Phil Magness

37

Returning to Self-Government Through Civics with David Randall

38

Cicero, Caesar and the Catiline Conspiracy with Josiah Osgood

39

Understanding Democracy and Tocqueville with Dr. Olivier Zunz

40

Entering World War 1: How America's Leaders Differed with Neil Lanctot

41

King Harald Hardrada: The Last Viking with Don Hollway

42

Spies, Communism, and the Romanian Christmas Revolution with William Maz

43

Stalin, Putin, and Russia's Greatest Ballerina

44

How to Get Woke with The Babylon Bee's Joel Berry

45

How China's Tyranny and Push for Global Dominance Is Pre-Mao

46

In Defense of Warren G. Harding with Ryan Walters

47

How WWII Bomber Crews Survived Behind Enemy Lines

48

The Truth about Benedict Arnold with Dr. Stephen Brumwell

49

Is This the End of Journalism? with Batya Ungar-Sargon

50

All You Need to Know About the Saratoga Campaign

51

Stopping the Rise of Adolf Hitler with Alan Winter

52

A Naval Adventure Series and the Art of Writing Historical Fiction with James L. Haley - Author of the Putnam Series

53

The Viking Heart and the Influence of the Norse with Arthur Herman

54

Holiday Special: Celebrate with Thanksgiving Letters and Speeches from America's Past

55

Discussing the Great American Story with Wilfred McClay

56

The 19th Century Woman Who Changed American Culture with Guest Melanie Kirkpatrick

57

Can The 1836 Commission Help Texas History? with Texas Historian Donald Frazier

58

Can Advocacy and History Co-Exist? A Discussion with Justice Ken Wise and Historian Stephen Hardin

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From Liberty to Tyranny: Discussing Revolutions Over the Century with Donald Critchlow

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World War II Fighter Pilot Talks Fighting Japanese Zeros, Shooting Gunboats, and Life on The Pacific

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Forget "Forget The Alamo"! Discussing the False Rewriting of Texas History with Denton Florian

62

A Revolutionary's Revolutionary: Marquis de Lafayette Is the Hero of Two Worlds, with Guest Mike Duncan

63

Debunking The 1619 Project with Dr. Mary Grabar

64

Decrypting Ghosts and Trauma from the 9/11 Attacks

65

An Independence Day Special Episode!

66

What Led to the American Revolution?

67

Celebrating Father's Day and Masculinity

68

June Is Home to History's Epic Battles

69

Margalit Fox Discusses Her New Book, The Confidence Men

70

The Forgotten Gulf Coast Campaign of the Revolution

71

Michael Walsh Discusses New Book "Last Stands", Honor, and Masculinity

72

How Much Did Spain Help During the American Revolution?

73

Dr. Jody Edward Ginn and East Texas Troubles

74

What Really Happened After the Battle of San Jacinto?

75

The Mission and Heart Behind The Veterans Project

76

Attack of the Health Tyrants!

77

Cancel Culture and Its Destructive History

78

To Secede or Not to Secede?

79

The Doomsday Experts and Their History of Being WRONG!

80

Presidents and How We Should Judge Them

81

Walter Williams, Thomas Sowell and the Legacies They Leave

82

Reddit's Revenge on Wall Street and a Financial Revolution

83

How Different Will Biden Differ from Trump's Defense Policies?

84

What Would Have Happened If Desert Storm Hadn't?

85

The Capitol, Censorship and the Jan. 6 Fallout

86

What Votes Will Be Counted Jan. 6?

87

Has the Republic Hit Its Expiration Date?

88

Our Ultimate Book Recommendations List!

89

Did America Actually Lose the Cold War?

90

Is the 2020 Election a Reboot of 1876?

91

The Ultimate Reason the Election Court Cases Are Important

92

Debunking Howard Zinn, Saving Columbus, and Stopping Socialism with Dr. Mary Grabar

93

400 Year Celebration of the Mayflower Landing

94

And the President-Elect Is...Wait a Minute!

95

Pre-Election Special: A Talk About the Parties

96

Why We Were Not Founded As a Democracy

97

A Compromised Media and Social Media Censorship

98

What Is Going on with the Debates?

99

Has America Become An Oligarchy?

100

Amy Coney Barrett: The Race Toward SCOTUS Confirmation

101

The Incoming Anti-Everything Pushback

102

Why Is America Following China's Lead?

103

Alan Finds A Road Trip Guest for the Show

104

Galvez, Jackson, and the Battle of New Orleans

105

Federal Agents, Unmarked Vans, and Federal Overreach

106

Operation Paperclip and the Moral Question

107

A Look Back at the Atomic Bomb

108

Persecution of the Modern American Church

109

What To Do About Those Statues

110

The Heroes, Results and Legacy of the Mexican-American War

111

What Led to the Mexican American War with Dr. Stephen Hardin

112

The Kids Are NOT Alright

113

Remember Independence...and Fight for It.

114

The Common Sense Behind the Second Amendment

115

Racism, Ideology, and the Elimination of History

116

When Citizens Turn on Each Other

117

A Conversation with Tuttle Twins Creator Connor Boyack

118

Memorial Day Special: Alex Kershaw on the End of WWII in Europe

119

The Pacific Theater: 1937-1944

120

The European Theater: 1939-1944

121

What Led to World War II?

122

William Shakespeare with Prof. Kari Lee Bush-Hammons

123

Pt. 2: Just About All You Need to Know on the Texas Revolution with Dr. Stephen L. Hardin

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Pt. 1: Just About All You Need to Know on the Texas Revolution with Dr. Stephen L. Hardin

125

Morgan Zegers with the Young Americans Against Socialism

126

Retaining American Rights Amid the Pandemic

127

COVID-19 and the Coverup That Has Led to a Pandemic

128

All the Trouble in China

129

A History of Plagues, Diseases, and Other Bad Things

130

Frederick Douglass: From Slave to Statesman

131

250th Anniversary of the Boston Massacre

132

A Close Look at George Washington (Part 2)

133

A Close Look at George Washington (Pt 1)

134

Potential Fallouts from the Trump Impeachment

135

A Conversation with Iwo Jima Veteran David Greene

136

Is Trump the Most Dangerous President in US History?

137

Discussing MLK and the Importance of History with John W. McCaskill

138

1917: The Movie

139

Soleimani and the History of Iranian Agitation

140

2019 in Review and Virginia's Gun Bill

141

The Christmas Truce of 1914

142

2019 UK Election and the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge

143

NATO: Should America Stay or Go?

144

Trump Tariffs and the History of US Protectionism

145

The 7 Years War, a Young Washington, and Alan's Trip to Pitt

146

James Madison's View on Impeachment

147

Midway: The Battle and the Movie

148

The Rise, Fall, and Meaning of the Berlin Wall

149

Who All Are the Kurds?

150

China, Hong Kong, and the NBA Fallout

151

From Both Sides: Capitalism vs Socialism

152

The History of Slavery

153

Our 50th Episode! Now...Can You Keep This Republic?

154

Education, Politics, and James Madison with Author Joe Wolverton

155

States Rights?! Seriously? States Rights?

156

An Interview with Tracie Hunter, WWII Veteran Documentarian

157

The Current State of Journalism with Guest Joshua Philipp

158

A Return to the Spanish Civil War...for America?

159

Are Red Flag Laws Constitutional?

160

A Toast to Great Britain

161

Mass Shootings, Morality, and Religion

162

Korea: Where It Was, Where It Is, and (Maybe) Where It's Going

163

The Lingering Effects of the French Revolution

164

An Interview with Dr. Garry Wheeler Stone, Co-Author of Fatal Sunday

165

Military Interview: Daniel Flores, Apache Pilot from the War in Afghanistan

166

Writing the Declaration of Independence

167

Happy Anniversary! 100 Years After the 1919 Treaty of Versailles

168

What Led to America Declaring Its Independence?

169

Happy Founding Fathers Week! A Look at the Importance of Fathers

170

Is Something Wrong with Philadelphia? Alan Visits the American Founding

171

Memorial Day Special! Interview with the Late Lt. Col. Dick Cole of the Doolittle Raiders

172

Author Mark Lardas Talks General George Washington

173

Interview with Alex Kershaw (Part 2)

174

An Interview with Alex Kershaw, NY Times Best-Selling Author (Part 1)

175

Nick The Intern Is Joining the Marines!

176

Notre Dame Is Burning! Is the Rest of France?

177

It's Holy Week!

178

Who You Got on the Boycott?

179

Why the Electoral College and Not Popular Vote

180

Collusion Conclusion: The Mueller Report Has Been Released

181

The Presidential Power Has Gone Far Enough!

182

An American Brexit? Get Outta Here!

183

The Difference Between a Socialist Economy and a Free Market Economy

184

OK! What Is Socialism and Which Countries Are Actually Socialist?

185

Black History Month: Athletes Edition

186

Black History Month: Military-Style

187

What's Wrong with Colonialism?

188

Coup Coup Cachoo! A History of America's Foreign Involvements

189

A Shutdown of Shutdowns?

190

A Look at Some Big Moments in 2018

191

The 1776 Christmas Night Miracle

192

The Trouble with Open Borders

193

An Interview with Col. Dean Caswell: The Last Surviving Marine Fighter Ace from World War II

194

Caravans and the History of US Immigration

195

Birthright Citizenship and Its Future

196

Trump, Acosta, and the 1st Amendment.

197

Veterans Day Edition: An Interview with Col. Charles McGee of the Tuskegee Airmen

198

Post-Election 2018: Blue Wave or Blue Ripple?

199

The Senate, Impeachment and Halloween Costume Cultural Appropriation

200

Halloween Edition: The House of Representatives and How It Works

201

Should Supreme Court Justices Serve Lifetime Terms?

202

Brett Kavanaugh and the Supreme Court Nomination Process