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Although most are familar with the 1936 Berlin Olympics, less known are the winter games held by the Nazis in February 1936. With their legacy of anti-Semitism and murderous brutality, these Nazi hosted games, which faced opposition, paved the way for the summer games.

Known as the Flying Parson, Belvin Maynard, a native of rural North Carolina, was a flying sensation in the years immediately after World War I. His story is almost unknown today, but he was the toast of America in 1919.

Join us for an interview with Steve Smith, long-time political lobbyist in South Carolina. He worked with 8 governors, 8 speakers of the house, and 14 senate presidents. Enjoy

On September 1, 1939, Nazi troops, under orders from Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland initiating World War II; however, the war was several years in the making. How did the war come about? Could it have been avoided? Was appeasement to blame? In this podcast we examine the complex causes of World War II in Europe.

Many believe that the first permanent European settlement in the Carolina Colony was Charleston. It wasn't. The first settlers were in the Albemarle Sound region of North Carolina. Listen to the fascinating story of how the Albemarle became home to the first permanent European settlers in the Carolina Colony.

Welsh Neck Baptist Church in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina , the second oldest Baptist congregation in the state, left a significant footprint in South Carolina history. Take a moment to explore this important congregation's history in the 1700s with Dr. John Barrington of Furman University. Dr. Barrington is the editor of Baptists in Early North America. vol. V. Welsh Neck, South Carolina.

In October 1930, a gruesome murder took place in Spartanburg, SC. Eighteen axe blows killed Gilbert Fleming? Who did it? Why?

We usually associate steamboats with the Mississippi, but North and South Carolina were early participants in the steamboat business. Steaming on rivers such as the Pee Dee, the Cape Fear, and the Savannah, steamboats formed an important but often overlooked part of history in the Carolinas.

Since 1945, rumors have swirled about Spartanburg's involvement in the Manhattan Project. Let's take a look at the real story.

World War I often doesn't receive much attention, but it is a major part of our every day lives. Join me for a brief introduction to how World War I created our modern world.

World War I profoundly shaped our modern world, but how did they war start? How did Europe move from peace to war in a matter of a few short days during the summer of 1914.

If you've been to Mrytle Beach, you've been to Horry County, SC. How did the county get this unique name? This is the story of Peter Horry, Revolutionary War hero.

In 1991, a fire at Imperial Food killed 25 workers in the little town of Hamlet, NC. It was a terrible and fully avoidable tragedy. It was profit over safety.

In 1788 and 1789, many North Carolinians, a majority at times, opposed ratification of the U.S. Constitution. They lost, but they made NC and the U.S. better for it. Here is their story.

Lucille "Miss Ludy" Godbold, a native of Estill, was South Carolina's first great female athlete, setting a world record at the 1922 Women's Olympic Games. Her athletic achievements, including a world record, made her a legend.

We don't think much about the history of our interstate system in South Carolina, but the long history of roads in South Carolina from the pre-colonial era through the construction of interstates is fascinating.

Covering the era from the assassination of Anwar Sadat through the late 1990s, this is the final episode of the series on Israel and Palestine in the 20th century.

It is little known but beginning in the 1700s in central North Carolina attempts were made to profitably mine coal. Ultimately, it ended with a series of disasters. Hear the tragic tale of this ill-fated industry along North Carolina's Deep River.

Covering Israeli's immediate years after independence through the Camp David Accords, this is part 2 of the series on Israel and Palestine in the 20th century.

The history of Israel and Palestine in the 20th century is complicated, but it is enormously important. This podcast is designed to make it approachable and meaningful, providing the major trends and event that culminated with the formation of the Israeli state in 1948.

In his 45-year career, Rabbi Yossi Liebowitz served synagogues around the country with his final posting in Spartanburg, SC. This wide-ranging interview covers his early years growing up in New York and topic such as Yiddish, the Holocaust, modern Judaism, and much more.

Want to know more about twentieth century Ukrainian history but think it is too hard or complex? Thing again. In an approachable and easy to understand manner, this introduction provides the major themes and events of this tumultuous period, focusing on Ukraine's relationship with Russia.

Confederate widows has been a sorely neglected, yet important topic. This interview with Dr. Angela Elder, author of Love and Duty: Confederate Widows and the Emotional Politics of Loss, discusses love and marriage during the Civil War and the struggles that many widows faced with the death of their husbands and the Confederacy's defeat.

The Atlantic Coast Conference formed out of an unwieldly 17-member Southern Conference. This episode looks at the schools that formed the conference, the crises and motivations, and the exciting football and basketball action that led seven schools to create a new league.

This is part one of a three-part series on the founding of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Point-shaving, cheating at West Point and William & Mary as well as the growing popularity of college sports influenced the establishment of the ACC.

On a cold night in December 1943, in Robeson County, NC, a northbound Atlantic Coastline passenger train traveling at 80 miles per hour crashed into two derailed cars, killing 72 passengers. It was an avoidable tragedy.

On December 24, 1884, John C. Ferguson murdered Arthur Benedict, a Jewish man, in Abbeville, South Carolina. The facts were clear. It was cold-blooded murder. But that was only the beginning of the story.

During the colonial era and well into the 1800s, cockfighting was enormously popular in the Carolinas. The sport's popularity in England meant that settlers brought it across the Atlantic where it rapidly gained prominence. The second most popular sport in the Carolinas, cockfighting had a legion of fans, but some Carolinians called the sport cruel and condemned the behaviors around it. After the Civil War, the sport declined and ultimately was outlawed in North and South Carolina