Episode 37 · · 27:39
God's Favorites kicks off a new year with a series on Napoleon Bonaparte. His military successes (and failures) and meeting the love of his life (who just thinks he is okay.)
Episode 36 · · 03:16
In 2024, God's Favorites is coming back strong after a bit of a holiday break with a series on Napoleon Bonaparte. Part I coming January 1, 2024.
Episode 35 · · 25:02
He's one of the earliest known examples of an American serial killer, but don't believe everything you read about Herman Mudgett, alias Dr. Henry Holmes. Conman. Doctor. Killer. Lies...
Episode 34 · · 32:08
Melissa sits down with Bjorn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta to talk about their film Fred. Fred the Film is a look into the heartbreaking fate of the RMS Titanic's lookout Frederick F...
Episode 33 · · 15:02
Today we're taking a very short dive into the wreck that inspired a thousand frat boys to sing at the top of their lungs with Gordon Lightfoot. I'm sorry to tell you...there is still...
Episode 32 · · 23:55
Ernest Shackleton may not have done everything correctly when he was exploring...but what he did do was save the lives of his entire crew bringing them all through the most unsurviva...
Episode 31 · · 26:25
It's been requested over and over and it's finally here. Here's the story of the Lusitania and the attempts by the British government to blame its Captain for its own ignorance.
Episode 30 · · 26:20
An American passenger on the Titanic is told he'll never walk again after he narrowly survives. What follows is a harrowing tale of tenacity you can follow all the way to Wimbledon a...
Episode 29 · · 22:03
We conclude our series on Harriet with a fascinating aspect of her life... her military service as a spy.
Episode 28 · · 19:09
Harriet Tubman's friendship with John Brown turns her into a warrior.
Episode 27 · · 29:10
Harriet starts one of her many return voyages to save her loves.
Episode 26 · · 24:59
Learn about the young lady who would grow to fight for freedom for the enslaved despite dangers and threats to her own safety.
Episode 25 · · 30:54
Let's time jump between present day and the past as we talk about how the stories of a shipbuilder, a collector, and an overly sentimental American journalist and TikTok creator inte...
Episode 24 · · 24:20
We reach the final chapter in the life of Dwight Eisenhower as he faces a new age in America.
Episode 23 · · 22:24
War is sometimes easier than leading. Eisenhower gains news foes in his political career and one of them is in his own party. In the meantime, Ike juggles leading a nation and keepin...
Episode 22 · · 24:22
Dwight Eisenhower wraps up his military career, but retirement and relaxation seem to evade him as Washington D.C. and the White House come calling.
Episode 21 · · 37:21
The war in Europe isn't over yet and Ike has yet to uncover all the horrors that await him.
Episode 20 · · 38:06
Eisenhower is tasked with figuring out how to invade Europe as the allies bicker about the best way to do so. In the meantime, he finds companionship in Kay Summersby, one of the mos...
Episode 19 · · 20:14
Trauma hits home for the Eisenhower family as well as a shell-shocked new world. Despite alleged peace, conditions are boiling in Europe as America tries to isolate itself once more....
Episode 18 · · 28:07
It's time for a taste of Americana as we take a look at Dwight D. Eisenhower...a president you may not know as well as you think you do. First up we take a look at the early years o...