12 Days of Christmas: a Coded Song?
Were there special, secret meanings behind the lyrics in the famous Christmas song, The 12 Days...
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Candy canes are a well-known symbol of the holiday season, but what is the origin and meaning of...
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The Mozart-Saleri Feud: Did “Amadeus” Tell the Real Story?
The film “Amadeus” was a huge hit in the mid-1980s. It depicted Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and...
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"It's a Wonderful Life" 1947 Radio Drama
Listeners have asked me to post the 1947 Lux Radio Drama version of "It's a Wonderful Life,"...
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"It's a Wonderful Life" Myths and Urban Legends: 2023 Encore!
One of the most popular movies of all time, “It’s a Wonderful Life” (starring Jimmy Stewart and...
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The Best Years of Our Lives: the Greatest Film You Haven’t Seen!
Released in 1946, The Best Years of Our Lives became an immediate success. Life magazine called...
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Did FDR know about the Pearl Harbor attack ahead of time? And who was the attack more devastating...
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Resistance from the Right: Conservatives and the Campus Wars in Modern America
When thinking of campus protests, most Americans think of left-wing students marching and...
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Quote or No Quote? Who Said “If you don’t have anything nice to say, come and sit here by me”?
“If you don’t have anything nice to say, come and sit here by me,” is one of the best snarky-isms...
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1932: Politics, Protests, and Electioneering in a Crucial American Year
Veteran journalist and commentator, Scott Martelle, describes the fevered political year of 1932....
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Who invented American Thanksgiving, and when did they invent it? The Pilgrims in 1621? Abe...
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Democracy Dies in Darkness? Philadelphia and Paris in the 1780s
As both American and French revolutionaries sought to fashion representative government in the...
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Ben Franklin and the Turkey - Thanksgiving Myths!
One of the legendary stories that reappear during Thanksgiving season is that no less a luminary...
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Thanksgiving Popcorn - MiniMyth!
As the pilgrims pushed their chairs back from the first Thanksgiving table, their stomachs full...
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Did medieval people have bad teeth and poor hygiene? Did they all die before they were 40? And...
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Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture, and Control in Cold War America
In the wake of yet another gun tragedy in Gun Country USA, we interview Dr. Andrew McKevitt,...
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Halloween is a demonic holiday chock full of sin, and endangered by razor blades in...
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Dracula in Fiction and History
Dracula tales, legends, and myths fly around faster than a vampire fleeing from sunlight. Dr....
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Clement Attlee, 1945, and the Year of Hope in Britain
Professor Richard Toye talks about a pivotal year in British history – 1945. The end of the war,...
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The story of Columbus and the Taino people is fascinating, and is made even more fascinating by...
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