Forget everything you know about whiskey, Prohibition, and the modern liquor industry. The real story is wild ride full of little known tales, plot twists, and unexpected connections that shaped […]
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Forget everything you know about whiskey, Prohibition, and the modern liquor industry. The real story is wild ride full of little known tales, plot twists, and unexpected connections that shaped […]
Read moreFrank breaks down the history, controversies, and basics of the Gold Standard in just 7 minutes. Additional Links and Resources: Wikipedia is actually a great source to get the […]
Read moreWhat do large scale sea travel, the Hajj, Parson Weems’s biography of George Washington, and Welsh naming customs have to do with the richest man in history? EVERYTHING, folks! They […]
Read moreThis is the story of why tarring and feathering government employees is not a legitimate form of democratic expression. Also, booze. (Happy Tax Day! We’re getting this up one day […]
Read moreGodzilla is – and always has been — more than a monster movie. April 27th will be the 60th anniversary of Godzilla’s release in the U.S. Join us as we […]
Read moreNana Asma’u is the smartest and most influential women you’ve probably never heard of. She was a teacher, princess, scholar, social reformer, teen mother — and the original glass ceiling […]
Read moreThere’s a reason Mary Seacole was voted the greatest black Briton in history. Long before Silicon Valley coined the term “social entrepreneurship,” she was using her business savvy to address […]
Read moreHappy St. Patty’s Day! What do St. Patrick and Irish beer have to do with the Wicked Witch of The West? EVERYTHING! And we really mean EVERYTHING! Learn how competition […]
Read moreMary Anning had the deck stacked against her from the beginning – not only was her family poor and part of a religious minority, she was a woman in Regency […]
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