History Ignited: The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel's We Didn’t Start the Fire
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Teach kids history. Prevent repeats.
Winner of the 2025 Webby People’s Voice Award for Best Kids and Family Podcast, History Ignited is hosted by 12-year-old Andrew, 10-year-old Caroline, and their parents, Amy and Dave. Together they turn every lyric from Billy Joel’s We Didn’t Start the Fire into a fun, bite-sized history story kids will actually remember.
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Richard Nixon Back Again: The Unlikely Comeback of '68
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Sep 05, 2026 |
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Bonus Episode: The Billy Joel Symposium | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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Ho Chi Minh: The Fire of Vietnamese Independence
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Aug 29, 2026 |
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Birth Control: How the Pill Reshaped Society | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Aug 23, 2026 |
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Bonus: Why We End with Those Five Words | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Aug 15, 2026 |
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JFK Blown Away: The Tragedy That Changed America | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Aug 01, 2026 |
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Profumo Affair: Secrets, Spies, and the Scandal That Shook Britain | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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Malcolm X: The Power of Speaking Up | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Jul 25, 2026 |
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Pope Paul: The Jet-Setting Pope Who Bridged the World | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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Liston v. Patterson: The Ultimate Heavyweight Clash! | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Jul 18, 2026 |
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John Glenn: The Human Fireball of Friendship 7 | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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Ole Miss: One Man's March for Justice | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Jul 11, 2026 |
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British Beatlemania: How Four Lads From Liverpool Defined a Generation | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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Lawrence of Arabia: Big Screen Adventures and Real-Life Desert Legends | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Jun 27, 2026 |
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Bay of Pigs Invasion: Kennedy, the Soviets, and the Cold War Gamble | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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Berlin: The Crucible of the 20th Century | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Jun 20, 2026 |
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Dylan: The Troubadour Who Changed Everything | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Stranger in a Strange Land: The Martian Who Challenged Everything | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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Eichmann: The Architect of Evil | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Hemingway: Precision, Prose, and Passion | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Belgians in the Congo: Royalty, Rubber, and Ruin | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Psycho: How Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho Redefined Horror & Storytelling | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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Chubby Checker & The Twist | How Dance Changed 20th Century Culture | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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JFK & Camelot | 20th Century History for Kids | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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Payola: How Cash Corrupted the Charts | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Syngman Rhee: The Rise and Fall of South Korea's First President | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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U-2: The Plane That Nearly Started World War III | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Edsel is a No-Go: Ford’s $400 Million Faceplant | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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Castro: The Revolutionary Who Defied Superpowers | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Hula Hoops: From Wham-O to World Phenomenon | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Mafia: How the Mob Infiltrated Mid-Century America | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Space Monkeys: History's First Cosmic Pioneers | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Ben-Hur: The Record-Breaking Epic | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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Buddy Holly: The Day the Music Died | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Children of Thalidomide: A Medical Tragedy | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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Starkweather Homicide: The Real Story of Charles Starkweather | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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California Baseball: When Brooklyn and Manhattan Moved to the Coast | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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Charles de Gaulle: From Exile to the Architect of Modern France | The Kids History Podcast Inspired by Billy Joel
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Lebanon: From Paris of the Middle East to Civil War
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Bridge on the River Kwai: Hollywood’s Heroics vs. History’s Horrors
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Chou En-Lai: The Man Who Saved Millions & Welcomed Nixon
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Sputnik: The Beep That Shocked the World
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Kerouac: 120 Feet of Paper and the Road to Revolution
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Mickey Mantle: The Face of 1950s Americana
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Pasternak: Literature, Rebellion, and the Nobel Prize
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Little Rock: Nine Students and a Spark
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Trouble in the Suez: The 1956 Crisis and the End of Empire
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Peyton Place: The Book, Movie & TV Show That Shocked America
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Princess Grace: From Hollywood to Monaco
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Khrushchev: The Soviet Leader Who Rocked the Cold War
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Alabama: The Children’s Crusade and the Fight for Civil Rights
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Budapest: The Student Uprising That Shook the World
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Bardot: Fame, Fashion & Animal Rescue
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Disneyland: How a Dream Became a Theme Park Icon
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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Elvis Presley: From Sun Studios to Global Stardom
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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BONUS: We Won a Webby! | Behind the Scenes of History Ignited's Big Win
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Peter Pan: Disney’s Flight into Cold War Escapism
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Davy Crockett: The Real Story Behind TV’s First Pop Icon | History Ignited Podcast
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Brooklyn's Got a Winning Team: How the Dodgers Made History in 1955
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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BONUS EPISODE: A Message for Billy Joel
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May 28, 2025 |
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James Dean: Hollywood Rebel
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May 23, 2025 |
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Einstein: The Mind That Changed Everything
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May 12, 2025 |
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Rock Around the Clock: The Hit That Launched Rock & Roll
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May 04, 2025 |
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Dien Bien Phu Falls: The Battle That Changed Vietnam Forever
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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BONUS: The Mural That Vanished: Diego Rivera, Rockefeller, and the Art That Sparked a Storm
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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Dacron: How Synthetic Fabrics Changed Fashion Forever
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Webby Nomination & People's Choice Voting
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Toscanini: The Conductor Who Defied Dictators
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Juan Perón: Argentina’s Most Controversial Leader
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Roy Cohn: McCarthyism, the Red Scare, and Political Intrigue
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Communist Bloc: How the Cold War Divided the World
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Campanella: Baseball’s Barrier-Breaking Legend
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Rockefeller: Oil, Philanthropy, and Political Power
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Prokofiev: Music and Resilience
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Nasser: How One Leader Redefined Egypt's Destiny
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Malenkov: The Soviet Leader Who Tried to Change the Game
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Joseph Stalin: The ‘Man of Steel’ Who Shaped History
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Santayana Goodbye: The Philosopher Who Warned Us About History
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Liberace: The Showman Who Brought Glamour to Music
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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Marciano: The Undefeated Heavyweight Champion Who Made History
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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England's Got a New Queen: The Coronation of Elizabeth II
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Vaccine: From Polio to Modern Medicine
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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Eisenhower: From D-Day to NASA
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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The Catcher in the Rye: Why Holden Caulfield Still Matters
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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The King and I: The Musical that Shaped Broadway
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Nov 02, 2024 |
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Brando: Hollywood’s Method Acting Legend
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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Panmunjom: Where the Cold War Never Ended
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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Sugar Ray: The Sweetest Punch in Boxing History
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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H-Bomb: Cold War Game-Changer
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Rosenbergs: Espionage, Secrets & the Trial That Shook America!
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Marilyn Monroe: The Untold Story Beyond the Blonde Bombshell
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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Behind the Scenes of History Ignited: How We Create the Podcast with AI & Expert Insights!
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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South Korea: From War-Torn to World Leader
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Sep 14, 2024 |
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North Korea: Kim Il-Sung and the Hermit Kingdom
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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Television: From Early Days to the Streaming Era
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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Studebaker: From Wagons to Automotive Giants
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Richard Nixon: Watergate and the End of an Era
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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Joe McCarthy: The Rise and Fall of a Controversial Senator
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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Joe DiMaggio: The Legend Behind Baseball's Yankee Clipper
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Walter Winchell: The Man Who Invented Modern Gossip
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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South Pacific: The 1949 Musical That Challenged Prejudice
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Jul 20, 2024 |
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Johnnie Ray: How a 'Crying Crooner' Changed Pop & Rock Forever
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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Red China: Revolution, Famine & Rebirth
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Harry Truman: The Buck Stops Here
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Doris Day: The Beloved Star Who Changed Lives
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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History Ignited: Uncovering 'We Didn’t Start the Fire'
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Jun 25, 2024 |