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“A wise man never sells out at the first sign of trouble. That’s for the pikers.”This is the story o

Our last few episodes have reveled in stories of the popularization of movies, music and sports duri

In the recent Halloween episode #168 of History That Doesn’t Suck, we uncovered the undead story of

“His Lordship from Transylvania would like to purchase a nice house in our small town . . . it will

“We have a basket and a ball, and it seems to me that would be a good name for it.”This is the story

As a follow up to episode 165 America’s Favorite Pastime: Baseball, we’re proud to share an intervie

"As I hit the ball, every muscle in my system, every sense I had, told me that I had never hit a bet

"As I hit the ball, every muscle in my system, every sense I had, told me that I had never hit a bet

“Harlem is the queen of the black belts, drawing Aframericans together in a vast humming hive . . .

“Miller, Lyles, and I were standing near the exit door . . . Blake stuck out there in front, leading

“Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain’t heard nothing yet!”This is the story of the silver screen. 

Cheers to Professor Jackson’s post Prohibition conversation with distinguished author Daniel Okrent!

From Airship, the studio behind American Scandal, American History Tellers, and History Daily, comes

“Only Capone kills like that.”This is the story of the rise and fall of Al Capone, and the last gasp

“Don’t ask me nothin’! You hear me? Don’t ask! And don’t bring anybody in here for me to identify. I

“You’re Bill McCoy.” “Never heard of him.”This is the story of a crazy decade-plus when America outl

Episode Description:“Farewell, you good-for-nothing, God-forsaken, iniquitous, bleary-eyed, bloated-

“I believe I can swing it.”This is the story of the Coolidge Administration.Calvin Coolidge isn’t th

“If you knew of a great scandal in our administration, would you for the good of the country and the

The Prof. sits down with fellow Prof. Ben Sawyer of the Road to Now Podcast and Middle Tennessee Sta