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  • William Walker The Man who would Conquer Nicaragua Part 1 Filibusters

    William Walker The Man who would Conquer Nicaragua Part 1 Filibusters
    2026/02/21
    William Walker would go down in history as the man who looked to take over the country of Nicaragua only to be defeated by the combined forces of 5 Central American Republics. In this episode we look at the early beginnings of Walker's life to see what inspired such outlandish acts. While also looking at the phenomenon of filibusters: individuals who would lead private military campaigns to take over foreign countries and/or join active rebellions in other nations.

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    1 時間 8 分
  • Sound Stories Black Sabbath Vol. 4

    Sound Stories Black Sabbath Vol. 4
    2026/02/14
    I look back at the story behind Black Sabbath's 4th album Vol. 4 and how it helped to lead to the eventual breakup of the band's original line up.

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    32 分
  • Tulsa Race Massacre Part 2 The Burning of Greenwood

    Tulsa Race Massacre Part 2 The Burning of Greenwood
    2026/02/07
    As the city of Tulsa devolved into a violent race riot the white mob soon turned their attention to the prosperous African American district of Greenwood aka Black Wall Street.

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    1 時間 41 分
  • Tulsa Race Massacre Part 1 Black Wall Street

    Tulsa Race Massacre Part 1 Black Wall Street
    2026/01/24
    The Greenwood district in Tulsa Oklahoma was a thriving Black community. In 1921 though this community which had earned the nickname Black Wall Street would be burned down in possibly the worst 'race riot' in American history.

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    1 時間 32 分
  • Blues and the Mississippi Flood of 1927 Part 11 Goin to Chicago (Finale)

    Blues and the Mississippi Flood of 1927 Part 11 Goin to Chicago (Finale)
    2026/01/17
    What if any impact will the investigations into the Red Cross relief camps have? Meanwhile many African Americans who survived the flood and those relief camps decide they can no longer live in the south after all they have experienced. In doing so they take their culture including their music with them.

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    1 時間 9 分
  • The Ill Fated Journey of Conquistador Cabeza de Vaca Part 3 Spiritual Healers (Finale)

    The Ill Fated Journey of Conquistador Cabeza de Vaca Part 3 Spiritual Healers (Finale)
    2026/01/10
    The 4 former conquistadors turned castaways turned 'slaves' escape and find a new life as healers as they continue their journey to the Spanish controlled lands of Mexico.

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    1 時間 27 分
  • The Ill Fated Journey of Conquistador Cabeza de Vaca Part 2 Shipwrecked in Texas

    The Ill Fated Journey of Conquistador Cabeza de Vaca Part 2 Shipwrecked in Texas
    2025/12/27
    After failing to conquer Florida the would be conquistadors set sail in hastily built rafts hoping to reach the safety of a Spanish outpost in Mexico. Their journey however doesn't go quite as planned and the survivors find themselves in a very unexpected position.

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    1 時間 15 分
  • Blues and The Mississippi Flood of 1927 Part 10 Greenville Exposed

    Blues and The Mississippi Flood of 1927 Part 10 Greenville Exposed
    2025/12/20
    Red Cross relief camps throughout the flooded region in general tended to have issues when it came to seeing to the needs of African American refugees. The situation in Greenville however is particularly bad as Black refugees there are practically returned to a state of enslavement.

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    50 分