Episodes
Saturday Dec 05, 2020
The Haber-Bosch Process
Saturday Dec 05, 2020
Saturday Dec 05, 2020
By Brenden Zimmer
Describing the history and the chemistry behind the Haber-Bosch Process.
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Dilemma of the Russian Tsar
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
By Liam O'Brien
The issues with the rule of the last tsar.
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Sergeant Stubby
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
By Sarah Walker
A heroic dog took part in World War I and became a celebrity.
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Woodrow Wilson
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
By Jacob Skorka
An overview of the life of president Woodrow Wilson.
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
"Les mutilés de la face" and Anna Coleman Ladd
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
By Emma Waris
A podcast about Anna Coleman Ladd, the woman who changed the lives of the "mutilés" of the Great War.
Enjoy !
Monday Nov 09, 2020
U.S. Presidential Election of 1916
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
By Tim Hill
A short description of the U.S. Presidential election of 1916, brought to you by Tim Hill.
Sources:
Cooper, John Milton. Woodrow Wilson: a Biography. Vintage Books, 2011.
Lovell, S. D. The Presidential Election of 1916. Southern Illinois University Press, 1980.
Purcell, L. Edward, and Ray E. Boomhower. Vice Presidents: a Biographical Dictionary. Facts On File, 2010.
Image from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
The Russo-Japanese War
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
By Spencer Ford and Justin Hills
Sources included: 1) https://www.history.com/topics/korea/russo-japanese-war 2) https://www.britannica.com/event/Russo-Japanese-War 3) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
Hearing Loss in WWI
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
By Gannon Foley and Jake Sherman
This week on the podcast, Gannon and Jake discuss hearing loss in the first World War and the effects that it had on soldiers and the overall life in the military.
Alexander, Caroline. “The Shock of War.” Smithsonian Magazine. September 2010. Accessed October 18, 2020. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-shock-of-war-55376701/.
Conroy, Katherine and V. Malik. “Hearing loss in the trenches - a hidden morbidity of World War I.” The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. October 29, 2018. Accessed October 18, 2020. https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/16B72309AAB4878A1AFE2E1F56C13CA1/S0022215118001755a.pdf/hearing_loss_in_the_trenches_a_hidden_morbidity_of_world_war_i.pdf.
Traynor, Robert. “Hearing Loss in the Trenches of World War I.” Hearing Health and Technology Matters. April 1, 2014. Accessed October 18, 2020. https://hearinghealthmatters.org/hearinginternational/2014/hearing-loss-trenches-wwi/.
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Belgium's Involvment in WWI
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
By Spencer Ford
A brief summary and overview of Belgium during WWI
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
American Propoganda in WWI
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
By Gannon Foley and Jake Sherman
This week on the podcast, Gannon and Jake discuss different types of American WWI propaganda and the effects it had on the country.
“Can Vegetables, Fruit, and the Kaiser too.” Accessed October 11, 2020. https://www.history.nd.gov/exhibits/gardening/images/popups/10935-P150-can-the-kaiser.jpg.
Collier, Barron G. “Times Are Hard Your Majesty—You Leave Us Nothing to Do.” 1918. Poster. World Digital Library. Accessed October 11, 2020. https://www.wdl.org/en/item/4527/.
Flagg, James Montgomery. “I Want You for US Army.” 1917. Poster. World Digital Library. Accessed October 11, 2020. https://www.wdl.org/en/item/576/.
Karunaratne, Natasha. “The Anti-German Sentiment of WWI.” Re-Imagining Migration. Accessed October 11, 2020. https://reimaginingmigration.org/the-anti-german-sentiment-of-world-war-i/.
Siegel, Robert and Art Silverman. “During World War I, US Government Propaganda Erased German Culture.” NPR. April 7, 2017. Accessed October 11, 2020. https://www.npr.org/2017/04/07/523044253/during-world-war-i-u-s-government-propaganda-erased-german-culture.
Strothmann, Frederick. “Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds.” 1918. Poster. “The Anti-German Sentiment of World War I” by Natasha Karunaratne. Re-Imagining Migration. Accessed October 11, 2020. https://reimaginingmigration.org/the-anti-german-sentiment-of-world-war-i/.
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
Japan's role in WWI
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
Sunday Oct 04, 2020
By Jacob Skorka
An overview of Japan’s involvement in the war, including why they joined the allies and the impact on Japan’s future.
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
By Timothy Hill
A little bit of background on one of the most famous figures of the Great War. Who was he? Why was he chosen to be assassinated? How did he feel about rising nationalism in Europe?