“If I can but reach that bridge,” thought Ichabod, “I am safe.”This is the story of schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and his ride home after an evening spent trying to woo Katrina Van Tassel at a party hosted by her father at their idyllic farm in rural New York. It’s a terrifying ride–perhaps as deadly as Ichabod’s pursuer is headless. For this third HTDS Hallowe ... Show More
Jul 13
208: The Pacific War, 1942–43: Guadalcanal, the Aleutians, and Operation Vengeance
“Guadalcanal is not the name of an island. It is the name of the graveyard of the Japanese army.”This is the story of America's first major offensive in the Pacific since Midway.Amid hard fighting among the frozen peaks of Attu at the tail end of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, the Am ... Show More
59m 7s
Jul 6
Introducing: Government That Doesn't Suck! with Professors Greg Jackson and Lindsey Cormack
Episode 1: We The Founders (The Constitution) | Introducing Government That Doesn’t SuckFollow GTDS on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.What if the Constitution isn't a dusty relic, but a living document built to be argued over, amended, and improved by eve ... Show More
48m 26s
Jul 2
The Declaration of Independence at 250
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America, as read by Professor Greg Jackson and fellow citizens: Lindsey Cormack co-host of Government That Doesn’t Suck, Ben Sawyer and Bob Crawford of The Road to Now, Colleen Shogan of In Pursuit, Lindsay Graham host of ... Show More
11m 6s
Oct 2023
3 – The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: A Ghostly Encounter
Things with Katrina don’t go the way Ichabod Crane had hoped. As he rides home, stories of local ghosts haunt his thoughts. Panicked, he gallops off into the night, only to encounter the most terrifying sight of all – the Headless Horseman himself! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWiz ... Show More
22m 43s
Oct 2023
560 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
It's the early nineteenth century, and the moon is bright, the Hudson Valley forests are full of shadows, and a lonely schoolteacher heads home on his rickety horse. All those stories he's heard about a headless horseman are just stuff and nonsense...aren't they?
In this episode, ... Show More
1h 40m