Jul 4

Thomas Jefferson (Part 2)

Jefferson rebounds from his disastrous and governorship and personal loss to create a political legacy that would define a nation. 00:00 Introduction and Recap 02:30 Jefferson's Role as Ambassador to France 08:00 Jefferson's Return and Political Feuds 15:50 The Formation of Polit ... Show More

55m 30s

Jul 3

Thomas Jefferson (Part 1)

How did Thomas Jefferson overcome failure after failure to become the most significant politician of the early American Republic? On this episode we examine his habits, tactics, approach, and life up until his service in the Washington administration. 00:00 The Misunderstood Pres ... Show More

52m 56s

Jun 27

Rome's Revenge: Hannibal Part 2

Hannibal Barca was Rome's greatest enemy. What was it about his strategies and leadership style that allowed him to haunt Romans' nightmares for centuries? 00:00 Introduction to Hannibal's Legendary Campaign 01:40 Sponsor Message: Gains in Bulk 02:20 Setting the Stage: Hannibal's ... Show More

1h 11m

Apr 3

Alexander the Great

Though he ruled for just 13 years, Alexander the Great is as famed for his hedonistic lifestyle as his military genius. But how did he become one of the best known military leaders in history? What inspired such loyalty among his troops? And what drove this young man in his endle ... Show More

47m 59s

Jul 2024

#358 I had dinner with John Mackey, Founder of Whole Foods

What I learned from having dinner with John Mackey and reading his autobiography The Whole Story: Adventures in Love, Life, and Capitalism.----Make history's greatest entrepreneurs proud by going to Ramp and learning how they can help your business control your costs and save mor ... Show More

1h 34m

Dec 2024

The Most Inspiring Autobiography I've Read: Chung Ju-yung Founder of Hyundai

Chung Ju-yung grew up so poor he had to eat tree bark to survive. He went on to found Hyundai and became the richest person in Korea. When Chung was in his 80s, he wrote an autobiography that tells the devastating reality of growing up in dire poverty, how he escaped through manu ... Show More

1h 15m

Jan 2025

Operation Market Garden (Encore)

After the Allied landing in Normandy in World War II, the Allies made progress pushing back the Germans.However, by September, things had slowed down. One allied commander devised a plan that he thought would end the war in one fell swoop.The plan was bold, audacious, and highly ... Show More

14m 39s

Nov 2024

Leonardo da Vinci with Ken Burns

Leonardo da Vinci was a man like no other. A restless visionary and polymath, his paintings are some of the best known of all works of art. To talk about Leonardo, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Ken Burns, the multi-award winning American filmmaker who has transformed t ... Show More

39m 26s

Jun 13

191 - Irregular Verb Story: The (Funny) Invention of the Microwave

It helps you make your oatmeal in 90 seconds and reheat your pizza in 30. Some of you love it; others are skeptical, with concerns it might cause brain damage. What am I talking about? Microwaves, of course! The story of how the microwave was discovered (or invented!) is weird an ... Show More

34m 51s

Jun 16

Captain Cook: The Ultimate Explorer?

Assassin’s Creed Rogue allows players to explore the icy landscapes and freezing oceans of the Arctic as it was during the Seven Years’ War. Appropriately, it also lets players hang around with one of history’s greatest explorers: Captain James Cook.What made Cook an exceptional ... Show More

31m 42s

Apr 13

The Real Greatest Showman

PT Barnum may be better known as the loose subject of the movie The Greatest Showman, but his life was so much more than that work of fiction. A master of entertainment, an entrepreneur, and a genius of publicity, he built a career on feeding public curiosity with his grand illus ... Show More

1h 4m

Mar 2025

#381 I Had Dinner With Michael Ovitz

What I learned from having an intense and fun 3 hour dinner with Michael Ovitz. 1: Mediocrity is always invisible until passion shows up and exposes it.2: There's no ceiling on where you can push your profession.3: Don't be unequally yoked. Pick partners that have the same ambiti ... Show More

27m 2s

Feb 2025

#378 The Last Oil Baron: Leon Hess

Your father goes bankrupt. You work for 50 cents a day to try to help your family survive the Great Depression. At 19 you see an opportunity where others see nothing. You start “a little fuel delivery business” with one used truck. Five years later you have 10 trucks. World War I ... Show More

53m 24s