“‘What is that?' I asked. The Englishman answered calmly: 'It was my best enemy.’”This is the story of the little books that went to war, and the Frenchman whose ghosts we'll read by their light.In 1943, a consortium of American publishers began slipping pocket-sized paperbacks into the hands of GIs bound overseas: the Armed Services Editions. More than 120 ... Show More
Sep 28
Bonus: GTDS: NASA and the Commercialization of Space
Following the Challenger and Columbia Space Shuttle disasters, the government had to rethink space exploration. In 2006, NASA launched the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program, allocating $500 million to encourage American entrepreneurs to develop cost-effective car ... Show More
1h 18m
Sep 21
212: The European Theater, 1943
"Wing Ding, you're either crazy as hell or you've got balls."This is the story of the European Theater in 1943.As Allied bombers learn the brutal cost of daylight precision raids over Ploesti and Schweinfurt, Allied armies fight their way onto the Italian mainland at Salerno, and ... Show More
1h 1m
Jul 2019
Tempest in a Teacup
Bohea, the aroma of tire fire, Mob Wives, smugglers, “bro” tea, and what it all means to the backstory of the American Revolution. Malcolm tells the real story on what happened in Boston on the night of December 16, 1773. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodc ... Show More
35m 9s
<p><br/>Elections, buyouts, war and good old bad old side tracked conversations. </p><p><a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-54-vs-ft-74516044' target='_blank'><b>Episode 54: The Deprogram vs The Program (Ft. CIA Podcast)</b></a><b><br/>IS UP EARLY on Patreon: https:// ... Show More
