Part Two: L. Ron Hubbard: The Greatest Con-Man In History
Sep 2023
Scientology SUCKS | Ft. Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, and Jon Atack
<p>Today’s episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.</p> <p>We’re back with another greatest hits mashup this week, pulled together from the Little Bit Culty archives for your late listening pleasure because…well…we can’t quit you - not even for a short late summer, early fall hiatus. ... Show More
39m 2s
Jun 2012
John James Audubon: American Woodsman, Part 1
<p>Though John James Audubon was the son of a French planter, he cultivated the image of an American frontiersman. In this episode, New York Public Library curator Michael Inman joins us for a discussion of Audubon's early life.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a ... Show More
20 m
Jan 2022
Episode 228 - Scientology - Part 1: The Maternity Ward of Questionable Religious Sects
In part 1 of this 2 part series, Hannah and Suruthi peer under the slippery stone of Scientology’s sinister origins. They track the life of founder L. Ron Hubbard, from the birth of Dianetics, to the constantly shifting goalposts of engrams, and of course the conception of the Se ... Show More
1h 43m
Jul 2021
EP38: Summer Days with Dad, Fighting Founding Fathers, and The Pittsburgh Pirates' Dream
On this episode of the Our American Stories podcast, Randall Haley reminisces about the yearly Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi; also, Dr. Adam Carrington of Hillsdale College tells the story of The Alien and Sedition Acts, some one of America's most controversial l ... Show More
39m 3s
Mar 2024
Charlie Lawson - Coronation Street Legend's Incredible WW2 Connection
Charlie Lawson, famous for playing Jim McDonald in Coronation Street shares with Al Murray and James Holland his family's history in the Second World War. Charlie's uncle, who fought with the Royal Irish Fusiliers, was incredibly close with Australian Lawrie Franklyn-Vaile. Durin ... Show More
45m 28s