Footnotes: A History Podcast
A History Podcast focusing on forgotten moments, people on the wrong side, and those who lost.
Episodes
Theodore Roosevelt had a driving personality known for conquering any room he was in. But after the disastrous 1912 election, he found himself in the political wilderness. In typical Roosevelt fashion, he pushed himself to his limits. But did he push too far?
Discuss This Episode:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/footnotes
Follow us on Instagram:
instagram.com/footnotespodcast
The Pullman Strike is a forgotten watershed moment in American history. A dreamer capitalist met his match when his employees struck. Though George Pullman emerged victorious, the event challenged its contemporaries to question his kind of paternal institutions.
Discuss This Episode:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/footnotes
Follow us on Instagram:
instagram.com/footnotespodcast
World War I had become infamous for life wasting. But few battles were as unsuccessful as they were forgotten. The assault on Aubers Ridge reveals the true slaughter of the Great War.
Sources: “A Soldier’s Tale: Pvt Albert Money” by David Tuffley
Discuss This Episode:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/footnotes
Follow us on Instagram:
instagram.com/footnotespodcast
Jack Sheppard descended into the nasty world of 18th century London to become a man of infamous renown. Follow this tale of jail-break, corruption, and intrigue.
The Road to Tyburn (Main Source). ISBN: 0-141-39023-9
Thief - Taker Hangings. ISBN: 978-0-7627-9148-4
Discuss This Episode:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/footnotes
Follow us on Instagram:
instagram.com/footnotespodcast
Joan of Arc famously defeated the English, but the story of how she achieved it has been relegated to footnotes. It is a tale of mysterious circumstances, amazing luck, and a tragic end.
Sources:
Joan of Arc by Helen Castor: ISBN - 978-0-06-238439-3
Joan of Arc by Mark Twain: ISBN - 0-89870-268-2
Discuss This Episode:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/footnotes
Follow us on Instagram:
instagram.com/footnotespodcast
Duke Louis: We get a rare glimpse into a tale of medieval royalty told through the eyes of a detective. Duke Louis of Orleans had everything he ever wanted: power, prestige, women. But with those come the danger of powerful enemies. These enemies would strike him down mercilessly in the street. As the clues unfold, a truly sinister plot is revealed.
Source: Blood Royal by Eric Jager. ISBN: 978-0-316-22451
Discuss This Episode:
Earnest Shackleton and his men have already endured tedium and hardship in their now-failed voyage in the Antarctic. Now they must brace themselves as the ice melts. What follows is a truly thrilling story of survival.
Sources:
"The Endurance" by Caroline Alexander. ISBN: 978-0375404030
"South" by Earnest Shackleton. ISBN: 1530876214
Discuss This Episode:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/footnotes
Follow us on Instagram:
ins...
It was the swansong of the Age of Exploration. Antarctic explorers would soon become the last great interlopers of unknown lands. Sir Earnest Shackleton became the final champion of this golden age with his Endurance expedition across the Antarctic continent. Instead of a victorious conquest, he found immortality in defeat.
Sources:
"The Endurance" by Caroline Alexander. ISBN: 978-0375404030
"South" by Earnest Shackleton. ISBN:...
Medieval warfare was a grinding affair. Castles stood impregnable, sieges lasted months, and generals avoided direct fights. The Black Prince of England manages to achieve a sweeping victory through the French countryside in 1355 in this great testament to military ingenuity.
Discuss This Episode:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/footnotes
Follow us on Instagram:
instagram.com/footnotespodcast
How much reform is too much reform? Jacobo Arbenz rose to power in Guatemala with promises of a better life for his otherwise impoverished Banana Republic. His communist leanings become his undoing as even his most modest policies become scrutinized by the red-fearing CIA of the 1950s. The story of Arbenz never ceases to stir controversy.
Gleijeses, Piero (1991). Shattered Hope: The Guatemalan Revolution and the United States, 19...
What happens when the peasants are fed up? After years of taxes, military failure, and arbitrary justice, the English peasants finally rise up against their superiors. What follows is no mere riot, but a coordinated assault on those in charge. In the first narrative in our Hundred Years’ War saga, we see just how similar we are to our medieval ancestors.
Sources:
Dunn, Alastair (2002). The Great Rising of 1381: the Peasants' Re...
The ever-enigmatic John Brown has stirred controversy for over a century and a half. His raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia has become a minor event before the onset of the Civil War. Yet, few know the intricacies of this bold, if unsuccessful, plan to spark a slave insurrection in the South. In the final part of our series on grandeur, we descend into the chaos of those fateful October days in 1859.
Sources:
Midnight Rising: John B...
In steps the man of action. After a failed scheme on Wall Street promises to cause an economic calamity, J.P. Morgan must save the day. With the banking world panicking around him, Morgan has the fortitude to remain calm. In part two of three, a drama unfolds between some of the most powerful men in the country.
Sources:
The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect Storm
Discuss This Epis...
May 1881, a disgruntled man stalks the president from the shadows down Pennsylvania Avenue. Disheveled and unpopular, Charles Guiteau allows his delusions of grandeur to lead him into committing the terrible murder of President James Garfield. This first episode of a three part series gives us a peek into the psychology of a madman and the forgotten legacy of a president.
Sources:
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medi...
The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius is the ultimate footnote: an event mentioned in every textbook. Yet few know the heroic exploits of Pliny the Elder to save his fellow Romans from a fiery death. We catch a glimpse of humanity and its eternal struggle with nature from two thousand years ago.
Discuss This Episode:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/footnotes
In an unlikely showdown of wills, William Walker finds himself fighting against the indomitable Cornelius Vanderbilt. In the final installment of this saga, Walker faces the realities of a foreign invading force. The events that follow reveal a portrait of a complex and controversial, yet somehow neglected, figure in history.
Sources:
Tycoon's War: How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America's Most Famous Mili...
The Americans are invading. Once an insignificant part of a larger war, William Walker has schemed and fought his way into power. What follows is the fascinating continuation of a bizarre struggle between mercenaries, peasants, and wealthy bankers.
Sources:
Discuss This Episode:
In the mid-1850s, Civil War engulfed the nation of Nicaragua. Desperate for victory, one side hires a small group of mercenaries led by a young newspaper editor named William Walker. Diminutive in size, but with piercing gray eyes, Walker unleashes chaos on the unsuspecting Nicaraguans in this forgotten tale of history.
Sources:
Popular Podcasts
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.
The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!
"SmartLess" with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, & Will Arnett is a podcast that connects and unites people from all walks of life to learn about shared experiences through thoughtful dialogue and organic hilarity. A nice surprise: in each episode of SmartLess, one of the hosts reveals his mystery guest to the other two. What ensues is a genuinely improvised and authentic conversation filled with laughter and newfound knowledge to feed the SmartLess mind. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of SmartLess ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.