Christopher Finan joins us to tell the stories of Iroquois leader Handsome Lake, prohibitionist Carrie Nation, AA founders Bill Wilson and Bob Smith and others who’ve tried to get America sober.
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The Osage Murders
David Grann joins us to tell the story of how the Osage tribe members were suddenly being killed off – and how a former Texas Ranger was brought in to solve the mystery.
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The Fate Of The American Revolution
Historian Nathaniel Philbrick joins us to talk about how the relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold changed during the Revolutionary War.
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The Creation Of The U.S. Army
Historian William Hogeland joins us to talk about how George Washington and Alexander Hamilton created the Legion of the United States,
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Van Cliburn’s Cold War Victory
Stuart Isacoff takes us back to 1958 to relive Van Cliburn’s stunning victory at the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow.
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Remembering World War I
One hundred years ago this spring, Congress voted to declare war on Germany, thrusting the nation into World War I, and this hour we’ll talk about some of the highlights.
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The Peoples Temple
Jeff Guinn joins us to talk about how Jim Jones, a charismatic cult leader from Indiana, controlled his followers – and delivered them to their deaths.
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The Great War
Stephen Ives joins us to talk about how World War I vaulted the U.S. into a world power – and about the individual soldiers, nurses, aviators and others who paved the way to victory.
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The Journey Of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Helene Cooper joins us to talk about the extraordinary life of the first democratically elected female president in African history.
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The Life Of Simon Wiesenthal
Tom Dugan joins us to talk about the life of Simon Wiesenthal, who brought more than a thousand Nazi war criminals to justice.
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Remembering Sandy Hook
Kim Snyder joins us to talk about the aftermath of the Sandy Hook shooting and how it changed the lives of the parents, siblings and teachers of the people who were killed.
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War Crimes
Allan Ryan joins us to talk about how war crime investigations work – and about how some of the most notorious war criminals of the last century were eventually brought to justice.
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