All Episodes

Episode 335 – Kent Tekulve: The Closer – Guest: Kent Tekulve

Episode 334 – Encore: Secrets of a Hostage Negotiator – Guest: Scott Tillema

Episode 333 – Encore: 7 Random People on Their View of the American Dream – Guest: Multiple

Episode 332 – Encore: How the Nazis Turned Ordinary Men Into Kill Squads – Guest: Christopher Browning

Episode 331 – Encore: The Art of Cross-Examination with Charles Rose – Guest: Charles Rose

Episode 330 – Encore: The Story of Fallen Police Officer Drew Barr – Guest: Chris Cowan

Episode 329 – Encore: It’s Groundhog Day…Again – Guest: John Griffiths

Episode 328 – Encore: Marc Summers Remembers Nickelodeon’s “Double Dare” – Guest: Marc Summers

Episode 327 – Encore: Mark Seal on the Making of The Godfather – Guest: Mark Seal

Episode 326 – Encore: Hiding in Plain Sight – Guest: Amy Herman

Episode 325 – Encore: New Years’ Traditions – Guest: Alexis McCrossin

2023

Episode 324 – Encore: 7 Random People’s Favorite Holiday Memories – (Man on the Street)

Episode 323 – Encore: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation – Guest: Jeremiah Chechik

Episode 322 – Encore: The Real Story of Santa Claus – Guest: Gerry Bowler

Episode 321 – Encore: The 1914 Christmas Truce – Guest: Terri Crocker

Episode 320 – A Children’s Episode – No Guest

Episode 319 – Encore: The Real Story of the Mayflower – Guest: Nathaniel Philbrick

Episode 318 – Robert Page: Does Weed Attack Your Heart? – Guest: Robert Hill

Episode 317 – Kashmir Hill: The End of Privacy – Guest: Kashmir Hill

Episode 316 – Kaleb  Gorman: When Your Thoughts Are Not Your Own – Guest: Kaleb Gorman

Episode 315 – Encore: A Transplant Surgeon Story – Guest: Dr. David Weill

Episode 314 – 13Q: A Top 40 Radio Story – Guests: Multiple

Episode 313 – Encore: Who was Christopher Columbus? – Guest: Prof. William Connell

Episode 312 – Fr. Vincent Lampert: An American Exorcist – Guest: Fr. Vincent Lampert

Episode 311 – Joe Goldberg: Propaganda – Guest: Joe Goldberg

Episode 310 – Rick Porrello: The Ballad of Danny Greene – Guest: Rick Porrello

Episode 309 – LOST: 18 Million Military Records Go Up in Smoke – Guest: Megan Greenwell

Episode 308 – Dr. Mark Pickering: Human Euthanasia is Here – Guest: Dr. Mark Pickering

Episode 307 – Helio Fred Garcia: Ethics & Crisis Communication – Guest: Helio Fred Garcia

Episode 306 – Encore: Seth Shostak – Is There Life in Outer Space? – Guest: Seth Shostak

Episode 305 – Encore: James Fallon – The Psychopath Next Door – Guest: James Fallon

Episode 304 – Encore: Justin from the Generation Why Podcast – Guest: Justin

Episode 303 – Encore: NASA’s Jim Green – Revealing the Secrets of Mars – Guest: Jim Green

Episode 302 – Rob Tate: It’s Not That Complicated – Guest: Rob Tate

Episode 301 – Brady Crytzer: A Rebellion that Defined America – Guest: Brady Crytzer

Episode 300 – Encore: Cordia Harrington – An American Success Story – Guest: Cordia Harrington

Episode 299 – Encore: Liz Covart – Writing the Declaration of Independence – Guest: Liz Covart

Episode 298 – James Fishback: When Debate is Not Permitted – Guest: James Fishback

Episode 297 – Encore: The Story Behind the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier – Guest: Gavin McIllvenna

Episode 296 – Encore: 9/11, As It Happened, Minute-by-Minute – Guests: Multiple

Episode 295 – Encore: The Baby Story – Guest: Dr. Lori Buzzetti

Episode 294 – Tom McMillan: Saving the Most Famous Flag Ever – Guest: Tom McMillan

Episode 293 – Peter Gray: Do Kids Really Play Anymore? – Guest: Peter Gray

Episode 292 – Jonathan Noyes: Confessions of a Former Atheist – Guest: Jon Noyes

Episode 291 – Jerry Burger: Why You Obey – Guest: Jerry Burger

Episode 290 – Ken Auletta: The Theranos Story – Guest: Ken Auletta

Episode 289 – David Greene: Should the U.S. Ban TikTok? – Guest: David Greene

Episode 288 – Ken Brown: The Bystander Effect – Guest: Ken Brown

Episode 287 – Elizabeth Gilpin: Surviving “Troubled Teen School” Captivity – Guest: Elizabeth Gilpin

Episode 286 – John Perkins: The Dirty Work of an Economic Hit Man – Guest: John Perkins

Episode 285 – Encore: How Free is Speech on the American College Campus? – Guest: Keith Whittington

Episode 284 – Encore: Walter Iooss, Jr. is Sports Photography’s GOAT – Guest: Walter Iooss

Episode 283 – Encore: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater – Guest: Lynda Waggoner

Episode 282 – Encore: The Story of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier – Guest: Gavin McIlvenna

Episode 281 – Encore: What Are Your Privacy Rights Online? – Guest: Fred Cate

Episode 280 – Encore: Your Social Credit Score, the Price You Pay – Guest: Kelley Vlahos

Episode 279 – Encore: The American Front Porch – Guest: Michael Dolan

Episode 278 – Tim Schultz: What’s it Like to Win the Lottery? – Guest: Tim Schultz

Episode 277 – Encore: She Pioneered Directed Evolution – Guest: Frances Arnold

Episode 276 – Jack Barsky: Undercover KGB Agent in America – Guest: Jack Barsky

Episode 275 – Matt Campbell: The Ocean Hides Its Secrets – Guest: Matt Campbell

Episode 274 – Encore: Nadine Strossen – Free Speech Over Censorship – Guest: Nadine Strossen

Episode 273 – The ‘Silk Road’ Story: Busting the Dark Web – Guest: Chris Tarbell

2022

Episode 272 – Procrastination and Your New Year’s Resolutions – Guest: Nic Voge

Episode 271 – Seven Voices: Your Favorite Holiday Memory – Guests: Multiple

Episode 270 – Encore: Remembering the Sears Wish Book – Guest: Jason Liebig

Episode 269 – Martin Dugard: Taking Berlin – Guest: Martin Dugard

Episode 268 – Encore: The Story Behind Those Hallmark Keepsakes – Guest: Tammy Haddix

Episode 267 – Sal Piacente: Casino Stories – Guest: Sal Piacente

Episode 266 – Anthony Shore: Who’s In A Name? – Guest: Anthony Shore

Episode 265 – James R. Fitzgerald: Hunting the Unabomber – Guest: James R. Fitzgerald

Episode 264 – Aaron Mackey: Swiping Your Privacy – Guest: Aaron Mackey

Episode 263 – Worth Parker: Escape from Afghanistan – Guest: Worth Parker

Episode 262 – Larry Csonka: A Football Story – Guest: Larry Csonka

Episode 261 – Andrew Bustamante: Inside the World of Covert Intelligence – Guest: Andrew Bustamante

Episode 260 – John Abramson: Behind the Curtain at Big Pharma – Guest: John Abramson

Episode 259 – Josh Chin: The Emerging Surveillance State – Guest: Josh Chin

Episode 258 – Mike Mariani: Moving On with Life After Catastrophe – Guest: Mike Mariani

Episode 257 – Dr. Warren Farrell: America’s Boy Crisis – Guest: Dr. Warren Farrell

Episode 256 – Eight Voices: Where Were You on 9/11? – Guests: Multiple

Episode 255 – Neuroscientist Karl Friston on Intelligence and the Free-energy Principle – Guest: Karl Friston

Episode 254 – Encore: Miss Manners Talks About 21st Century Etiquette – Guest: Judith Martin

Episode 253 – Encore: The Story of the Electoral College – Guest: Tara Ross

Episode 252 – Encore: Sharyl Attkisson Focuses on “The Narrative” – Guest: Sharyl Attkisson

Episode 251 – Encore: Sgt. Leroy Petry’s Medal of Honor Story – Guest: Sgt. Leroy Petry

Episode 250 – Susan Wagner: An American Sculptor – Guest: Susan Wagner

Episode 249 – Seven Voices: That First Job – Guests: Multiple

Episode 248 – Seven Voices: Who Is Your Hero? – Guests: Multiple

Episode 247 – Seven Voices: The American Dream – Guests: Multiple

Episode 246 – Paul Tasner: It’s Never Too Late to Start a Business – Guest: Paul Tasner

Episode 245 – Encore: Berlin’s Wall that Killed – Guest: Lee Edwards

Episode 244 – Encore: The ‘Lost Colony’ is Found – Guest: Scott Dawson

Episode 243 – D-Day: God – Family – Country – (Special Narrative Edition)

Episode 242 – Encore: Mike Vining – A Delta Force Original – Guest: Mike Vining

Episode 241 – Are Labor Unions Making a Comeback in America? – Guest: Dan Johns

Episode 240 – End of Watch: The Story of Officer Drew Barr – Guest: Chris Cowan

Episode 239 – Eric Heinze: Free Speech is the Most Human Right – Guest: Eric Heinze

Episode 238 – Neuromarketing: Getting Inside Your Head – Guest: Uma Karmarkar

Episode 237 – Bill Toti: Life & Work after the Military – Guest: Bill Toti

Episode 236 – Encore: How Business Influences TV News – Guest: John Altenbern

Episode 235 – Shaping Opinion Unplugged: Take Your Podcast to the Next Level – No guest.

Episode 234 – Encore: How Rush Limbaugh Changed the Media Landscape – Guest: Brian Rosenwald

Episode 233 – Encore: The Power of Word-of-Mouth Marketing with Jay Baer – Guest: Jay Baer

Episode 232 – Encore: How the Nuclear Bomb Came to Be – Guest: Richard Rhodes

Episode 231 – Encore – Larry Gatlin: A Life in Country Music – Guest: Larry Gatlin

Episode 230 – Scott Tillema: Secrets of a Hostage Negotiator – Guest: Scott Tillema

Episode 229 – Adam Carroll: Managing Your Moolah – Guest: Adam Carroll

Episode 228 – Charles H. Rose, III: The Art of Cross-Examination – Guest: Charles H. Rose, III

Episode 227 – Lila Mickelwait: Child Sex Trafficking and ‘Big Porn’ – Guest: Lila Mickelwait

Episode 226 – Barry Schwartz: Freedom and Choice – Guest: Barry Schwartz

Episode 225 – Amy Herman: See What’s Hiding in Plain Sight – Guest: Amy Herman

Episode 224 – Megan Bruck Syal: Incoming! Can We Really Intercept Asteroids? – Guest: Megan Bruck Syal

Episode 223 – Christopher Browning’s “Ordinary Men:” The Making of a Kill Squad – Guest: Christopher Browning

Episode 222 – Margot Leitman & The Moth: A Storyteller’s Perspective – Guest: Margot Leitman

Episode 221 – Author Mark Seal on the Making of “The Godfather” – Guest: Mark Seal

Episode 220 – Free Speech on Campus: Alumni Aren’t Happy – Guest: Carl Neuss

2021

Episode 219 – Encore: The Story Behind Our New Year’s Eve Celebrations – Guest: Alexis McCrossen

Episode 218 – Encore: The Real Story Behind Santa Claus – Guest: Gerry Bowler

Episode 217 – Encore: The Christmas Truce of 1914 – Guest: Terri Crocker

Episode 216 – Encore: The Director of National Lampoon’s “Christmas Vacation” – Guest: Jeremiah Chechik

Episode 215 – Transplant Surgeon: Doctor of Second Chances – Guest: Dr. David Weill

Episode 214 – Encore: Marc Summers and Nickelodeon’s “Double Dare” – Guest: Marc Summers

Episode 213 – Space: The Search for Intelligent Life – Guest: Seth Shostak

Episode 212 – Thanksgiving Football: Play-by-Play with Dan Miller – Guest: Dan Miller

Episode 211 – Encore: The Story Behind the Song “Play That Funky Music” – Guest: Rob Parissi

Episode 210 – Hollywood: Showdown Over Safety – Guest: Martin Riess

Episode 209 – Encore: George Marshall Shaped the World after World War Two – Guest: Rachel Yarnell Thompson

Episode 208 – Dr. James Fallon on The Psychopath Next Door – Guest: Dr. James Fallon

Episode 207 – Solving America’s True Crime Obsession – Guest: Justin from the Generation Why Podcast

Episode 206 – Heroes: The Guide Dog Story – Guest: Christine Benninger

Episode 205 – What’s Next in Afghanistan – Guest: Hollie McKay

Episode 204 – Revealing the Secrets of Mars – Guest: Dr. James L. Green

Episode 203 – Encore: Nashville’s Magical Bluebird Cafe – Guest: Erika Wollam Nichols

Episode 202 – Encore: In Search of Kindness – Guest: Mary Latham

Episode 201 – 9/11: Never Forget – Guest: Ed Root

Episode 200 – 9/11: A Flag Raising – Guest: Tom Franklin

Episode 199 – 9/11: Inside the White House Bunker – Guest: Robert Darling

Episode 198 – 9/11: Running with the President – Guest: Dick Keil

Episode 197 – 9/11: A Network Anchor Story – Guest: Aaron Brown

Episode 196 – 9/11: As It Happened – Guests: Multiple (Special Narrative Edition)

Episode 195 – 9/11: An NYPD Story – Guest: Chris O’Connor

Episode 194 – 9/11: A Shanksville Story – Guest: Bill Crowley

Episode 193 – 9/11: A Pentagon Story – Guest: Bill Toti

Episode 192 – 9/11: They Just Couldn’t Stop the Journal – Guest: Dean Rotbart

Episode 191 – Colonel Robert Adams, MD: The Making of a Navy SEAL – Guest: Dr. Bob Adams

Episode 190 – The Baby Story – Guest: Dr. Lori Buzzetti

Episode 189 – Encore: A Hershey Story – Guest: Pamela Whitenack

Episode 188 – China: Should We Be Worried? – Guest: Charles Lipson

Episode 187 – Abe Unger: Rethinking the Liberal Arts – Guest: Abe Unger

Episode 186 – Entering a New Era: Paying College Athletes – Guest: Dave Ridpath

Episode 185 – Eugene Volokh: Is Big Tech a Common Carrier? – Guest: Eugene Volokh

Episode 184 – Encore: Ralph Cindrich – Going Head to Head with the NFL – Guest: Ralph Cindrich

Episode 183 – Would You Pass the U.S. Citizenship Test? – Guest: Professor Greg Jackson

Episode 182 – Encore: Unanswered Questions about the JFK Assassination – Guest: Dr. Cyril Wecht

Episode 181 – A Century of Respect: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier – Guest: Gavin McIlvenna

Episode 180 – Encore: The Battle of Little Bighorn Changed Everything – Guest: Andy Masich

Episode 179 – Memorial Day: A Gold Star Mother’s Story – Guest: Marlyn Shipley

Episode 178 – The Story Behind the American Front Porch – Guest: Michael Dolan

Episode 177 – Should We Ban Political Talk from the Workplace? – Guest: Steve Paskoff

Episode 176 – SCOTUS: Is 9 a Good Number? – Guest: Mike Davis

Episode 175 – Surveillance: You’re Being Ranked – Guest: Kelley Vlahos

Episode 174 – Internet Privacy and the Law – Guest: Fred Cate

Episode 173 – What to Do About Big Tech and Section 230 – Guest: Josh Hammer

Episode 172 – Nadine Strossen: Fight Hate with Speech, Not Censorship – Guest: Nadine Strossen

Episode 171 – Walter Iooss Jr.: The Sports Photography Master – Guest: Walter Iooss Jr.

Episode 170 – Power Struggle: Big Tech and Antitrust Reform – Guest: Bill Baer

Episode 169 – How Free is Speech on the American College Campus? – Guest: Keith Whittington

Episode 168 – Ricky Cobb: Twitter’s Hilarious Super 70s Sports – Guest: Ricky Cobb

Episode 167 – Don’t Tell Alice Roosevelt Longworth What to Do – Guest: Carol Felsenthal

Episode 166 – Encore: The Story Behind the Family Road Trip – Guest: Rich Ratay

Episode 165 – Ron Coleman: Free Speech on Trial – Guest: Ron Coleman

Episode 164 – Gimme a Break: A Jingle Story – Guest: Michael A. Levine

Episode 163 – Emmet Cohen: Next Generation of Jazz – Guest: Emmet Cohen

Episode 162 – Cordia Harrington: A Self-made Symbol of the American Dream – Guest: Cordia Harrington

Episode 161 – Dr. Judy Ho: Social Media & Mental Health – Guest: Dr. Judy Ho

Episode 160 – The Gig Economy: In the Balance – Guest: Bob Eassa

Episode 159 – Miguel Zenón: Life, Sax & Jazz – Guest: Miguel Zenón

Episode 158 – The Business of Death – Guest: Ed Michael Reggie

Episode 157 – What They Won’t Tell You About Socialism – Guest: Paul Rubin

2020

Episode 156 – Monty Alexander: Gifted – Guest: Monty Alexander

Episode 155 – A Mall Santa Story – Guest: Santa Butch

Episode 154 – A Christmas Special featuring Jonathan Butler – Guest: Jonathan Butler

Episode 153 – Sharyl Attkisson: Focusing on “The Narrative” – Guest: Sharyl Attkisson

Episode 152 – Tammy Haddix: Creating Hallmark Keepsakes – Guest: Tammy Haddix

Episode 151 – The Mayflower – Guest: Nathaniel Philbrick

Episode 150 – John Beasley: A Jazz Renaissance Man – Guest: John Beasley

Episode 149 – Paula Pedene: A VA Whistleblower Story – Guest: Paula Pedene

Episode 148 – Bob Mintzer: Big Band Jazz – Guest: Bob Mintzer

Episode 147 – Sgt. Leroy Petry: A Medal of Honor Story – Guest: Sgt. Leroy Petry (Ret.)

Episode 146 – At the Intersection of Religion and Politics – Guest: Dr. Michael Coulter

Episode 145 – The Story Behind the Electoral College – Guest: Tara Ross

Episode 144 – Cal Thomas: The Fall of Empires, the Future of US – Guest: Cal Thomas

Episode 143 – Kurt Elling: A Jazz Singer for Our Time – Guest: Kurt Elling

Episode 142 – Fatima: Miracle of the Sun – Guest: Rose Ganguzza

Episode 141 – The ‘Lost Colony’ of Roanoke Island is Found – Guest: Scott Dawson

Episode 140 – September 11: An NYPD Story – Guest: Det. Chris O’Connor (retired)

Episode 139 – Susan B. Anthony’s Legacy – Guest: Cassandra Peltier

Episode 138 – “Cancel Culture” with Eric Dezenhall – Guest: Eric Dezenhall

Episode 137 – Stefano Bollani’s Fresh Take on “Jesus Christ Superstar” – Guest: Stefano Bollani

Episode 136 – A Delta Force Original: Mike Vining – Guest: Sgt. Mike Vining (retired)

Episode 135 – Big Pharma: How it Got this Way – Guest: Gerald Posner

Episode 134 – The First Amendment: 45 Words that Shaped America – Guest: Gene Policinski

Episode 133 – Who was Christopher Columbus? – Guest: Professor William J. Connell

Episode 132 – Antitrust Showdown: Teddy Roosevelt v. John D. Rockefeller – Guest: Ron Schuler

Episode 131 – Napa Valley: Growing Tourism Again – Guest: Linsey Gallagher

Episode 130 – The U.S. Capitol: Home to the American Story – Guest: Professor Greg Jackson

Episode 129 – After COVID-19: Get Ready to Play – Guest: Dr. Jeanne Doperak

Episode 128 – John Scofield: A Jazz Master – Guest: John Scofield

Episode 127 – Podcast Gumbo: Why We Listen – Guest: Paul Kondo

Episode 126 – Post-Pandemic Mindset: Getting Your Life Back on Track – Guest: Julie Morgenstern

Episode 125 – Larry Gatlin: A Life in Country Music – Guest: Larry Gatlin

Episode 124 – Fred Hersch: A Jazz Story – Guest: Fred Hersch

Episode 123 – The Business Side of TV News – Guest: John Altenbern

Episode 122 – Marilyn Monroe: A Bombshell Story – Guest: Charles Casillo

Episode 121 – Miss Manners to the Rescue – Guest: Judith Martin

Episode 120 – Story Behind a Song: Wagon Wheel – Guest: Ketch Secor

Episode 119 – COVID-19: Getting America Back to Work – Guest: Joel Griffith

Episode 118 – Carol Roth: Using Humor to Make a Point – Guest: Carol Roth

Episode 117 – First Person: How “Business Casual” Became a Thing – Guest: Rick Miller

Episode 116 – Food Faith & Fun: A Catholic Priest’s Unconventional Approach – Fr. Leo Patalinghug

Episode 115 – Meme Culture: How “Buckle Up Baby!” Became a Meme – Hilary and Tyler Avolia

Episode 114 – COVID-19: How You Can Reduce Fear and Panic Right Now – No Guest.

Episode 113 – One Fun Mess: Double Dare with Marc Summers –  Guest: Marc Summers

Episode 112 – Leaving Venezuela: A Millennial on Socialism – Guest: Daniel Di Martino

Episode 111 – Singing is Good for You: Choirs are on the Rise – Guest: Susan Medley

Episode 110 – Do Political Campaigns Really Change Voters’ Minds? – Guest: Hugo Mercier

Episode 109 – The Story of a Song: Play that Funky Music – Guest: Rob Parissi

Episode 108 – The Rise of Rush Limbaugh & Conservative Talk Radio – Guest: Brian Rosenwald

Episode 107 – The Philosophy of Mister Rogers – Guest: Bill Isler

Episode 106 – YouTube Creator: The Kavalier – Guest: Jon Shanahan

Episode 105 – 1989 Protests: She was There in Tiananmen Square – Guest: Anna Wang

Episode 104 – Are We Ready for What’s Next in Marketing Communications? – Guest: Ray Kotcher

Episode 103 – 2020: The Art of Persuasion – Guest: Lee Hartley Carter

2019

Episode 102 – Our Top 10 Moments of 2019 – Guest: Various

Episode 101 – A Remarkable Peace, The Christmas Truce of 1914 – Guest: Terri Crocker

Episode 100 – Hanukkah, The Festival of Lights – Guest: Rabbi Seth Adelson

Episode 99 – Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus – Guest: Jim Temple

Episode 98 – She was Cousin Catherine in National Lampoon’s “Christmas Vacation” – Guest: Miriam Flynn

Episode 97 – He Directed National Lampoon’s “Christmas Vacation” – Guest: Jeremiah Chechik

Episode 96 – Out of Tragedy Emerges Gratitude – Guest: Steve Garrett

Episode 95 – Why We Eat What We Do at Thanksgiving – Guest: Mary Deming Barber

Episode 94 – He Reshaped the World After World War Two – Guest: Rachel Yarnell Thompson

Episode 93 – Building “The Bomb” – Guest: Richard Rhodes

Episode 92 – Iowa Caucuses: The Breakfast Place – Guest: David Stone

Episode 91 – Post-game Staple: The Locker Room Interview – Guest: Gene Collier

Episode 90 – The Fortune 500 – Guest: Alan Murray

Episode 89 – The Ludlow Massacre and The Birth of Public Relations – Guest: Fraser Seitel

Episode 88 – Richard Nixon After Watergate – Guest: Kasey Pipes

Episode 87 – The Last Pirate, The First Celebrity Gangster – Guest: Rich Cohen

Episode 86 – Breaking IN to Auschwitz – Guest: Jack Fairweather

Episode 85 – September 11: A Pentagon Story – Guest: Capt. Bill Toti

Episode 84 – VA Discovers the Healing Power of Story –  Guest: Thor Ringler

Episode 83 – E.B. White’s Timeless Words on Democracy – Guest: Martha White

Episode 82 – Time Machine: RCA Studio B – Guest: John Rumble

Episode 81 – Nashville’s Bluebird Café – Guest: Erika Wollam Nichols

Episode 80 – Fred Smith & FedEx: A Gamechanger – Guest: Jim Wetherbe

Episode 79 – The Famine that Changed Ireland and America – Guest: Christine Kinealy

Episode 78 – MTV: When Video Killed the Radio Star – Guest: Craig Marks

Episode 77 – WWII: Cracking the Enigma Code – Guest: Julia Parsons

Episode 76 – Social Issues, Activists & Companies – Guest: Dr. Tim Coombs

Episode 75 – In Search of Kindness – Guest: Mary Latham

Episode 74 – America’s First Family of Fireworks – Guest: Dr. George Zambelli, Jr.

Episode 73 – The American Flag: A Biography – Guest: Professor  Greg Jackson

Episode 72 – Napoleon Hill: Father of the Motivation Industry – Guest: Dr. Lloyd Corder

Episode 71 – Presidential Speechwriter – Guest: Noam Neusner

Episode 70 – Breaking the Story: Boston Priest Abuse Scandal – Guest: Alison Bass

Episode 69 – How Radicalization Happens – Guest: Seamus Hughes

Episode 68 – Social Media: The Domino’s You Tube Scandal – Guest: Dan Keeney

Episode 67 – Hollywood Confidential: America’s Celebrity Crisis Manager – Guest: Howard Bragman

Episode 66 – America’s New Arrivals – Guest: Brendan Murphy

Episode 65 – Grammy Winner Tim O’Brien: American Bluegrass – Guest: Tim O’Brien (the bluegrass star)

Episode 64 – The Power of Word of Mouth with Jay Baer – Guest: Jay Baer

Episode 63 – A Hershey Story – Guest: Pamela Whitenack

Episode 62 – Columbine – Guest: Dr. Jaclyn Schildkraut

Episode 61 – If the Stanley Cup Could Talk – Guest: Phil Pritchard

Episode 60 – Who Will Build the Future? – Guest: Jeff Nobers

Episode 59 – The Berlin Wall – Guest: Lee Edwards

Episode 58 – Gettysburg and Why It Still Matters – Guest: Tom McMillan

Episode 57 – Apollo 11: Defying All Odds – Guest: Rod Pyle

Episode 56 – Woodstock: Then & Now – Guest: Andy Greene

Episode 55 – An Energy Game Changer – Guest: David Spigelmyer

Episode 54 – David Ogilvy: ‘Mad Men’ Could Only Wish – Guest: Miles Young

Episode 53 – The Lasting Impact of Ferris Beuller – Guest: Jen Chaney

Episode 52 – Dr. Cyril Wecht: Was the JFK Assassination a Conspiracy? – Guest: Dr. Cyril Wecht

Episode 51 – “Blood Code”: SEGA v. Nintendo – Guest: Blake Harris

Episode 50 – NASA’s Challenger Disaster – Guest: Jeff Worden

Episode 49 – When Nike Reshaped Marketing with “Just Do It.” – Guest: Liz Dolan

Episode 48 – Groundhog Day – Guest: John  Griffiths

Episode 47 – All Star: The Chuck Taylors Story – Guest: Abe Aamador

Episode 46 – Looking Back at AOL Instant Messenger – Guest: Aja Romano

2018

Episode 45 – 2018: Moments to Remember – Year-in-Review

Episode 44 – New Year’s Eve – Guest: Alexis McCrossen

Episode 43 – True Story: Santa Claus – Guest: Gerry Bowler

Episode 42 – The Sears Wish Book – Guest: Jason Liebig

Episode 41 – The Jetsons: How’s That Future Going? – Guest: Danny Graydon

Episode 40 – Some Angels Don’t Have Wings – Guest: John Chamberlin

Episode 39 – Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – Guest: Robert Grippo

Episode 38 – Shopping! Black Friday & Cyber Monday – Guest: John Wall

Episode 37 – The Nobel Prize: Directing Evolution – Guest: Frances Arnold

Episode 36 – Politics: Gamechanging October Surprises – Guest: Jared Keller

Episode 35 – Politics: Controversial American Elections – Guest: Robert Speel

Episode 34 – Politics: Ads that Changed History – Guest: John Geer

Episode 33 – The Circus: How it Fed America’s Imagination – Guest: Sharon Grimberg

Episode 32 – Going Head to Head with the NFL – Guest: Ralph Cindrich

Episode 31 – Concussions: It’s a New Game – Guest: Dr. Michael Collins

Episode 30 – The “New Coke” Fiasco – Guest: Robin Teets

Episode 29 – Beats by Dre: Dad, Can I Have $400 Headphones?” – Guest: Jeff Haden

Episode 28 – Freedom Car: The Story of the Ford Mustang – Guest: John Heitmann

Episode 27 – Opioids: Protecting the Innocents – Guest: Dr. Eva Lee

Episode 26 – Flight 93, Shanksville, September 11, 2001 – Guest: Bill Crowley

Episode 25 – George Washington: Lessons from Failure – Guest: Greg Jackson

Episode 24 – The Monopoly Story – Guest: Phil Orbanes

Episode 23 – Abraham Lincoln’s Final Murder Case – Guest: David Fisher

Episode 22 – The Man Behind the Emoticon : – ) – Guest: Scott Fahlman

Episode 21 – The Roads that Brought Us Together – Guest: Richard Ratay

Episode 20 – The Beatles Break Apart – Guest: Bob Spitz

Episode 19 – The Battle of Little Bighorn Changed Everything – Guest: Andy Masich

Episode 18 – Humble Heinz Ketchup: When last was first – Guest: Eleanor Foa Dienstag

Episode 17 – Writing the Declaration of Independence – Guest: Liz Covart

Episode 16 – An Advertising Slogan is Forever – Guest: J. Courtney Sullivan

Episode 15 – Arnold Palmer: Golf’s Sports Marketing Pioneer – Guest: Chris Rodell

Episode 14 – Do Sharks Need a PR Agency? – Guest: Jason Bittel

Episode 13 – Bob Hope’s USO Legacy – Guest: Kurt Jensen

Episode 12 – A Silicon Valley Original: Regis McKenna – Guest: Regis McKenna

Episode 11- Ronald Reagan’s Lady in Red – Guest: Sheila Tate

Episode 10 – C-SPAN: Window to Washington – Guest: Jeff Cohen

Episode 9 – “Boom Boom” Mancini: Triumph & Tragedy – Guest: Gayle Lynn Falkenthal

Episode 8 – Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater – Guest: Lynda Waggoner

Episode 7 – About Us – Guest: Tim O’Brien

Episode 6 – The Tylenol Comeback – Guest: Dan Keeney

Episode 5 – The Tylenol Poisonings – Guest: Dan Keeney

Episode 4 – The Goodyear Blimp – Guest: Elizabeth Flynn

Episode 3 – The Prince Love Symbol – Guest: Robin Teets

Episode 2 – Bacon and Eggs – Guest: Mary Barber

Episode 1 – Meeting Mister Rogers – Guest: Tim O’Brien