Best Ed Larson Podcasts (2025)

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Ed Larson on Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters 1:00:07

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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward Larson discusses his newest book, Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Still Matters, which traces the idea of American independence in one pivotal year—1776—and its continued significance today. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. This conversation was originally stre…

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Relaxed Fit: Christmas Roundup - My Favorite Things 1:18:40

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The boys gather ’round the yule log once again, each delivering a tale of Christmas terror perfectly suited to the hosts’ specialties: historical context, animal-based horror, and last but certainly not least, otherworldly visitors. For Live Shows, Merch, and More Visit: www.LastPodcastOnTheLeft.com Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Cr…

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The Constitutional Legacy of Justice Robert Jackson 57:58

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John Q. Barrett, discoverer and editor of Robert H. Jackson's acclaimed book That Man: An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt and writer of the popular blog The Jackson List, joins author and constitutional scholar Gerard Magliocca, author of The Actual Art of Governing: Justice Robert H. Jackson's Concurring Opinion in the Steel Seizure Ca…

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JFK's Hidden Health Crisis 14:04

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To the American public, John F. Kennedy embodied youth, energy, and vigor—a president who promised a New Frontier and appeared to stride confidently into history. Behind the scenes, however, the reality was far different. In this episode, we examine the extensive and carefully hidden medical struggles that defined Kennedy's life and presidency. Fro…

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Last Update on the Left - Episode 9 - The Unabomber 51:58

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UNLEASH THE UPDATES! This week, the boys bring you an epilogue on infamous killer Ted Kacynzski - recapping the crimes that landed the hooded villain in jail, the story behind his iconic hooded outfit, his time behind bars, and the mysterious demise of the infamous Unabomber. For Live Shows, Merch, and More Visit: www.LastPodcastOnTheLeft.com Kevin…

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The Teenager Who Invented the Television 13:50

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Television reshaped the modern world, but its invention did not begin in a laboratory funded by a major corporation. It started in a plowed field. As a teenager growing up on a Utah farm, Philo Farnsworth sketched an idea that would change how humanity communicates: a system to transmit moving images electronically. Years later, that teenage insigh…

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Bigfoot: America's Most Enduring Legend 13:25

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Long before grainy videos and blurry photographs flooded the internet, stories of a mysterious, human-like creature roaming the forests of North America were already deeply rooted in Indigenous traditions. Known by many names—Sasquatch, Skookum, or simply "the wild man"—Bigfoot has haunted campfire stories, newspaper headlines, and scientific debat…

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Suzette van Haaren, "The Digital Medieval Manuscript: Material Approaches to Digital Codicology" (Brill, 2025) 50:46

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We increasingly encounter medieval books as digital facsimiles—zooming in on high-resolution images, clicking through virtual pages, or engaging with interactive displays. But what actually happens when a parchment manuscript is translated into a digital object? How does this change affect our understanding of cultural heritage? In The Digital Medi…

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Getting Holly & Jolly with Christmas Countdown 1:21:00

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Dan is joined by Eric and Danny from The Christmas Countdown podcast to talk all things Christmas and more, including Eric's turn as Buddy the Elf at Madison Square Garden, Danny meeting Michael Jackson at Neverland Ranch, and how Dan should become a Santa in training. Make sure to check out The Christmas Countdown podcast! Watch this episode on Yo…

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What is the Secret to Happiness? Harvard's 80 Year Old Study's Findings 11:03

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In the late 1930s, Harvard researchers began an unprecedented study: tracking hundreds of people across their entire lives to answer a deceptively simple question: what makes us happy? For more than eight decades, through wars, marriages, careers, illnesses, triumphs, and heartbreaks, scientists followed participants from youth to old age, gatherin…

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The Forgotten Kingdom of Man and the Isles 12:49

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Long before modern borders carved neat lines across the Irish Sea, there existed a maritime realm so unusual, so strategically placed, that its rulers commanded not just land, but the waters that bound Britain, Ireland, and Scandinavia together. Known as the Kingdom of Man and the Isles, this forgotten dominion once stretched across the Hebrides an…

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Killing George Washington 12:10

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In the summer of 1776, just as the ink of independence was drying and the Continental Army staggered under inexperience, disease, and desertion, a silent threat crept dangerously close to General George Washington. This wasn't a British field assault or naval bombardment. It was something more intimate, more treacherous: a conspiracy from within hi…

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Holiday Decorations 1:09:56

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Amber is joined by Julie Rosing and Ashley Brooke Roberts to talk all things holiday decorations! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abo…

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Gian Piero Persiani, "Poets, Patrons, and the Public: Poetry as Cultural Phenomenon in Courtly Japan" (Brill, 2025) 33:47

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Waka poetry was all the rage in tenth-century, courtly Japan. Every educated person composed it, emperors and consorts sponsored it, and societal interest in it was at an all-time high. Poets, Patrons, and the Public: Poetry as Cultural Phenomenon in Courtly Japan (Brill, 2025) offers an unprecedentedly broad and vivid portrayal of this season of l…

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Episode 647: The Horrible History of Chimney Sweeps 1:13:08

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This week, the boys gather round the fire to unwrap a very different kind of Christmas story, one full of soot-choked flues, abusive child labor, and some of the most evil bosses in history. From spooky chimney lore to the deadly zig-zag mazes of Industrial London's Architecture, we’re climbing on into the horrifyingly brutal world of Britain’s chi…

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'The Greatest Generation' OR 'The 'Wounded Generation'? w/ David Nasaw 25:11

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In this episode, Peter speaks with Dr. David Nasaw, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, about his new book, The Wounded Generation: Coming Home After World War II. We discuss moving beyond the triumphant 'Greatest Generation' myth, toward uncovering the unhealed physical and psychological scars that millions of veterans carried home. CHECK OUT DAVI…

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How These Pros Picked 2025’s “Top Stocks” (And What They See for ‘26!) 34:42

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The biggest winners in MoneyShow’s 2025 “Top Picks” project came from one sector: metals, miners, and materials. In this special MoneyShow MoneyMasters Podcast roundtable, four of the year’s top-performing forecasters explain why their picks dominated the Top Pros Top Picks leaderboard – and what comes next as investors look toward 2026. Omar Ayale…

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Alexandra Ghiț, "Welfare Work Without Welfare: Women and Austerity in Interwar Bucharest" (De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2025) 44:15

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Welfare Work Without Welfare: Women and Austerity in Interwar Bucharest (De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2025) argues that women activists, wage workers, and homemakers in the Romanian capital Bucharest became de facto social workers in the interwar period through their "austerity welfare work". Revealing links and tensions between the performers of differe…

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The Freemasons 12:53

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For centuries, the Freemasons have stood at the crossroads of fact and myth, secrecy and symbolism. Presidents, revolutionaries, artists, and ordinary craftsmen have all taken oaths behind closed lodge doors, giving rise to a legacy both admired and feared. In this episode, we cut through conspiracy chatter and look at the institution itself: its m…

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Side Stories: The Epstein Tier List w/ Jared Logan 1:11:07

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Henry & Eddie react to this week's horrific headlines - a devastating attack at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration leaves 15 dead in Australia, Influential Comedian, Director Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer killed by estranged son in Hollywood Hills Home, Dick Van Dyke turns 100, and finally, the boys are joined by comedian and gamemaster behind…

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Daniel K. Falk and Rodney A. Werline, "Prayer in the Ancient World Vol.1" (Brill, 2027) 35:14

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Prayer in the Ancient World is the resource on prayer in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean. With over 350 entries it showcases a robust selection of the range of different types of prayers attested from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, the Levant, early Judaism and Christianity, Greece, Rome, Arabia, and Iran, enhanced by critical commentary. Th…

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Napoleon's Missing Penis: A History No One Asked For 12:55

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History remembers Napoleon as the iron-willed conqueror of Europe, the architect of empire, the man who crowned himself. But beneath the legend lies a stranger, more human story, one of what happened to his penis (and how it found itself in a shoebox in New Jersey). DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE AND LEAVE A RATING OR A REVIEW! THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! SUP…

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Sacagawea: Beyond the Myth 11:40

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She has been cast as the smiling guide, the willing helper, the gentle symbol of American westward expansion. But the real Sacagawea was more than a footnote to Lewis and Clark; she was a kidnapped Shoshone girl who navigated not just mountains and rivers, but men, power, empire, and survival. DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE AND LEAVE A RATING OR A REVIE…

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Broadway Makeup & Disney Vlogging with Craig “Breedlove” Jessup 1:35:16

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Dan is joined by the great Craig “Breedlove” Jessup to talk greenifying Elphaba for "Wicked," vlogging in Florida, and more! Watch this episode on Youtube! Contact the show and more at www.funfunfunpod.com FOLLOW FUN FUN FUN ON SOCIAL Fun Fun Fun on Instagram Fun Fun Fun on Facebook Fun Fun Fun on TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m…

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Belleau Wood: The Battle That Made the Marines 11:56

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June 1918. A choking forest. Gas, machine-gun nests, and a German advance cutting toward Paris. Into that hell marched a fighting force the world barely knew: the United States Marine Corps. Belleau Wood was not just another World War I clash; it was the moment the Marines became the Marines. Their counterattacks were relentless, their losses stagg…

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Killing Che Guevara 14:36

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Few figures of the 20th century are as mythologized, or as polarizing, as Ernesto "Che" Guevara. To some, he was the heroic doctor-turned-revolutionary who fought against imperialism from Cuba to the Congo. To others, he was a ruthless ideologue whose vision demanded bloodshed. In this episode, we cut through the legend to uncover the real man behi…

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'The Conqueror' Movie Curse 12:27

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In 1956, Hollywood set out to make an epic. Instead, it created one of the most cursed productions in film history. The Conqueror, starring John Wayne as Genghis Khan, was filmed in the Utah desert, downwind from a Nevada nuclear testing site. At the time, officials insisted the area was safe. Decades later, the cast and crew would look back in hor…

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Brighter Side Stories 49 1:01:46

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Ed and Amber discuss their weeks, cycles they are breaking, movies they've watched. And get into listener mail! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for i…

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Episode 646: Ronald Gene Simmons Part II - To Kill A Bunch of Mockingbirds 1:14:10

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This week, the boys conclude the tale of Ronald Gene Simmons, the grouchy, incestuous, ex-military drifter who decided Christmas was cancelled in 1987. After decades of paranoia, control, and delusion, Simmons saw the season’s first hints of cheer as the perfect excuse for a meticulously planned, full-scale annihilation of his family tree. What fol…

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Conversations: Life and Legacy of King James VI and I, w/ Clare Jackson 19:55

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Dr. Clare Jackson, Honorary Professor of Early Modern History at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and a renowned expert on 17th-century Britain, joins us to discuss her latest book, The Mirror of Great Britain: A Life of King James VI and I, a captivating biography that brings to life one of history's most intriguing monarchs. BUY CLARE'S BOOK: https://www…

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Can President Trump Fire a Federal Trade Commissioner Without Cause? 1:07:11

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In this episode, Thomas Berry of the Cato Institute and Jed Shugerman of the Boston University School of Law join the recap the oral arguments from Trump v. Slaughter and debate whether the statutory removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission violate the separation of powers. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Con…

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Hard Assets vs. Financial Assets: What Leads in ‘26? | Larry McDonald 11:02

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Recorded LIVE at the 2025 MoneyShow Masters Symposium in Sarasota, this episode features Larry McDonald, bestselling author and founder of The Bear Traps Report. We sat down for a high-impact breakdown of the macro forces that could define 2026 – and what investors should DO in response! Larry explains why falling rates, aggressive fiscal spending,…

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Jesse Strang & the Kingdom Hidden Inside America 12:19

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In one of the most extraordinary and almost forgotten chapters in American history, a man named James Jesse Strang crowned himself king on U.S. soil. This episode unravels the rise of the self-declared monarch who founded a breakaway kingdom in the mid-19th century, complete with royal robes, loyal subjects, political power, and a remote island rea…

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Side Stories: 'Tis The Season 1:03:39

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Henry & Eddie bring you this week's wildest stories and true crime news as family annhiliations ramp up for the holiday season, A Wanna-be Nazi loses standoff with police in Stamford CT, The Arizona man rescued from near-fatal quicksand mishap, A Dispicable Utah father facing multiple charges after forcing young children through harrowing torture h…

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Actium: The Battle That Shaped the Roman Empire 13:14

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The Battle of Actium was the moment the ancient world pivoted. On September 2, 31 BCE, in the waters off western Greece, two colossal visions for Rome collided: Octavian's disciplined, expansionist republic-turned-empire, and the glamorous, multinational alliance of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. What unfolded was not just a naval showdown but a clash …

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The Silk Road: Inside the World's First Global Network 13:03

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For over two thousand years, the Silk Road shaped the destiny of continents. More than a single road, it was a vast web of caravan routes stretching from the imperial courts of China to the markets of the Mediterranean, carrying not just silk but ideas, religions, technologies, and entire worldviews. This episode explores how merchants, monks, sold…