About this podcast
Just enough history to inform, intrigue, and entertain. Short podcasts on the backstory of holidays, historical individuals, and historic anniversaries to learn enough to dazzle your friends and impress your family. Host: Bill Petro #History #Holidays
Episodes
The newest 20 of 111 episodes
- Is AI Conscious? · 11 min · Episode 111What are the implications of the possible answers to the question "Is AI Conscious?" Blog: https://billpetro.com/is-ai-conscious/ #AI
- AI: Noise and Confusion · 27 minWhat are we hearing from the voices of AI leaders, Wall Street, the Press, International agreements, Congress, and the White House on AI? Blog…
- American Revolution: Reason and Religion · 11 min · Episode 109What part did the Enlightenment and the revival of the Great Awakening play in the American Revolution? Blog: https://billpetro.com/american-revolution-reason-and-religion…
- History of America: 250 Years · 14 min · Episode 108Why do the 250 years of America represent a unique nation in world history? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-america-250-years #America-250 #UnitedStates #USA
- History of St. John the Baptist Day: Midsummer · 13 min · Episode 107Who was this prophet, what was his history, and how has his life been celebrated around the world throughout history? How is it related to Midsummer?…
- History of John Witherspoon: the Ordained Founding Father · 10 min · Episode 106How a Scottish immigrant preacher became the sole clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence. Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-john-witherspoon #JohnWitherspoon…
- Interview on BBC: What's the History Behind New Years Eve? · 15 min · Episode 105BBC Radio 5 Live interview to discuss the traditions of an American New Year's Eve celebration. Blog: https://billpetro.com/interview-history-behind-new-years-eve #BBC #NewYearsEve
- History of the Feast of St. John: Which St John? · 6 min · Episode 104Who was St. John the Apostle, and what was his role in the history of Christianity and the Bible? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-feast-of-st-john #StJohn #FeastOfStJohn
- History of Christmas Magi: Who were the Wise Men? · 5 min · Episode 103Who were they, where were they from, why did they come, what is their part in the Christmas narrative? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-the-wise-men #WiseMen #Magi #Christmas
- History of Caesar Augustus: What Did He Have To Do With Christmas? · 8 min · Episode 102What did the most powerful individual in the world have to do with the humble Nativity? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-christmas-caesar-augustus #CaesarAugustus #Nativity…
- History of Christmas: King Herod – Why was he called Great? · 8 min · Episode 101What was the historical and political context at the time of Jesus' birth in Jerusalem and Rome? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-king-herod/ #HerodTheGreat #Christmas
- History of White Christmas: Most Popular Christmas Song Ever · 7 min · Episode 100Why is the song so popular, and why does it always seem to come back into popularity? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-white-christmas/ #WhiteChristmas #Christmas
- History of Thanksgiving Native American: Why Squanto already knew English · 5 min · Episode 99Why Squanto already knew English when he met the Pilgrims in Massachusetts. Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-thanksgiving-friendly-indian #Thanksgiving #Squanto…
- History of Veterans Day: Lest We Forget · 6 min · Episode 98Veterans Day, Armistice Day, Remembrance Day, Poppy Day. Why we have remembered this day each year for over a century. Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-veterans-day…
- History of Jubilee Year: The Holy Year in Rome · 9 min · Episode 97What is the origin of a Jubilee Year, what's the origin, how has it been observed in the past, and what does it mean for this year? Blog…
- History of Via Francigena: Pilgrimage to Rome · 12 min · Episode 96How old is this pilgrimage, what is its historical significance, how do people travel it now? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-via-francigena-pilgrimage #ViaFrancigena…
- History of Pilgrimages: All Roads Lead to Rome?What does pilgrim mean, what are the secular & sacred pilgrimages of the world's religions, including Judaism, Islam, and Christianity? · 14 min · Episode 95What does pilgrim mean, what are the secular & sacred pilgrimages of the world's religions, including Judaism, Islam, and Christianity? Blog…
- History of Fall: What is the Autumnal Equinox? · 4 min · Episode 94What is the science, how does it define Fall, and how does it differ from the Vernal Equinox? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-the-fall-what-is-the-autumnal-equinox #Fall…
- History of Oktoberfest: Why in September? · 4 min · Episode 93Why would it start in September rather than October? Should it be Septemberfest? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-oktoberfest #Oktoberfest #Munich #Germany
- History of Talk Like a Pirate Day: Ahoy, Matey! · 4 min · Episode 92Like a long walk off a short plank, this is the origin, growing popularity, media coverage, and linguistic history of the Geek holiday. Blog…
