Blank Check History: When Scholars Hit the Jackpot
The Duncan & Coe History Show
In the Season 0 finale, Mike and Alexis consider a world in which historians put their money where their history is. Links to the great work of our guests! Rory McGovern Marcia Chatelain Emily Tamkin Chistine Caccipuoti
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Black Pioneer, White Frontier
The Duncan & Coe History Show
In the 1840s, Black pioneer George Bush (no relation!), his white wife, and their five children quit Missouri, a slave state, for the Pacific Northwest---only to find racial exclusion laws hot on his heels.
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Framed by Blood: The Mary Lincoln Story
The Duncan & Coe History Show
On the 10th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, his widow faces an unthinkable betrayal. Alexis dismantles the myth of the unhinged Mary "Never Todd" Lincoln and reveals thewidow's relentless battle for justice.
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Squirrel's Troublesome Little Bones
The Duncan & Coe History Show
In this bonus episode, Alexis imagines a historic New Year's Eve menu for Mike. Karen Abbott, . Candice Millard, Malinda Russell, Jon Mooallen,
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Marc Bloch
The Duncan & Coe History Show
From Nazi-fighting historian to Pantheon inductee: Bloch's legacy is anything but a strange defeat. Etsy shop: Patreon: Books by and about Bloch Carl Fink, Marc Bloch, Marc Bloch, Marc Bloch,
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FDR v. Lindbergh
The Duncan & Coe History Show
Author Paul Sparrow helps Mike and Alexis navigate Charles Lindbergh's bumpy descent from American hero to Nazi Germany apologist--and thorn in FDR's side. Buy some books! Paul Sparrow, Alexis Coe, Mike Duncan,
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Boss Walrus
The Duncan & Coe History Show
In this bonus episode, Mike convinces Alexis not to be sad about Chester A. Arthur
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Gladiator II
The Duncan & Coe History Show
Today's episode is brought to you at one (guess who) host's insistence.
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Biden's Tar Pit Plunge
The Duncan & Coe History Show
Mike asks Alexis about Biden's legacy as she steels herself for the presidential ranking survey.
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Rabbit Holes
The Duncan & Coe History Show
Mike is back from his brush with not-quite-death and Alexis offers him no quarter, immediately speculating on 18th-century treatments he mercifully avoided. The actual episode: Their rabbit hole tales of unwoe, from the lexical versatility of "slut" to a totally logical journey from Michael Caine to Mary Todd Lincoln.
info_outlineOn the 10th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, his widow faces an unthinkable betrayal. Alexis dismantles the myth of the unhinged Mary "Never Todd" Lincoln and reveals thewidow's relentless battle for justice.