World History EPISODES
MM#412--What's Wrong With Communism?...Everything!
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message What happens when high school students throw "Prom-munism" complete with hammers and sickles? Something is deeply wrong when American teenagers celebrate an ideology responsible for over 100 million deaths. Our guide for this horrific tale is the great Paul Kengor and his book the Political Incorrect Guide to Communism. This eye-opening episode examines the alarming trend of young Americans viewing communism and socialis…
MM#408--I'm STILL in Shock...White Smoke, American Face: Pope Leo XIV and First Impressions
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message The election of Pope Leo XIV shatters two millennia of Catholic tradition by elevating an American to the papacy for the first time. Born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, this Augustinian cardinal who spent years serving in the jungles of Peru brings a unique dual perspective to the Chair of Peter—combining Western financial acumen with deep experience ministering to the marginalized. This groundbreaking selection upends longsta…
SPECIAL--HABEMUS PAPAM: Historic Moment: America's First Pope
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message A historic moment has arrived for Catholics worldwide as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV—the first American pontiff in the Church's 2,000-year history. This Chicago-born Augustinian, who spent much of his ministry in Peru, stands as the 267th successor to the Apostle Peter, breaking precedent in ways few expected to witness in their lifetimes. The announcement "Habemus Papam" echoes with particu…
MM#400--From Outcast to Director: How Dr. Bhattacharya's Pandemic Stance Was Finally Vindicated
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Dr. Jay Bhattacharya's recent confirmation as NIH Director marks a stunning reversal of fortune for one of the pandemic's most prominent scientific dissidents. With a Senate vote of 53-47 along party lines on March 25th, 2025, this appointment represents nothing less than vindication for a brilliant Stanford professor who dared challenge the orthodoxy of lockdown policies. Looking back at Scott Atlas's book "A …
MM#396--Wuhan Lab Leak: What Really Happened and Why Justice Matters Five Years Later
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Five years after a mysterious virus emerged from Wuhan, China, we're still grappling with unanswered questions about COVID-19's origins and accountability. Drawing from Sharri Markson's eye-opening book "What Really Happened in Wuhan," we explore a remarkable January 2020 meeting where Chinese democracy advocate Wei Jingsheng warned Washington insiders about a suspicious virus leak from a laboratory—weeks …
MM#291-- The Crisis In The Middle East and Its History
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Can you fathom the audacity of demanding a ceasefire mere months after a devastating surprise attack? Would nations stand for such a proposal after their own catastrophic terror events? This episode of Theory to Action podcast tackles the chilling fallout from Hamas’ recent assault on Israel, highlighting the international response, particularly from the Biden administration and the United Nations. Let's explore the historica…
LM#39--Israel's 9-11, part 2 - Don't Look Away
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Get ready to uncover the bare truth behind the recent shock attack by Hamas on Israel, as we sift through the rubble of official explanations, and journey back to the roots of the Arab-Jewish conflict. This episode peels back the layers of a terrorist act that has left nearly a thousand dead, and takes you into the heart of a powerful legacy that continues to stir up flames of dissent even today. This is not just a discussion -...…
LM#38--Israel's 9-11, part 1
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Have you pondered--over the course of the last three days--the striking similarity between the U.S. September 11, 2001 catastrophe and the recent tragic events unfolding in Israel? Without question, It is Israel's 9-11. The worst event in terms of loss of life in the last fifty years of that country's history. Dwell further into this as we untangle this mystery, putting into perspective the scale of the attack,...
MM#243--That's Why All This Happened
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message What if the major crimes of the 20th century could be traced back to one simple cause: "Men have forgotten God"? Join us as we explore Alexander Solzhenitsyn's powerful words upon accepting the Templeton Prize in 1983, reflecting on the Russian Revolution and the horrors that ensued when human consciousness was deprived of its divine dimension. Despite the Soviet's attempts to erase religion, millions of believ…
MM#234--Remember
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Today we chat about the greatest WW2 historical documentary ever produced, The World At War and why we--the living--should never forget and always REMEMBER! Key Points from the Episode: The massacre of Oradour-sur-Glane The 26-Hour long episodes with incredible footage and interviews The music and narration helps to tell this vital story for generations. A story we should never forget! Other resources: More g...
MM#233–What Can A 1930’s Germany Teach Us Today?
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays episode, we stay in pre-war Europe of the 1930’s with our book The Pope Last Crusade: How An American Jesuit helped Pope Pius XI’s Campaign to Stop Hitler by Peter Eisner. We will discuss what three things 1930’s Germany can teach us today. Key Points from the Episode: Our Nation’s report card with very poor marks for our young ones in civics and historyWe dive into pre-war history at the French and G...
CC#22--The Second Greatest Story Ever Told, Part 2 -- Now Is the Time of My Mercy
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays Catholic Corner, we will be tackling the second part of this daunting task which to conveyto you, what is--I think--the second greatest story ever told. Today is part two: Now is the time of My Mercy. Yesterday was part one. So be sure you start with part one if you missed it. We will do so with our expert guide and author, Fr. Michael Gaitley and his book, The Second Greatest Story Ever...
MM#222--Edge Of the Known World
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays MM, lets go back in history and hang out with the Great Augustine of Hippo in the year 430 A.D. To help us with our trip, our guide and author for today will be Thomas Cahill and his excellent book, How the Irish Saved Civilization Key Points from the Episode: Who is this people called the Irish?The importance of Irish Monasticism and the importance of their scribes.Skellig Michael, a fascinating place for the monks to .…
LM#15--Big Help With A Little Badmouth
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Today's Liberty Minute 🗽sheds light on the corruption with China by our American Elites. Peter Schweizer has been at the forefront of investigating this corruption for over the last decade. His book, Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win will help guide us today. Key Points from the Episode: There is no one immune in any sector of our society from this corruption.How "big help with a little b...
MM#166--Iron Lady 2.0?
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Events in the UK, under their new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, caused us to look again to those folks across the pond and her new economic plan. So we in this MM, we look back at Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady as she was known at the height of her popularity, and her greatness at Prime Minister from 1979--1990 with Claire Berlinkski in her magnificent book, There is No Alternative: Why Margaret Thatcher Matters Key Po...
MM#165--A Queen's Flourishing Life
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In this MM, we celebrate the life of Queen Elizabeth II, she certainly lived a flourishing life. Key Points from the Episode: Her life of devotion to her familyHer life of faith to her Godand her life of service to her country and its people.Other resources: More goodness Get our top book recommendations list Want to leave a review? Click here, and if we earned a five-star review from you **high five and knuckle bumps**, we appr..…
MM#152--Where Property Is Insecure, Countries Will Not Flourish
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Rodney Stark has written a sweeping and tour de force with his work The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism and Western Success and so we had to cover him especially with this nugget of wisdom today. Enjoy! Key Points from the Episode: Northern China should have had an industrial revolution in the 11th century but didnt!Who stopped it?Why was the fall of the Roman Empire good for progress?Four of...
LM#4--There Cannot Be Two Suns In The Sky
FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Confucius over 2500 years ago said, "There cannot be two suns in the sky, nor two emperors on the earth." Strap yourselves in for this Liberty 🗽 Minute as it will be quite depressing. In 2015, Michael Pillsbury had the intellectual honesty to admit as a "China expert" he was completely wrong about China's intentions and direction and so he wrote, our MOJO book of the day, The Hundred-Year Marathon: China&#…
CC#10--Those Nine Days In June
In nine days of June 1979, the course of human history pivoted and we will examine those nine days in this double episode of the Catholic Corner. In fact, we will double dip today with two Catholic Corner's separated by the "...
MM#92--Whats America's Expiration Date?
Staying with our history theme, in this MOJO Minute, we follow Cal Thomas's unique exploration of Sir John Glubb's thought-provoking article which turned into a book, America's Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires and Superp...
MM#90--The 2022 Airbrushed Olympics
In striving to live a flourishing life--whether as a person or a country--it requires answering the hard questions in truth. In MOJO Minute #90, we ask those hard questions of modern day China and why they have been allowe...
MM#89--The Road to Sparta
In MOJO Minute #89, we explore the origin story of the first marathon in Dean Karnazes, The Road to Sparta Key Points from the Episode: How a single lone runner saved western civilization How far did he actually run to deliv...