God's Favorites: A History Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Hear the amazing, and very human stories, of some of history's most famous people. This podcast explores the complexities of some of God's Favorites...and some who just thought they were.
Ernest Shackleton may not have done everything correctly when he was exploring...but what he did do was save the lives of his entire crew bringing them all through the most unsurvivable conditions. Trigger warning for animal deaths.
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It's been requested over and over and it's finally here. Here's the story of the Lusitania and the attempts by the British government to blame its Captain for its own ignorance.
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Dwight Eisenhower wraps up his military career, but retirement and relaxation seem to evade him as Washington D.C. and the White House come calling.
The war in Europe isn't over yet and Ike has yet to uncover all the horrors that await him.
Eisenhower is tasked with figuring out how to invade Europe as the allies bicker about the best way to do so. In the meantime, he finds companionship in Kay Summersby, one of the most important people in his life.
Trauma hits home for the Eisenhower family as well as a shell-shocked new world. Despite alleged peace, conditions are boiling in Europe as America tries to isolate itself once more.
Special thanks to Mike Taylor,
CW: Please start this episode around the 1:15 mark if you do not like sounds of war.
It's time for a taste of Americana as we take a look at Dwight D. Eisenhower...a president you may not know as well as you think you do. First up we take a look at the early years of a boy that one girlfriend's father stated "won't amount to a thing."
We're going back to Titanic for the 110th anniversary of the sinking. Jack Phillips and Harold Bride are two of the ship's unsung heroes but their story gets lost behind the dots and dashes.
Sondheim approaches the renaissance of his life and art, but it is not without struggles, heartbreak and finally making peace with his past.
What's natural comes hard... Sondheim is finally finding his footing and his backbone as he heads towards a renaissance. But there are secrets and burdens he must carry for his own success.
Everything's coming up Stephen on God's Favorites! We pay tribute to American composer Stephen Sondheim, who despite his immense talent and fortitude, was plagued with insecurities. But he always came back for more.
The City of Philadelphia works overtime to save the building, known now as Independence Hall, from destruction by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania .
Despite his advancing age, Lafayette can not keep himself out of trying to build the France of his dreams. But old age and more fighting stand in his way.
It's been a tumultuous few years under Napoleon Bonaparte. Lafayette and his son travel to the growing United States as he tries to avoid conflict with King Louis XVIII.
Adrienne becomes the heroine of the family as Lafayette goes from a hero of two worlds to a man with no country...all in the shadow of the rise of the French Empire.
Lafayette returns home and continues to work on behalf of the Americans. It's becoming ever more dangerous to live between the two worlds of revolution and aristocracy but Lafayette knows the Americans have his back...right?
We're back from a holiday break to revisit our hero, Lafayette, as he bides his time until his victorious return to the Continental Army. But victory for Washington will lead to one of the darkest periods in French history.
It's time to meet America's Favorite Fighting Frenchman. The Marquis de Lafayette is truly one of God's Favorites...a man who left footprints on everything from the American Revolution to Marie Antoinette's slipper (oops). His story starts extraordinary and keeps on turning out some of history's greatest hits.
History called Molly Brown "Unsinkable," but it could have also applied to Violet Jessop, an incredible woman of the sea who survived three disasters and everything that life threw at her.
TW: For mature themes and brief mentions of SA
Disease. A shipwreck on a deserted island. The Titanic. World War I. The loss of a child. Every story. Every tragedy. Every lesson. Everything. Everything in Charles Lightoller's life leads to his most important rescue yet....the evacuation of Dunkirk.
Lightoller struggles with guilt as his fellow shipmates and passengers question the validity of his accounts of the night the Titanic sank. However, the focus won't be on him for long when Europe goes to war.
Charles Lightoller joins the White Star Line and sets sail for one of the most amazing tales of survival aboard the RMS Titanic.
Cmdr. Charles Lightoller survived the RMS Titanic by a series of incidents that seemed almost divine. He always seemed to be one step ahead of the Grim Reaper. Every tragedy and lesson culminates with his most important rescue ever.
Here is the very first teaser for God's Favorites and our first series on Commander Charles Herbert Lightoller.