Hi Story Podcast: Recent Episodes
Craig Sanders
A look at the stories behind the history. Quick snippets of American (and world) History that promises to keep you engaged.
Two students talking to two educators about Covid-19 will be the main theme of this week's podcast. Caitlyn F. and Avery W. are the students and they'll talk to two teachers about the educational world both during and post-Covid-19.
The Civil Rights Movement and the dramatic events of Birmingham, Alabama in the spring and summer of 1963 are covered in this week's podcast by students Kayla and Emilee.
More on Richard Nixon and Watergate! This time it's students Sanjay and Dan as hosts for this week's podcast.
Students Tatiana and Maci have a pair of interviews this week as they take listeners through a podcast centering on the presidency of Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.
Twins Rumaisa and Humayl recount the 2000 Election and other events in the early 21st century in this week's podcast.
Kennedi T. and India E. focus on an event in this week's podcast that they personally remember, Hurricane Harvey. The Houston-based students review a journal article on the podcast and reflect on what they remember about that event.
Dylan is this week's host and he'll guide listeners through the 1980s and Reaganomics and the Evil Empire.
Jessica and AnnMaria bring the events of the 1960s and early 1970s to light in today's podcast. They review a journal article and also conduct a Q&A session in this week's episode.
Marisso goes solo in this episode; one of the last podcasts of the 2022-23 school year. She'll discuss the origins of Covid-19 and analyze how it impacted the U.S. educational system in this broadcast.
Maya S. and Angelina T. discuss the War on Terror and also offer a review of Oliver Strone's World Trade Center film in this week's podcast.
Holden and Triston take listeners through the War on Terror. Please note that there were some audio issues when uploading this episode and it does end about 7 minutes into the audio.
Jenna and Anna's contributions to this week's podcast center around Watergate and the presidency of Richard Nixon. In addition to providing a thorough summary of the Watergate scandal, they discuss Richard Nixon's role in history with a very special guest - former U.S. Congressman Pete Olson (TX-22), who shares his unique insight as someone who participated in an impeachment trial of his own involving President Donald Trump.
A short but sweet episode this week as Glorina and Angelina provide a quick summary of the Vietnam War.
It's an episode centered on the Korean War as Michael and TJ provide summaries of what they learned in history class related to that "forgotten war". They also review a new movie about the Korean War entitled Devotion which stars Jonathan Majors.
Dual Credit US History students Gavin and Cole cover some of the early Cold War events and also offer a review of the Cold War film Bridge of Spies.
Jake and Cayden cover the Vietnam War in this week's episode and bring on a special guest to the podcast. Join them as they interview Lieutenant Gerald Rohlich to discuss his memories of serving in Vietnam.
Abi and Anna focus on the 1950s Civil Rights Movement with particular emphasis on MLK and the origins of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in this week's podcast.
Do you live in the suburbs? Ben and Abel use this week's episode to show how suburban lives originated in the early 1950s post-War America. Along the way, they discuss Elvis, Lucille Ball, important presidents and offer a review of the film 'Till'. It's an episode chock-full of history so join us, won't you?
Kezia and Jeslyn team up to discuss the origins of the Cold War as well as to offer analysis of FDR's Dec. 8, 1941 address to Congress after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Sydney and Sophia (and their sound effects library) take listeners into the heart of the 1960s with a summary of the Vietnam War and other Cold War events. And they turn the tables on their teacher, asking him a few questions about this era.
Carson is this week's show host and summarizes the key Cold War events of the 1950s and 60s. You won't want to miss this episode!
Jessica is going solo this week for our history class podcast. She'll take listeners through the end of WW II along with the starts of both the Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement. So let's get going...
Zach and Grayson cover WW II in this week's episode and also look at the classic series 'Band of Brothers' in this week's episode.
Matthew and Sean cover the time periods of the 1930s to the early 1940s - between World Wars 1 and 2. They also review the movie Pearl Harbor in this week's What I Learned in History Class podcast.
Kyle and Rowan cover both the end of World War II as well as the beginning of the Cold War with the importance of the Truman Doctrine. Both students also answer questions from their history teacher Mr. Sanders, including a question related to Rowan's great grandfather who was part of the D-Day Invasion at Normandy.
More great history of WW II for you in this episode as Caden and Konnor cover the events of that monumental period in American history.
Dual Credit US History students Brina and Aimee provide a review of the events that led to the start of World War II as well as the 1941 entry into that global conflict. Along the way, they summarize some important documents related to World War II and interview a Ridge Point High School teacher on the war.
The Thomases tell listeners about the causes of World War II and also offer a film recommendation relating to the world-changing events of the 1940s in this week's latest episode.
Yasmin and Maya take listeners through the Great Depression. And promise not to depress you in the process. In addition to a summary of presidential approaches to taking America out of the greatest economic downturn in the nation's history, the dual credit/US History students also provide an in-depth review of a journal article on the subject.
Dual Credit US History students Zoe and Melissa recount events of the Great Depression and also offer a review of the Ron Howard film 'Cinderella Man' with an emphasis on how that film depicts life during the Great Depression.
Madison and Edriel are this week's hosts of the podcast created by Dual Credit US History students. This episode includes another thorough summary of World War I and a quick review of the new film 'All Quiet on the Western Front', available on Netflix at the time of this posting.
Marya is this week's host and she takes listeners through World War One and also has a special interview midway through the podcast.
Dual Credit US History students Chris and James provide a summary of World War I and also review an historical journal article on the Treaty of Versailles.
Dual Credit students Aleesha and Maria remind listeners the causes and early consequences of the Great Depression and also offer a brief review of the film '1917'.
Reese and Luke, 11th graders in a Dual Credit US History class at Ridge Point High School in FBISD, take listeners through the history of the Great Depression and also offer a brief review of the classic movie 'Annie' as it relates to the 1920s and 30s.
In this first episode of the Hi Story podcast, the mystery behind the lost colony at Roanoke is explored by history teacher Craig Sanders.