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Sparks of History
Sparks of History Podcast features insightful and entertaining interviews with renown world historians.
Our experts, including Pulitzer Prize winners, provide deep knowledge and unique perspectives.
Connecting World History with Jewish History.
Episodes
Sparks of HistoryJoseph Kennedy #1 - The Ambassador - Susan Ronald
Susan Ronald - The Ambassador, Joseph P. Kennedy, At the Court of St. James 1938-1940 Susan Ronald -Award Winning author • Conde Nast • A Dangerous Woman •…
Sparks of HistoryNapoleon #2- AdamZamoyski
Noted, award winning historian, Adam Zamoyski, provides his deeply researched, insightful take, on one of history's most fascinating personalities, Napoleon…
Sparks of HistoryNapoleon #1- AdamZamoyski
Noted, award winning historian, Adam Zamoyski, provides his deeply researched, insightful take, on one of history's most fascinating personalities, Napoleon…
Sparks of HistoryMengele, Unmasking the Angel of Death #2 - David Marwell
Chief of investigative research, Justice Department, Office of Special Investigations unmasks Josef Mengele David G. Marwell – Mengele, Unmasking the “Angel of…
Sparks of HistoryMengele, Unmasking the Angel of Death #1 - David Marwell
Chief of investigative research, Justice Department, Office of Special Investigations unmasks Josef Mengele David G. Marwell – Mengele, Unmasking the “Angel of…
Sparks of HistoryLeo Tolstoy #2 - Professor Andrei Zorin
Professor Andrei Zorin, Professor and chair of Russian at the University of Oxford, and award winning author of Leo Tolstoy, Critical Times, offers his unique…
Sparks of HistoryLeo Tolstoy #1 - Professor Andrei Zorin
Professor Andrei Zorin, Professor and chair of Russian at the University of Oxford, and award winning author of Leo Tolstoy, Critical Times, offers his unique…
Sparks of HistoryThe Last Million #2 - Professor David Nasaw - Holocaust Refugees
In this gripping interview, David Nasaw, Professor of History at NYU and author of The Last Million, reveals how liberated Jewish holocaust survivors were…
Sparks of HistoryThe Last Million #1 - Professor David Nasaw - Holocaust Refugees
In this gripping interview, David Nasaw, Professor of History at NYU and author of The Last Million, reveals how liberated Jewish holocaust survivors were…
Sparks of HistoryWinston Churchill #2 - Flawed Genius of WW2 - Professor Christopher Catherwood
Churchill was a Zionist. He called himself a Zionist. Even before World War I he met and interacted with Jews. He would have wanted to defend the Jewish State…
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Winston Churchill #1 - Flawed Genius of WW2 - Professor Christopher Catherwood
Churchill was the person who saved us in 1940. Churchill understood that Nazism was uniquely evil, pure evil. You can’t be nice, you can’t appease Hitler. He…
Sparks of HistoryFranklin & Washington #2 - The Founding Partnership - Professor Edward Larson
Professor Edward Larson - Franklin & Washington Professor of history / Hugh & Hazel Darling Chair in Law, Pepperdine University.
Sparks of HistoryFranklin & Washington #1 - The Founding Partnership - Professor Edward Larson
Professor Edward Larson - Franklin & Washington Professor of history / Hugh & Hazel Darling Chair in Law, Pepperdine University.
Sparks of HistoryHenry Wadsworth Longfellow #2- Nicholas Basbanes - Cross of Snow
Award winning author Nicholas A. Basbanes, author of numerous highly acclaimed books including: Cross of Snow: A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, On Paper…
Sparks of HistoryHenry Wadsworth Longfellow #1- Nicholas Basbanes - Cross of Snow
Award winning author Nicholas A. Basbanes, author of numerous highly acclaimed books including: Cross of Snow: A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, On Paper…
Sparks of HistoryIsaac Newton #2 - Professor Robert Iliffe
Sir Isaac Newton was one of the greatest scientists of all time. He had a keen interest in authentic Jewish sources. Find out what Sir Isaac Newton learned…
Sparks of HistoryIsaac Newton #1 - Professor Robert Iliffe
Sir Isaac Newton was one of the greatest scientists of all time. He had a keen interest in authentic Jewish sources. Find out what Sir Isaac Newton learned…
Sparks of HistoryKing Edward #2 - Award Winning Historian Marc Morris
Award winning historian, Marc Morris, provides his fascinating insights on Edward I A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain (2008)…
Sparks of HistoryKing Edward #1 - Award Winning Historian Marc Morris
Award winning historian, Marc Morris, provides his fascinating insights on Edward I A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain (2008)…
Sparks of HistoryJohn Tyler #2 - Professor Christopher Leahy
In what the Wall Street Journal calls the “most comprehensive [John] Tyler biography in 80 years,” Dr. Leahy’s book, President Without a Party: The Life of…
Sparks of HistoryJohn Milton #1 - Professor Nicolas McDowell
Professor Nicolas McDowell, lecturer on Early Modern Literature and Thought, University of Exeter focuses on the literary, cultural and intellectual history of…
Sparks of HistoryDaniel Boone #2 - Tom Clavin - NY Times Bestseller Author
Daniel Boone - The Man & The Myth Noted author Tom Clavin presents: Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First Frontier,
Sparks of HistoryDaniel Boone #1 - Tom Clavin - NY Times Bestseller Author
Daniel Boone - The Man & The Myth Noted author Tom Clavin presents: Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First Frontier,
Sparks of HistoryCharlemagne #2 - Professor Rosamond McKitterick
Professor Rosamond McKitterick from Cambridge, discusses her breakthrough work on Charlemagne.
Sparks of HistoryCharlemagne #1 - Professor Rosamond McKitterick
Professor Rosamond McKitterick from Cambridge, discusses her breakthrough work on Charlemagne.
Sparks of HistoryChaucer, A European Life #2 - Professor Marion Turner
Professor Marion Turner, Tutorial Fellowship at Oxford, Trustee of the New Chaucer Society and recognized authority on late medieval secular literature and…
Sparks of HistoryChaucer, A European Life #1 - Professor Marion Turner
Professor Marion Turner, Tutorial Fellowship at Oxford, Trustee of the New Chaucer Society and recognized authority on late medieval secular literature and…
Sparks of HistoryLouis XIV #2 - Dr. Philip Mansel - Interview
Dr. Philip Mansel has written 13 books on France and the Ottoman Empire, including: Constantinople: City of the World’s desire (1995) Splendour and Catastrophe…
Sparks of HistoryLouis XIV #1 - Dr. Philip Mansel - Interview
Dr. Philip Mansel has written 13 books on France and the Ottoman Empire, including: Constantinople: City of the World’s desire (1995) Splendour and Catastrophe…
Sparks of HistoryFrederick the Great #2 - Professor Tim Blanning
Sparks of History is proud to present Professor Tim Blanning, professor emeritus of modern European history at the University of Cambridge. Professor Blanning…
Sparks of HistoryFrederick the Great #1 - Professor Tim Blanning
Sparks of History is proud to present Professor Tim Blanning, professor emeritus of modern European history at the University of Cambridge. Professor Blanning…
Sparks of HistoryThomas Jefferson #2- Professor Alan Taylor
Thomas Jefferson's Education Pulitzer Prize winner, Professor Alan Taylor , Jefferson Chair in History, University of Virginia engagingly presents Thomas…
Sparks of HistoryThomas Jefferson #1 - Professor Alan Taylor
Thomas Jefferson's Education Pulitzer Prize winner, Professor Alan Taylor , Jefferson Chair in History, University of Virginia engagingly presents Thomas…
Sparks of HistoryAl Smith #2 - Empire Statesman - Professor Robert Slayton
Al Smith was one of the most colorful poilticans in American History. Trail blazing governor of New York. And Democratic candidate for the presidency. Noted…
Sparks of HistoryAl Smith #1 - Empire Statesman - Professor Robert Slayton
Al Smith was one of the most colorful poilticans in American History. Trail blazing governor of New York. And Democratic candidate for the presidency. Noted…
Sparks of HistoryThe Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara #2 - Professor David Kertzer
WHY? EDGARDO MORTARA KIDNAPPED Pulitzer Prize Winner David Kertzer Paul Dupee, Jr. University Professor of Social Science, Professor of Anthropology, and…
Sparks of HistoryThe Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara #1 - Professor David Kertzer
WHY? EDGARDO MORTARA KIDNAPPED Pulitzer Prize Winner David Kertzer Paul Dupee, Jr. University Professor of Social Science, Professor of Anthropology, and…
Sparks of HistoryCalvin Coolidge #2 - Amity Shales Interview
Join Amity Shales, Chairperson of the board of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation Presidential Scholar at the King's College, And, Award Winning…
Sparks of HistoryCalvin Coolidge #1 - Amity Shales Interview
Join Amity Shales, Chairperson of the board of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation Presidential Scholar at the King's College, And, Award Winning…
Sparks of HistoryWalt Whitman #2- Noted author Jean Heuts
With Walt Whitman, Himself Noted author Jean Heuts: Introduces us to the great American poet Walt Whitman and his seminal works including Leaves of Grass, To A…
Sparks of HistoryWalt Whitman #1- Noted author Jean Heuts
With Walt Whitman, Himself Noted author Jean Heuts: Introduces us to the great American poet Walt Whitman and his seminal works including Leaves of Grass, To A…
Sparks of HistoryMark Twain #2 - Professor Susan Harris
Professor Susan Harris, Hall Distinguished Professor emerita of American Literature, University of Kansas., Mabel Fry Teaching Award, 2006, Henry Nash Smith…
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Mark Twain #1 - Professor Susan Harris
Professor Susan Harris, Hall Distinguished Professor emerita of American Literature, University of Kansas., Mabel Fry Teaching Award, 2006, Henry Nash Smith…
Sparks of HistoryWoodrow Wilson #2 - From Princeton to the Presidency
Sparks of History is proud to present Professor W. Barksdale Maynard. Professor Maynard was lecturer of art and architectural history at Princeton University…
Sparks of HistoryWoodrow Wilson #1 - Professor Barksdale Maynard
Sparks of History is proud to present Professor W. Barksdale Maynard. Professor Maynard was lecturer of art and architectural history at Princeton University…
Sparks of HistoryNikola Tesla #2 - Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla
Dr. Marc Seifer, author, university lecturer and handwriting expert explores the life and work of the incomparable inventor, Nikola Tesla. Seifer's, Wizard…
Sparks of HistoryNikola Tesla #1 - Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla
Dr. Marc Seifer, author, university lecturer and handwriting expert explores the life and work of the incomparable inventor, Nikola Tesla. Seifer's, Wizard…
Sparks of HistoryTolkien #2 - John Garth - The Worlds of JRR Tolkien
Award winning author John Garth takes us on a journey into the wonderful world of J.R.R. Tolkien creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Lord ofthe…
Sparks of HistoryTolkien #1 - John Garth - The Worlds of JRR Tolkien
Award winning author John Garth takes us on a journey into the wonderful world of J.R.R. Tolkien creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings What…
Sparks of HistoryDr. Seuss #2- Seuss author Brian Jay Jones
There was only one, Dr. Seuss! New York Times bestselling biographer Brian Jay Jones is known for covering iconic creative geniuses who have made indelible…
Sparks of HistoryDr. Seuss #1 - Seuss author Brian Jay Jones
There was only one, Dr. Seuss! New York Times bestselling biographer Brian Jay Jones is known for covering iconic creative geniuses who have made indelible…
Sparks of HistoryThe Accusation #2 - Blood Libel in an American Town
Professor Edward Berenson, Professor of History at New York University and author of The Accusation, Blood Libel in an American Town, introduces us to the…
Sparks of HistoryThe Accusation #1 - Blood Libel in an American Town
Professor Edward Berenson, Professor of History at New York University and author of The Accusation, Blood Libel in an American Town, introduces us to the…
Sparks of HistoryHenry Ford and the Jews #2 - Ford / Hitler Connection
What was the organized Jewish response to the Dearborn Independent? What was the Ford / Hitler connection? How should we view the Ford phenomenon in 2021? Join…
Sparks of HistoryHenry Ford and the Jews #1 - Interview with author Neil Baldwin
Henry Ford and the Jews – Professor Neil Baldwin - INTRO What were the major influences in Ford’s life? When did Ford’s first take a public stance against the…
Sparks of HistoryAlexander Hamilton - Jewish? #2 - Professor Andrew Porwancher
Was Alexander Hamilton Jewish? Sparks of History presents a fascinating interview with Andrew Porwancher Wick Cary Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma…
Sparks of HistoryLincoln and the Jews #2 - Professor Jonathan Sarna
Did Lincoln go after the “Jewish vote”? How did Lincoln view Catholics? Did Lincoln face an organized Jewish community? What kind of Jewish community did…
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Alexander Hamilton - Jewish? #1 - Professor Andrew Porwancher
Was Alexander Hamilton Jewish? Sparks of History presents a fascinating interview with Andrew Porwancher Wick Cary Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma…
Sparks of HistoryLincoln and the Jews #1 - Professor Jonathan Sarna
Professor Jonathan Sarna - Abraham Lincoln & The Jews - Intro Did a Young Lincoln encounter Jews? How did Lincoln view Judaism? Professor Jonathan Sarna…
Sparks of HistoryGeorge Washington #3- David Stewart - The Reinvention
What was Washington's Political Philosophy? Did the Hebrew Bible Influence Washington? How was Washington's Touro Synagogue Visit Received by Americans? Why…