59 FDR Special - How WWII United FDR and Al Smith

FromUnknown History with Giles Milton

Start listening View podcast show

59 FDR Special - How WWII United FDR and Al Smith

FromUnknown History with Giles Milton

ratings:

Length:

7 minutes

Released:

Sep 27, 2018

Format:

Podcast episode

Released:

Sep 27, 2018

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Unknown History provides you with surprising, quirky, and remarkable tales from the past, so you can pretend you paid attention in history class. Hosted by renowned author Giles Milton. To download podcast episodes not shown here, visit QuickandDirtyTips.com

Skip carousel

2 S1 - How to Survive the Sinking of the Titanic: How did one man survive the Titanic's sinking with a bottle a whiskey? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
6 min listen
9 S1 - The First Celebrity Kidnapping: Baby Charles Lindbergh: Who kidnapped baby Charles? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
3 min listen
24 S2 - What Happened When the Mona Lisa Was Stolen?: Who stole the Mona Lisa, and what happened after that? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
6 min listen
6 S1 - Who Really Killed Rasputin?: Who was it that actually killed Rasputin? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
6 min listen
1 S1 - The Surprising Truth About Hitler's Drug Use: Did you know about Hitler's drug problem? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
5 min listen
7 S1 - How Did Three Men Escape from Alcatraz?: How did they pull off this impossible getaway? Find out from Giles Milton. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
6 min listen
8 S1 - The Secret Fate of Lenin's Brain: What happened to Lenin's brain, and why? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
4 min listen
16 S1 - Who Was the Last Eunuch of China?: Hear the surprising story behind the last eunuch of China. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
2 min listen
30 S2 - Attack of the Killer Whale: After a killer whale attack, a family found themselves adrift in the middle of the Pacific ocean. Hear the whole story in Giles Milton's Unknown History podcast. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
5 min listen
25 S2 - What Happened to the Children Bred for the Hitler Regime?: Have you ever heard of the Lebensborn program? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
5 min listen
34 S2 - When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep: Why did Churchill slaughter sheep? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
6 min listen
29 S2 - What Was Operation Pastorius?: Have you heard of Hitler's plan to take Long Island? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
5 min listen
10 S1 - Insurance Fraud on The Good Ship Zong: Listen to Giles Milton tell a sinister story about insurance fraud on the Zong. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
3 min listen
12 S1 - Who Was William Hitler?: Did you know Hitler had an American nephew? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
4 min listen
28 S2 - How an American Ship Was Captured by North Korea: What happened to the crew? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
4 min listen
17 S1 - God, Gold, and Murder on the Erie Canal: An interview with Jack Kelly by Unknown History with Giles Milton
5 min listen
5 S1 - Sergeant Stubby: How Did One Dog Become a Decorated War Hero?: How did this canine help win WWI? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
5 min listen
14 S1 - Hiroo Onoda: The Japanese Soldier Who Wouldn't Surrender: Who was Hiroo Onoda? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
4 min listen
20 S2 - How Did One D-Day Rehearsal Go Terribly Wrong?: Rehearsal or real attack? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
6 min listen
3 S1 - The Mysterious Disappearance of Agatha Christie: What happened when Agatha Christie disappeared for eleven days? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
4 min listen
4 S1 - How Dorothy Lawrence Disguised Herself as a Man to Fight in WWI: What happens when a woman pretends to be a man to join WWI? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
4 min listen
18 S1 - The Story of Japan's Deadly Balloon Bomb: A story about a picnic gone wrong. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
3 min listen
21 S2 - Why Did Two Robbers Steal Charlie Chaplin's Coffin?: Two criminals once stole Chaplin's coffin. Why? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
6 min listen
11 S1 - Hamilton, Burr, and the Murder Trial You'll Never Forget: Before they dueled, Hamilton and Burr teamed up to defend a murder trial. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
4 min listen
22 S2 - What Happened When One Lawyer Went Up Against Hitler? (Reissue): Have you heard this surprising story about Hitler and a courtroom? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
6 min listen
31 S2 - The Real Queen Victoria: A Conversation with Author Daisy Goodwin: Q&A with Daisy Goodwin by Unknown History with Giles Milton
27 min listen
26 S2 - How One Boy Survived the Hindenburg Crash: How did a 14-year-old escape the wreck? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
6 min listen
15 S1 -The Dog Who Barked for Victory: Learn even more about Sergeant Stubby. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
3 min listen
43 Dodge City Special - Introducing The Wickedest Town in the American West: Guest host Thomas Clavin explores DODGE CITY. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
14 min listen
33 S2 - How Did a Stranger Break into the Queen's Bedroom?: What happened when a stranger managed to make his way into the Queen's bedroom? by Unknown History with Giles Milton
5 min listen

More Episodes from Unknown History with Giles Milton

Skip carousel

A Conversation On Queer History: Rasheed Newson, Jack Lowery, and Bill Goldstein on Act Up!, AIDS Activism, and 80s NYC.: Hear Rasheed Newson, Jack Lowery and Bill Goldstein discuss Rasheed's new book My Government Means to Kill Me. They discuss the inspiration for the novel, activism, and the political and social reckoning of a young, black, gay man in 1980s New York City. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
66 min listen
Bonus: The Cold War Superagent and the Ruthless Head of the CIA: Unknown History is on hiatus between seasons, but in the meantime, we hope you enjoy this special excerpt from Agent Sniper: The Cold War Superagent and the Ruthless Head of the CIA by Tim Tate, brought to us by our colleagues at Macmillan Audio. You can get your copy of Agent Sniper from Amazon, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, or wherever books or audiobooks are sold. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
17 min listen
The Broken Constitution: Lincoln's Transformation: Lincoln's choices and evolution didn't just transform the meaning of the Civil War—they transformed the Consitution itself. This is the third and final installment of The Broken Constitution mini-series. Read the companion article on Quick and Dirty Tips. Follow Unknown History wherever you listen to podcasts. For more from Noah, follow Deep Background from Pushkin Industries. Purchase The Broken Constitution. Find Noah on Twitter. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
40 min listen
The Broken Constitution: Lincoln's Choice: Lincoln faced an unprecedented crisis that remains unique in American history. Were the choices he made vindicated by history? Read the companion article on Quick and Dirty Tips. Follow Unknown History wherever you listen to podcasts. For more from Noah, follow Deep Background from Pushkin Industries. Pre-order The Broken Constitution. Find Noah on Twitter. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
35 min listen
The Broken Constitution: The American Compromise: The original United States Constitution was a compromise between slaveholders and non-slaveholders. It made key compromises to protect a union between the Northern and Southern states and protected the slave trade in U.S. law. Read the transcript. Follow Unknown History wherever you listen to podcasts. For more from Noah, follow Deep Background from Pushkin Industries. Pre-order The Broken Constitution. Find Noah on Twitter. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
28 min listen
Coming Soon: The Broken Constitution: Coming soon on the Unknown History podcast: the story of Abraham Lincoln's work reshaping the United States Constitution. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
1 min listen
The Dramatic Conclusion of the Berlin Blockade: After 323 days of the Berlin Blockade, a weather system nearly brought the city to its knees. However, the strength of the Germans, tenacity of the Americans (and a little bit of luck), resulted in victory. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
8 min listen
To Save a City: The Berlin Airlift of 1948 saved the city from starvation...but just barely. Unknown History delves into the astonishing ingenuity of American military alongside the hard work of German citizens that kept the city from collapse. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the Unknown History podcast. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.facebook.com/quickdirtytips https://twitter.com/quickdirtytips by Unknown History with Giles Milton
8 min listen
Launching the Airlift: The Berlin Airlift saved the city from starvation during the Russian blockade of 1948. But supplying over two million people for over a year via airplane was a Herculean feat that almost didn't happen. Unknown History delves deeper into the American solution. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the Unknown History podcast. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.facebook.com/quickdirtytips https://twitter.com/quickdirtytips by Unknown History with Giles Milton
9 min listen
The Siege: Could the Berlin Airlift Save Berlin?: When the Soviets cut off all supply routes to western Berlin in 1948, they didn't anticipate the ingenuity and tactical planning skills of Army Brigadier General Frank Howley. Could the Berlin Airlift really keep the entire city alive during the siege? Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the Unknown History podcast. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.facebook.com/quickdirtytips https://twitter.com/quickdirtytips by Unknown History with Giles Milton
10 min listen
The Strangling of Berlin: The Soviets' siege of Berlin did not begin with a bang, but rather a series of smaller infractions, starting with stopping trains to check passengers' papers to cutting off routes for trucks that delivered milk. Giles Milton dives into another moment of Unknown History. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the Unknown History podcast. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.facebook.com/quickdirtytips https://twitter.com/quickdirtytips by Unknown History with Giles Milton
7 min listen
$The Strangling of Berlin: The Soviets' siege of Berlin did not begin with a bang, but rather a series of smaller infractions, starting with stopping trains to check passengers' papers to cutting off routes for trucks that delivered milk. Giles Milton dives into another moment of Unknown History. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the Unknown History podcast. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.facebook.com/quickdirtytips https://twitter.com/quickdirtytips$
A Battle of Wits in Post-War Berlin: Western allies in post-war Berlin had never encountered the likes of General Alexander Kotikov, a staunch communist with a velvet touch. Read the transcript. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the Unknown History podcast. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.facebook.com/quickdirtytips https://twitter.com/quickdirtytips by Unknown History with Giles Milton
12 min listen

Related podcast episodes

Skip carousel

62 Hitler’s American Friends - Charles Coughlin and Radio’s Religious Right: Part 3: With a platform reaching millions, he launched a political party with shades of Nazism. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
12 min listen
60 Hitler’s American Friends - Fritz Kuhn and the German American Bund: Part 1: On America’s leading organization for German sympathizers and Nazi imitators in the 1930s by Unknown History with Giles Milton
10 min listen
57 FDR Special - How FDR Became a Star in the 1924 Presidential Convention: Part 3: Thanks to an unlikely presidential bid, FDR and Al Smith became close allies. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
8 min listen
56 FDR Special - Frank and Al: The Loss That Created FDR: Part 2: How political and physical loss shaped a young, ambitious Roosevelt by Unknown History with Giles Milton
11 min listen
63 Hitler’s American Friends - Henry Ford and American Business: Part 4: On the Anti-Semitic views and Nazi ties of businessman Henry Ford by Unknown History with Giles Milton
11 min listen
61 Hitler’s American Friends - William Dudley Pelley and the Silver Legion: Part 2: How "Chief" William Dudley Pelley dangerously aligned himself with Hitler's goals. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
12 min listen
66 Labor Special - Industrialization on American Democracy: Part 2: How the Industrial Revolution changed American technology and manufacturing forever. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
9 min listen
64 Hitler's American Friends - Charles Lindbergh and 'America First': Part 5: On Charles Lindbergh and his political campaign of anti-Semitism by Unknown History with Giles Milton
13 min listen
273 | Elliot Ackerman: Reckoning with America's End in Afghanistan: Elliot Ackerman, author of The Fifth Act: America's End in Afghanistan and 2034: A Novel of the Next World War, returns to The Realignment near the first anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul to discuss how the war reshaped American society, the pivot to Great Power competition, and his service during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as a Marine/CIA officer. by The Realignment
61 min listen
James Buchanan by Ranking U.S. Presidents
43 min listen
BUTCH & SUNDANCE Ep. 3 | “The Wild Bunch”: Butch Cassidy becomes the leader of a gang known as the Wild Bunch, and Sundance becomes a key member of the outfit by Legends of the Old West
36 min listen
Kicking About on the Prairie: A Bullwhacker Story by Wild West Podcast
15 min listen
69 Labor Special - The 1894 Pullman Strike: Part 5: How George Pullman's laborers fought back. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
11 min listen
82 S3 -- D-DAY: D-Day: The Men in the 'Suicide Wave': The story of first flight of men invading the beach on D-Day by Unknown History with Giles Milton
15 min listen
TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 4 | "Comanche Moon": The end of the Mexican-American War brings great change to the Texas Rangers. Heroes have been buried; the old captains move on; and new leaders emerge. The U.S. army builds two lines of forts in Texas and finally creates a star-studded regiment of... by Legends of the Old West
48 min listen
607 Better Call Saul Insider: Better Call Saul Insider Podcast for Episode 607 "Plan and Execution" Wrap Up. by Better Call Saul Insider Podcast
80 min listen
BONUS: Introducing 'History Unplugged': Listen to a special bonus clip about history's most insane rulers. by Unknown History with Giles Milton
27 min listen
70 Valley Forge - George Washington's Heroism at Valley Forge: Part 1: How Washington led his troops through a brutal winter by Unknown History with Giles Milton
9 min listen
Andrew Johnson by Ranking U.S. Presidents
46 min listen
The Battle of Blair Mountain: 100 years ago, in the hills of West Virginia, Black, white and European immigrant coal miners banded together to demand better pay and safer working conditions … and were met with machine guns. by Sidedoor
29 min listen
The American Frontier: The Battle of Beecher Island: September 1868, 3 years after the Civil War, saw an outnumbered United States Army patrol against six hundred Native warriors on the American Frontier. In this episode, we explore the heroism displayed by the soldiers on both sides of the fight. James ... by Warfare
45 min listen
TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 3 | "War, and the Walker Colt": President Polk is furious with General Taylor's ceasefire agreement with Mexico and he orders General Winfield Scott to continue the war. Captain Jack Hays, Samuel Walker and John "RIP" Ford return to Mexico for the final push toward the capital, but... by Legends of the Old West
41 min listen
OUTLAWS Ep. 2 | John Wesley Hardin: “Trouble on the Trail” by Legends of the Old West
30 min listen
503a The Nez Perce War; American Nomads by Travel with Rick Steves
52 min listen
Lecture 15 - Lincoln, Leadership, and Race: Emancipation as Policy: Professor Blight follows Robert E. Lee's army north into Maryland during the summer of 1862, an invasion that culminated in the Battle of Antietam, fought in September of 1862. In the wake of Antietam, Abraham Lincoln issued his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, a document that changed the meaning of the war forever. Professor Blight suggests some of the ways in which Americans have attempted to come to grips with the enigmatic Lincoln, and argues that, in the end, it may be Lincoln's capacity for change that was his most important characteristic. The lecture concludes with the story of John Washington, a Virginia slave whose concerted action suggests the central role American slaves played in securing their own freedom. Transcript Lecture Page by HIST 119: The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877
20 min listen
84 S3 -- D-DAY: American Rangers Who Terrified the Germans: The story of the American Rangers and their role in D-Day by Unknown History with Giles Milton
13 min listen
#50 CONTRABANDS / BIG BETHEL: In which we discuss the decision to declare runaway slaves "contraband of war," and then we look at the Battle of Big Bethel which took place on June 10, 1861. by The Civil War & Reconstruction
42 min listen
NEZ PERCÉ WAR Ep. 2 | “A Hornet’s Nest” by Legends of the Old West
37 min listen
Capitals of Texas, Part 1 (Episode 4, pt. 1): The Podcast About Texas History by Wise About Texas
24 min listen
The Road to Vietnam with Dr Pablo de Orellana: Why did the United States become involved in Viet… by War Studies
52 min listen

Discover this podcast and so much more

59 FDR Special - How WWII United FDR and Al Smith

59 FDR Special - How WWII United FDR and Al Smith

Titles in the series (100)

More Episodes from Unknown History with Giles Milton

Related podcast episodes