Where history is more than what you remember. A podcast where four history majors come together to discuss, debate and educate all matters of history. Topics range from the dawn of time to the end of the 20th century (and everywhere in between). Join us as we explore the past through meaningful, relevant and entertaining discussion!

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We&#39;re back! Join Krystal, Lauren, and David as they discuss the Battle of the Chosin during the Korean War. Grab your jackets, because it&#39;s a Cold War episode! Talk with us about what you think about the War and how it was handled by the US Government (we had a lot to say about it). And to any listeners who know of anyone who served in Korea, thank them for their service!

Operation Chosin Reservoir

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We&#39;re back! Join David and our pal/newest host Krystal as they discuss the Three Mile Island incident, a nuclear accident that happened in Pennsylvania in 1979. Follow David&#39;s story and get your hazmat suits ready.

Operation Three Mile Island

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We&#39;re back to a party of two! Join David and Lauren this month as we go back to the 1600s to discuss the founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams. We discuss how he went from a religious leader, to governor, to slave trader, to a tree root. What a wild ride! Please remember to rate, subscribe, and join in the conversation wherever you are.

Operation Roger Williams

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We&#39;re back for the New Year! New year, old shenanigans. We&#39;re happy to welcome our college buddy Krystal on the pod to talk all things Romanov Assassinations. If you like sulfuric acid, old monarchies, or Rasputin by Boney M., this episode is for you!Don&#39;t forget to rate, subscribe, and review when you can!

Operation Romanov

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Please join Lauren, Maria, and David as we welcome none other than Professor Ben Carp onto the show! Professor Carp currently holds the Daniel M. Lyons Chair in American History at Brooklyn College. He specializes in history of the American Revolution and seaport cities along the east coast of North America. He was able to sit down and talk to us about his book Defiance of the Patriots. Along with the memory of the event, we discuss shifting popular memory! Sit back, and enjoy this wonderful episode has we remember the Boston Tea Party 250 years ago!

Operation Defiance of the Patriots

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Happy Halloween! Join David and Lauren in a mini-episode where they discuss Robert the Doll and the Bridgewater Triangle. And remember, don&#39;t summon demons!

Operation Gets Spooky

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Welcome back, three years later! If you can believe it, OpHist is already walking and eating grown-up foods. Join Maria, David, and Lauren as we give life updates and answer some burning questions. Happy birthday, Operation History!

Operation Turns Three

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David and Lauren are back for another episode of Operation History! This time they&#39;re talking about the history and process of Glassblowing. Stay cool and enjoy the conversation on this ancient trade.If you&#39;re in any aspect of academia (tutor, student, teacher), have a great fall and be safe!

History of Glassblowing

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David and Lauren are back for another episode of Operation History! This month, they tackle all of the &#34;Bloody Marys&#34;. Lauren gives a brief overview of Queen Mary Tudor, and then David lays down the facts on the folklore of Bloody Mary and the Bloody Mary drink-and how the three aren&#39;t related. Drink your brunch drinks responsibly, and don&#39;t summon demons! As always, please rate, review, and subscribe. As a note from the editor, thank you for your patience on getting this episode out! Turns out you need internet to have a podcast.

"Bloody" Mary Tudor

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We&#39;re back! Join us this month as Lauren and David dive into the Bone Wars of the mid-to-late 19th century. This story has everything, stealing, bribing, defamation, and fossil destroying! Who will win over your heart, Edward Cope or O.C. Marsh? Thank you for listening! Don&#39;t forget to rate, review, and subscribe to stay up to date with the shenanigans.

Operation Bone Wars

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We&#39;re back with a new episode, near, far, wherever you are! Join Maria, Lauren, and David as they explore the sinking and legacy of the RMS Titanic. Get your tissues ready, and let us know if you liked the movie. Thank you so much for listening and don&#39;t forget to review, rate, and subscribe!

Titanic

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Happy Women&#39;s History Month! For the first time in forever, your four hosts are back around the (Zoom) table. Join us as we share the four extraordinary lives of Mabel Dove Danquah, Huda Sha&#39;rawi, Josephine Palmer, and Hannah Kudjoe. Don&#39;t forget to listen, like, subscribe, and review! Join us on our social media to continue the conversation.

African Women Activists

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It&#39;s a colonial episode! This month, David and Lauren get together to discuss the boozy, dancy Merrymount Colony. Join us as we reminisce with would-be drinking buddies. As always, please listen, rate, and review wherever you listen to your pods. We hope to be back together as a big happy family next month!

Merrymount Colony

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We&#39;re back, happy 2023 everyone! This month, join Derek, David, and Lauren as David leads us in exploring the G.I. Underground Press movement during the Vietnam War. As always, please rate, review, subscribe, and download us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes!

Vietnam G.I. Underground Press

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**Gorey Content Ahead, Listener Discretion is Advised**Straight from the vault of unreleased episodes, join Maria, David, and Derek as they explore the spooky, gruesome, head-scratching murders of Jack the Ripper.As always please rate, review, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! We look forward to spending 2023 with you all.

Jack the Ripper

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In this episode, join Lauren and David has we discuss the Day of Mourning. On November 26th 1970, indigenous people from all over the United States of America join together to remember the day their way of life changed forever. Come and join us has we remember this day and how it has changed overtime. As always, please rate, review, subscribe, and download us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get you episodes!

National Day of Mourning

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Operation History, party of one! This month Lauren is back and discussing the Massachusetts colony of Wessagusset. We hope you enjoy and look forward to being back as a squad soon! Please download, rate, review, and subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts, it is a small and simple thing that you can do that helps the show out in a big way.

Wessagusset Colony

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We&#39;re back! Thank you so much for your patience as we try to get back on track. In this month&#39;s episode, David and Lauren team up with everyone&#39;s favorite guest, Ethan, to discuss the history of Dungeons and Dragons. Please download, rate, review, and subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts, it is a small and simple thing that you can do that helps the show out in a big way.

History of Dungeons and Dragons

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We&#39;re back! In this month&#39;s episode, the hosts take a look at the Warsaw Uprising of 1943 during the Second World War. Come join the hosts as David, Lauren, Derek, and Maria talk about how a nation fought back against oppression and invasion, and why it&#39;s important to remember more than just the stories that focus on the winners. As always, stay tuned for the lighthearted bloopers at the end. Please download, rate, review, and subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts, it is a small and simple thing that you can do that helps the show out in a big way.

Down The Hall Podcast Network

We're back! In this month's episode, the hosts take a look at the Warsaw Uprising of 1943 during the Second World War.  Come join the hosts as David, Lauren, Derek, and Maria talk about how a nation fought back against oppression and invasion, and why it's important to remember more than just the stories that focus on the winners. As always, stay tuned for the lighthearted bloopers at the end. 

Please download, rate, review, and subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts, it is a small and simple thing that you can do that helps the show out in a big way.

Warsaw Uprising of 1943

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In this episode of Operation History, the four hosts switch things up and focus on one specific source! Maria has chosen a book about women in downtown Chicago and how the consumer culture changed the physical and political infrastructure for Women&#39;s history month. The book discussed in today&#39;s episode is, &#34;A Shoppers Paradise: How the Ladies of Chicago Claimed Power and Pleasure in the New Downtown.&#34; Come and join the four hosts on this fun and fashionable episode and always. stay till the end because the bloopers on this one do not disappoint!  As always we thank all of our listeners for their support! Please download, review, rate, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!

In this episode of Operation History, the four hosts switch things up and focus on one specific source! Maria has chosen a book about women in downtown Chicago and how the consumer culture changed the physical and political infrastructure for Women's history month. The book discussed in today's episode is, "A Shoppers Paradise: How the Ladies of Chicago Claimed Power and Pleasure in the New Downtown." Come and join the four hosts on this fun and fashionable episode and always. stay till the end because the bloopers on this one do not disappoint! 


As always we thank all of our listeners for their support! Please download, review, rate, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!

Shopping in Chicago

Where history is more than what you remember. A podcast where four history majors come together to discuss, debate, and educate all matters of history. Topics range from the dawn of time to the end of the 20th century (and everywhere in between). Join us as we explore the past through meaningful, relevant, and entertaining discussion!