After School History
86 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsWelcome to After School History! A chance for us to talk about all of the things you wish you had time to hear about during History class but didn't have time for. I welcome all comments and suggestions! Follow me on Instagram @antoniusoptimus
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Episodes
Quarantine: What I’m Doing
March 30, 2020 01:25 - 46 minutes - 21.9 MBI talk all about how I’m passing the time while we’re all being advised to stay in place. Books I’m reading, music I’m playing, games I’m a fan of, and general commentary about how we will all get through these troubling times. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
Leadership Under a Time of Trial
March 24, 2020 01:44 - 28 minutes - 13.4 MBI talk about how effective leadership can play a major role in helping people when a serious situation has afflicted them. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
What to expect with COVID-19 as a Pandemic
March 15, 2020 19:08 - 37 minutes - 17.8 MBI go over what’s going on globally with this Pandemic, what’s happening in the United States, what to expect going forward, how we’re dealing with it, and what to do and not to do on a macro and micro level --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
More Coronavirus, More Politics: The Last Two Weeks in 20 Minutes
March 09, 2020 01:15 - 21 minutes - 10.2 MBAfter a brief illness, I’m back with an analysis of the last two weeks. Although my voice is still not up to par, I did my best and I’ll try to post another episode this week to continue providing content as long as my voice will agree with me! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
The Democratic Primaries
February 24, 2020 00:10 - 23 minutes - 11.3 MBWho should win, why Bernie is the choice, how socialism is the way of the future. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
Old School Video Games: Classics From the Classic Era of Gaming
February 17, 2020 01:38 - 24 minutes - 11.9 MBOn a lighter note today I talk about video games from back in the day. If you grew up in the late 1970s and 1980s and early 1990s this should appeal to you. If you didn’t, then listen up and take some knowledge and comment on your own experiences! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
First and Second Amendment Rights
February 10, 2020 01:10 - 31 minutes - 15.2 MBI talk about misconceptions of the First and Second Amendment Rights in the US Constitution. Gun rights, freedom of speech... its all up for debate as I opine on them! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
The Trump Trial : The Impeachment Trial of President Trump and What It Means
February 02, 2020 21:29 - 29 minutes - 14.2 MBToday I’m talking about the Impeachment Trial of President Trump but also more about my concerns as an Historian and Constitutional Scholar for the precedents being set via the defense counsels arguments and how they will impact the Republic going forward. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
The Wuhan Coronavirus
January 27, 2020 03:17 - 23 minutes - 11 MBAll you need to know about the Wuhan Coronavirus but were afraid to ask! Also I talk about Kobe Bryant (topical) and how life is so fragile which dovetails nicely with my main message. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
Super Bowl LIV - A Perspective
January 22, 2020 01:04 - 21 minutes - 10.4 MBMy take on the upcoming Super Bowl between the 49ers and the Chiefs. I explain how this could be the start of something great for the NFL and also why we should have the day after the game declared a national holiday. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
Iran and World War III
January 12, 2020 21:56 - 26 minutes - 12.7 MBI talk about what’s going on in Iran today and the memes about World War III and politics and all other good stuff. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
After School History End of Year Episode
December 31, 2019 22:45 - 24 minutes - 11.7 MBThe end of the year I make predictions based on how I feel the next year is going to go. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
Truth, Reality, and Why Orwell Matters
December 16, 2019 00:38 - 34 minutes - 16.4 MBI talk about what defines and makes reality. Why we have so many problems today in accepting facts. What “fake news” is. George Orwell and 1984. China, India, and The United States and their issues with reality. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
Capitalism and Education
December 08, 2019 23:54 - 33 minutes - 16 MBI talk about how capitalism and education are separate points of interest for many people. Also how society evolves over time and how we can work towards a greater understanding about life and the economy than we currently understand. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
The Beautiful Game: Football, Soccer, Whatever You Call It
December 02, 2019 00:18 - 29 minutes - 14.3 MBI talk about football/ soccer and the impact is has on life and individuals as well as the value it has on international relations. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
The Great War: World War One - Conclusion and Aftermath
November 25, 2019 01:32 - 32 minutes - 15.6 MBI talk about the end of the war, the treaty that ended the war and the aftermath including the long term ramifications of Versailles and the United States involvement. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
The Great War: Conclusion and Aftermath
November 25, 2019 01:32 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBI talk about the end of the war, the treaty that ended the war and the aftermath including the long term ramifications of Versailles and the United States involvement. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/afterschoolhistory/message
The Great War: World War One - Tactics, Weapons, and Battles
November 17, 2019 21:34 - 36 minutes - 17.6 MBI talk about the war itself: objectives, weapons used, battles fought, and the direct impact of the war during the 4 years it was fought. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
The Great War: World War One - Origins
November 11, 2019 01:06 - 33 minutes - 16.1 MBI talk about World War One from the background to the early days of the war. This is meant to be a 3 part series to help draw attention to the significance of the war and the importance it has even 100 years after its end. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
The American Revolution and Enlightenment Ideas
November 04, 2019 01:09 - 23 minutes - 11.2 MBI talk about the American Revolution and how it was critical for the expansion of critical Enlightenment Ideas such as the consent of the governed and unalienable rights. I also talk about how its successful implementation in the Constitution proved that it could work and set the standard for liberal democracies around the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
Diwali and the Question of State and Religion
October 28, 2019 03:32 - 21 minutes - 10.4 MBI have a special guest! Sona F. Mehta helps me talk about how Hinduism and India relate and what the message of the Ramayan means to us today --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
Education in The United States
October 21, 2019 01:42 - 27 minutes - 13 MBI talk about standardized testing, maths, science, English and Language Arts, and my beloved Social Studies. Also what’s wrong with education in America today and what we can do to fix it! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
Columbus Day: Why it’s a bad idea
October 15, 2019 00:17 - 19 minutes - 9.34 MBI talk about why celebrating the life of Christopher Columbus is a bad idea and what we should be talking about instead. I also rant a bit about Rutgers University and their American Football program. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
Disney World
October 07, 2019 01:28 - 23 minutes - 11.1 MBI talk about how Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida is one of the greatest places in the world, about how we define “culture” and “cuisine” and how people from other countries look at us here in The United States. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
The Trump Conundrum
October 01, 2019 19:34 - 25 minutes - 12.4 MBTalking about impeachment, President Trump, The Constitution, the branches of congress and much, much more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
Conspiracy Theories 101
September 22, 2019 20:48 - 19 minutes - 9.27 MBWhy do we believe in conspiracy theories? What are some of the more popular ones? Why are they harmful to an honest debate about legitimate subjects? All this and more in my podcast this week! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
Music Makes the World Go Round
September 15, 2019 23:37 - 20 minutes - 9.8 MBI talk about the importance of music to humanity including discussions of The Beatles, Led Zep, The Police, Queen, U2, Elvis, The Rolling Stones, and much much more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
9/11: The Day That Changed The United States
September 11, 2019 23:57 - 20 minutes - 9.72 MBI talk about 9/11, my personal story of that day, what it means to an historian, how I’ve handled it personally, and why people who support conspiracy theories about it are acting in bad faith. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
The Labour Day Episode 2019
September 02, 2019 19:15 - 19 minutes - 9.12 MBI talk about the 80th anniversary of the commencement of World War 2, going back to school as a teacher, the latest mass shooting in Texas, the discovery in Idaho of an artifact which supports the sea crossing of the first indigenous peoples of the Americas, and future topics I’ll be going over! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
Guns, Immigration, tariffs, and Israel
August 20, 2019 21:54 - 26 minutes - 12.7 MBI talk about nice non-controversial topics such as the right to bear arms/ Second Amendment, Hong Kong protests, Israel and other issues that won’t cause a stir at all. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
Liberal Democracy and All That Jazz
July 28, 2019 20:20 - 22 minutes - 10.7 MBTalking about what’s going on in the USA in the near recent past. The Mueller testimony, the attacks by President Trump on individuals, and what happens when liberal democracy fails in the one part of the world that has been an example (for better or worse) for it --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
Neo-fascism, Iran, and the End of the School Year
June 28, 2019 23:55 - 17 minutes - 8.23 MBI talk about a lot of things here... my upcoming social media foray, the end of the school year, Iran, children in cages. I talk about how we are going down a route that leads to Fascism and why there are similarities between what happened in Germany during the Nazi rule and what’s going on now. I give a shout out to my school (21 Victor Mravlag) and my district (Elizabeth!) and urge my listeners to keep the faith and keep up the good fight! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters....
The Truly Astronomical Size of What’s Out There
June 13, 2019 00:44 - 17 minutes - 8.54 MBOuter space. The universe. How big is it? Who else is out there? How do we know? Why should we care? In this latest episode, I talk about what the universe holds for us and why we need to make our way off this pale blue dot we call home. The mysteries of space beckon us... come join me in an adventure into the final frontier! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
The Presidential Agenda (if I were running!)
June 06, 2019 01:13 - 26 minutes - 12.5 MBI’ve had a lot of people ask me to run for the Presidency of the United States. I’ve thought about it quite a bit. Maybe I will but it depends on how my agenda is taken by the populous. Here are my points when it comes to an agenda for President of the United States of America! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
The Need to Not Force Your Views on Other People
May 30, 2019 23:39 - 17 minutes - 8.15 MBSomething we learn in grade school but somehow end up needing to be reminded of regularly as we grow up: why it’s critical for freedoms of speech, expression, and the press are critical for liberty to endure. Why we need to defend freedom and condemn censorship and those who would back authoritarian regimes at home and around the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message
After School History
May 23, 2019 22:16 - 27 minutes - 13 MBAn introduction to After School History! A taste of things to come... what you can expect, what we're all about! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterschoolhistory/message