God's Favorites: A History Podcast
Melissa Ratliff
Throughout history, it has always seemed like God has favorites...or at least those who thought they were.
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May 13, 2022 • 28min
Dwight D. Eisenhower Part I: Little Ike
It's time for a taste of Americana as we take a look at Dwight D. Eisenhower...a president you may not know as well as you think you do. First up we take a look at the early years of a boy that one girlfriend's father stated "won't amount to a thing."
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Apr 15, 2022 • 35min
Minisode: Titanic’s Marconi Wireless Operators
We're going back to Titanic for the 110th anniversary of the sinking. Jack Phillips and Harold Bride are two of the ship's unsung heroes but their story gets lost behind the dots and dashes.
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Apr 1, 2022 • 34min
Stephen Sondheim Part III: Curses You Can’t Undo Left by Fathers You Never Knew
Sondheim approaches the renaissance of his life and art, but it is not without struggles, heartbreak and finally making peace with his past.
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Mar 15, 2022 • 22min
Stephen Sondheim Part II: What’s Hard is Simple
What's natural comes hard... Sondheim is finally finding his footing and his backbone as he heads towards a renaissance. But there are secrets and burdens he must carry for his own success.
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Feb 22, 2022 • 25min
Stephen Sondheim Part I: How Wonderful A Sound Can Be
Everything's coming up Stephen on God's Favorites! We pay tribute to American composer Stephen Sondheim, who despite his immense talent and fortitude, was plagued with insecurities. But he always came back for more.
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Feb 8, 2022 • 20min
Minisode: Independence Hall
The City of Philadelphia works overtime to save the building, known now as Independence Hall, from destruction by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania .
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Jan 25, 2022 • 23min
Marquis de Lafayette Part VI: The Right to Reciprocity
Despite his advancing age, Lafayette can not keep himself out of trying to build the France of his dreams. But old age and more fighting stand in his way.
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Jan 11, 2022 • 19min
Marquis de Lafayette Part V: A Farewell Tour
It's been a tumultuous few years under Napoleon Bonaparte. Lafayette and his son travel to the growing United States as he tries to avoid conflict with King Louis XVIII.
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Dec 28, 2021 • 24min
Marquis de Lafayette Part IV: Adrienne
Adrienne becomes the heroine of the family as Lafayette goes from a hero of two worlds to a man with no country...all in the shadow of the rise of the French Empire.
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Dec 14, 2021 • 33min
Marquis de Lafayette Part III: The National Razor
Lafayette returns home and continues to work on behalf of the Americans. It's becoming ever more dangerous to live between the two worlds of revolution and aristocracy but Lafayette knows the Americans have his back...right?
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