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  • The Bloody End of Rome’s Flavian Dynasty

    The Bloody End of Rome’s Flavian Dynasty
    2025/09/18
    September 18, 96. Domitian wakes up afraid. He has been seeing signs everywhere, dreaming of his death, dreading the hour of noon. For years he has ruled Rome with fear, and now that fear has circled back on him. Friends are gone, trusted men executed, even his wife rumored against him. He is alone, surrounded by enemies who wear the faces of servants. That morning a man enters his chamber. His arm is wrapped in bandages, he bows low, holding out a scroll for the emperor to read. Hidden in the bandages is a dagger. Domitian takes the scroll. The man strikes. The emperor cries out, scrambling for his sword, but it has been taken. The doors are locked. More men rush in. Blades flash. Blood spills across the marble. By sundown the Flavian dynasty is over, and Domitian lies cold on the floor of his own palace.
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    2 分
  • In the Silent Depths

    In the Silent Depths
    2025/09/18
    On September 18, 1942, the USS Gurnard joined the fleet as one of the many Gato class submarines built to carry the war into enemy waters. She would go on to complete nine patrols across the Pacific, striking hard at Japanese shipping and earning her place among the hunters of the deep. The story of Gurnard is not only about steel and tonnage, but about the men who endured long weeks of silence and sudden bursts of terror as depth charges rained down and torpedoes ran true. From the sinking of the Taiko Maru to the famous attack on the Take Ichi convoy, Gurnard’s history is a tale of survival, determination, and impact far beyond her size. In today’s episode we trace her path through the war, patrol by patrol, and remember what it meant to live and fight inside a submarine during the hardest days of World War II.
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    6 分
  • The Prussian Drillmaster

    The Prussian Drillmaster
    2025/09/17
    Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben was not born American, yet his influence helped secure American independence. A Prussian soldier trained under Frederick the Great, von Steuben arrived at Valley Forge in 1778 with nothing more than his experience, his determination, and a reputation that was perhaps a bit inflated by Benjamin Franklin’s pen. What he found was an army in rags, disorganized and nearly broken. What he gave them was structure, discipline, and confidence. Von Steuben drilled Washington’s men until they could march and fight like professionals. He barked commands, swore in several languages, and demanded order in camp, but the soldiers loved him because he trained beside them. His “Blue Book” manual became the foundation of the U.S. Army for decades. At Monmouth and Yorktown his reforms showed their worth. In this episode, we explore how a Prussian soldier became one of the true fathers of the American Army.
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    2 分
  • 41 Cold War Sentinels - USS Von Steuben SSBN-632

    41 Cold War Sentinels - USS Von Steuben SSBN-632
    2025/09/17
    The USS Von Steuben was one of the silent sentinels of the Cold War, a ballistic missile submarine built not to fight battles but to prevent them. Commissioned in 1964, she carried her crews into the depths of the Atlantic on patrols that lasted months at a time, unseen and unheard, yet always ready. Her mission was deterrence, to make sure that any enemy understood an attack on the United States would never go unanswered. The sailors who served aboard lived lives of secrecy and routine, broken by moments of danger and long stretches of monotony. They worked in steel corridors that smelled of machinery and coffee, argued about baseball, stood watch over missile tubes that never opened, and carried on with the burden of responsibility few could imagine. The Von Steuben never fired a weapon in anger, but her very presence helped ensure peace during some of the tensest years in modern history.v
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    6 分
  • Government without Representation

    Government without Representation
    2025/09/16
    In this episode of Dave Does History, we turn to the third grievance of the Declaration of Independence, a charge that strikes at the very heart of liberty. Representation was not an abstract principle for the colonists. It was the difference between living as free men or being reduced to subjects of arbitrary power. From the seeds planted at Runnymede with Magna Carta to William Molyneux’s warning from Ireland, from Patrick Henry’s fiery Virginia Resolves to John Dickinson’s steady arguments in his Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, the theme is constant. Laws without consent are tyranny. Taxation without representation is slavery. Jefferson gave these ideas voice in the Declaration, reminding us that government must rest on the consent of the governed. This episode explores why the grievance mattered, how it united the colonies, and why representation still defines freedom today
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    32 分
  • USS Guavina’s Fierce Attack – September 15, 1944

    USS Guavina’s Fierce Attack – September 15, 1944
    2025/09/15
    On September 15, 1944, the crew of USS Guavina found themselves staring down the kind of target submariners rarely got a shot at. Anchored tight in Sarangani Strait was a Japanese light cruiser, sitting still but bristling with guns and men. What followed was not a quick strike or a clean kill. It was an all-day brawl against the sea, the current, and the stubborn will of a ship that refused to die easily. In this episode, we’ll take you inside the boat and through the log, minute by minute. You’ll hear how the men fought their way in, fired salvo after salvo, and watched fire and thunder erupt across the horizon. We’ll trace the fear, the sweat, the smell of burning oil, and the relief when the final explosion left nothing but smoke and ruin. This is the story of Guavina’s fiercest fight, and the day she broke a cruiser apart.
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    6 分
  • From Venice to Kublai Khan

    From Venice to Kublai Khan
    2025/09/15
    A Venetian teenager leaves home with two older relatives and a bag of letters from the Pope. Twenty four years later he comes back with a head full of Asia, a coat lined with jewels, and a story that will rewrite how Europe pictures the world. Tonight we follow Marco Polo from Venice to Xanadu, through deserts that crack underfoot and courts where a wrong word can end you. We will hear how paper money moves an empire, how salt funds armies, and how a Mongol princess survives a murderous sea. We will wrestle with the skeptics, sort the facts from the fables, and listen for the man inside the legend. No romance, no fairy dust, just a working merchant who learned to look, to listen, and to tell. Bring your curiosity. Leave your certainty at the dock. The world he saw is closer than you think.
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    2 分
  • WTF: Matthew 26:52

    WTF: Matthew 26:52
    2025/09/14
    This week on What the Frock?, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod sit down to unpack one of the most chaotic stretches in recent memory. From shocking headlines to personal milestones, it has been a week that tested patience, faith, and the limits of common sense. Rabbi Dave reflects on his official retirement after 62 years, complete with lessons from Social Security and the VA, and more than a few surprises about how government bureaucracy can actually work. But the week turned dark with the shooting of Charlie Kirk, sparking outrage, debate, and disturbing reactions across social media. Dave and Rod confront the hypocrisy, the celebrations of violence, and the ongoing battles over free speech. It is not all heavy, though. The episode also includes a night of live music, strong drinks, and a run-in with debit card fraud. Tune in for honesty, humor, and a dose of perspective.
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    57 分