Tracing The Path
By Dan R Morris
Let us tell you the story of the 20th Century, by tracing each event back to the original decisions that shaped it. You'll quickly find out that everybody and everything is connected. If you thought you understood the 20th Century, you're in for a treat. Tracing the Path is inspired by storytellers like Paul Harvey, Charles Kuralt, and Andy Rooney.
Latest episode
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Episode 61: Every Episode Has 4
This is episode 61, the end of the first era and beginning of the second. In fielding your hundre... -
Episode 60: Roald: The Real Chocolate Spy
The fact that our most beloved children's author was a spy for the British isn't the twist. The t... -
Episode 59: Bob's Swedish Candy Canes: 1.76 Billion Sold
Did you know that if it weren't for the Mexicans and the Swedes, our Christmas would look substan... -
Episode 58: Who Killed the American Dream?
The "American Dream" was first coined in 1931. In 1971 two things happened on exactly the same da... -
Episode 57: 1848: The Year Halloween Began
Have you ever heard the origin of Halloween? Perhaps you've heard about the Irish holiday Samhain... -
Episode 56: Criminals, Oak Trees and the Resolute Desk
The Resolute Desk was a gift to the President as the movie National Treasure says. But did you kn... -
Episode 55: Is Crayola Responsible for American Gothic?
When the Industrial Revolution came to town, it inspired an opposite movement that may have chang... -
Episode 54: When Rural America was Cancelled
The Louisiana Purchase kicked off Westward Expansion in the United States. Then came the transcon... -
Episode 53: Robert Smalls & the Death of Lincoln: A Civil War Story
Robert Smalls was the defiant slave who decided freedom was a better choice. That is when his and... -
Episode 52: Chinese Spy Balloon, Baltimore Bridge & Maritime Law
Did you know the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the Chinese Spy Balloon and the...
