God's Favorites: A History Podcast
History Podcasts
Hear the amazing, and very human stories, of some of history's most famous people. This podcast explores the complexities of some of God's Favorites...and some who just thought they were.
Location:
United States
Genres:
History Podcasts
Description:
Hear the amazing, and very human stories, of some of history's most famous people. This podcast explores the complexities of some of God's Favorites...and some who just thought they were.
Language:
English
Contact:
502-599-5727
Episodes
Dwight D.Eisenhower Part VI: A Frosty Détente
9/12/2022
War is sometimes easier than leading. Eisenhower gains news foes in his political career and one of them is in his own party. In the meantime, Ike juggles leading a nation and keeping a cold war cold.
Duration:00:22:22
Dwight D. Eisenhower Part V: A Wall of Security
8/13/2022
Dwight Eisenhower wraps up his military career, but retirement and relaxation seem to evade him as Washington D.C. and the White House come calling.
Duration:00:25:22
Dwight D. Eisenhower Part IV: Of Illusions, Friendships, and Love
7/24/2022
The war in Europe isn't over yet and Ike has yet to uncover all the horrors that await him.
Duration:00:37:19
Dwight D. Eisenhower Part III: The Whole Shebang
7/2/2022
Eisenhower is tasked with figuring out how to invade Europe as the allies bicker about the best way to do so. In the meantime, he finds companionship in Kay Summersby, one of the most important people in his life.
Duration:00:38:05
Dwight D. Eisenhower Part II: Another War Within A Treaty
6/3/2022
Trauma hits home for the Eisenhower family as well as a shell-shocked new world. Despite alleged peace, conditions are boiling in Europe as America tries to isolate itself once more.
Special thanks to Mike Taylor,
CW: Please start this episode around the 1:15 mark if you do not like sounds of war.
Duration:00:20:11
Dwight D. Eisenhower Part I: Little Ike
5/13/2022
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."
Duration:00:28:50
Minisode: Titanic’s Marconi Wireless Operators
4/15/2022
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.
Duration:00:34:31
Stephen Sondheim Part III: Curses You Can’t Undo Left by Fathers You Never Knew
4/1/2022
Sondheim approaches the renaissance of his life and art, but it is not without struggles, heartbreak and finally making peace with his past.
Duration:00:33:50
Stephen Sondheim Part II: What’s Hard is Simple
3/15/2022
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.
Duration:00:22:10
Stephen Sondheim Part I: How Wonderful A Sound Can Be
2/22/2022
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.
Duration:00:24:53
Minisode: Independence Hall
2/8/2022
The City of Philadelphia works overtime to save the building, known now as Independence Hall, from destruction by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania .
Duration:00:19:56
Marquis de Lafayette Part VI: The Right to Reciprocity
1/25/2022
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.
Duration:00:23:20
Marquis de Lafayette Part V: A Farewell Tour
1/10/2022
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.
Duration:00:19:05
Marquis de Lafayette Part IV: Adrienne
12/28/2021
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.
Duration:00:24:19
Marquis de Lafayette Part III: The National Razor
12/14/2021
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?
Duration:00:32:44
Marquis de Lafayette Part II: The Hunter and the Prey
11/29/2021
We're back from a holiday break to revisit our hero, Lafayette, as he bides his time until his victorious return to the Continental Army. But victory for Washington will lead to one of the darkest periods in French history.
Duration:00:21:53
Marquis de Lafayette Part I: Baptized Like a Spaniard
11/9/2021
It's time to meet America's Favorite Fighting Frenchman. The Marquis de Lafayette is truly one of God's Favorites...a man who left footprints on everything from the American Revolution to Marie Antoinette's slipper (oops). His story starts extraordinary and keeps on turning out some of history's greatest hits.
Duration:00:26:12
Minisode: Violet Jessop, The Toughest Flower of the Seas
10/27/2021
History called Molly Brown "Unsinkable," but it could have also applied to Violet Jessop, an incredible woman of the sea who survived three disasters and everything that life threw at her.
TW: For mature themes and brief mentions of SA
Duration:00:19:15
Charles Lightoller Part IV: Sundowner
10/11/2021
Disease. A shipwreck on a deserted island. The Titanic. World War I. The loss of a child. Every story. Every tragedy. Every lesson. Everything. Everything in Charles Lightoller's life leads to his most important rescue yet....the evacuation of Dunkirk.
Duration:00:21:55
Charles Lightoller Part III: The Dover Patrol
9/28/2021
Lightoller struggles with guilt as his fellow shipmates and passengers question the validity of his accounts of the night the Titanic sank. However, the focus won't be on him for long when Europe goes to war.
Duration:00:22:33