Drinks with Great Minds in History

Hello Great Minds! Did you know that the oldest church in the USA happens to be in Miami... bit of a plot twist with this one that leads us back to the Spanish-American War of 1898!   Key Topics: Ancient Spanish Monastery, Yellow Journalism, William Randolph Hearst Apologies for the degree of screaming at each other... they got Mr. DGMH going, and we (me?) may have drank too much... For more DGMH...

Hello Great Minds!    Cullen, Kelly, and, believe it or not, Luke join Mr. DGMH to hash out the lives and legacies of a truly Great Minds and Alexander Hamilton... It's A. v. Ham! Key Topics: Hamilton Sucks, Arnold is Amazing, the American Revolution Apologies for the degree of screaming at each other... they got Mr. DGMH going, and we (me?) may have drank too much...  For more DGMH just head...

Hello Great Minds! In this episode, I try to answer a question that has always bothered me.  Plus, I explore the darker side of art and war in a discussion on Prisoners of War… Which led me to a very Anti-Arnold story! Key Topics : James Forten, British Prison Ships, Linguistics, American Revolution For more DGMH just head on over to Patreon Land to get access to soooooooo much more Great content...

Hello Great Minds! A preview of Cullen's Moments in Military History, a perfect deep dive into a key moment in the reign of King Philip II of Spain from Season 3 (Had to Repost this, apologies if it shows up twice)! For more DGMH just head on over to Patreon Land to get access to soooooooo much more Great content here: patreon.com/dgmhhistory Be sure to follow me on Facebook at "Drinks w...

Hello Great Minds!  It's time for "A Twist of Psych!" Shari and I try to figure out the Psychology behind the Great Mind, as well as why Benedict Arnold betrayed his nation, if this made him a bad guy, and how this stress might have impacted the Patriots that he betrayed. Again, is he the greatest hero of the Revolutionary War Era, or is he nothing more than the American Judas? Key...

Hello Great Minds! I have a question... "Is one called a traitor or liberator?"   It is tough call, a fine, fine line between the the traitor and the whistleblower.  Where should Benedict Arnold fall? Is he the greatest hero of the Revolutionary War Era, or is he nothing more than the American Judas? Find out all about Arnold's exploits and more on this episode! Key Topics: Battle o...

Hello Great Minds! For this round, Mr. DGMH's Birthday Special, we have a Roundtable chat about various topics and questions that each of us brought to the... table.  From high school lessons, to historical theories, to raising the dead for dinner and more, we chatted about a lot of important, fun stuff... and Aliens.   For more DGMH just head on over to Patreon Land to get access to sooooooo...

Hello Great Minds! I didn't put it in the title, as it didn't quite read right... But, for Kelly's Birthday episode this year, we decided to cover the subject most studied, taught, and important to Kelly:  The Holocaust. From her classroom, to her travels, to the tragic event itself, we discuss the Antisemitic background to, and the horrific nature of, the Holocaust. Key Topics:  Je...

Hello Great Minds!  Cullen and a Special Guest from Patreon join me for round of Shots, as we hash out the stories, legacies, and footprints of the "Heroes of Two Worlds,"  Zumbi, King of Palmares, and the Marquis de Lafayette! Key Topics: American Revolution, Lafayette, Slavery, French Revolution Apologies for some minor tech issues! For more DGMH just head on over to Patreon Land to ge...

Hello Great Minds! It's a Twist of Psych on Zumbi, as Shari joins me to discuss different types of Aggression and Conflict, plus we chat about Stockholm Syndrome! Key Topics: Zumbi, Palmares, Instrumental Aggression, Hostile Aggression, DSM-5 Apologies for the shame and embarrassment at the end... For more DGMH just head on over to Patreon Land to get access to soooooooo much more Great conte...

Hello Great Minds! In the Chaser to Zumbi, I decided to keep examining freedom by examining some of  those Great Minds that died on the Fourth of July, plus a little more on freedom in Brazil!  Key Topics: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Zachary Taylor, Brazilian Independence For more DGMH just head on over to Patreon Land to get access to soooooooo much more Great content here: patreon.com/dgmhhist...

Hello Great Minds! DGMH is back with our next Great Mind... ZUMBI   A king, freedom fighter, warrior, and maybe a killer, Zumbi was unmatched in the resistance against Enslavement in Brazil!   Listen to find out all about Zumbi's fight for freedom in Brazil in this episode! Key Topics: Portugal and the Slave Trade, Slavery, Brazil, Quilambos, Ganga Zumba and Zumbi For more DGMH just head on o...

Hello Great Minds! Have a listen to this abbreviated version of my family's immigrant story, as I pay tribute to one of the Greatest Minds I have ever known, my late Grandfather, Dominic DeBacco... aka Tadone. Back next week with the next Great Mind: Zumbi! Key Topics: New Immigrants, Company Towns For more DGMH just head on over to Patreon Land to get access to soooooooo much more Great cont...

Hello Great Minds! It's "Da Nile" v. "Daaa Medici" on the latest round of Shots - Cleopatra v. Catherine de Medici!!! Both were Queens, both were Mothers, both were truly Gaslit Titans of History, listen to find out who will win the second Crown of Greatness of Season 4! Key Topics: Cleopatra, Caesar, Marc Antony, Catherine de Medici, Valois France, Wars of Religion For mo...

Hello Great Minds! It's time for the second round of "A Twist of Psych" for Season 4, as we look at the Mind behind the Great Mind that was Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt... or "Da Nile!" Shari and I discuss all things attraction, lust, denial, and she teaches us about Confabulation and how our memory might impact Cleopatra's legacy.  Key Topics: Defense Mechanisms, Do...

Hello Great Minds! Today, we are covering something I mentioned at the end of the Cleopatra episode... just barely.  So, if you thought it was missing, here is an episode on the Library of Alexandria and the other less awesome but still wonderful Wonders of the Ancient World! Listen to find out all about these true Wonders of Cleopatra's World! Key Topics: Library of Alexandria, Lighthouse at...

Hello Great Minds! Today, we are finally covering Cleopatra VII Philopator, Queen of Egypt, someone that I have been trying to cover for three seasons!  So, how has the popular memory of Egypt's last queen, this Titan of the Hellenistic World,  impacted her legacy?  Were her rather actions justified, pragmatic, or ruthless?    Listen to find out all about the treacherous waters Cleopatra was...

Sorry, no Cleopatra this week, but here is a Patreon release of Cullen Chats China on Sun Tzu's Art of War!   For more DGMH just head on over to Patreon Land to get access to soooooooo much more Great content here: patreon.com/dgmhhistory Be sure to follow me on Facebook at "Drinks with Great Minds in History" & Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter @dgmhhistory Cheers! Music...

Sorry, no Cleopatra this week, but here is a Patreon release of Pete Chats Portugal on King Sebastian of Portugal and Pt. 1 of our Chat on the Iberian Union! For more DGMH just head on over to Patreon Land to get access to soooooooo much more Great content here: patreon.com/dgmhhistory Be sure to follow me on Facebook at "Drinks with Great Minds in History" & Follow the show on Insta...

If that title doesn't catch your eye, then I don't know what ever will! Hello Great Minds! It's finally time for the first round of "Shots" for Season 4, as we square off Charles Edward Stuart and Christina of Sweden.  Two Great Minds without a Crown, let's see who will win the first Crown of Greatness of Season 4! Key Topics: Bonnie Prince Charlie, Christina, Queen o...

Hello Great Minds! It's time for the first round of "A Twist of Psych" for Season 4, and it's on a Stuart... Shari's favorite kind of monarch (he said sarcastically)! Shari and I set out to figure out why Charles Edward Stuart failed in his attempt to seize his ancestral throne's of Scotland and England.  To do this, we examined Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to eva...

Hello Great Minds! From Virginia to Georgia to Florida and beyond, this week we cover the War of Jenkins' Ear, what better topic for the Chaser to Bonnie Prince Charlie than the War I literally mentioned for one second of the main episode! Key Topics: War of Jenkins' Ear, Admiral Edward Vernon, War of Austrian Succession, Cryogenics, Mount Vernon For more DGMH just head on over to Patreo...

Hello Great Minds & Outlander Fans! Today, we are coving one of my favorite families in European History, the Stuarts, and that means that my co-hosts will probably think him useless and lame... but not me, I am a Charles Edward Stuart fanboy! Outlander fans like me think they now this guy, but  join me as we explore the life and legacy of the "Prince Across the Sea," the "Young...

Hello Great Minds! It's that time of year... the DGMH New Year!  This show has been going modestly strong for three full years, and the shots crew got together to chat about some of our favorite figures, stories, and memories of our time on the show!  We discussed Lincoln, Catherine de Medici, Churchill, and so many more Great Minds on a sort of round of Social Drinking! For more DGMH just he...

Hello Great Minds! As we continue on with our soft start to Season 4, I figured it was time for me to go solo for our first Great Mind of Season 4  Jeanette Rankin! No Chasers, Psych, of Shots for her coming up, but maybe sometime down the road.  Key Topics: World War I, World War II, Pacifism, Women's Suffrage For more DGMH just head on over to Patreon Land to get access to soooooooo much mo...