Drinks with Great Minds in History

Hello Great Minds! As we continue on with our soft start to Season 4, the ladies of DGMH join me for Women's History Month Special, where we each discuss a woman that we think deserves more attention. Next week, I will cover the Great Mind that was  Jeanette Rankin! Key Topics: Ella Baker, Ida B. Wells, Margaret Mead For more DGMH just head on over to Patreon Land to get access to soooooooo m...

Holy Shit... It's already here, but "what if" it's too soon?  Cheers to you Great Minds, it's time for Season 4 to begin, and for the this season's premiere , I figured we'd talk themes, give some clues, and fall down the Beaver Hole a bit... On this episode, I introduce the Season 4 Theme, give you some hints of what's to come, and tell the inTOXICating tal...

Hello Great Minds!  This week's off-season bonus content is brought to you by Lock and the Say Hello to the Bad Guy podcast.  This episode in twenties American Gangster George Kelly Barnes, better known as "Machine Gun Kelly."     Check out this "Bonus" episode and don't forget to check out more from Lock and Say Hello to the Bad Guy here https: //badguypodcast.com/ ...

Hello Great Minds!  On DGMH we all know how powerful a mistress can be!  Well, few rivaled today's subject!    In this Off-Season Bonus Episode Katy and Nathan from the Queens Podcast walk us through influential life of Madame de Pompadour, mistress to Louis XV of France. Check out this "Bonus" episode and don't forget to check out more from Stacey Roberts here: https://queensh...

Hello Great Minds!  This week's off-season bonus content is brought to you by show guest and fellow glutton for punishment... I mean podcaster, Stacey Roberts! In this episode he walks us through a bit of Rockefeller history, as he dives into the the undoing of America's richest Titan... Cheese?!? Check out this "Bonus" episode and don't forget to check out more from Stace...

I cut out the ads and re-released an oldie but a goodie from Season 1! It's the Friday the 13th Episode because, you know... it is Friday the 13th.  Good Luck everyone! Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=34398347&fan_landing=true Be sure to follow me on Facebook at "Drinks with Great Minds in History" & Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter @dgmhhistory...

Everyone knows Zheng He... right?  Cullen joins Mr. DGMH for a quick chat about one of the most important figures in seaborne exploration and Chinse history, plus one of us rants about our hatred of Gavin Menzies! Ironically, Mr. DGMH even knew a bit on this topic in Chinese History.  Still, that is what we discussed on this Patreon Episode of "Cullen Chats China," and now you can check...

Hello Great Minds & Happy Holidays!  It's time for the Season 3 Finale, as we bid our Rise and Fall series adieu and chat about the life and miracles of the real life Santa, Saint Nicholas of Myra.  Plus, I added in an interesting little tale about Paratroopers in Idaho... Don't worry though, I still have plenty of content coming your way in the DGMH Off-Season, but Mr. DGMH is ready...

It's finally almost close to over, but at least it's time for the Season 3 Battle Royale between Teddy, Philip II, Christina of Sweden, & Nappy 3. The perfect shit show to round out Season 3, but who will win this season's Supreme Crown of Greatness? Cheers! Support the show here and get access to all sorts of bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=34398347&fan_landin...

It's Luke's Birthday Special, and he wanted to talk about Queen Elizabeth II... which is fantastic, as Luke and Mr. DGMH are avid lovers of monarchy! But, this isn't the ins-and-outs of her long life and reign, not it is instead DGMH's Eulogy of QE2, as we discuss her life's high points, the modernization of the British Monarchy, and the role of monarchy in the modern worl...

It's Kelly's Birthday (ish), and that means the content is up to here.  We're breaking our number one rule and covering a living Great Mind... President Jimmy Carter.  Kelly walks us through the life, career, and legacy of a truly Great Mind, President and Humanitarian Jimmy Carter.  We discuss his political rise to the presidency, his fall from office, and his stellar post-presiden...

Hello Great Minds!  I decided to spice up the Thanksgiving Special with a Pumpkin Ale, a little more history, and a revisiting of the rich history of American Thanksgiving.  From Pilgrims to Political Scandals to Mary and her little lamb, the history of this holiday is truly something to be thankful for... So, have a listen, and at the very least, you'll know more than everyone else at the ta...

It's Cullen's Birthday (ish), and that means the content is up to him, which is the only world in which the DGMH Rule on chatting political stuff can get broken... but only a little, as we chat about the 14th Amendment! Everything from the Civil War and Reconstruction to Civil Rights to Selective Incorporation... we kept it short, sweet, and to the point.  Cheers! Support the show here a...

It's Shari's Birthday (is), and that means the content is up to here, which is the only world where Mr. DGMH ends up talking about Sports! Shari walks us through the life, career, and legacy of a truly Great Mind, Lady Vols Coach Pat Summit.  We discuss her coaching, the psychology behind it, and Alzheimer's Disease. I would have never even known about her, if not for this, and what...

Boo... It's not Tuesday, Happy Halloween to all my Great Minds! Mr. DGMH decided to "spook up" his Halloween Special with about ten minutes of new content on Witches, Wizards, and more!  From the Salem Witch Trials to Germany and Scotland, to the Wizard of Oz, Witches were a key part of Early Modern Society... and they were not well-liked! So, join me for a little return to Witches,...

Mr. DGMH is joined by Cullen, Luke, and a Special Guest, Stacey Roberts, from the History's Trainwrecks podcast! We discuss Washington's legacy as a general and president, as well as those that might have been Washington... That is those who wished to have his job.   Plus, Mr. DGMH addresses "Custis-Gate." Cheers! Support the show here... Patreon Link - https://www.patreon.com/...

Hello Great Minds!  He's finally back! It's time to dive deeper into the legacy and footprint of George Washington.  With nearly double the content, Mr. DGMH tries to figure out just how Great GW is and why... From Revolution to the Presidency, Washington had quite the story.    Cheers! Key History Topics: US War of Independence, Martha Washington, Slavery, Phyllis Wheatly Support the sh...

Hello Great Minds! It's time for "The Chaser!" Finally, the finale of the Nappy 3 Saga is here with a Chaser on the reasons for, and nature of, the Monroe Doctrine! Who is James Monroe? What was his Doctrine? Why did he make it? Listen to find out!   Cheers! Key History Topics: James Monroe, George Washington, Latin American Independence Support the show here... Patreon Link - https...

Just quick update and a drink, of course with a little added history for you... Hurricane Ian was the straw that broke Season 3's back, and we need to start wrapping this bastard of a season up before it finally destroys us all! And, for some reason I started rambling about the National Weather Service... how thrilling!  Cheers! Key History Topics: American Revolution, Great Hurricane of 1780...

Holy Cow... (Sh*t), Oktoberfest ends today!  This is re-release of a little Season One Episode (not going to lie, audio could be better, history is still good) on the History behind the great party that is Oktoberfest, which ran from September 17, 2022 to October 3, 2022!  Plus, I will still be a unable to produce new content this coming Tuesday thanks to IAN, so this will have to do!   Thanks for...

Hello Great Minds! It's time for a round of "Shots Heard Round the World!" It's Emperor Napoleon III v. President Theodore Roosevelt! Will "Our Napoleon" be able to topple Teddy, as Cullen and Kelly join me to hash out the lives and legacies of these two Titans of the 19th Century World?   Key Topics: The Panama Canal, Franco-Prussian War, Industrialization, Napoleon...

Hello Great Minds, it's time for "A Twist of Psych!" Shari joins me for another fun round of "A Twist of Psych," this time on Napoleon III, Emperor of France, as we try to figure out how he gained power, what kind of leader he was, and all he did as leader of France... and butter, we talked a bit about butter.  Plus, Shari tells me her opinions on who might make for a good...

Hello Great Minds! For the first time this season, I managed to get a Great Mind released on time, so Happy Tuesday!  Napoleon III is a figure who did the unthinkable!  He was one of the most influential figures of the nineteenth century world.  He ruled in the days of Lincoln.  He rose from obscurity to the heights of greatness... Yet, most don't even know that I am not talking about Napoleo...

Hello Great Minds!  I have another quick filler episode thanks to a misread on my calendar, but I hope you enjoy this short little chat on Benjamin Franklin's grandson and the Aurora Newspaper. Cheers! Check out History's Trainwrecks: https://www.historystrainwrecks.com/ Support the show here... Patreon Link - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=34398347&fan_landing=true Be sure to follow...

Hello Great Minds! The Thirty Years’ War was a religious war, a political war, it was a war about control, it was a war for German Liberties, it was a war to stop the Hapsburgs supremacy, but above all else it was a violent war. The war itself was one of the deadliest in human history, yet it is largely forgotten in popular history.  It is lost in the shadows of World Wars, Civil Wars, and Cold Wa...