History After Hours

In this three-part episode, we wrap up this season by interviewing our new high school principal, Keely McDonald to get her perspective on things to come. In part two we interview new history teacher Sydney Scroggins about her life and first-year with the district. Part three is a general reflection on the changes over the past year, from the cell phone ban at school to Jolly's decision to sto...

Live from Kollective Coffee in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas, Pumphrey, Franklin, and Jolly answer audience questions. Topics include: Gilded Age Tycoons, Hantavirus concerns, the History of Jazz music, War in Ukraine, War in Gaza, War in Iran, and the impacts on the economy, the future of NATO, and Presidential martyrdom. Thank you for listening and for everyone's continued support. Please f...

Live from Kollective Coffee + Tea, Pumphrey, Franklin, Diedrich, and Jolly answer questions from our audience. Topics include: potential bias in education, weird foods we've eaten, THE Ring of Power, Over/Underrated presidents, the existence of aliens, the Artemis II launch, and whether or not thought require language. Thanks for listening. Follow and tell a friend.

Live from Kollective Coffee in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. Pumphrey, Franklin, Diedrich, and Jolly answer questions from the audience. Topics: WWIII, why we teach, Zohran Mamdani's mayoral victory, artificial intelligence, Ukrainian War Games, Immigration, The Grand Egyptian Museum, and the End of the World reset. Thanks to all of our listeners. Follow us for more content.

Recorded live February 5, 2026 at Kollective Coffee + Tea in downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. Pumphrey, Franklin, Jolly, and Diedrich step up and answer questions about current events such as: the latest release of the Epstein Files, the ICE raids and protests in Minneapolis, the possibility of peace in the Middle East, and much more. Thanks for listening. Follow us for more unique and relevant con...

Special guest, and first-year teacher, Sydney Scroggins joins Pumphrey, Franklin, and Jolly at Kollective Coffee to answer questions from our audience. Topics: the War in Iran, learning from History, conspiracy theories, fixing the world's problems, and how some kids try to cheat on school work. Thanks for listening. Please subscribe and tell a friend.

Our two-part Christmas wrap-up episode. First, Pumphrey, Franklin, Jolly, and Diedrich ponder holiday traditions and the end of the first semester of school. Second, recorded earlier at Kollective Coffee, answering questions from our live audience. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Thanks for listening. Follow us for more content.

Pumphrey, Franklin, and Jolly discuss current events and what it's like teaching in the Southern United States. Topics include: teaching AP classes, immigration, ICE raids, MTG and the future of Conservatism, the angst of Intellectualism, the cost of inflation, the Ten Commandments in the classroom, and family Thanksgiving traditions. Please follow us for more content. Thank you for your suppo...

Live from Kollective Coffee in downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. Pumphrey, Franklin, Diedrich, and Jolly answer questions from our student audience. Topics include: the Founding Fathers, the most impactful stories from 2025, Mr. Taylor Swift, the best form of government, the historical perspective on Covid-19, and the concept of free speech. Thanks for listening. Please follow us and tell a friend.

Live from Kollective Coffee in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Pumphrey, Franklin, and Jolly answer audience questions on the Meaning of Life, current political news, time travel, and the Presidents in the NFL. Great season opener. Thanks to all our listeners.

Our last episode of the season. Pumphrey, Franklin, Jolly, Diedrich, and Mason talk about the end of the school year and look into the future. Topics include: New teachers / Veteran teachers, the use of Artificial Intelligence in the classroom, the rapid changes in technology, and Arkansas' new Cell Phone Ban for schools. And, we say goodbye and good luck as Haley Mason takes on her new teachi...

Pumphrey, Franklin, and Jolly. A special 3-part episode covering our recent educational tour of Italy. Part One (0:00 - 14:41) recorded before our flight to Italy. Part Two (14:41-34:14) recorded in Italy, we interview our two exceptional tour directors, Max and Fabio. Part Three (34:14-1:01:51) back in the USA, we review and reflect on our tour experience.

Live from Kollective Coffee in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. Pumphrey, Franklin, Jolly, and Diedrich, with special guests, Hailey Mason and Jeremy Nixon, answer students' questions. Topics include: Pope Trump, best advice for graduating Seniors, best mistakes, dark humor, and Gorilla vs 100 men. Thanks for listening, tell your friends.

Live at Kollective Coffee in downtown Hot Springs. Pumphrey, Franklin, Jolly, Diedrich, and Mason answer a variety of student questions and try to make sense of the world. Thanks for listening.

Live from Kollective Coffee & Tea in downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas, Pumphrey, Jolly, Diedrich, and Franklin answer audience questions about life; what it was, what it is, and what could be. Thanks for listening. Follow us for more content.

We wrap up the semester and say goodbye to 2024. Diedrich, Jolly, Pumphrey, and Franklin talk about the school year, learning to drive, the East Coast Drones, Trump's 2nd term in office, and favorite Christmas traditions. Thanks for listening, see you all in 2025.

Live from Kollective Coffee + Tea in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. Topics include: Morals and ethics, the nature of Evil, our future with AI, aliens judging humanity, the rise of Nationalism and extremism, and talking to kids about Santa (**Warning**: spoiler alert). Thanks for listening.

Recorded at Kollective Coffee in downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas, we address our live audience's serious questions and concerns. Topics include: the election results, why Harris lost, Trump's tariffs, the immigration crisis, the future of religiosity in the U.S., abolishing the Department of Ed, the Kennedy assassination, and so much more.

The countdown is on to the 2024 Presidential Election. Cutting through all of the political rhetoric, Diedrich, Pumphrey and Franklin set the scene and discuss the potential paths to victory for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Who will win? What happens next? Will this be the most consequential election in US history? In less than 24 hours we should know the answers.

Another great episode with a live audience, along with Mr. Jeremy Nixon returning to the panel. We had great questions ranging from AI and the Internet, best advice and skills for college-bound students, to the mythical Fountain of Youth and Living Forever. Thanks to Kollective Coffee for providing the venue and setting the atmosphere. As always, we appreciate everyone for their continued support.

Recorded September 5, 2024 in front of a live student audience at Kollective Coffee + Tea, in beautiful downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. Great evening filled with intriguing questions about life, love, politics, science, and societal advancements. Thank you for your continued support.

Pumphrey and Franklin sort through the most important topics from over the summer, including the attempted assassination of former president Trump, President Biden's decision to drop out of the race and pass the torch to Vice President Harris, plus an assortment of related topics. Thanks to all of our listeners for your continued support.

Our end of the Season wrap-up show, reflecting on the school year, differences in generations, dating apps, and a discussion on the first songs to which we had an emotional response. Thanks for helping us make Season 9 so successful.

Hot Philosophy Topics Edition: Y2K, Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness and Free Will (or not), Robot Genocide, WWIII, and Garth Brooks vs. Pink Floyd vs. Yoko Ono vs. Sexy Red. Thank you to all of our listeners for your continued support.

Live at Kollective Coffee + Tea, we said goodbye to the graduating class of 2024. Interesting questions, great energy, and a super-chill atmosphere, we always have a good time when we gather downtown. Thank you to everyone for your continued support.