The Alexander Society Podcast

The Bonus Army - Major General Smedley Darlington Butler ~ The Alexander Articles

Looking back on the second anniversary of a unique day in American history Jan 6th, Tim and Derek discuss the life of a complicated but nonetheless important and underappreciated figure in the long story of the American experiment: Major General Smedley Darlington Butler, one of the most decorated and revered Marines in the long history of the US Marine Corps. We go over his often dark career helping build America’s overseas empire, his disillusionment with his government’s pro-business foreign policy, and his role in breaking a plot to bring fascism to the shores of the United States.
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The Real Santa Claus - Saint Nicholas of Myra ~ The Alexander Articles

Pull up a chair, you lads and you lassesAnd pour out a beer in your frosted malt glassesDrink up heartily for fortune and cheerFor the story of real life Saint Nicholas is hereFrom the charitable bishop who lived by the seaTo the fat flying Dutchman leaving gifts under your treeFor the story which started in the frontiers of RomeContinues in merriment right in your own homeBut read up your scripture and remember it wellLest the old Bishop Nicholas drag you right down to hell!
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The Scourge of God - Attila The Hun ~ The Alexander Articles

Pull up a chair and listen to Derek tell Tim about one of history's most misunderstood figures: Attila, King of the Huns. As the medieval historian Jordanes wrote, Attila was born into the world to shake the nations. But the "Scourge of God" himself was less the barbarian devil of Roman nightmares and more a cunning and calculating strategist who waged war through diplomacy as much as by the sword. From the gates of Constantinople to the green fields of Gaul, his army of horse archers helped seal the fate of the Western Roman Empire and gave the final blow to the era of antiquity, paving the way for Europe's Middle Ages.
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The Mexican Revolution - Emiliano Zapata ~ The Alexander Articles

Next we turn our eyes to Mexico to explore the defining event of that nation’s history in the 20th Century, the Mexican Revolution and the resulting civil wars, as we follow the career of one of its most impressive and notorious caudillos: Emiliano Zapata. From the peasant farms and mountains of Morelos to the halls of power in Mexico City, his shaky alliance with Pancho Villa, his ruthless commitment to the ideals of land reform and social justice, and the betrayals that finally brought him down, Zapata’s leadership in war-torn Mexico left a stark legacy which is still felt in the nation today.
 
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The Texas Germans - John Meusebach ~ The Alexander Articles

To celebrate Octoberfest (late) the boys sit down to discuss a German very near and dear to Derek’s heart: John Meusebach, the leader of the German immigrant community in Texas. Join us to discuss the foundation of one of the most influential groups in the development of the state of Texas, their struggle to carve a new life for themselves, their friendships with local Native nations, and the lasting legacy they left in their adopted home, all through the eyes of their tireless leader. Frohes Oktoberfest!#history #podcast #drunkhistory #alexandersocietypod #drinking  #todayifoundout #TexasHistory #Texas #JohnMwusebach #TexasGerman

Lucy Parsons Part 3 of 3 - Final ~ The Alexander Articles

We finish off the life of the woman ‘more dangerous than a thousand rioters’ as Tim and Derek discuss the rise of American syndicalism, Lucy Parsons’ role in the birth of the Industrial Workers of the World, the violent crackdowns of the First Red Scare, and Lucy’s drift away from anarchism and towards communism in the waning years of her life, spurred by her disappointment at the defeat of the cause of labor and her new hope in the potential of the workers’ revolution in Russia.#history #podcast #drunkhistory #alexandersocietypod #drinking #todayifoundout #lucyparsons #labormovement

Lucy Parsons Part 2 of 3 ~ The Alexander Articles

Come listen to Tim and Derek continue our discussion on the life of Lucy Parson. This episode we explore the aftermath of the Haymarket executions, the victories and defeats of the more and more militant American unions in the twilight of the 19th century, the height of Lucy’s influence in the anarchist movement, and the introduction of a new generation of anarchist agitators who threaten to overshadow her as the 20th century dawns... #history #podcast #drunkhistory #alexandersocietypod #drinking #todayifoundout #lucyparsons #labormovement 

Lucy Parsons Part 1 of 3 ~ The Alexander Articles

Join Tim and Derek to discuss the life of America’s most notorious revolutionary, the dynamite-obsessed anarchist Lucy Parsons. We explore the world of 19th century America, from the Klan-ridden racial violence of Reconstruction Texas to the poverty and depredation of Gilded Age Chicago, and run down Lucy and her husband Albert’s journey from progressive reformers to insurrectionary radicals, as well as the struggles of the Chicago labor movement against the city’s unwavering class of industrialists hell-bent on stamping out the embers of revolution anywhere they can be found. #history #podcast #drunkhistory #alexandersocietypod #drinking  #todayifoundout #civil rights #LucyParsons #Labor Movement

Ethan Allen Part 4 of 4 - Final ~ The Alexander Articles

Episode 12 is here finally! Join us for this crazy long final installment of the story of Ethan Allen, where Tim and Derek discuss his capture and imprisonment at the hands of the British, his eventual release and his return to the newly founded Vermont Republic, his personal reign of terror against loyalism and toryism in the young state, his brief but eventful post-war life, and his surprisingly unremarkable death as well as the underappreciated legacy he left in the fabric of American society. #history #podcast #drunkhistory #vermont #americanrevolution #ethanallen #alexandersocietypod #drinking #lostfoundingfather #todayifoundout

Ethan Allen Part 3 of 4 ~ The Alexander Articles

War comes to the settlers of the New Hampshire Grants, in what would one day become the state of Vermont. Ethan Allen leads his newly formed Green Mountain Boys in an ever escalating cycle of violence with government officials of New York. As the people of the Green Mountains lurch deeper towards outright bloodshed with their neighbor, the tragedy and violence erupting from the military occupation of Massachusetts will provide a grand new opportunity for Allen to make his mark on American history. 
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