July 4, 2026

The 1944–1945 Burma Campaign During World War II

The 1944–1945 Burma Campaign During World War II

Listeners may be interested in learning more about the 1944–1945 Allied offensive in Burma advocated by General Joseph Stillwell, which we discuss in our "Tea, Drugs, and Jesus" series in Episode 207: Flying Tigers and Burmese Roads. If you are, check out this article by Mark Piesing at History.com.

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Blake Henke earned his History degree from the University of Virginia in 1990, with a thesis on his Civil War–era relatives, and later completed a Master’s in Environmental Science and Policy at Johns Hopkins in 1996. Since 1991, he has built a career in environmental science, founding North Star Science and Technology, LLC in 1998, specializing in wildlife bio-telemetry. He also consults for Virginia Waters and Wetlands and conducts field work for Cell Tower Osprey Management, while pursuing interests in history, religion, and outdoor hobbies.

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Professor Timothy Snyder: The United States Was NOT Founded as a Christian Nation

In this YouTube Short, American historian Timothy Snyder — who holds the Temerty Chair in Modern European History at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto in Canada — explains that the United St…
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Upcoming Episodes!

Episode 304 "The Founders, Part Two" (coming July 8!): What were the personal religious beliefs of Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, George Mason, James Madison,  and Alexander Hamilton, and what role did they see for religion in the United States? …