The Buzzkill Institute has been inundated with phone calls, text messages, and panicked faxes after President Trump’s recent response to North Korea’s nuclear threats. He said: “North Korea best not …
Quote or No Quote #27 – Martin Luther King Jr. | I Will Mourn the Loss of Thousands of Precious Lives…
I like this “no quote,” Buzzkillers, because it’s history of full of all the things we’ve been talking about on this show — phrases and sentiments that “sound” like they …
Professor Buzzkill #106 – The JFK Legacy
Professor Phil Nash joins us for part three of our examination of John F. Kennedy in the 100th anniversary of his birth. This episode looks at how the JFK legacy …
Quote or No Quote # 26 – Zhou Enlai | Too Early to Say
In 1972, Chinese premier Zhou Enlai was asked about the impact of the French Revolution. “Too early to say,” he replied. Given that the French Revolution of 1789 had occurred …
Professor Buzzkill #105 – Dunkirk
It’s 2017, Buzzkillers, 77 years after the Battle of Dunkirk and the subsequent evacuation of allied troops from that area between the 26th of May and the 4th of June …
Professor Buzzkill | Quote Or No Quote #25 – Teddy Roosevelt | Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick
Finally a quote that’s actually true! Yes, Teddy Roosevelt did say that the best advice he’d ever heard about dealing with foreign affairs and potentially hostile foreign powers is to, …
Professor Buzzkill #104 – FDR, Polio, and the Press
FDR became governor of New York and later President for four terms despite having contracted polio. Professor Matthew Pressman from Seton Hall University joins us to discuss how the press …
*Encore Episode* Professor Buzzkill #91 – Clean Wehrmacht
How “clean” was the regular German army (Wehrmacht) during World War II? The Nazis and the SS usually get all the blame for war crimes and for the Holocaust. How …
Quote Or No Quote #24 – Thomas Jefferson | The Best Government is That Which Governs Least
“Quotes” supposedly from the Founding Fathers seem to rear their misattributed heads in the United States every year in the weeks surrounding July 4th. And Americans are often treated to …
Professor Buzzkill #103 – Signers of the Declaration of Independence
When was the Declaration of Independence signed? July 4th? August 2? Later? Why did John Hancock sign so prominently and hugely right in the middle? Did he have signature envy? …
