The Duncan & Coe History Show

Duncan & Coe
The Duncan & Coe History Show

Bestselling authors and historians Mike Duncan and Alexis Coe are far-flung buddies who slice through centuries with the sharpness of a guillotine. In this wide-ranging series, Duncan, best-known for The History of Rome and Revolutions, and Coe, a presidential historian and senior fellow leave no stone unturned, no sacred cow un-tipped.

Episodes

  1. 22 JAN

    Black Pioneer, White Frontier

    In the 1840s, Black pioneer George Bush (no relation!), his white wife, and their five children quit Missouri, a slave state, for the Pacific Northwest---only to find racial exclusion laws hot on his heels.

    37 min

  2. 15 JAN

    Framed by Blood: The Mary Lincoln Story

    On the 10th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, his widow faces an unthinkable betrayal. Alexis dismantles the myth of the unhinged Mary "Never Todd" Lincoln and reveals thewidow's relentless battle for justice.

    38 min

  3. 26/12/2024

    Squirrel's Troublesome Little Bones

    In this bonus episode, Alexis imagines a historic New Year's Eve menu for Mike. patreon.com/duncanandcoe Karen Abbott, The Ghosts of Eden Park:The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder that Shocked Jazz-Age America. Candice Millard, Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President Malinda Russell, A Domestic Cook: Containing a Careful Selection of Useful Receipts for the Kitchen Jon Mooallen, This Is Chance!

    20 min

  4. 19/12/2024

    Marc Bloch

    From Nazi-fighting historian to Pantheon inductee: Bloch's legacy is anything but a strange defeat. Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HistorianAlexisCoe Patreon: patreon.com/duncanandcoe Books by and about Bloch Carl Fink, Marc Bloch: A Life in History  Marc Bloch, The Historian's Craft Marc Bloch, The Strange Defeat  Marc Bloch, Feudal Society

    37 min

  5. 12/12/2024

    FDR v. Lindbergh

    Author Paul Sparrow helps Mike and Alexis navigate Charles Lindbergh's bumpy descent from American hero to Nazi Germany apologist--and thorn in FDR's side.  Buy some books! Paul Sparrow, Awakening the Spirit of America: FDR's War of Words with Charles Lindbergh--And the Battle to Save Democracy Alexis Coe, You Never Forget Your First  Mike Duncan, Hero of Two Worlds

    40 min

  6. 05/12/2024

    Boss Walrus

    In this bonus episode, Mike convinces Alexis not to be sad about Chester A. Arthur

    10 min

  7. 05/12/2024

    Gladiator II

    Today's episode is brought to you at one (guess who) host's insistence.

    41 min

  8. 27/11/2024

    Biden's Tar Pit Plunge

    Mike asks Alexis about Biden's legacy as she steels herself for the presidential ranking survey.

    21 min

  9. 21/11/2024

    Rabbit Holes

    Mike is back from his brush with not-quite-death and Alexis offers him no quarter, immediately speculating on 18th-century treatments he mercifully avoided. The actual episode: Their rabbit hole tales of unwoe, from the lexical versatility of "slut" to a totally logical journey from Michael Caine to Mary Todd Lincoln.

    38 min

  10. 14/11/2024

    Things Mike Duncan Isn't Dying Of...

    In this amuse-bouche of historical schadenfreude and wild speculation about what's really keeping Mike bedridden in Wisconsin, it falls to Alexis Coe to single-handedly salvage their fledgling podcast the only way she knows how: erudition and utter nonsense.

    5 min
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Bestselling authors and historians Mike Duncan and Alexis Coe are far-flung buddies who slice through centuries with the sharpness of a guillotine. In this wide-ranging series, Duncan, best-known for The History of Rome and Revolutions, and Coe, a presidential historian and senior fellow leave no stone unturned, no sacred cow un-tipped.

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