21 episodes

Your history class was taught all wrong.

Explore all of the pivotal moments and influential individuals that your teachers overlooked through this breakthrough podcast led by renowned history professor Dr. Burt Folsom. Throughout each episode Dr. Folsom will delve into source material and history textbooks to share the stories you never learned about American History.

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    • 5.0 • 58 Ratings

Your history class was taught all wrong.

Explore all of the pivotal moments and influential individuals that your teachers overlooked through this breakthrough podcast led by renowned history professor Dr. Burt Folsom. Throughout each episode Dr. Folsom will delve into source material and history textbooks to share the stories you never learned about American History.

    Russia, Communism, and Textbook Bias

    Russia, Communism, and Textbook Bias

    An entire generation has been misinformed about communism and Russia. Communist countries have always been ruthless dictatorships, yet surveys show that about 1/3 to 1/2 of Millennials sympathize with socialism and sometimes even communism.

    In this episode, Burt breaks down the callous and seemingly deliberate errors made by  mainstream textbooks like The American Pageant and by Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States so that listeners will be able to defend the US and the ideas that make it a beacon of hope and prosperity around the globe.

    Learn more about YAF at www.yaf.org.

    • 28 min
    WW2, FDR, and Textbook Bias

    WW2, FDR, and Textbook Bias

    Popular textbooks used by many American history classes often make tragic errors and important omissions when discussing President FDR's record during World War II. For example, did you know Roosevelt was warned by the Commander of the US Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor that the Japanese had the potential to attack? Or that Roosevelt was largely responsible for the internment of loyal Japanese-Americans? What about Roosevelt's attempts to appoint a member of the KKK to the Supreme Court? This episode dives into these critical instances in American history.

    This episode is based on Dr. Burt Folsom’s book, FDR Goes to War: How Expanded Executive Power, Spiraling National Debt, and Restricted Civil Liberties Shaped Wartime America.

    Learn more about YAF at www.yaf.org.

    • 29 min
    Two Tragic Errors Historians Make about FDR | New Deal or Raw Deal Part VI

    Two Tragic Errors Historians Make about FDR | New Deal or Raw Deal Part VI

    Do you think FDR was a great president, a good president, or a dreadful president? Most historians insist FDR was a great president, but the evidence suggests he was actually a dreadful president. In this episode, Dr. Folsom explains why.

    This episode is based on Dr. Burt Folsom’s book, New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America.

    Learn more about YAF at www.yaf.org.

    • 27 min
    Did FDR Buy the 1936 Election? | New Deal or Raw Deal Part V

    Did FDR Buy the 1936 Election? | New Deal or Raw Deal Part V

    We often hear how FDR was one of the most successful presidents in American history and his presidential win in 1936 is often used as evidence to support this argument. No president prior to Roosevelt had ever won a partisan election by such large margins. But in this episode, Burt explains exactly why Roosevelt was able to secure his victory. Hint: it has nothing to do with the success of his New Deal policies.

    This episode is based on Dr. Burt Folsom’s book, New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America.

    Learn more about YAF at www.yaf.org.

    • 27 min
    What Historians Won't Tell You About FDR's Welfare Programs | New Deal or Raw Deal Part IV

    What Historians Won't Tell You About FDR's Welfare Programs | New Deal or Raw Deal Part IV

    During the Great Depression, unemployment hit 25% under Presidents Hoover and Roosevelt. In 1932, Congress passed the first federal welfare program in American history. For many historians, such federal spending was not only justified, but it was a wonderful use of tax-payer dollars. But there is much more to the federal welfare story. 

    In today’s episode, Dr. Folsom will reveal what historians don’t tell you about America’s first welfare system.

    This episode is based on Dr. Burt Folsom’s book, New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America.

    Learn more about YAF at www.yaf.org.

    • 25 min
    Did the New Deal Make the Great Depression Worse? | New Deal or Raw Deal Part III

    Did the New Deal Make the Great Depression Worse? | New Deal or Raw Deal Part III

    The New Deal was designed by FDR to create programs to reduce the unemployment rate during the Great Depression. Although it was sold to Americans as a well-intentioned effort to curb the depression, the New Deal programs such as the AAA and the NRA only provided avenues for corruption and exacerbated the misery for all Americans. For every problem the programs sought out to solve, two or more problems popped up along the way.

    This episode is based on Dr. Burt Folsom’s book, New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America.

    Learn more about YAF at www.yaf.org.

    • 24 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
58 Ratings

58 Ratings

Allie Neri ,

Dr. Folsom earns an A+

Very interesting and fun to listen to! I’m reading The Myth of the Robber Barons as I listen to the podcasts, and they really enhance the experience.

georgePATRIOT ,

Love it

Great analysis of history

Kevin from AZ. ,

This is needed now more than ever

Dr. Burt Folsom knows his stuff and has the intellect, imagination and bravery to say what needs to be said and is not being said about the whole story of history from the different angels and perspectives that are usually never even look at with today’s Academia

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