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I Explain Venezuela Using Lottery Tickets
And how it became an economic basket case
 • Andrew Heaton
1:00:52
Squanto the Power Broker
And the Real Story of Thanksgiving
 • Andrew Heaton
1:32:08
Micronations
Countries That Almost But Don't Quite Exist
 • Andrew Heaton
1:36:29
How to Start Your Own Country: No Man’s Land
The spaces on the map nobody wants
 • Andrew Heaton
51:31
The Two Times We Invaded Canada
And how Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Newfoundland almost became U.S. States
 • Andrew Heaton
31:43
Why It’s Hard to Make New States
Jefferson, Lincoln and the Electoral Nuclear Option
 • Andrew Heaton
1:35:42
Populist Hillbillies vs. Fake Lordlings
The Almost-States of Franklin, Nickajack, and Transylvania
 • Andrew Heaton
1:09:55
Churchill, Non-Proliferation, and Iranian Nuclear Ambitions
Iran is accused by Israel of pursuing a nuclear weapons program, and President Trump is weighing US military intervention.
 • Andrew Heaton
1:13:50
Assassins Part IV: McKinley Dies and the Empire is Born (Bonus)
In this followup to the McKinley assassination episode, we explore the significance of his administration.
 • Andrew Heaton
1:32:47
Assassins Part III: An Anarchist Murders McKinley
A terrorist shot William McKinley at a World's Fair in Buffalo in 1901.
 • Andrew Heaton
1:04:08
Assassins Part II: A Loser Kills Garfield
In this bonus episode we skip to James A.
 • Andrew Heaton
50:28
Assassins Part I: Shooting Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the first U.
 • Andrew Heaton
28:13
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