What makes someone happy? Bestselling author Gretchen Rubin joins Sharon to talk about her newest book, Life in Five Senses. Gretchen talks about...

Every creature, humans included, are only really perceiving a very thin sliver of the fullness of reality. Sharon welcomes guest Ed Yong...

What does a President's dinner habits say about them? Sharon sits down with author Alex Prud'homme about his book, Dinner with the President,...

This is a story about a woman who brought down the KKK – a school teacher or a “nobody” – who went up against one of the...

After four years of fighting, the Union had persevered in bringing the seceded states back into the fold. But the newly reunited country had a...

In this series, we have covered all sorts of innovations that arose out of the conflict, from deviled ham spread and spy balloons to surgical...

Approximately 620 thousand soldiers died in the Civil War, and some historians believe that number might be closer to 750 thousand. But believe it...

How did so many enslaved persons seeking freedom make it through the perilous journey North? Through a meticulously organized network of safe...

Let's explore a war you probably didn’t know happened. During the seemingly all-consuming Civil War, there was another entirely...

In today's installment, we’re going to hear about two men–both named Robert and hailed as heroes, who had completely different...

Let’s talk about what life was like during the Civil War for people who weren’t on the battlefield. What did they get up and do every...

What role did music place during the Civil War? The Union used a whole slew of propaganda to win over Northerners: pamphlets, posters, poetry,...