Exploring History

Dec 09 2024 71 ep. 19 mins 63
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Exploring History with Ray Notgrass offers background on what you hear in the news, shares stories from history that will enlighten and inspire you, and provides encouragement about homeschooling, family life, and your walk with God.

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The Music of Christmas

Dec 09 2024 12 mins  
One of the special aspects of Christmas is hearing and singing the same songs, even though we have heard them year after year. Perhaps it is the memories that these songs bring to mind, or the beautiful music these songs contain, or perhaps it is the thrilling message these songs convey. On the latest Exploring History podcast, Ray Notgrass tells the background stories of some of o

Thankful for Our Country

Nov 25 2024 6 mins  
On the Exploring History podcast for Thanksgiving, Ray Notgrass tells the true story of a man who escaped Poland in 1938, came to the United States, and lived with gratitude for the country that gave him freedom and opportunity.Read the transcript, see photos, and find additional resources:https://shop.notgrass.com/blog/exploring-history-podcast-9/thankful-for-our-country-302Homesc

The Little Rock Nine

Nov 11 2024 13 mins  
In 1957 nine brave teenagers showed remarkable courage and conviction as they integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. On his latest Exploring History podcast, Ray Notgrass shares the story of this remarkable group and how they overcame often violent opposition to achieve a milestone in America's civil rights movement.See photos, read a transcript, and find links to

The Great War and Its Greatest Hero

Oct 21 2024 23 mins  
World War I brought unprecedented loss of life and destruction. But it also provided stories of amazing heroism. In the latest Exploring History podcast, Ray Notgrass examines the causes of the war, how the war progressed to a bitter end, and tells stories of American heroes in the war.Read the transcript, see photos, and explore additional resources:https://shop.notgrass.com/blog/

What Can You Learn from History?

Oct 07 2024 12 mins  
Why should anyone, especially our students, bother to learn history? In his latest Exploring History podcast, Ray Notgrass offers six specific things we can gain from a study of history that can enrich our lives and help us make a positive contribution to the world around us.Read a transcript and find additional resources:https://shop.notgrass.com/blog/exploring-history-podcast-9/w

The Faith of a President

Sep 23 2024 18 mins  
Ronald Reagan was a man of faith: faith in God, and faith in the strength of our country. In the latest Exploring History podcast, Ray Notgrass looks at the life and presidency of Ronald Reagan, focusing especially on his faith in God and his approach to the Soviet Union that changed the dynamics of the Cold War and helped lead to the fall of Communism in the Soviet Union and Easte

The Cool History of Air Conditioning

Aug 26 2024 16 mins  
Hot enough for you? We can be thankful that we can do something about it, but it hasn't always been this way. In this podcast, Ray Notgrass traces the history of attempts to produce conditioned air, from awnings to fans blowing over ice to the invention of systems that really provided cooler air to homes, businesses, and cars. We hope you enjoy this really cool presentation.Read th

And the Fall of That House Was Great: Richard Nixon and Watergate

Aug 15 2024 26 mins  
Richard Nixon resigned the office of president of the United States fifty years ago, on August 9, 1974. This was the result of the Watergate scandal and other failings of the Nixon administration. On the latest Exploring History podcast, Ray Notgrass surveys what the scandal involved and how the Nixon presidency unraveled after achieving unprecedented political success.Read the tra

Running to Win the Prize: The Story of Eric Liddell

Jul 22 2024 14 mins  
As the Summer Olympics in Paris, France, take place this year, we hearken back one hundred years to another Paris Olympics, and the accomplishments of a man of faith, Eric Liddell, both in the Olympics and in his later life. Ray Notgrass shares the remarkable story of this man of Christian conscience who won the race of serving God.Read the transcript, see photos, and find resource

National Political Party Nominating Conventions

Jul 10 2024 26 mins  
It’s time for that quadrennial exercise in American democracy, when thousands of people spend millions of dollars and take several days to make a decision that’s already been made. Of course I’m talking about our national political party presidential nominating conventions. On the latest Exploring History podcast, Ray Notgrass discusses the history of conventions and how they