Scandal, Murder & Spies in the Wild, Hidden History of Washington, D.C. Podcast
1) The Tragic Wife of America’s Premier Thinker
Clover Hooper Adams, the spouse of famed author Henry Adams, is a charming and talented photographer and society matron. But a terrible family tragedy plagues her own life. From, The White House’s Unr...Show More
2) The Biggest Sex Scandal in Washington History
The precocious wife of President Andrew Jackson's Secretary of War brings down a Cabinet, and nearly brings on a civil war. From, The White House’s Unruly Neighborhood: Crime, Scandal and Intrigu...Show More
3) The Most Amazing Duel
Future President Andrew Jackson survives a pistol duel to the death with the country's best gunslinger through an astonishing and fearless strategy. Support the show
4) The Burning of the White House, and the Rescue of its Riches
Intrepid First Lady Dolley Madison, with help with staff and servants, saves priceless items from the White House, just before the British burn the place down during the War of 1812. Support the show
5) Mrs. Lincoln's Sad Search for Her Deceased Son
Mrs. Lincoln's Sad Search for Her Deceased Son. At a time of Civil War that claimed the lives of 600,000 Americans--out of a population of just 30 million--First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln joined the...Show More
6) The Plantation Owner's Startling Army of Diversity
How Gen. Andrew Jackson recruited Creoles, "free men of color", French pirates, backwoodsmen, and Indians to win an unlikely victory over the mighty British Empire at the 1815 Battle of New Orleans. ...Show More
7) The “Big Cheese” Receives a Mammoth Gift
After a big assist for religious liberty, President Jefferson gets a most unusual gift: the largest food item the White House ever received. As he spars with the scientists of Old Europe over which co...Show More
8) The Biggest Slave Escape in American History
In 1848, 77 slaves tried to escape to freedom aboard a schooner skippered by two white abolitionists. Their effort failed, but helped end the slave trade in the nation's capital and in the long r...Show More
9) The Craziest Inaugural Party of Them All
Andrew Jackson's first inauguration was not only the wildest, it nearly wrecked the White House, and forced the new President to spend his first night as Chief Executive in a hotel! "The reign of...Show More
10) The Perilous Life of America's Greatest Foreign Friend
Lafayette was the key man, and a brilliant soldier, behind America's critical Revolutionary War alliance with France. Yet his life in his home country during the French Revolution and after may ...Show More