The Smart-A** Historian

Scotty J is flying solo while the pandemic continues, and as his return to podcasting he brings you the story of the greatest showman on Earth, P.T. Barnum.

This was supposed to be another Woodstock, but something happened that ended the Hippie generation.  Scotty J is joined by his son Alex as they look at this concert.

Josephine Marcus is known as Wyatt Earp's wife, but she has a past that she worked to keep hidden.  What is her past?  And why did she work hard to keep it hidden?

Today Scotty J is solo while this pandemic is going on.  So he's taking a look at Project Mercury.

Today we look at the head of the Kennedy Clan, Joe.

Today we look at Dan Sickles and the first use of the temporary insanity plea in history.

Today we look at the pirate Henry Morgan.

Today we look at the night the Nazi Party destroyed Jewish owned business in Berlin.

Today we look at the story of Richard Jewell and his involvement in the Olympic bombing.

Many of us have seen the pictures, or actually been to Arlington to see this amazing tomb.  Today we cover the story of the tomb abd how it came to be.

Today the guys take a look at the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War 2.

Today we look at gerrymandering and how it effects elections.

We are back from the holidays and we take a look at King Leopold and his intentions in the African Congo.

Today we look at the Gemini Program and it's contribution to the Space Program.

This week we look at the electoral college and what it's supposed to do.

Today the guys take a look at Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.

In our first episode, we take a look at Founding Father John Dickinson.

Scotty J takes a quick moment to announce the upcoming show.