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History After Hours
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History After Hours is a podcast led by history teachers. We discuss random topics including current events, music, sports, and everything in between.
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Season 11 Episode 10: Trust, but Verify
2w ago00:52:19Tap to summarizeIn this three-part episode, we wrap up this season by interviewing our new high school principal, Keely McDonald to get her perspective on things to come. In part two we interview new history teacher Sydney Scroggins about her life and first-year with the district. Part three is a general reflection on the changes over the past year, from the cell phone ban at school to Jolly's decision to stop coaching and enter the classroom full time. Thanks to all our listeners. Please follow and share.
Transcribe →Season 11 Episode 9: Paragons of Virtue
May 1000:49:59Tap to summarizeLive from Kollective Coffee in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas, Pumphrey, Franklin, and Jolly answer audience questions. Topics include: Gilded Age Tycoons, Hantavirus concerns, the History of Jazz music, War in Ukraine, War in Gaza, War in Iran, and the impacts on the economy, the future of NATO, and Presidential martyrdom. Thank you for listening and for everyone's continued support. Please follow, subscribe, and share.
Transcribe →Season 11 Episode 8: Nobody Thinks My Thoughts
Apr 400:41:31Tap to summarizeLive from Kollective Coffee + Tea, Pumphrey, Franklin, Diedrich, and Jolly answer questions from our audience. Topics include: potential bias in education, weird foods we've eaten, THE Ring of Power, Over/Underrated presidents, the existence of aliens, the Artemis II launch, and whether or not thought require language. Thanks for listening. Follow and tell a friend.
Transcribe →Season 11 Episode 3: Human Meat Batteries
Apr 400:49:37Tap to summarizeLive from Kollective Coffee in Downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. Pumphrey, Franklin, Diedrich, and Jolly answer questions from the audience. Topics: WWIII, why we teach, Zohran Mamdani's mayoral victory, artificial intelligence, Ukrainian War Games, Immigration, The Grand Egyptian Museum, and the End of the World reset. Thanks to all of our listeners. Follow us for more content.
Transcribe →Season 11 Episode 6: Coyote Headcount
Mar 2300:58:07Tap to summarizeRecorded live February 5, 2026 at Kollective Coffee + Tea in downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. Pumphrey, Franklin, Jolly, and Diedrich step up and answer questions about current events such as: the latest release of the Epstein Files, the ICE raids and protests in Minneapolis, the possibility of peace in the Middle East, and much more. Thanks for listening. Follow us for more unique and relevant content.
Transcribe →Season 11 Episode 7: Social Creatures in Solitary Confinement
Mar 900:51:17Tap to summarizeSpecial guest, and first-year teacher, Sydney Scroggins joins Pumphrey, Franklin, and Jolly at Kollective Coffee to answer questions from our audience. Topics: the War in Iran, learning from History, conspiracy theories, fixing the world's problems, and how some kids try to cheat on school work. Thanks for listening. Please subscribe and tell a friend.
Transcribe →Season 11 Episode 5: Saint Sometimes...
Dec 2200:58:07Tap to summarizeOur two-part Christmas wrap-up episode. First, Pumphrey, Franklin, Jolly, and Diedrich ponder holiday traditions and the end of the first semester of school. Second, recorded earlier at Kollective Coffee, answering questions from our live audience. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Thanks for listening. Follow us for more content.
Transcribe →Season 11 Episode 4: Push Back... with Integrity
Nov 1900:34:16Tap to summarizePumphrey, Franklin, and Jolly discuss current events and what it's like teaching in the Southern United States. Topics include: teaching AP classes, immigration, ICE raids, MTG and the future of Conservatism, the angst of Intellectualism, the cost of inflation, the Ten Commandments in the classroom, and family Thanksgiving traditions. Please follow us for more content. Thank you for your support.
Transcribe →Season 11 Episode 2: The Paradox of Free Speech
Oct 500:47:34Tap to summarizeLive from Kollective Coffee in downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. Pumphrey, Franklin, Diedrich, and Jolly answer questions from our student audience. Topics include: the Founding Fathers, the most impactful stories from 2025, Mr. Taylor Swift, the best form of government, the historical perspective on Covid-19, and the concept of free speech. Thanks for listening. Please follow us and tell a friend.
Transcribe →Season 11 Episode 1: Blood of Tyrants
Sep 700:47:21Tap to summarizeLive from Kollective Coffee in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Pumphrey, Franklin, and Jolly answer audience questions on the Meaning of Life, current political news, time travel, and the Presidents in the NFL. Great season opener. Thanks to all our listeners.
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