November 22, 1963 - U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy receives a phone call from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, telling him that his brother, President John F. Kennedy has been shot on the streets of Dallas, Texas. At the hospital,...

When William Henry Harrison dies in office in 1841, John Tyler, his vice president, assumes the presidency; setting a precedent for future presidential successions based on what would be called the ‘Tyler precedent’. November 22, 1963 -...

The term Willingness to Communicate is especially important for leaders because it has so many benefits. We'll define it, look at examples, and show how you can increase your willingness to communicate by building your communication skills.

Here's a definition of leadership from a communication perspective based upon Johnson and Hackman's book on leadership. So, what is leadership? What does the term mean? Turns out, there are hundreds of definitions and James McGregor...

There are telltale signs of bad leadership. We look at 9 qualities of bad leaders from Johnson and Hackman's book on leadership.

Dr. Forrester reviews key events of the Civil War and discusses changes in the South resulting from the war.

A new HipHughes style involving an Amish rocking chair and an episode of Seinfeld. In this new video we examine the dynamic, tragic and monumentally important case of US V SHIPP. Set against a lynching this case had THREE notable firsts!

Ever since the Brexit deal was agreed, the Northern Ireland Protocol has been a source of serious contention between the UK and the EU. But after years of political posturing, has Sunak finally found an agreement that could ease the...

Last week, Sunak passed his Windsor Framework through Parliament to address the issues created by the Northern Ireland agreement. So has the Prime Minister finally succeeded in quashing any Brexiteer rebellions on his backbenches and got...

Boris Johnson may have resigned, but Partygate continues to follow him as he testified before the Privileges Committee about whether he mislead Parliament. So what's happened here? What did Johnson say? And how will this all play out...

Dr. Bettina L. Love is an award-winning author and the William F. Russell Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. In this video, she highlights the impact of several influential teachers in her life. Each teacher played a...

This video explores five fun facts about black history.

In this video, the speaker explores the fascinating world of "ghost words" - words that made it into dictionaries but were never actually used. They discuss the origins and stories behind these ghost words, from Samuel Johnson's mistaken...

When A League of Their Own was released in 1992, it brought attention to a women's professional baseball league that had disbanded nearly 40 years earlier. Based on the true story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League,...

N wa dokodesuka - How to ask where something is in Japanese

With crime flourishing across France, voters have had enough of Macron's empty words. The breakdown in law and order across France could lead to Macron's downfall, argues French journalist Anne-Elisabeth Moutet in this week's Off Script...

The United States Constitution is one of the most important and versatile documents ever written. The Electoral College and how this leads to the election of the President is explained. The United States Constitution. Part 5

Dallas, Texas August 22, 1984 Protesters marched through the streets, destroyed property, spray-painted walls, broke windows, and threw dirty diapers and beer cans just outside of the Republican National Convention. Someone stole an...

Presidents of the United States of America<br/>
Learn about all of the Presidents of the United States with this video. It lists all the US presidents in order, with the dates that they served as President.

Anxiety and Stress have major effects on memory. The Weapon Focus Effect is one model, which considers the impact of a high-stress-inducing object, such as a weapon, on an individual's ability to recall information later.

Could Trump or Sanders win if the US used a proportional system? The United States uses first passed the post for its electoral system, but many have argued that a proportional system would better represent the nation in the house of...

Presidents of the United States of America

Learn the names of all the US Presidents. This is a great video to learn the names and the dates that they served as Presidents of the USA. This is an updated video extending from George...

Path-goal Theory explains how leaders may approach their followers based upon the specific state of followers competence and motivation level as a way to chart an effective path forward toward the desired outcome.

Last year we did an episode on the third annual Shkreli Awards from the Lown Institute - ten examples of profiteering and dysfunction in healthcare. The ins and outs of the healthcare system are the bread and butter of this channel, so...