I have been teaching high school level history for the past 22 years in the United States. Feel free to reach out to the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com
Empires, Anarchy & Other Notable Moments
An educational resource leading listeners through important milestones in history and providing a greater understanding of civilizations. Topics are tailored to the needs of IB high school students, teachers, and life-long learners.
Episodes
4 days ago
The Other Side Part II: Ghost Stories
4 days ago
4 days ago
This is the second and final episode in a series regarding mysteries surrounding the afterlife. This episode focuses on unexplained stories related to the beyond (from a historical perspective). Included are stories of exorcisms, eucharistic miracles, and ghosts. As well as a dedicated section to revenants, medieval corpses that rose from their graves in the dark of the night.
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If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
The Other Side Part I: The Human History of the Afterlife
Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
This is the first in a series of two episodes regarding mysteries surrounding the afterlife. This episode focuses on humanities interpretation of what happens after we die. By drawing from secular societies as well as the major faiths of the world we can see the gradual shifts that have occurred regarding our understanding of heaven and hell.
Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod
If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
Xenophobia Part IV: Deportation Nation
Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
This is the fourth and final episode in a series regarding America's toxic history with xenophobia. This episode focuses on America's relationship with migrants from neighboring Mexico. Specifically it dives into the push and pull factors, the effectiveness of a border wall, as well as shocking moments from our past and present including 'operation wetback' and our current deportation policies.
Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod
If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
Xenophobia Part III: Antisemitism in America
Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
This is the third in a series of four episodes regarding America's toxic history with xenophobia. It explores America's antisemitic views that limited actions that would have saved thousands, if not tens of thousands of Jews escaping Nazi persecution. Although antisemitism is the world's oldest hatred, this episode will purely focus on the period and events that relate to the Holocaust.
Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod
If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Xenophobia Part II: The China Virus
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
This is the second in a series of four episodes regarding America's toxic history with xenophobia. It explores America's historical fear of Chinese migrants. Join us to find out the pull and push factors that led to a massive increase in Chinese-Americans, the history of Angel Island immigration center, the origins of the dreaded 1924 Immigration Act, and the "Tacoma Method" used to eradicate Chinese immigrants from coastal cities.
Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod
If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Xenophobia Part I: A Blueprint for the Nazis
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
This is the first in a series of four episodes regarding America's toxic history with xenophobia. This first episode exams the discrimination that white Europeans experienced as they attempted to assimilate to their new nation's culture. Germans, Irish, and Italians receive special focus as each deals with the nativist backlash as they attempted to "prove" their whiteness. The rise of the Know Nothings and the creation of the pseudo-scientific eugenics movement serve as inspiration for the rising Nazi movement in Germany.
Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod
If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
Aaron Burr Part VI: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Buries Your Story...
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
This is the sixth and final episode in a series regarding America's fallen founder, Aaron Burr. Our story's protagonist has beaten two treason trials, but fears being jailed due to a misdemeanor. Fleeing to England, he connects with Utilitarian thinker Jeremy Bentham while hatching new plans to restart his treasonist filibuster against Mexico. Along the way, he finds love, purpose, and a whole lot of prostitutes!
Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod
If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
Aaron Burr Part V: The Trial of the Century
Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
This is the fifth in a series of six episodes regarding America's fallen founder, Aaron Burr. Colonel Burr is finally apprehended in the backwoods of Alabama. From there he is transported into Chief Justice John Marshall's courthouse. Acting as his own lawyer, Aaron Burr will have to muster everything he has to not be strung up for treason.
Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod
If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
Aaron Burr Part IV: The Burr Conspiracy
Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
This is the fourth in a series of six episodes regarding America's fallen founder, Aaron Burr. Disgraced on both sides of the aisle, Aaron Burr attempts to reclaim his honor by leading a filibuster against Mexico, Spanish Florida, or perhaps against Thomas Jefferson himself. Like any good conspiracy, the details are murky, but for sure Aaron Burr was up to no good.
Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod
If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound
Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
Aaron Burr Part III: The Duel Heard Round the World
Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
This is the third in a series of six episodes regarding America's fallen founder, Aaron Burr. This episode tells the story of the infamous duel between Aaron Burr, the vice President, and Alexander Hamilton, the leader of the Federalists. The code duello and its inscribed rules are given a detailed treatment in preparation for what goes down in New Jersey.
Contact the show at resourcesbylowery@gmail.com or on Bluesky @EmpiresPod
If you would like to financially support the show, please use the following paypal link. Or remit PayPal payment to @Lowery80. And here is a link for Venmo users.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will be used to make future episodes of the show even better.
Expect new shows to drop on Wednesday mornings from September to May.
Music is licensed through Epidemic Sound









