The Blue Collar Scholar
This podcast will cover the topics covered by the history lectures, sermons, and Bible/theology studies of Will Reitz.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 269
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
The American Revolution, Episode 6: The War Rages On
After early successes, the American Continental Army faced nearly a whole year (1777) of defeat and retreat, including the fall of Philadelphia to British forces, necessitating the Second Continental…
01:20:22 |
Mon 26 Feb 2024
Women in the Bible, Episode 5: Miriam, and the Women of Exodus through Deuteronomy
This episode explores the women who appear in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. As it turns out, female characters only really factor into the narratives of Exodus and Numbers…
01:43:43 |
Tue 20 Feb 2024
The American Revolution, Episode 5: The Declaration of Independence
This is the episode upon which this semester turns (in our The American Revolution class). All that we have discussed thus far has led the Founding Fathers up to the point where declaring independenc…
01:42:54 |
Tue 20 Feb 2024
"Fantasy Summer Music Festival Draft" from the Trying to Like It podcast
In May 2023, I was a guest on my friend Aaron & his sister Rori's pop culture podcast "Trying to Like It." In this episode, we select five bands from any point in history to headline our summer music…
01:26:52 |
Mon 19 Feb 2024
Women in the Bible, Episode 4: The Women of Genesis 12-50
The timeframe of Genesis 12-50 is often referred to as the Age of the Patriarchs. Well, let's flip the script. We're here to talk about the ladies whose stories are vital to understanding the patriar…
01:40:17 |
Sat 10 Feb 2024
The American Revolution, Episode 4: The Shot Heard 'Round the World
The American Revolution was a process that went on for decades. In the midst of the evolving political revolution, a war broke out. The British government was not interested in letting their colonies…
01:14:11 |
Sat 10 Feb 2024
Women in the Bible, Episode 3: The Women of Genesis 1-11
In this episode, we look at the women who appear in the text of Genesis 1-11. These chapters cover over a thousand years of narrative history, giving minimal details and skipping many details as this…
01:06:06 |
Mon 05 Feb 2024
The American Revolution: Episode 3: Early Stirrings of Revolution
It took a while for the American colonists to begin thinking of themselves as colonies that could bond together to resist British imperial policy, let alone rallying together for the purpose of indep…
01:16:17 |
Sun 04 Feb 2024
Women in the Bible, Episode 2: The Queen of Heaven
The prophet Jeremiah makes several references to a "Queen of Heaven" that was being worshipped by some Jews of his generation. God, through Jeremiah, condemns this blatant act of polytheism. But this…
01:01:55 |
Mon 29 Jan 2024
The American Revolution, Episode 2: British Roots in North America
Why and how did England plant its flag on the Eastern Seaboard of North America? What was the purpose of the 13 colonies? Were the colonies established for different reasons and purposes? What role d…
01:44:45 |
Mon 29 Jan 2024
Women in the Bible, Episode 1: An Overview of the Biblical Timeline
The Fall 2023 class for the NCCC Lifetime Learning program was called "Women in the Bible." Over the next few weeks, this podcast feed will provide lecture audio for that class. But before we can dig…
01:40:26 |
Tue 23 Jan 2024
The American Revolution, Episode 1: Introduction
This episode launches our Spring 2024 class: The American Revolution. Join us as we travel back to the birth of democracy in ancient Athens, the Magna Carta in 1215 England, the Protestant Reformatio…
01:34:16 |
Tue 23 Jan 2024
The World Wars, Episode 11: Legacy of WWII
This episode is the finale that closes out The World Wars class. We will briefly cover the rapid growth of the American and Soviet nuclear programs after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as the beginn…
00:45:45 |
Mon 22 Jan 2024
The World Wars, Episode 10: The Manhattan Project
The development of the atomic bomb remains one of the greatest scientific achievements of all time, as well as one of the most controversial tools of death ever used against other human beings. This …
01:51:25 |
Fri 12 Jan 2024
The World Wars, Episode 9: Island Hopping
The Second World War in the Pacific hinges on Midway. Before Midway, Japan found unbelievable success. After Midway, Japan lost territory, as well as their necessary manpower to hold all that they co…
01:48:52 |
Thu 11 Jan 2024
The World Wars, Episode 8: Midway
Imperial Japan had an incredible undefeated streak that went a half of a year after their attack on Pearl Harbor. The US, the UK, Australia, the Netherlands, and the other Allies were unable to stop …
01:14:49 |
Thu 11 Jan 2024
The World Wars, Episode 7: Pearl Harbor
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? How did they do it? What military moves did Imperial Japan make immediately following their successful first strike? Download, listen, and find out!
01:43:54 |
Wed 10 Jan 2024
The World Wars, Episode 6: Japanese History Leading Up to Pearl Harbor
This episode explains the history of Japan, from the origins of the Emperor's Chrysanthemum Throne, to the rise of the shoguns, to rise of late-19th Century and early-20th Century Japanese militarism…
01:44:14 |
Wed 10 Jan 2024
The World Wars, Episode 5: World War II in Europe
As you can see on this podcast page, The Blue Collar Scholar has been on hiatus for some time. However, we are back! This episode attempts to get caught up a bit. This podcast episode covers the lect…
01:35:44 |
Tue 09 Jan 2024
Sermon, June 25, 2023
This sermon draws on the story of King David bringing the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem to illustrate four lessons for Christians today.
00:34:54 |
Fri 05 Jan 2024
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