In this episode of Consolation Prize, we meet two Americans in 1860s Thailand. Reverend Dan Beach Bradley was a Christian missionary and a newspaper publisher,
In this mini episode of Consolation Prize we complete our tour of the world by going to the last continent where the United States had
In this episode of Consolation Prize, we investigate the role of consuls in dealing with wartime disasters and the toll they took on them. Consul
Irena Wiley was a diplomat’s wife. But she was also an artist who used her art to reflect the humanity of the many people she
In this episode of Consolation Prize we explore the long and complicated relationship between the United States and the Papal States, the political-religious home of
In this episode of Consolation Prize, we are exploring a consul’s involvement in a coup and a revolution. When the United States decided to construct
In this special bonus episode, we talk with a scholar who studies the history of the US consular service. We answer your questions like, What
In this bonus holiday episode, a re-release from 2020, we explore the consular life of Joel Roberts Poinsett, everyone’s favorite holiday historical figure. Before he
Consolation Prize is going true crime! In today’s episode, we’re going to hear about a murder case that a consul had to do some investigation
Today we’re going to a domestic destination–but it wasn’t always domestic. The history of Monterey goes back hundreds of years, and it shows how empires
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