This podcast episode explores the lead-up to the Battle of the Little Bighorn, highlighting the conflicts between the Plains Indians and white settlers, the government's plans to provoke war with the Lakota tribes, the underestimation of the native tribes, Custer's personal ambitions, the corruption allegations against the Grant administration, and the strategic movements of the army and Lakota warriors. The episode concludes with the imminent battle and Custer's determination to claim victory for himself.