Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWitch Hunt with Andrea Balis and Elizabeth Levy
Season 1 Episode 233
Join me this week as I sit down with authors Andrea Balis and Elizabeth Levy to discuss their new book, With Hunt: The Cold War, Joe McCarthy, and th…
1 year, 7 months ago
Hiram Revels: The First Black Senator
Season 1 Episode 232
In the earliest months of Reconstruction, several Black Americans were elected to political offices throughout the south. The first man to serve in t…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Freedmen's Bureau
Season 1 Episode 231
What was the Freedmen's Bureau, and how did it shape the post-Civil War South? Join me this week as I dive into the triumphs and trials of this histo…
1 year, 8 months ago
Reconstruction: An Introduction
Season 1 Episode 230
As the dust settled in the aftermath of the Civil War, the United States had several challenges to address. How should formerly seceded states be rei…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Incorruptibles with Dan Slater
Season 1 Episode 229
Joining me this week is Dan Slater. He is an author whose work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and GQ. Slater recently wrote t…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Sultana Disaster
Season 1 Episode 228
As news of end of the Civil War spread, officials made arrangements to get former POWs home. For union men, this meant traveling via steamship. A fre…
1 year, 8 months ago
Surrender: Appomattox
Season 1 Episode 227
As the Union continued to rack up military victories deep in Confederate territory, there was a sense the end of the war was near. Despite hopeful se…
1 year, 8 months ago
Introducing: Civics & Cocktails
Season 1 Episode 226
For the final bonus episode in celebration of FOUR YEARS of Civics & Coffee, I am so excited to share a preview of a NEW bonus show I am hosting on P…
1 year, 9 months ago
New Deal Law & Order with Dr. Anthony Gregory
Season 1 Episode 225
Joining me this week is historian and author Dr. Anthony Gregory. Dr. Gregory specializes in the intersection of liberal political theory and carcera…
1 year, 9 months ago
Voice of Change: Barbara Jordan
Season 1 Episode 224
The first Black woman to represent the state of Texas since Reconstruction, Barbara Jordan was a thoughtful, pragmatic politician. She rose to nation…
1 year, 9 months ago