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Indian Boarding Schools in America: The Carlisle Indian Industrial School
Season 1 Episode 323
In 1879, Richard Henry Pratt founded the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, the first federally supported off-reservation boarding school for Native …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
History Makers: Presidential Seclusion with Charles Ferguson
Season 1 Episode 322
Join me as I sit down with author and historian Charles Ferguson to discuss his book Presidential Seclusion: The Power of Camp David, which explores …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Titans or Crooks: The Men Who Built Industrial America
Season 1 Episode 321
The Gilded Age was marked by the rise of powerful industrialists - but four men in particular are known for the power they wielded and the complex le…
3 months ago
The Exodusters: The Great Migration You Haven’t Heard About
Season 1 Episode 320
Before the Great Migration, there was a smaller, yet just as important emigration of Black Americans out of the South. For several months in 1879, th…
3 months, 1 week ago
Selling Out Santa: A Deep Dive into Post-War Cinema with Dr. Vaughn Joy
Season 1 Episode 319
Join me as I welcome historian and media literacy expert Dr. Vaughn Joy to discuss her book Selling Out Santa: Hollywood Christmas Films in the Age o…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Posse Comitatus Act Explained
Season 1 Episode 318
Why the U.S. military isn’t supposed to enforce civilian law — and when that rule breaks down.
Passed in 1878, the Posse Comitatus Act was designed to…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Run to Freedom: The Nez Perce War
Season 1 Episode 317
Over the span of four months, several small bands of Nez Perce tried in vain to escape the clutches of the United States government. Traveling over a…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Power of Representation: Dr. Orr on House of Diggs
Season 1 Episode 316
Join me this week as I sit down with Dr. Marion Orr to discuss his book House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Consequential Black Congr…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Lucy Webb Hayes: The Quietly Radical First Lady
Season 1 Episode 315
Entering the White House as women's roles in the United States were rapidly evolving, Lucy Webb Hayes represented a potential bridge for many. Would …
3 months, 4 weeks ago
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877: The Uprising That Shocked the Nation
Season 1 Episode 314
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 stands as a pivotal moment in American labor history, illustrating the clash between workers' rights and corporate …
4 months ago