Podcast Episodes

Dear Unknown Friend with Dr. Alexis Peri

Season 1 Episode 249

Joining me this week is historian and author Dr. Alexis Peri. In this episode we discuss her latest book Dear Unknown Friend, which tells the story of the Soviet and American women who traded corresp…

Published on 11 months ago

Andrew Johnson: Part Two

Season 1 Episode 248

Join me this week as I wrap up my coverage of the life and presidency of 17th President Andrew Johnson. In this episode, I dive into Johnson's meeting with Black abolitionists and his impeachment - t…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

Andrew Johnson: Part One

Season 1 Episode 247

Join me this week as I dive into the early life of 17th President Andrew Johnson. Learn how a man born to poor, illiterate parents beat the odds to become Vice President then President of the United …

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

The Line of Splendor with Salina Baker

Season 1 Episode 246

In this episode, historian and author Salina Baker discusses her latest book, The Line of Splendor: A Novel of Nathaneal Greene and the American Revolution. Tune in to learn who Greene was, what role…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

The 14th Amendment

Season 1 Episode 245

Considered by some historians to be the most important amendment to the Constitution, the 14th Amendment sought to codify the protections provided by the 1866 Civil Rights Act. Tune in to learn why S…

Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago

The Memphis Massacre

Season 1 Episode 244

For a period of three days in May of 1866, the city of Memphis was plagues with violence as racial tensions exploded. The first race riot to happen after the Civil War, the massacre demonstrated how …

Published on 1 year ago

Radical Reconstruction

Season 1 Episode 243

After President Andrew Johnson's initial attempts at "reconstruction" demonstrated his hostility toward Black Americans, Republican members of Congress focused their energies on forging a new path fo…

Published on 1 year ago

Pearl Harbor

Season 1 Episode 242

Join me on the 83rd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor where I dive into why Japan attacked, how the United States responded, and what the legacy the attack left behind. 

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Published on 1 year ago

Alien Soil with Dr. Katie Singer

Season 1 Episode 241

Joining me this week is Dr. Katie Singer who recently wrote Alien Soil: Oral Histories of Great Migration Newark. Our conversation covers everything from the importance of oral history to the lived e…

Published on 1 year ago

Andrew Johnson's Presidential Reconstruction

Season 1 Episode 240

At the end of the Civil War, Andrew Johnson faced quite the task in assessing how to reunite the country after years of bloody conflict. A man not known for his political acumen, Johnson moved quickl…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago