Podcast Episodes

Antony Beevor on the Unsettled Legacies of WWII

Historian Antony Beevor says the world today resembles the Second World War in one important respect: "For decades, it seemed as though the character…

1 year ago

India and Pakistan's Forever War

For four days in early May, India and Pakistan were on the brink of another war over the contested Kashmir, the mountainous territory that has witnes…

1 year ago

What Happened to the Palestinian Authority?

During the Palestinian people's darkest hour since 1948, as Israel seeks to displace Gazans and potentially annex the West Bank, the Palestinian lead…

1 year ago

Due Process? Executive Order 9066

President Donald Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act during peacetime is unprecedented, a part of his larger effort to portray undocumented i…

1 year ago

Inside the Nazi Mind

Does history provide us with lessons, or does the past offer warnings about what might happen now based on human tendencies that transcend time and c…

1 year ago

1775 Independence Days

The 250th anniversary of the American Revolution's opening battles came and went with little fanfare. Colonial militia engaged British regulars at Le…

1 year, 1 month ago

Defeat in Vietnam: Consequences

This is the final episode in a three-part series marking the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.

America's humiliating defeat in Vietnam, punctuated by…

1 year, 1 month ago

Defeat in Vietnam: Resistance

This is the second episode in a three-part series marking the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.

The antiwar movement began on the campuses and explod…

1 year, 1 month ago

Defeat in Vietnam: Origins

This is the first episode in a three-part series marking the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975.

Is Vietnam still with us? Does this misbegotten Americ…

1 year, 1 month ago

Origins of a Trade War

Since the 1980s, Donald Trump has been railing against what he calls unfair trade with a focus on Japan and then China. Also during the '80s, Preside…

1 year, 1 month ago