Podcast Episodes

The 1967 Six-Day War and America’s Role in the Arab-Israeli Peace Process

The 1967 Six-Day War, 1973 Yom Kippur War, and 2023 Israel-Hamas War have all garnered the United States' diplomatic involvement. Trinity College Pro…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

FEED DROP: ABC David Grann on Killers of the Flower Moon and America’s Hidden History

Author David Grann joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss his books, including "Killers of the Flower Moon" and "The Wager," and visits the vault of th…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

The Mexican-American War: Causes, Consequences, and Legacy

On September 14, 1847, Winfield Scott's Army marched into Mexico City, marking the final stages of the Mexican-American War. University of Texas prof…

6 months, 4 weeks ago

How Constitutional Order Emerged From Crisis

During Reconstruction, a campaign to overthrow the South Carolina government succeeded, triggering a constitutional crisis. University of North Carol…

7 months ago

Gettysburg College’s Timothy Shannon on the Mystery of Roanoke

This week on the Lectures in History podcast:

The mystery of the Roanoke Colony’s disappearance. In 1587, English settlers established a colony on Ro…

7 months, 1 week ago

The 1876 Great Sioux War and the Battle of the Little Bighorn

What happened when General Custer and Crazy Horse faced off in battle? Stetson University Professor David Morton chronicles the 1876 Great Sioux War …

7 months, 2 weeks ago

World War II History: Vichy France Collaboration and the U.S.-UK Alliance

United States Army War College history professor Michael Neiberg discusses Vichy France and the Anglo-American relationship during World War II.

Lea…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kentucky and Slavery: From Statehood to the Civil War

When Kentucky in 1792 became a state, it had a choice; keep slavery or abolish it. University of Kentucky professor Melanie Goan teaches a class on t…

8 months ago

Black Education in Colonial America: The Story of the Williamsburg Bray School

William & Mary Bray School Lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee discusses the history of the 18th-century Williamsburg Bray School for Black children a…

8 months, 1 week ago

Lectures in History: 1992 Republican National Convention

The 1992 Republican National Convention speeches by former President Ronald Reagan and Pat Buchanan - who had run for the GOP nomination that year ag…

8 months, 2 weeks ago