Podcast Episodes

The History of the Space Program

In 1957, the beeps from Sputnik, a small Russian satellite, sent the USSR & US into a space race. Teasel Muir-Harmony of the Air & Space Museum chron…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Williamsburg Revolutionary War Encampment

William & Mary lecturer Robyn Schroeder discusses the Williamsburg, Virginia, site where colonial troops built an encampment ahead of the 1781 battle…

9 months ago

How Martin Luther King Jr. Used Political Strategy

Boise State history professor Jill Gill lectures on Martin Luther King Jr.'s political strategies in the Civil Rights Movement up until his assassin…

9 months, 1 week ago

Blake Gilpin on Reconstruction-Era Supreme Court Cases That Led to Jim Crow Segregation

Tulane professor Blake Gilpin discusses three Reconstruction-era Supreme Court cases and how they led to the establishment of Jim Crow segregation.

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9 months, 2 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…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

FEED DROP: America 250 Battle of Bunker Hill Commemoration

The National Park Service and other groups held a ceremony in Boston marking the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

The Barbary Pirates and Early American Foreign Policy

Carroll College professor Jeanette Fregulia chronicles the Barbary pirates' conflict with American ships during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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10 months ago

Gunmaking & the Roots of Mass Production

Northwestern professor Ken Alder presented an image of an 1851 Colt Navy Revolver and asked why the gun was one of the first mass produced technologi…

10 months, 1 week ago

How FDR Built a 12-Million-Strong Military: Robert Brigham on America’s WWII Mobilization

Vassar College professor Robert Brigham discussed his upcoming memoir about his search for his biological father, who served as a Marine in Vietnam. …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

FEEDDROP: Chef José Andrés on Food, Humanity, and Global Relief Efforts

Chef, humanitarian, and author Jose Andres discussed his career, his global relief efforts with World Central Kitchen, his books, and his love of foo…

10 months, 3 weeks ago