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Season 1 Episode 13
James Shapiro, Shakespeare Scholar in Residence at the Public Theater in New York City, discusses his book Shakespeare in a Divided America, connecti…
4 years, 9 months ago
An Evening with Drew Gilpin Faust
Season 1 Episode 12
Esteemed American historian Drew Gilpin Faust, 28th President of Harvard University, discusses her work as a Civil War historian and uncovers the piv…
4 years, 9 months ago
An Evening with Robert A. Caro: Working
Season 1 Episode 11
Robert A. Caro, who has twice won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, and in 2010 was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Bara…
4 years, 9 months ago
An Evening with Jill Lepore
Season 1 Episode 10
Jill Lepore discusses her prolific career, her contribution to the study of American history, and her books: the New York Times bestseller These Trut…
4 years, 10 months ago
A Conversation with Ron Chernow
Season 1 Episode 9
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow discusses his work as a biographer, including how he came to be involved in the production of the hit music…
4 years, 10 months ago
Silver, Sword, and Stone: A History of Latin America
Season 1 Episode 8
Asylum-seeking refugees at the southern border often dominate national headlines and ignite contentious debates on how to address the crisis. But why…
4 years, 11 months ago
The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom Featuring: H.W. Brands
Season 1 Episode 7
Two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist H.W. Brands discusses the early days of the American struggle to end slavery using the stories of two men who were a…
4 years, 11 months ago
A Conversation with Joanne Freeman: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War
Season 1 Episode 6
Esteemed historian and Yale University professor Joanne B. Freeman illuminates the tensions and conflicts in U.S. Congress in the decades leading up …
5 years ago
The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presidency
Season 1 Episode 5
John Dickerson delves into the history of presidential campaigns in the United States, focusing on some of the best stories of memorable moments from…
5 years ago
The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III
Season 1 Episode 4
Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for the New York Times, and Susan Glasser, a staff writer at the New Yorker, examine the life and lastin…
5 years ago