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The Great Depression - Dust
Season 10 Episode 4
The Great Depression wasn’t the only crisis facing the country when Franklin Roosevelt took office in 1933. Following a decade-long drought that had …
7 years, 2 months ago
The Great Depression - A New Deal
Season 10 Episode 3
With the country was still hobbled by the Depression, New York Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt promised a “New Deal” for the American people. That…
7 years, 2 months ago
The Great Depression - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime
Season 10 Episode 2
Factories have shut down, banks have failed, and millions are out of work. As the Depression worsens, public opinion sours toward President Hoover.
Ho…
7 years, 2 months ago
The Great Depression - The Crash
Season 10 Episode 1
The Roaring Twenties came to a screeching halt on October 29, 1929, with the collapse of the U.S. stock market. A year earlier, president Herbert Hoo…
7 years, 3 months ago
Does History Repeat Itself?
Season 9 Episode 4
"Those who do not remember history are condemned to repeat it." On today’s show, we’ll consider what lessons we can draw from history, and what lesso…
7 years, 3 months ago
The 1968 Chicago Protests - I Regret Nothing
Season 9 Episode 3
A special series with Legal Wars. The whole world was watching, and that’s exactly what the defendants wanted. As the end of 1969 approached, the Chi…
7 years, 3 months ago
The 1968 Chicago Protests - The Trial of the Chicago 8
Season 9 Episode 2
A special series with Legal Wars. In 1969, the war in the streets became a war in the courtroom. The trial of the Chicago 8 pitted the federal govern…
7 years, 3 months ago
The 1968 Chicago Protests - The Battle of Michigan Avenue
Season 9 Episode 1
A special series with our sibling show Legal Wars. The 1968 Democratic National Convention attracted demonstrators from all over the country. Thousan…
7 years, 3 months ago
1865 versus 2018 and Why History Matters
Season 8 Episode 7
We live in historic times, but how do they compare to that other tumultuous era of American history — 1865 and the years following President Lincoln’…
7 years, 4 months ago
Political Parties - The Reagan Revolution
Season 8 Episode 6
The year 1968 marked a watershed in American politics. Anti-war protests were roiling the country. Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was sho…
7 years, 4 months ago