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Conversations: Malcolm Gladwell's Revenge of the Tipping Point
Peter speaks with a true master of storytelling and insight, Malcolm Gladwell. A staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996, Malcolm has captivated …
1 year ago
The Japanese Schindler
The Holocaust produced not only vast tragedy but also extraordinary instances of moral courage, moments when individuals defied bureaucracy, prejudic…
1 year ago
Home Rule: D.C.'s Fight for its own Democracy
The passage of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act in 1973 marked a pivotal moment in the long and unfinished struggle for democracy in the nation…
1 year ago
The War Hero Who Refused to Die: Eddie Rickenbacker's 24 Days at Sea
When the Second World War came, Rickenbacker was already in his early sixties. He could've stayed home, basking in his fame and business success; he …
1 year ago
Conversations: How the Jefferson/Hamilton Debate Still Defines Us Today, w/ Jeffrey Rosen
Peter speaks with Jeffrey Rosen, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center, as he discusses his upcoming book, The Pursuit of Liberty: Ho…
1 year ago
YOU DECIDE: Napoleon - Military Genius or Tyrant?
YOU DECIDE SERIES: Napoleon's legacy is one of contradictions. To some, he is the ultimate military genius, a visionary who spread revolutionary prin…
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The Speech that Sparked the American Revolution
Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech, delivered in March 1775 at St. John's Church in Richmond, electrified the Virginia Convent…
1 year ago
Conversations: The Tastes, Smells, and Feels of Ancient History, w/ Sam Kean
Peter is joined by New York Times Bestselling author Sam Kean to discuss his latest book, Dinner With King Tut. We look at ancient history through th…
1 year ago
Death Below the Waves: The Curse of UB-65
During World War I, the German submarine UB-65 gained a chilling reputation among sailors as a vessel cursed by death. After a series of mysterious a…
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The Phantom Continent that Fooled the World
For centuries, European cartographers filled the blank southern hemisphere with the imagined continent of Terra Australis Incognita, a vast land they…
1 year ago