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Hollywood's Hays Code
The Hollywood Hays Code, enforced from the 1930s to the late 1960s, imposed strict moral guidelines on American films, banning depictions of crime, s…
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Conversations: Reevaluating Robert McNamara, w/ Philip and William Taubman
Peter is joined by Philip Taubman and William Taubman, two esteemed brothers whose combined expertise in journalism, history, and biography has produ…
1 year ago
YOU DECIDE: The Crusades - Holy War or Colonial Agression?
YOU DECIDE SERIES: The Crusades, nearly two centuries of intermittent military campaigns, are among the most famous and contested events of medieval …
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Galen: The Doctor of the Roman Empire
Galen of Pergamon, a Roman physician born in 129 CE, revolutionized medicine by combining rigorous empirical observation with classical Greek medical…
1 year ago
Conversations: How Ancient India Transformed the World, w/ William Dalrymple
Peter is joined by New York Times Bestselling author, William Dalrymple to discuss his latest book, The Golden Road. We discuss India's often forgott…
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Lincoln's Lost Speech
Abraham Lincoln's "Lost Speech," delivered at the Illinois Republican Convention in Bloomington on May 29, 1856, was a fiery and passionate address a…
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The Assyrian Empire
The Assyrian Empire, emerging in the early 25th century BCE in Mesopotamia, became one of the ancient world's most powerful and militaristic civiliza…
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Levi's Jeans
Levi's jeans were created in 1873 by German immigrant Levi Strauss and tailor Jacob Davis, who patented the first pair of riveted denim pants designe…
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Conversations: Inside Hitler's U-Boat War, w Roger Moorhouse
Peter speaks with internationally bestselling author, Roger Moorhouse about his latest book, Wolfpack: Inside Hitler's U-Boat War. We look at the Bat…
1 year ago
YOU DECIDE: The Civil War - About States' Rights or Slavery?
YOU DECIDE SERIES: Was the Civil War caused by the abstract principle of states' rights, the idea that each state should govern itself without federa…
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