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The Life of John Burgoyne - In conversation with Norman Poser
In this special episode of the Explaining History Podcast we hear from biographer Norman Poser, whose new book From the Battlefield to the Stage: The…
3 years, 2 months ago
The American neoliberal counter revolution 1971-80
Welcome to the Explaining History Podcast. In this episode, we dive into the American neoliberal counter revolution of the 1970s, a period of profoun…
3 years, 2 months ago
The post war women's movement: a global perspective - 1945
In this episode, we are exploring the post-war women's movement from a global perspective, focusing on the years 1945 and beyond. The end of World Wa…
3 years, 3 months ago
Dramatising the Diary of Anne Frank - In conversation with Adam Langer
In this episode of the Explaining History podcast we sit down with Adam Langer, Editor of the Forward podcast, to discuss their latest show "Playing …
3 years, 3 months ago
The Dulles Brothers and Eisenhower - 1954
In this episode of the Explaining History Podcast, we dive into the story of the Dulles brothers and their impact on the Eisenhower administration i…
3 years, 3 months ago
American Empire and the framework of modern capitalism
In this episode of the Explaining History podcast, we explore the concept of American empire and its role in the framework of modern capitalism, expl…
3 years, 4 months ago
Soviet Society and the Great Terror: 1937
During the 1930s, the Soviet Union, under the leadership of Joseph Stalin, experienced a wave of repression and terror that came to be known as the G…
3 years, 4 months ago
A revisionist approach to the U-Boat War 1939-45
A popular view of the war at sea is that of Britain pushed right to the edge, mounting shipping losses leading to fears of starvation in Britain and …
3 years, 5 months ago
Nationalism and identity in the Austro Hungarian Army 1914
Why did the patchwork Habsburg empire collapse in 1918? The pressures of war and the competing identities and loyalties of the men that fought in the…
3 years, 5 months ago
The afterlife of Leon Trotsky's politics 1940-1982
When Leon Trotsky was murdered by NKVD agent Ramon Mercader in 1940, his ideas lived on. The Trotskyist Fourth International and the American Sociali…
3 years, 5 months ago