Podcast Episodes

Collapse of Trust

Every major poll on public trust in institutions finds that Americans have little confidence in the government, news media, banks, big business, and …

2 years, 6 months ago

What If? Kennedy and Vietnam

This is the first episode in an occasional series examining major counterfactual scenarios in history. 

As the 60th anniversary of his assassination …

2 years, 7 months ago

War for Donbas / War for Ukraine

Ukraine's leadership remains committed to liberating all territory now under Russian military occupation. This includes parts of the eastern Donbas r…

2 years, 7 months ago

The Mug Shot

After four felony indictments, the first ever presidential mug shot, two impeachments, and the trashing of the peaceful transfer of power, Donald J. …

2 years, 7 months ago

Putin's Mafia State

In the aftermath of Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, there has been an overdue reckoning with the fact that many historians, foreign policy analy…

2 years, 7 months ago

Counteroffensive

Ukraine's counteroffensive, launched three months ago amid increasing pressure to turn the tide of the war, has made meager gains on its eastern and …

2 years, 7 months ago

Operation Ajax

Anniversaries have a way of concentrating our minds on important events, but most Americans paid little attention to a certain date in history when i…

2 years, 7 months ago

The Radicalism of the March on Washington

The massive gathering of Americans on the National Mall sixty years ago, on August 28, 1963, is best remembered by the final few minutes of Martin Lu…

2 years, 7 months ago

Oppenheimer: The Missed Opportunity

This is the final episode in a three-part series about "Oppenheimer" and the historical debates raised by the blockbuster film.

By the time he left o…

2 years, 7 months ago

Oppenheimer: Dropping the Bomb

This is the second episode in a three-episode series about "Oppenheimer" and the historical debates raised by the blockbuster film.

When Robert Oppen…

2 years, 7 months ago