Podcast Episodes

Oppenheimer: New Weapon, New Age

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

On November 16, 1…

2 years, 8 months ago

Florida's Slavery Lesson

A single sentence in Florida's new K-12 social studies curriculum caused a political uproar: "Instruction includes how slaves developed skills which,…

2 years, 8 months ago

Origins of U.S. Empire

A new exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery is compelling its viewers to reflect on the roots of U.S. hegemony. "1898: Imperial Visi…

2 years, 8 months ago

Strike

In 2023 labor is striking back. In a resurgence of labor militancy after decades of dormancy, tens of thousands of American workers are walking off t…

2 years, 8 months ago

Russia and Cuba, Together Again

On today's geopolitical chessboard, most eyes are watching Eastern Europe or the Indo-Pacific. Somewhat unnoticed is what's happening in Cuba. Russia…

2 years, 8 months ago

George's Farewell

Historian Alexis Coe wants you to read George Washington's Farewell Address. She's been reading it repeatedly, and describes it as a "shockingly mode…

2 years, 8 months ago

Korea's Forever War

Thursday, July 27, marks the seventieth anniversary of the Korean War armistice. It ended three years (1950-1953) of brutal combat between North Kore…

2 years, 8 months ago

Clarence Thomas and the Fourteenth Amendment

In his concurring opinion supporting the majority ruling striking down race-based affirmative action in college admissions, Supreme Court Justice Cla…

2 years, 8 months ago

Whole and Free: NATO and Ukraine

There's been talk of Ukraine possibly joining NATO since the early years of post-Cold War Europe, but it never happened. And the allies aren't quite …

2 years, 8 months ago

Witches No More

Nearly four centuries ago, authorities in Windsor, Connecticut hanged Alice Young, the first recorded execution for witchcraft in the British colonie…

2 years, 9 months ago