Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Abasement of SCOTUS
An overwhelming majority of Americans agree the Supreme Court is an important institution, yet the confirmation process for its lifetime appointments…
4 years, 2 months ago
Democracies & Dictatorships
If you meander through the history of the 1930s, you will find any number of possible parallels with today's crisis in Eastern Europe. Aggressive pow…
4 years, 2 months ago
Why Kyiv May Fall
Military historian Max Hastings, an acclaimed chronicler of the twentieth century's terrible wars, says Ukraine's defenders are inspiring the world w…
4 years, 2 months ago
Slavery and the Constitution: Alan Taylor
This is the second episode in an occasional series that will focus on slavery, the Constitution, and the ongoing debate over the meaning of the Ameri…
4 years, 2 months ago
This New Cold War
Cold War historian Mary Elise Sarotte says a new, more dangerous form of that 20th century conflict may descend upon Europe because of Russia's unpro…
4 years, 2 months ago
Why Russian Democracy Failed
What if Russia were a thriving democratic society today? Would there be war in Ukraine? Maybe these are impossible questions to answer at the moment,…
4 years, 2 months ago
Bonus Episode! HAIH Live w/ Michael Kazin
This conversation with Georgetown University historian Michael Kazin was featured on C-SPAN's 'American History TV.' Kazin discusses his new book, "…
4 years, 2 months ago
Putin and the American Right
"There is no room in this party for apologists for Putin," former Vice President Mike Pence is said to have told an audience of GOP donors in the day…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Chinese Century?
When Nixon opened doors to China a half century ago, that country was reeling from the cascading disasters of Mao's rule. Today, China is vying to su…
4 years, 2 months ago
Lenin, Stalin, Putin
Russian president Vladimir Putin is "a very dangerous beast," says preeminent military historian Antony Beevor. As war rages in Ukraine, an unpredict…
4 years, 3 months ago