Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Future of Work, Part 1
As millions of Americans workers join the "Great Resignation," expectations are changing for pay, benefits, on-the-job treatment, work-life balance, …
4 years, 3 months ago
Christmas Day, 1991: Extinction of the USSR
Born of revolution in 1917, the Soviet Union dominated Eurasia for more than 70 years until its dramatic, though largely peaceful, collapse in 1991. …
4 years, 3 months ago
Do We Need Heroes? Max Hastings on Winston Churchill
Young activists in the U.K. do not view Winston Churchill as a hero. Older generations revere Churchill as the greatest Englishman of the 20th centur…
4 years, 3 months ago
Let's Rank the Presidents! Part 2
This is the second episode in a two-part series, Let's Rank the Presidents! Part one covered the most successful presidents in U.S. history. This epi…
4 years, 3 months ago
Let's Rank the Presidents! Part 1
This is the first episode in a two-part series, Let's Rank the Presidents! Part one covers the most successful presidents in U.S. history.
What makes…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Tyranny of the Minority
Is majoritarian rule -- the bedrock of democracy -- in trouble? In this episode, Princeton historian Sean Wilentz discusses the tension between the i…
4 years, 4 months ago
Pearl Harbor, 80 Years On
The Japanese attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor 80 years ago, the date which will live in infamy in the stirring oratory of President Franklin Roo…
4 years, 4 months ago
Misunderstanding Slavery: The 1619 Project's Egregious Errors
Amid a national debate over history curricula and the importance of racism and slavery in shaping the American past, The 1619 Project has returned in…
4 years, 4 months ago
Putin's Gamble: Russia and Ukraine
The massing of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border is raising the specter of war between two countries that share a complex history of ethnic, lin…
4 years, 4 months ago
Myths of the First Thanksgiving
Is there an American origin story than evokes more good feelings than the first Thanksgiving? Pilgrims and Indians, having survived a harsh winter, s…
4 years, 4 months ago