Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture, and Control in Cold War America
In the wake of yet another gun tragedy in Gun Country USA, we interview Dr. Andrew McKevitt, whose new book is a must-read this year. He shows why so many guns flooded onto the American market after W...
7 Marras 202337min
Halloween Myths
Halloween is a demonic holiday chock full of sin, and endangered by razor blades in trick-or-treat candy, right? Wrong. Nothing about the origins of Halloween can be called demonic, satanic, or anti-C...
31 Loka 202311min
Dracula in Fiction and History
Dracula tales, legends, and myths fly around faster than a vampire fleeing from sunlight. Dr. Gemma Masson explains Bram Stoker’s famous novel, “Dracula,” and then goes on to explain the various histo...
24 Loka 202336min
Clement Attlee, 1945, and the Year of Hope in Britain
Professor Richard Toye talks about a pivotal year in British history – 1945. The end of the war, a landslide election for the Labour Party under Clement Attlee, and the start of the modern British wel...
17 Loka 202333min
Columbus and Taino People
The story of Columbus and the Taino people is fascinating, and is made even more fascinating by Kate Messner’s analysis of it in this episode. She explains who the Taino people were, how they discover...
10 Loka 202326min
Christopher Columbus Myths Large and Small!
Sebastian Major, the producer and host of the "Our Fake History" podcast, explains the myths about Christopher Columbus, who “discovered” the New World. Sebastian schools Professor Buzzkill about wher...
3 Loka 202335min
Hands of Time: a Watchmaker's History
Dr. Rebecca Struthers, an academic expert on horology and an award-winning watchmaker, guides us through the fascinating history of wristwatches, and their importance to social history. These seemingl...
26 Syys 202326min
Heather Cox Richardson on Saving Democracy - Wisdom Wednesday!
When it comes to the crush of the American daily news cycle, Heather Cox Richardson has always taken the long view. The New England-based historian gained wide popularity writing casual, history-infor...
20 Syys 202321min
