The Truth Behind the Religious Right
Some believe that the religious right’s roots begin with Roe v. Wade. But there was an earlier court decision about the rights of segregated schools that first mobilized them. The recent surge in anti...
23 Mar 202323min
The History Behind New Waves of Anti-Trans Legislation
State lawmakers across the country are introducing new waves of legislation targeting the transgender community. What’s behind this movement? To answer this question, we first turn to history. Host K...
20 Mar 202349min
The Rocky Statue: A Famous Monument to a Fictitious Hero
Why do millions of people from around the world flock to Philadelphia, PA, to visit a statue….of a fictional character? We ask Paul Farber, host of the WHYY podcast The Statue. Many who have been to P...
16 Mar 202318min
Revising History, One Monument at a Time
Artist Michelle Browder lives in a city that is increasingly being altered by monumental works…including one she created herself. More than 30 years ago, as an 18-year-old art student in Atlanta, Mich...
13 Mar 202331min
Preserving Untold Oral Histories
Our national story comprises all of us. We hear stories from listeners and The HistoryMakers founder Julieanna Richardson that capture the living history that often goes unmentioned. How can we craft ...
9 Mar 202324min
Gina Prince-Bythewood’s Hollywood
We continue our Black History Is Now series with Gina Prince-Bythewood, director of the hit films “The Woman King” and “Love & Basketball,” among others that center Black voices. “The Woman King” has...
6 Mar 202324min
Celebrating Terrance McKnight’s ‘Every Voice’ Podcast
Terrance McKnight, evening host on WQXR, unearths the hidden voices that shape our musical traditions in the new podcast "Every Voice with Terrance McKnight.” McKnight has spent decades interrogating ...
2 Mar 202336min
How Respectability Politics Erased Young Women From History
We mark the end of Black History Month with a conversation about the people who are too often left out when we celebrate the past. What do we learn when we study the history of those considered waywar...
27 Feb 202350min
