Episode 550: The Crash
The Great Wall Street Crash did not cause the Great Depression. But it sure didn't help either...Western Civ 2.0
12 Aug 23min
Is Plea Bargaining Just?
In a fun little twist, today I sit down with Attorney Edward Cohn and we argue (and sometimes agree) about the justness of plea bargaining, the state of the Fifth and Fourth Amendments, and the overal...
7 Aug 49min
Episode 549: The Roaring Twenties
Jazz. Radio. Talkies. Cars. All of it. The Roaring Twenties are when the world starts to look modern. Oh, and did I mention fascism, corruption, and the KKK? Well, there's that too. Western Civ 2.0
7 Aug 44min
Illusions of Trust
This one is new.I'm trying my hand at fiction interviews and, I have to say, I enjoyed it.Here I am sitting down with Jeffrey Stephens and we are talking about his newest book: Illusions of Trust. It'...
5 Aug 54min
Episode 548: Wilson's Failure
Woodrow Wilson came home from Paris thinking the hard part was behind him. Little did he realize Republican opposition and his own intransigence would doom his League of Nations and nearly cost him hi...
5 Aug 27min
Episode 547: Armageddon
Today we step back and catch up with events we passed in the Great War as the Russian Revolution unfolded. We follow the war to its brutal conclusion. Then we pick up the Russian Civil War and take th...
31 Jul 1h 51min
Episode 546: Red October
The Bolsheviks did not need to take over Russia. It was never a foregone conclusion. But after October 1917, it became increasingly inevitable.Western Civ 2.0
24 Jul 50min
Episode 545: April Theses to July Days
The Russian Revolution's final result was never a foregone conclusion. Lenin made several crucial mistakes early on that might have resulted in his demise. We see that today. Free Trial Western Civ 2....
17 Jul 34min
