American History Tellers
The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories...
27 Feb 20244min
The Truth about the American Dream: The Baldwin-Buckley Debate
On February 18th, 1965, the University of Cambridge hosted one of the most legendary debates in history. Author James Baldwin and conservative intellectual William F. Buckley Jr took to the floor to d...
25 Feb 202454min
D.B. Cooper & the 70s Hijacking Craze
On 23 June 1972, a man boarded American Airlines Flight 119 in St Louis. He sat most of the way to Tulsa before donning a wig and a pair of gloves in the restroom, taking out a gun and handing a membe...
22 Feb 202440min
Tulsa Massacre: Violence, Resilience & Rebirth
The city of Tulsa is perhaps best known in history books for the events of 1921. In 36 hours, hundreds of residents of the Greenwood district were murdered and more than 30 blocks of housing and busin...
19 Feb 202437min
President James Buchanan: The Worst President Ever?
From 1857 to 1861, James Buchanan held the office of President of the United States. It was a pivotal moment in the history of America, a bitterly divided nation that would very soon descend to its da...
15 Feb 202426min
The Clinton Scandals
From financial to conspiratorial to sexual, the words 'Clinton' and 'scandal' are regularly found in each others' vicinities. But why?Don is talking to Professor Peter Ling today to take us back to be...
11 Feb 202448min
Facebook at Twenty: From College Dorms to Court Cases
Where did the idea for Facebook come from? How has the site evolved? And how has it changed the world? In this episode, 20 years after the creation of the social media site, Don speaks to Steven Levy,...
7 Feb 202431min
Origins of the Civil War
The war between the Union and the Confederacy is a major turning point in the history of the United States. But why did it happen?From slavery and states' rights, to economic, legislative, moral, and ...
5 Feb 202434min
