Juneteenth and the “End of Slavery in the US”: What’s in a Date?
"Juneteenth" (June 19th) is now widely regarded as marking the end of slavery in the United States. Professor Buzzkill examines the many dates related to the abolition of human enslavement in the US. ...
17 Jun 202215min
Winston Churchill "Blood, Sweat, and Tears" Quote or No Quote? Encore!
After his first speech as prime minister, Winston Churchill's "blood, toil, tears, and sweat," got shortened and re-arranged. As "blood, sweat, and tears," it's become one of the most quoted Churchill...
6 Jun 20225min
Life Expectancy Myths
What does "life expectancy" mean, in historic terms? In ancient times, were you doomed to drop dead at age 36? The Professor explains all in this Monday Extra Credit Myths to Start Your Week! Go to wo...
30 Mai 20225min
Heather Cox Richardson: A Theory of Historical "Tornadoes"
Historical and economic forces can create "tornadoes" that spin-off in different directions, sometimes causing and re-inforcing oppressive conditions. Professor Heather Cox Richardson theorizes how th...
26 Mai 202220min
Martin Luther King, Jr. "Arc of the Moral Universe..." Quote or No Quote?
Lots of people take comfort from the quote “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice,” and it’s usually credited to Martin Luther King. He said it, but was it an original MLK...
23 Mai 202210min
When Did the NRA Become Extremist?
This episode explains how the National Rifle Association became one of the most controversial and divisive organizations in American history. Since the 1970s it has taken a very strict view of the US ...
16 Mai 202228min
General Hooker's Hookers
Was Civil War Union General Joseph “Fightin’ Joe” Hooker’s last name the origin of the slang term for prostitute? He had a perhaps undeserved reputation as a party animal, but did that reputation actu...
9 Mai 20224min
Mother's Day
Major social and political forces led to the establishment of Mother's Day as a major and official holiday. This episode explains those forces, and also tells us who founded Mother's Day. Was it Julia...
3 Mai 202217min
