Lucy Stone - Unapologetic Warrior for Women's Rights
Professor Sally McMillen explains why Lucy Stone should be restored to her rightful place at the center of the nineteenth-century women's rights movement. Stone did not relish the limelight the way El...
30 Jun 202035min
The Irish Slaves Myth
The Irish slaves myth claims that Irish people were enslaved by the British and sent to the Americas (especially the Caribbean) to work on plantations. The history of Irish slaves has been buried by o...
24 Jun 202037min
Eleanor Roosevelt: "Better to Light a Candle Than Curse the Darkness"
We all love, and should live by the sentiment expressed in "It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness." But did Eleanor Roosevelt say it? Was it Confucius or an ancient Chinese proverb? Or...
24 Jun 20205min
Hong Kong's Complex History
The protests and demonstrations in Hong Kong in recent months may have been overwhelmed by other world news. Many listeners have been asking us how Hong Kong came to have its special status over the l...
23 Jun 202035min
The False Cause: Fraud, Fabrication, and White Supremacy in Confederate Memory
Professor Adam Domby explains why the Lost Cause of the Confederacy is full of fraud, fabrication, and white supremacy. And he analyzes how it is expressed in statuary, memory, and commemoration in th...
17 Jun 202042min
Churchill's Shadow Raiders: the Race to Develop Radar during World War II
Operation Biting was a daring RAF raid to capture important German radar technology in France during World War II. Award-winning military historian, Damien Lewis explains the planning and execution of...
16 Jun 202034min
Confederate-Named Military Bases in the U.S.
Dr. Ty Seidule, Brigadier General U.S. Army (Retired) and Emeritus Professor of History at the United States Military Academy (West Point), enlightens us about the founding of Confederate-named milita...
15 Jun 202028min
The Great Escape: Flash Back Friday!
The Great Escape (1963) is in the pantheon of World War II films, and deservedly so. Generations of Buzzkillers have grown up watching Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, and other film stars try to ...
12 Jun 202018min
