“The Message” | The Threat of Cultural Evil (Part 2)
Last week, we discussed the political and legal framework of McCarthyism, but far more important is how it impacted ordinary citizens who were not Soviet agents. McCarthy and HUAC regularly labeled Am...
27 Maj 202417min
Pop Quiz | East India Trading Company
Welcome to the Pop Quiz! Every other Thursday, Joe asks the other a topical question about history, and Jon has to answer it without any help or resources - other than his legendary memory and knowled...
23 Maj 20246min
McCarthyism | The Threat of Cultural Evil (Part 1)
A sense of moral panic had gripped the country that everyone in the room at the Republican Women’s Club could feel. The audience fell silent as the senator walked to his podium and organized his notes...
20 Maj 202412min
Pop Quiz | Story
Welcome to the Pop Quiz! Every other Thursday, Joe or Jon asks the other a topical question about history, and Jon has to answer it without any help or resources - other than his legendary memory and ...
16 Maj 20243min
Teaching Evil | A Discussion on Signposts and Outcomes
Join us as we discuss the episode, Teaching Evil, the trends seen in history, and their outcomes.
13 Maj 202444min
Pop Quiz | Ancient Ideas
Welcome to the Pop Quiz! Every other Thursday, Joe asks a topical question about history, and Jon has to answer it without any help or resources - other than his legendary memory and knowledge of hist...
9 Maj 20245min
Teaching Evil | Signposts and Outcomes
Some of the greatest crimes in history began not on battlefields or politicians’ offices but in classrooms. Demagogues often seize control of educational institutions as a means of indoctrinating the ...
6 Maj 202418min
Thursday Thoughts + Pop Quiz | Inconvenient Road Construction
Welcome to a special combined episode of Thursday Thoughts and Pop Quiz! Every other Thursday, Joe speaks about a specific person, place, or event in history in under five minutes. This week, Joe talk...
2 Maj 20246min
