Activism in the US: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Activism has shaped the United States at every stage of its history, but not always in the ways we remember. In this lecture, Dr. Roy traces the evolution of American activism from labor movements and...
4 Feb 2h 6min
Cyrus The Great
Cyrus the Great ruled at a rare moment when empires could have chosen domination or cooperation. In this lecture, Dr. Roy traces the rise of the Persian Empire under Cyrus, exploring how conquest, res...
21 Jan 1h 20min
Khalid ibn al-Walid: Profile of a Warrior
Khalid ibn al-Walid was one of the most formidable military commanders in history, operating at the precise moment when the Roman and Persian empires were exhausted, fragile, and unprepared for what c...
14 Jan 1h 14min
The Most Serene Republic of Venice
Venice was not founded in a moment, but across centuries of collapse, migration, and improvisation. In this lecture, Dr. Roy traces how the fall of the Western Roman Empire, repeated invasions, and th...
7 Jan 1h 16min
Grace and Tolerance in History: Toussaint
The Haitian Revolution was the most radical and unlikely uprising in the modern world. In this episode, Dr. Roy Casagranda traces the rise of Toussaint Louverture and the extraordinary transformation ...
17 Dec 20251h 15min
The Islamic Golden Age
Most histories of the Islamic Golden Age focus on its discoveries. But in this episode, Dr. Roy goes further back, tracing the long arc of Western civilization from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia to Gr...
10 Dec 202557min
Deconstructing Racism and Sexism in the Envisagement of Western Civilization
Racism and sexism didn’t emerge naturally or accidentally. In this episode, Dr. Roy explains how Western societies constructed rigid hierarchies of gender and race, often in contrast to more egalitari...
3 Dec 20251h 46min
