S2E13 The Battle of the Alamo in Mexican, Texan, and United States History
While the fall of the Alamo on March 6, 1836, has become an iconic moment in Texas--and due to the influence of Hollywood in American history--it was only one event in a chain that began decades earli...
24 Aug 20211h 1min
S2E12 Gilles, Giants, and Dragons, Oh My!: The Reinvention of Folkloric Festivals in Belgium
Ritualized festivals in Francophone Belgium (Wallonia) are focal points of civic pride and serve as vehicles for local expressions of historical commemoration. Numerous saint-military marches received...
27 Juli 202159min
S2E11 Culture, Climate, and the Agricultural Transition in Northeastern Utah’s Uintah Basin: The Cub Creek Fremont in Dinosaur National Monument
The Fremont cultures of the northeastern Great Basin and northern Colorado Plateau are understood as the northernmost maize agriculturalists in the North American Southwest. Because of the relatively ...
13 Juli 202156min
S2E10 Selling Things and Selling Sex: Archaeological Explorations of Sandpoint, Idaho
From 2008 to 2014 a team of archaeologists conducted a series of excavations in the north Idaho town of Sandpoint. Ultimately, the project proved to be one of the largest projects in the state’s histo...
29 Juni 20211h
S2E9 History of Stonewall
Stonewall National Monument is a new national park unit located in Christopher Park, part of New York City's Historic Greenwich Village. It is a park in progress with limited services, and in the comi...
17 Juni 202146min
S2E8 Godzilla and the Imagination of Anxiety, from Hiroshima to COVID-19
Since Godzilla's first appearance nearly 70 years ago in the classic Gojira, the King of the Monsters has become a cinematic icon and a globally recognized symbol of Japan. But what can a giant, fire-...
18 Maj 202158min
S2E7 Working Together Before, During, and After the Progressive Era: The Legacy of Women’s Clubs in Idaho
This presentation will explore the circumstances that allowed for the development of women’s clubs in the United States between the early 1800s and early 1900s and the underlying ideologies and sentim...
3 Maj 202159min
S2E6 History of Vaccines
Humanity struggled to contain infectious diseases long before the concept of microscopic germs emerged. The histories of smallpox, polio, and covid-19 illustrate how vaccine development has changed—an...
20 Apr 202158min
