History As It Happens

Young activists in the U.K. do not view Winston Churchill as a hero. Older generations revere Churchill as the greatest Englishman of the 20th century because he stood up to Nazism during the darkest ...

21 Dec 202144min

This is the second episode in a two-part series, Let's Rank the Presidents! Part one covered the most successful presidents in U.S. history. This episode will discuss the worst presidents (and those w...

16 Dec 202134min

This is the first episode in a two-part series, Let's Rank the Presidents! Part one covers the most successful presidents in U.S. history. What makes a great president? Americans may agree that intell...

14 Dec 202145min

Is majoritarian rule -- the bedrock of democracy -- in trouble? In this episode, Princeton historian Sean Wilentz discusses the tension between the imperative of majority rule and the necessity of pro...

9 Dec 202136min

The Japanese attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor 80 years ago, the date which will live in infamy in the stirring oratory of President Franklin Roosevelt, brought the United States into a world war ...

7 Dec 202143min

Amid a national debate over history curricula and the importance of racism and slavery in shaping the American past, The 1619 Project has returned in expanded book form as an immediate bestseller. Wit...

2 Dec 202135min

The massing of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border is raising the specter of war between two countries that share a complex history of ethnic, linguistic, and political conflict and coexistence. Se...

30 Nov 202127min

Is there an American origin story than evokes more good feelings than the first Thanksgiving? Pilgrims and Indians, having survived a harsh winter, sitting around the table, the cornucopia, and peace ...

25 Nov 202143min