How the Bicycle Launched the Women's Rights Movement
In the late nineteenth century, a simple invention transformed far more than transportation. As bicycles became affordable and widely available, they offered women something many had never possessed b...
23 Juni 13min
Were the Founding Fathers Good Men? | The Historians with Joseph Ellis & Carol Berkin
Welcome to THE HISTORIANS — a brand new series on History Shorts where host Peter Zablocki brings together two leading historians for an unscripted, informal conversation about history's biggest quest...
22 Juni 54min
The Killer Fog: London's Great Smog of 1952
In December 1952, a thick blanket of fog descended upon London. At first, it seemed like a familiar winter nuisance. But this was no ordinary fog. Mixed with smoke from millions of coal fires and trap...
21 Juni 13min
How a Teenage Chemist's Failed Experiment Launched a Modern Industry
In 1856, an eighteen-year-old chemistry student set out to accomplish something ambitious: create an artificial cure for malaria. He failed completely. But in the residue left behind in his laboratory...
20 Juni 15min
Life Lessons from the Lost Greek Plays, w/ James Romm
In this episode of Friday Conversations, host Peter Zablocki welcomes acclaimed classicist James Romm to discuss his latest book, Since You're Mortal . . .: Life Lessons from the Lost Greek Plays. Jam...
19 Juni 22min
The Man Who Stopped WWIII
In October 1962, the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. The Cuban Missile Crisis had pushed the United States and the Soviet Union closer to catastrophe than ever before, and deep beneath the At...
18 Juni 14min
Philadelphia's Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
In the summer of 1793, the nation's capital became a city of fear. As a mysterious disease swept through Philadelphia, thousands fled, businesses closed, and government officials abandoned the city. B...
17 Juni 11min
The Story Behind TR's Man in the Arena Speech
Few speeches have endured like The Man in the Arena. Its most famous lines have been quoted by presidents, athletes, soldiers, and entrepreneurs for more than a century. But the story behind the speec...
16 Juni 13min
