Fit Nation: The History of America's Exercise Obsession
Dr. Natalia Mehlman Petrzela explains why Americans are more obsessed with exercise than ever, and yet also unhealthier. Her great new book, Fit Nation, explains how we got here and imagines how we mi...
6 Dec 202242min
Watergate and the History of Investigative Journalism
We use the Watergate crisis to examine some of the myths surrounding the history of investigative journalism. By looking both at the 1970s and at the 19th century, we learn that investigative journali...
2 Dec 202243min
Understanding Warren G. Harding
Crikey. Most people don't know much about President Warren G. Harding and his corrupt administration, but they should! A fascinating life and, um, a fascinating look at how corruption and graft can so...
22 Nov 202240min
Thanksgiving: History and Myth
Who invented American Thanksgiving, and when did they invent it? The Pilgrims in 1621? Abe Lincoln in 1863? FDR in 1939? Turns out there were a lot of cooks involved in making the traditional American...
21 Nov 20229min
Lydia Maria Child: Woman Crush Wednesday
Join us on this Woman Crush Wednesday discussion of Lydia Maria Child, one of nineteenth-century America’s most courageous abolitionists. She started her career as a beloved and self-sufficient female...
16 Nov 202235min
"Wayward Sisters, Depart in Peace" Winfield Scott: Quote or No Quote?
General Winfield Scott famously advised Lincoln to let the "wayward sisters" of the Confederacy "depart in peace." Or did he? Was it that simple? And what does this quote's context tell us about polit...
14 Nov 20227min
Vernon Burton: Historians as Legal Expert Witnesses
Dr. Vernon Burton tells us about his experiences as an expert witness in civil rights and voting legal cases. It's a fascinating look into how the work of historians can appear in all sorts of places,...
8 Nov 202229min
Roland Freisler - Piece of Sh*t Saturday
Hitler's Hanging Judge, Roland Freisler, was truly one of the worst pieces of sh*t in a regime that wasn't lacking in those. Professor Philip Nash enlightens us about one of the most reprehensible Naz...
5 Nov 202228min
