George Washington and the Development of the Cabinet
How and why did George Washington create the cabinet structure that he used in his Presidency? How did it help create new political norms and traditions in the early United States? What was its long-s...
1 Dec 202032min
Gustav Stresemann: Man Crush Monday
Professor Philip Nash explains his man-crush on Gustav Stresemann, the important German politician during the Weimar period. What do Stresemann's career and his hopes for Germany tell us about the str...
30 Nov 202010min
Rallies for "More History" at the Gettysburg Battlefield
Professor Scott Hancock from Gettysburg College joins us to explain the development of efforts to contextualize and historicize the Confederate Monuments at the Gettysburg National Military Park. The ...
24 Nov 202044min
Forward and in High Heels: from Ginger Rogers to Ann Richards to Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris is just the latest female politician to have her dress sense scrutinized. In this episode, we look at the famous quote about Ginger Rogers doing everything that Fred Astaire did, but bac...
19 Nov 202010min
Georgian Texel Uprising and Hitler's Revenge, April-May 1945
The Texel insurrection was one of last battles of World War II, but few people know about it. Georgians serving in the Wehrmacht on Texel island off the Dutch coast rose up and slaughtered their Germa...
15 Nov 202033min
The Press and Women Politicians from Victoria Woodhull to Kamala Harris
Professor Terri Finneman explains how the press has portrayed women politicians running for high office in the United State. From Victoria Woodhull in the 1870s to Kamala Harris in 2020, she enlighten...
12 Nov 202045min
Election Polling Errors in US History
The pollsters correctly predicted a Biden win in the 2020 Presidential election. But there was no Blue Wave, and Senate seats didn't flip, as many pollsters predicted. Polling prediction errors are co...
10 Nov 202037min
Native Americans in Film 1941-1960
Professor Liza Black enlightens us about her new book, Picturing Indians: Native Americans in Film 1941-1960. She examines many misunderstandings and misconceptions about Native Americans working in t...
3 Nov 202039min
