*Wisdom Wednesday* #169 - Quote or No Quote: Gandhi Be the Change You Wish to See in the World
Mohandas K. Gandhi should also be known as the Mahatma of Misquotation. Did he ever say, “Be the change you wish to see in the world,” as we read in so many inspirational tweets and messages? Listen a...
26 Juni 20195min
#315 - Roe v. Wade
25 Juni 201923min
#314 - The US and the Treaty of Versailles
Why did Woodrow Wilson get the rock star treatment in Paris in 1919? He arrived to help negotiate the Treaty of Versailles that was supposed to settle World War I. Did he deserve his rock star reputat...
20 Juni 201935min
#313 - The Treaty of Versailles and the World
How did World War I end, and what led to the Paris Peace Conference? How did the Conference proceed, how were the various national demands handled? What territorial changes resulted? And was it a pure...
18 Juni 201939min
*Flashback Friday* #238 - Vietnam: Myth and Memory
Professor Phil Nash explains how the myths and misconceptions about the Vietnam War started, grew, and have plagued our historical consciousness since the late 1950s. Among other things, the large num...
14 Juni 20191h 25min
#312 - Loving Day
It’s June 12th! Loving Day! Loving Day is being celebrated world-wide. You might think that Loving Day is Valentine’s Day, February 14th, but it’s not, it’s today, June 12th. If you don’t know what Lo...
12 Juni 20199min
#311 - Harriet Tubman on the Currency
The Professor calls for social and fiscal revolution! Harriet Tubman’s portrait was supposed to replace Andrew Jackson’s on the US $20 bill, but that’s been delayed yet again. In this episode, we expl...
11 Juni 201919min
*Flashback Friday* #236 - Vietnam: War and History
Professor Phil Nash explains the history of Vietnam in the 20th century, and the very complicated ways in which it was torn apart by war and civil war throughout the mid-century. Along the way, we lea...
7 Juni 201951min
