The Madness of Richard Nixon With Professor Zachary Jacobson
In foreign policy circles, the "madman theory" asserts that acting irrationally and unpredictably can be a major advantage when dealing with one's adversaries. In recent years, some have pointed to Do...
5 Juni 202318min
What Were Abraham Lincoln's Religious Beliefs? Joshua Zeitz on America's 16th President
On March 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address. He invoked Scripture and discussed the ongoing Civil War in religious terms -- as divine punishment for the sin of slavery. It...
30 Maj 202337min
Key Battles of American History: Causes of World War II Preview
The roots of the Second World War in Europe lie within the First World War. The 1919 Treaty of Versailles formally ended the war between Germany and the western Allies, but the geopolitical situation ...
1 Maj 202315min
America's Most Improbable President: Richard Norton Smith on Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford occupies a truly singular place in American history: he is the only chief executive who took office without getting a single vote for either the presidency or vice presidency. When he did ...
24 Apr 202351min
History of the Papacy: Pizza, Pinocchio, and the Papacy Preview
What do Italian unification, Pinocchio and pizza have in common? In this episode preview from History of the Papacy, host Steve Guerra dives in!The Risorgimento was a period of political and social up...
17 Apr 202318min
The Progressive Presidents Part 2 | Theodore Roosevelt and the Pursuit of Greatness
Theodore Roosevelt began his second term in 1905 looking to secure his country's status as a great power, and his own place in history as a great president. To do so, he implemented progressive polici...
10 Apr 202354min
America's First Woman President?: Rebecca Boggs Roberts on Edith Wilson
The American people have never elected a woman president, but from 1919 to 1921, they had an acting woman president and didn't even know it. When President Woodrow Wilson suffered a devastating stroke...
28 Mars 202353min
Theodore Roosevelt vs. Wall Street: Susan Berfield on TR's Epic Clash with J.P. Morgan
Should the U.S. government step in to "level the playing field" and ensure "fairness" in the economy? Should it break up companies that act as monopolies? What does it mean for a company to be a monop...
21 Mars 202344min
